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Breaking News Updates The Condredge Holloway Story, premieres tonight on ESPN at 8 pm ET. When you click off your television tonight after watching "The Color Orange: The Condredge Holloway Story" - and you really should watch it - this is what Mr. Kenny Chesney wants you to carry away from the experience:Breaking News Updates The Condredge Holloway Story, premieres tonight on ESPN at 8 pm... more
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In honor of the 2011 NBA All Star game this weekend in Los Angeles, Brett Erlich is here to present the funniest basketball players on the internet in this week's Viral Video Film School.
Viral Video Film School is a recurring segment on the weekly television show infoMania. In each episode of VVFS, Professor Brett Erlich teaches you valuable skills in the discipline of Viral Video making. So sit down, take notes, and try not to piss him off. For more Brett visit http://current.com/viral-video-film-school-im/ and Current TV.
infoMania is a weekly half-hour satirical show that puts a comedic spin on the 24/7 media overload. Picture the ultimate office water-cooler, only with funnier co-workers who willingly stay up late imbibing all forms of media so you don't have to. Hosted by Brett Erlich and co-starring Sergio Cilli, Erin Gibson, Ben Hoffman and Bryan Safi, infoMania airs on Thursdays at 11/10c on Current TV.
Go to http://current.com/infomania for more, and make sure to check out our Facebook profile for special features at http://facebook.com/infomania.
Current Media, the Peabody-and Emmy Award-winning television and online network founded in 2005 by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, engages viewers with smart, provocative and timely programming -stories that no one else is telling in ways that no one else is telling them. Current's programming shines a light where others won't dare and boldly explores important subjects -- opening minds, sparking conversations and forming deep connections with its viewers. The channel's audience is comprised of affluent, curious, social and connected adults who crave the kind of entertaining, enlightening, witty and informative programming found on Current's TV and online properties. Current is now available via cable and satellite TV in 75 million households worldwide - 60 million households in the US - through distribution partners Comcast (Channel 107); Time Warner ; DirecTV (Channel 358 nationwide); Dish Network (Channel 196 nationwide); Verizon and AT&T. In the UK and Ireland, Current is available on BSkyB (Channel 183) and Virgin Media (Channel 155), and in Italy, Current is available on Sky Italia (Channel 130). Viewers can also find Current online at www.current.com.In honor of the 2011 NBA All Star game this weekend in Los Angeles, Brett Erlich is... more
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http://www.wgrz.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=783930003001##/Local/J%2DMac%3A+Five+Years+Later/51961257001/51330383001/783909929001 Story in progress, an unbelievable tale of hope and inspiration, and succeeding even with autism.http://www.wgrz.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=783930003001##/Local/J%2DMac%3A+Five+Years... more
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With fantasy players succumbed to injury, back-ups get the opportunity to step up and shine in their absences.
Brandon Ribak breaks down who should be picked up off of the waiver wire in this weeks edition of “Get ‘Em While Their Hot!”With fantasy players succumbed to injury, back-ups get the opportunity to step up and... more
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Latest Entertainment News Updates The court documents, obtained by The Associated Press, were a California petition filed by Laura Mendoza Govan. If you looked really closely at the TNT screen at ...Latest Entertainment News Updates The court documents, obtained by The Associated... more
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What Fire truck? David Spates shows and talks about A Boy who dunks himself by accident through at basketball during the halftime of a Phoenix Suns game.What Fire truck? David Spates shows and talks about A Boy who dunks himself by... more
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Latest Sports News Updates Mr. Korie Lucious made one too many mistakes at Michigan State. The player who will long be known around these parts as Mr. Korie Lucious "Bleeping" Lucious has been kicked off Michigan State's basketball team because of an unspecified violation of team rules.Latest Sports News Updates Mr. Korie Lucious made one too many mistakes at Michigan... more
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Latest Complete News Updates The Lebanese have slaughtered each-other in the past, but they have learned not to do it again. The most disappointing college basketball team in the country now faces a five-game stretch that will decide its season.Latest Complete News Updates The Lebanese have slaughtered each-other in the past, but... more
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Recently Complete News Updates Mr. Alex Brown Girl Scout cookies go on sale Saturday and there's a big kickoff at Conseco Fieldhouse to celebrate. Girl Scout Cookies, If you root for one of eight teams scheduled to play the Wild Card Weekend, you probably have your shirt ...Recently Complete News Updates Mr. Alex Brown Girl Scout cookies go on sale Saturday... more
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George Steinbrenner famously refused to let Yankees players compete with any facial hair, or "unruly" haircuts. While those relatively manic standards were applied to professionals (extremely highly compensated professionals, at that), a similar measure is now being used to keep an eighth grader off his junior high basketball team.
According to a number of sources, the Indianapolis Star and Associated Press chief among them, the parents of a Greensburg (Ind.) Community Junior High School student have filed a lawsuit against the district citing discrimination against their son, who was kicked off the team because his hairstyle violated a code of appearance established by Greensburg High coach Stacy Meyer, pictured above, which was stipulated in the school's extra-curricular code.
TheIndyChannel.com reported the lawsuit claims coaches told the player he wouldn't be allowed on the court if he failed to cut his hair by a certain date. When the 14-year-old questioned why that was necessary, he was also told that he would be kicked off the team if his parents -- Patrick and Melissa Hayden -- protested the policy.
Obviously, the player and his parents decided to fight for his rights rather than acquiesce to the extracurricular policy's claim that a player's hair be above his eyebrows, collars and ears.
Interestingly, this is the second time in two past calendar years that Greensburg Junior High's basketball team has garnered regional attention for issues it would rather avoid. According to the Greensburg Daily News, the junior high program was involved in a nasty hazing scandal in February 2009, with little official punishment resulting from an episode in which some players hit their teammates in the face with genatalia.
While the banned player's parents feel they have a strong case based on unequal enforcement of the code -- girls are not required to meet similar hair standards to compete in basketball -- the school district claims that a student's right to participate in extracurricular activities is a privilege, not a right.
"In Indiana, everybody is entitled to an education, and that's a right," Greensburg School District Tuck Hopkins told TheIndyChannel.com. "Playing extracurricular activities, we believe the law is it's a privilege, and that's the distinction."
Whether or not the law agrees with that contention is another matter. Regardless of how judges rule, the local public certainly seems to be nearly unanimous in it's support of the athlete in question, as a number told TheIndyChannel.com.
"I just think he should be stipulated to tie his hair up or something like that," said Anthony Johnson. "To cut it off, I think that's taking away a person's mind, body and soul sometimes."
"I think they should be able to wear their hair the way they want to on a basketball team or anywhere else," said resident Aleigh Class.
"It's discrimination, plain and simple," said resident Jesse Summers. "I hope they get what they are after."
http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/blog/prep_rally/post/Teen-kicked-off-basketball-team-for-hairstyle?urn=highschool-304424George Steinbrenner famously refused to let Yankees players compete with any facial... more
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Bouncing different size balls at different speeds, that's a tough act and he does it like it's nothing. I'm very impressed and wish him lots of success. He could be a great drum player if he likes music. Very talented kid. A combination of talent and a LOT of practice, the kid is pretty good, full marks to the father for pushing him in the direction that he saw the kid had a talent in, hope someone picks him up for a good team when he gets older.
Kobe Bryant may have finally met his match, and we are not talking about LeBron James here. In fact, we are not talking about any NBA player. Not even any college player. Instead, we are referring to 12-year-old Jordan McCabe of Seattle, who recently put on a show for the KOMO 4 News Station.Bouncing different size balls at different speeds, that's a tough act and he does... more
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Recently Complete Crime News Updates Mavericks guard Mr Nick Van Exel, was arrested Wednesday night and is being held in lieu of $1 million bail.The 20-year-old son of former NBA player Mr Nick Van Exel has been charged with capital murder in the death of a close friend, Dallas police announced Thursday.Recently Complete Crime News Updates Mavericks guard Mr Nick Van Exel, was arrested... more
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Latest Complete Crime News Updates Today Nickey Van Exel, son of former NBA player Mr Nick Van Exel, was arrested Wednesday confesses to murder of Bradley Bassey Eyo.Latest Complete Crime News Updates Today Nickey Van Exel, son of former NBA player Mr... more
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Renardo Sidney Forced To Sit Out.Diamond Head Classic Sophomore forward Renardo Sidney and junior forward Elgin Bailey got into the altercation about 10 minutes before the tipoff of the game between tournament host Hawaii and Utah at the Stan Sheriff Center.Renardo Sidney Forced To Sit Out.Diamond Head Classic Sophomore forward Renardo Sidney... more
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You’ve got to love Shaquille O’Neal! He will try anything bring smiles to everyone he entertains.
He traded in his Celtics uniform for more formal attired as he made a special appearance conducting Boston Pops Orchestra in their holiday signature piece, Sleigh Ride, the Jackson 5 classic, Can You Feel It, and the Queen mega hit We Are the Champions.
All of this took place on Monday, December 20, as part of a Holiday Pops concert at the world-famous Symphony Hall. The Holiday Pops season takes place December 8-26 under the direction of Keith Lockhart who has led the orchestra in over 1200 concerts since 1995.
http://www.ineedmyfix.com/2010/12/21/shaquille-oneal-makes-his-conducting-debut-with-the-boston-pops-photos/You’ve got to love Shaquille O’Neal! He will try anything bring smiles to... more
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The historic document - originally typed up and pinned to a gym wall - that spells out the original rules for basketball has fetched $4.3m at auction, a record for any item of sports memorabilia.The two signed typescript pages that set out the 13 rules were drawn up by the sport's Canadian founder, James Naismith, in 1891.The rules were sold by the Naismith International Basketball Foundation at Sotheby's in New York.They were bought by Kansas basketball fans David and Suzanne Booth, reports the BBC.Naismith had written the rules to set up a new winter sport for boys at a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he was a physical education teacher.The school had given him two weeks to come up with a new sport and he finalised it the day before the deadline, pinning the rules on a gym bulletin board.The money from the sale will help the foundation in its charity work.The buyers hope to display the document, entitled Founding Rules of Basketball, at the University of Kansas.Naismith was the first basketball coach at the university.He lived to see his invention become an Olympics sport in 1936 and died in 1939.
The historic document - originally typed up and pinned to a gym wall - that... more
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Latest News Updates The arena will have more fine moments with the loaded Jimmy V Classic in town. For a half, Memphis' freshman-dominated team hung with No. 4 Kansas, making up what the Tigers ...Latest News Updates The arena will have more fine moments with the loaded Jimmy V... more
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