Golfers Gripped by Desire to ‘Dufner’
Twitter craze prompted by picture of Jason Dufner looking slouched and disinterested at charity event
2013-04-01
CNN
(CNN) -- Leading golfers Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson, Luke Donald, Dustin Johnson, Brandt Snedeker and Keegan Bradley are all "Dufnering". Read the complete article
VIDEO: In NCAA Basketball Wichita and Syracuse Make The Final Four
March madness hits a peak with surprise wins against the odds
2013-03-31
CNN
Wichita makes the Final Four in an upset win over Ohio State. Read the complete article
Video: Oregon Ducks Start Off NCAA Tournament with Two Big Wins
The Ducks defied their 12th seed to set up a Sweet Sixteen matchup with Louisville on Thursday
2013-03-25
Bruce Poinsette Of The Skanner News
Despite their 12th seed, the underdog Oregon Ducks had two big wins over the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Read the complete article
Louisville Tops NCAA Dollar Rankings Too
D1 schools reported combined profit margin of 25 percent on $1.3 billion in men's basketball revenue
2013-03-21
Chris Isidore CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The University of Louisville heads into the NCAA tournament at the top of the rankings in more ways than one. It's the college basketball king of revenue and profits. Read the complete article
Gonzaga, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville are Top Seeds in NCAA Tournament
The Oregon Ducks received a 12 seed
2013-03-18
CNN Staff
(CNN) -- This much we know for sure: There will be a new champion in men's college basketball. Read the complete article
Michael Vick Cancels Book Tour After Threats
Quarterback has been trying to turn his life and his image around after imprisonment for dogfighting
2013-03-12
Dave Alsup CNN
(CNN) -- Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick canceled a series of book signing dates because of "credible threats," his book publishers said. Read the complete article
VIDEO: What are The Top 5 Sports Songs?
Esteban Serrano and Dan Brown offer their picks
2013-03-08
Of The Skanner News
Dan Brown and Esteban Serrano of FUSE tell us their picks for the top five sports songs of today. Clue: Nelly and The Black Eyed Peas are among the their winners. Read the complete article
VIDEO: Michael Jordan Files for Marriage License in Palm Beach
Basketball legend plans to wed Yvette Prieto
2013-03-08
CNN
Basketball legend Michael Jordan applied for a marriage license Thursday in West Palm Beach, Florida. Jordan, who just turned 50, is set to marry Yvette Prieto. Read the complete article
An Evening with Olympic Cyclist Nelson Vails
The event was held to raise money for the Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation's Major Taylor Project
2013-03-07
Ellena Bowen Special To the Skanner News
Back in 1984, Ed Ewing was watching the Los Angeles Summer Olympics on television when he witnessed Nelson Vails win the silver medal in the individual 1,000-meter match sprints. Vails became the first African American to earn an Olympic medal in bicycling. That moment had a tremendous impact on Ewing. Read the complete article
How Black Jockeys Dominated Horseracing Before Jim Crow
Americas earliest black athletes won 15 of the first 28 Kentucky Derbys
2013-02-22
By Sheena McKenzie CNN
The first generation of black U.S. athletes dominated an unlikely sport. The godfathers of Owens, Ali and Williams weren't found on basketball courts or in boxing rings. Instead, they were the jockeys of the race track and their dizzying success -- and dramatic fall -- is one of the most remarkable buried chapters in U.S. sporting history.
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