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LeBron Raymone James Donates $20k to Barack Obama's Presidential Campaign [Lebron James]
Deadspin —
... Actually to a committee dedicated to electing Obama since personal contributions are capped at $2,300 per election. Early in his career as pitchman for the Gods, Michael Jordan remarked, "Republicans buy sneakers too," when Harvey Gantt's senate campaign requested he donate money. Gantt was then embroiled in a nasty North Carolina race with Jesse Helms. Ultimately Gantt would lose twice thanks, in no small measure, to Helms' willingness to use blatant racial appeals. (Remember the white hand crumbling up the job application?) ...
The Lab Is Inside You
freedarko.com —
... a complementary system. The two players become one unit, whose overall identity has to be taken into account when planning out the rest of the team. Open question: Would this describe Beasley/Marion, or does it all depend on how much Marion has to completely cover for Beasley on defense? That would render their similarities incidental, wouldn't it? More interesting : We'll have some more USA Basketball stuff later this week, but for now, one thought. You've probably heard that LeBron's giving lots of money to Obama , this from a player whose silence on Darfur was taken as ...
Daily Notes 7-28
SeaTown Sports —
... +Brandon Roy is working on his off-the-ball game [Dime]
+Brandon Roy's marriage proposal [Oregon Live]
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+One of the Funniest stories I have ever read, straight from the blog of [Channing Frye]
+Randy Moss' daughter is a baller [SportsbyBrooks]
+Top 20 NCAA Football Players [FSB]
+11 Ugliest College Football Uniforms [CampusSqueeze]
+LeBron James gives 20G's to Barack Obama's campaign [LA Times]
+Fantasy Football: Laurence Maroney Preview [FakeTeams]
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LAT’s Frederick, Underwhelmed By King James’ Political Awakening
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... Unless and until Darren Daulton coughs up $500 for the Lydon LaRouche write-in campaign, the following lame blog entry by the LA Times’ Don Frederick will have to suffice on the matter of famous sportsmen’s political donations. ...
PM Roundup: The Curse of the Dark Knight
The Big Lead —
A round of applause for Sophia Bush! People: Be glad you don’t live in Russia.
An Obama jersey at Nationals park. (Roto Nation)
The rumors are true: Three Syracuse ballers have been accused of sexual assault. (Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician)
Former UNLV star Keon Clark missed a court date because he was in jail. (News-Gazette)
LeBron endorses Obama for President. (Top of the Ticket via Can’t Stop the Bleeding)
All airlines suck: Jet Blue, now charging for a ...
Olympic Athletes Should Talk About The Darfur Genocide
FanIQ Blog —
... Colangelo's request is not only directly against the players' inalienable rights as Americans, it's flat out wrong. This isn't a case of Lebron James stumping for one presidential candidate or another, or some other kind of polarizing partisan political issue. This is a matter of hundreds of thousands of lives at stake, and China's support of the government who is engaging in a modern day Holocaust. There should be no question whatsoever in anyone's mind as to what is the right thing to do. The Sudanese government is wrong. By refusing to support (and allow) the UN sanctions, ...
