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When this week started, I didn’t expect for Kwame Brown to basically become my favorite person ever a 7-foot reincarnation of every role Clifton Powell has ever played in a movie. But here we are. And why are we here? Well, basically Kwame Brown has fucking had it.
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Kwame Brown, the former number one draft pick of the National Basketball Association’s Washington Wizards in 2001, has been the butt of jokes as potentially being one of the biggest draft busts of all time though Darko Milicic and Michael Olowkandi would love to have a word with him. I was here in Washington, D.C., when he was drafted and remember how the media and fans alike were as unkind to Brown as possible. It didn’t help that Michael Jordan was basically a tormentor to Brown (though Jordan is the person who drafted him). The stories were that Brown, who was 18-years-old at the time, couldn’t make it in the league. But as has been pointed out, he did mana
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The Las Vegas Aces and Seattle Storm will meet once again on Tuesday, May 18, just days after their initial bout to start the 2021 WNBA season. Meanwhile, the New York Liberty return to Barclays Center to take on the Minnesota Lynx, while the Phoenix Mercury travel to Washington, D.C. to take on the Mystics.
Seattle’s 97-83 thumping of Las Vegas last Saturday was a statement game of sorts for the defending champs. While the two teams seemed headed in opposite directions this past offseason Seattle losing Natasha Howard, Alysha Clark and Sami Whitcomb and Las Vegas signing Chelsea Gray the Storm were the ones who came out hot in their opener, drilling 12 threes and shooting better than 50 percent from the floor. Breanna Stewart led the way with 28 points and 13 rebounds, while Jewell Loyd chipped in 22 points and six assists.
De’Anthony Thomas, Sean Mannion, Dion Jordan among NFL free agents with Oregon ties still looking to join a team in 2021
Updated May 19, 2021;
Posted May 19, 2021
NFL free agent and former Oregon star De Anthony Thomas sat out the 2020 NFL season due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Most NFL teams have filled out their rosters as the league’s free agency period comes to an end. There are a few open spots on some teams, offering hope to players who have yet to sign a contract.
A number of free agents with Oregon ties are still looking to join a team ahead of the mandatory minicamps in July and training camp in July. Here’s some of the NFL free agents connected to Oregon who are still hoping to ink a deal.
Metcalf turns in respectable 100 time, finishes last in heat
Seattle Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf couldn t catch the field in his heat of a 100-meter race at USA Track and Field s Golden Games in California.
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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf, center, competes in the second heat of the men s 100-meter dash prelim during the USATF Golden Games at Mt. San Antonio College Sunday, May 9, 2021, in Walnut, Calif. At left is Felipe Bardi Dos Santos and at right is Abdullah Mohammed. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Author: Associated Press Updated: 5:07 PM PDT May 9, 2021
WALNUT, Calif. (AP) Seattle Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf couldn t catch the field in his heat of a 100-meter race at USA Track and Field s Golden Games in California.
Seattle Mariners to hand out $65,000 in racial equity grants
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The charitable arm of the Seattle Mariners has announced $65,000 dollars in awards to three separate groups, in its bid to further the cause of racial equity.
The team will be distributing $20,000 to Seattle-based You Grow Girl!, which provides “mental and behavioral health services to female-identifying youth and families from BIPOC communities.”
Another $20,000 will be given to the King County Play Equity Coalition, addressing “lack of access and resources for all youth” through a collaboration with 100 participating organizations.
The final $25,000 will go to the Minority Business Executive Program out of the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business, “which supports capacity building and access to capital for minority owned business.”