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I completely understand how important it is for minorities be given an equal chance for head coaching jobs (or anything else for that matter), but from their point of view, are they appreciative for the help or do they feel like it’s demeaning? In the Seattle Seahawks situation right now, where they fired Jim Mora Jr. with the sole intention of hiring Pete Carroll, do they really need to interview a black coach? Seattle has no intention of hiring Leslie Frazier, or anyone for that matter, so why go through the condescending formality of an awkward interview? The Rooney Rule is basically saying we ...

The sports world lost a significant member on Christmas Eve, with the passing of George Michael at the age of 70. Not many my age truly understand the impact Michael left on sports broadcasting. His Sports Machine was hitting its stride in the 1990s, but as a kid, I didn't quite realize the importance Michael had—not just on DC sports, but also sports on a national level. Michael started his Sports Machine in 1980 as a 30-minute highlight show titled George Michael's Sports Final , which focused primarily on recapping the local teams.   After four fairly successful years, the NBC major markets picked up Sports Final and ...

South Florida head coach Jim Leavitt has been fired this morning, allegedly for striking a player during a game. Leavitt is being investigated concerning his actions toward special-teams player Joey Miller. This makes him the third college coach let go for alleged abuse since the regular season ended--Leavitt join Kansas' Mark Mangino and Texas Tech's Mike Leach in the unemployment line--and it also gives Leavitt entry into the club of abusive coaches, a club where he has plenty of company. Here are a few others who like it on the rough side.Begin Slideshow

The Role of a Lifetime: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Significant Living by James Brown with Nathan WhitakerFaithWords, September 2009 This book is part autobiography and part testimonial to a Christian way of life. Maybe, in some ways, people could see it as a self-help book, but that's not exactly a good description of this work. Here, Brown talks about his life growing up in a modest Washington, D.C. neighborhood and being the first member of his family to go to college, and Harvard at that. He went on a basketball scholarship and had dreams of playing in the NBA. Once he ...

Throughout my 17 years on this planet, my life has been influenced by a variety of different factors in this world. From incredible achievements to sad sorrow, I have seen how the world around me has influenced myself and everyone else around me. But one of the most important factors of my life have been the incredible world of sports, where I have gotten to see athletes put together incredible performances and have made a world of difference. After watching some of these great moments again during shows that recapped the last decade, I decided to create a slideshow of ...

White people. Gotta love them for trying. They may not be the most athletic race, but they find ways to make it work. And usually in making it work, they employ an exclusive set of moves that have the rest of us scratching our heads, trying better to understand what the hell is going on. No, these moves might not be graceful, or even practical. But they work, and that’s what really counts. Today, we bring you 11 of the greatest go-to moves ever employed by the white athlete. Because this much effort shouldn’t go unrecognized.   11. The Submarine Delivery Sport designed for: Baseball Patented by: ...

To all who have made "Decade's Best" lists with preambles that claim the decade officially ends at the end of 2010... It’s a time to celebrate the best from the past decade. Tops in baseball, swimming, golf, and more deserving of parade. A decennial party to commemorate 10 years' past. A time to recall all the things time sent by so fast. But, a bijou, boisterous, bawdy band suddenly appears. A contingent of contrarians, constantly contesting our counting of the years. They stroll in on their stallions, confident, and overdressed. Every 10 years, they crash our party, an audacious, uninvited guest. ...

All throughout sports, there are fans that are loud, and fans that are quiet. Arena's and stadiums worldwide feature some of the best fans there is that have made sports what they are today. This list counts down the top fans in all of sports, ranging from Baseball, Hockey, Football and Basketball.Begin Slideshow

In this era of billion-dollar sports facilities, a modern miracle has surfaced, comparable to the visit of the three spirits to Scrooge. The BC Lions, who require a temporary place to play while their home field gets renovated, are able to build to a stadium seating 27,500 that can be erected in 10 weeks and costs a tidbit $14 million. How good is this instant sports utopia? Good enough to be accepted by both the Lions and the CFL. Good enough to have a pleasing model and noteworthy article on display at the CFL's official website. That's more than the return of Ottawa to ...

SAN DIEGO—B/R writer Eric Gomez was searching for an article idea, when inspiration suddenly struck. "I decided to do a Power Ranking article for the top 20 tennis players in the WTA," says Gomez, who decided to utilize Bleacher Report's innovative and popular slideshow article option. Within minutes of publication, his article reached an astounding 200,000 reads, but inexplicably garnered only a handful of comments. "People weren't quite as vocal about the article as I hoped, but I guess they just agreed with my assessments completely," Gomez pondered, adding, "I never realized there were so many tennis fans on B/R, though." Especially impressed with ...