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NBA: David Stern Elected To Naismith Hall of Fame

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David Stern elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Photo credit NBA  by Rodney Fisher  Finalists were announced today as the 63rd Annual NBA All-Star festivities kicked off in New Orleans. Among several worthy names, now ex-NBA chairman David Stern was elected to be enshrined at the August 8th ceremony. 

NBA: David Robinson Named for 2013 FIBA Hall of Fame Class; 12 Inductees

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courtesy of FIBA.com David Robinson among new inductees to FIBA Hall of Fame. Photo credit NBA MIES (FIBA Hall of Fame) - Twelve world class basketball personalities from 10 different countries make up the 2013 Class that will be enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame on 19 June. Six former players, three coaches, two technical officials and a contributor will be honoured at the House of Basketball  - FIBA's headquarters in Mies, on the outskirts of Geneva - next month. National icons  Jean-Jacques Conceiçao  of  Angola ,  Australia 's  Andrew Gaze ,  Paula Gonçalves  of  Brazil ,  Serbia 's  Zoran Slavnic  and the  USA  pair of  David Robinson  and Teresa Edwards  make up the contingent of players.

Well...it happened...No players selected to Baseball Hall of Fame; Clemens gets more votes than Bonds

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In a unprecedented move, the Baseball Writers of America, decide not to vote any players into Cooperstown. Craig Biggio came the closest with 388 votes, only 68.8%. Players need 75% of the vote to be inducted. Ironically, Roger Clemens received more votes than Barry Bonds. Clemens received 214 votes, 37.6%, and Barry Bonds got 206 votes, 36.2%. If the best player and best pitcher are not in the Hall is it really the Hall-of-Fame??? This is the first of many years that PEDs will play a major factor. Sammy Sosa, Rafeal Palmeiro, and  Mark McGwire were denied also.

In The Net W/ Mattman NBA Radio Show: Sept 8, 2012

I was lucky enough to have the co-founder and co-editor of The Opinionation Network, Earnest Christian, and we went over everything from the recent Hall of Fame Inductees to crazy predictions for the 2012-13 NBA season, and we even talked about my basketball sneaker obsession. Take a listen, you won't regret it: Listen to internet radio with The OpinioNation Network on Blog Talk Radio

Baseball and PEDs: Further Down the Rabbit Hole

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by Ryan Henry After Melky Cabrera, San Francisco didn’t just lose their best hitter and the only person who could cover for Buster Posey in their lineup. They also lost a legitimate MVP candidate. Baseball also came face-to-face with performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) yet again. Not even two weeks later, Oakland A’s ace Bartolo Colon tested positive for PEDs. Their punishment? Each was suspended for 50 games. This seems almost too fitting as Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Roger Clemens all become eligible for the Hall of Fame. Eventually, baseball is going to have to admit that PEDs are a problem and that putting a stop to their use is more important than losing one of their stars. Cabrera before his suspension. Courtesy of mlb.com First of all, 50 games for a first offense is simply not enough of a penalty to actually cut down on PED use. During a radio interview with ESPN Radio New York, Victor Conte, the founder of BALCO, said that “as much as 50 percent” ...

Barry Bonds on Hall of Fame, "If you want to keep me out, that's your business."

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Barry Bonds feels that he should be in the Hall of Fame. After all, he is the home run leader which is the record of all sports records. What do you think? CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE

WWE to put Mike Tyson in its HOF - Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

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Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in June for his serious exploits inside the ring, will be inducted into another hall of fame for his participation in the lighter side... Click Here for full story

Drew Pearson, Larry Allen, and Charles Haley to join Ring of Honor at Cowboys Stadium

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Well deserved! Read the full story

Jim Thome hits 600th HR, Hall of Fame Career

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Will T.O. Retire? T.O. out until December after ACL surgery

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 Terrell Owens tore his ACL on the set of VH1's "Single Ladies" about a month ago. He is currently recovering from knee surgery performed by Dr. James Andrews. Will this mean the end of his career? If so, Is T.O. a first ballot hall-of-famer?