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Tiger Woods said his problems with his now ex-wife Elin messed with him game on the golf course during the last year or so.

Duh……..yeah I guess Tiger. But do I or even you have sympathy for Tiger? I don’t. I have ZERO sympathy for a man who cheated on his wife over and over and over. This cat has been great on the golf course and terrible as a husband. And I mean TERRIBLE!!

I feel sorry for Elin and I feel sorry for Elin and Tiger’s kids. What will Tiger tell his kids when they are older about his cheating ways? Will he tell them the truth?

To be real we should not care about Tiger’s love life, but the more I think about it, the more I care because Tiger Woods should be a role model for his kids and for the millions of other kids who looked up to him.

After all he has the Tiger Woods Foundation and even has a school in his name. I think it was wrong for Tiger to act like he did knowing he has his kids who call him daddy and the kids who attend his school and the kids who have been helped by his foundation.

Since he now has his divorce from Elin, I hope he can act like a role model, and win some events and act like the #1 player in the world.      Gordon Curvey

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The other day I was in basketball heaven as a basketball junky as I watched the Hall Of Fame event on NBA TV. It was a GREAT event to watch.

Among the folks going in this year was the “The Dream Team” of the 1992 Olympics that included Karl Malone, Magic Johnson, Micheal Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippin, Charles Barkley and others. And the 1960 Olympic team that included the great Jerry West and “The Big O” Oscar Roberson.

Going in as players included Malone and Pippin and WNBA legend Cynthia Cooper, and former Seattle Sonic, the late Dennis “DJ” Johnson. Johnson was represented by his brother and wife.

Johnson was a starting guard for our Sonics win they won the NBA title in 1979. Also going in as a player was the late Gus Johnson.

I think Cynthia Cooper gave the best speech. Followed by Karl Malone. Bob Hurley Sr. has had a good speech.

At least 70 Hall of Famers showed up for the ceremony in Springfield, Ilinois. It was a great seeing all the great NBA players being interviewed and watching tape of great plays made by this years group of Hall Of Famers.

Like I said, I was in basketball heaven.     Gordon Curvey

“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

As I get ready to have a serious operation this week I have some thoughts I want to share regarding the sports radio situation here in Seattle, Washington (U.S.)

The two stations are 710 ESPN and KJR. 710 ESPN has been on the air for a year or so and KJR for 19 years in the Seattle/Tacoma area. For 19 years KJR has NEVER had a African American with his or hers own regular program. Currently their total workforce has a grand total of ZERO African Americans the last time I checked. That includes producers, over the air, sales and management.

I will talk about 710 ESPN in Part 2 of this story but I want to discuss KJR in Part 1. KJR constantly blasts African Americans and people of color in a negative way with out the other point of view from a African American or person of color. THIS IS UNFAIR!

Words like “THUG” is used by the all white staff of KJR against African Americans and people of color ONLY. The word “THUG” is a code word for the “N” word. It is used by callers and hosts. This word is NEVER used against whites in the sports world. NEVER.

KJR management just hired two more whites to be on the air, Jeff Aaron and Hot Shot Scott. Scott worked at sister station KUBE93 and Aaron used to a sports jock on KJR. Was fired or laid off and now he is back.

It is like the management of KJR do not care about diversity over the air. Or having a African American with his or hers own program. Stephen A. Smith (a African American) is on KJR at 3am but it is not a local show. It is a Fox national program.

A few years ago, their was a meeting held with African American community leaders and KJR management in which PROMISES WERE MADE BY KJR MANAGEMENT. Promises that included working on diversity in hiring and over the air. Promises where made to myself and other community folks like former Seattle NAACP chairman Carl Mack.

But then Mack left town and KJR backed off the promises that was made. In other words, KJR management LIED TO ME AND CARL MACK AND OTHERS. This is wrong. KJR management has shown with the hiring of Scott and Aaron that they DO NOT care about having a African American over the air on KJR. Period.

KJR is like a frat club or Elk’s Club in Vermont or South Dakota. No blacks in sight. They are friends and buddies instead of workmates. They call and text each other after work etc. Even the bumper music is all white most of the time. Bumper music is a term for the music played in the background after a commercial etc. No T.I. or Drake or Jay Z or Kanye West or Lil Wayne or Rihanna or classic soul like Stevie Wonder or The Isley Bros etc. Instead it is Aerosmith or ZZ Top and The Little River Band etc or even on Mitch Levy’s show, Frank Sinatra etc.

Issues of race comes up all the time on KJR and the all white staff CANNOT RELATE. They do not have a clue on the topic. Also it hurts me hearing the KJR jocks constantly interviewing African Americans THEY CANNOT RELATE TO what so ever. These cats are from the inner city or deep south etc. Hearing Mitch Levy and Dave Mahler and Ian Furness and now Aaron interviewing these inner city cats turns my stomach!!

The only jocks I like on KJR is Dick Fain and Elise Woodward. Yes they are white, but Woodward played basketball and has dealt with African Americans and people of color and Fain coaches at Mt. Rainier High School and deals with inner city cats all the time.

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The REAL king, Micheal Jordan made some comments regarding LeBron James and Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh joining together in Miami on the Heat and they were not good.

He basically said he would not have called Larry Bird, Magic Johnson or Charles Barkley etc to form a super team in the NBA. The is a blast of James by MJ. By the way I wonder how James feels about this because MJ is his idol.

James is getting plenty negative pub all over the place for his bolting from the Cavs. In Cleveland he is really getting negative press in the newspapers on TV and the net and of course from Cavs fans.

And word has leaked about the possible new multi-million dollar home he may move into soon in the Miami area. And folks when you see the pics (above link) you will know the cat has some real dough in his pockets.

I think differently on James and Wade and Bosh. I don’t like the move by these three. It is that simple. I do not like the move.

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“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

Well we all know now where LeBron James is going to play and that is with the Miami Heat with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh.

In my opinion I am pissed at James. Why? Because #1 he is arrogant. During his stupid hour long show on ESPN he talked in third person. #2 He flat out let the fans down in Cleveland. If I was in Cleveland or his hometown Akron, I would feel tremendously upset at self titled “King James”. “King James” a cat who has ZERO RINGS!!!!  LET ME REPEAT ZERO RINGS!!!!! “King James” my a..!!!!!!

Having a team of Bosh, James and Wade is a cop out. And if they don’t win, I will be happy. I hope the Celtics and Orlando and the Hawks kick the Heats ass!!!

I was a BIG fan of James. But I am not anymore. He thinks he is bigger than the game. His fame has gone to his head. James going to the Heat hurts me as a NBA fan. A NBA junky. I am real bothered by this move by James as a sports fan.

I just heard Chris Brussard on ESPN say James left $20 to $30 million on the table in order to win. Yo Chris…..I DON’T CARE!!!! i HAVE LOST RESPECT FOR THE SO CALLED “King James”.

Well Cleveland fans I guess be happy you still have a NBA to cheer on even without James. Our Seattle Sonics left town after forty one years here. We don’t have a team to cheer on at all. But as the late 2Pac rapped…..Yo Cleveland sports fans KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!!!!

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“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

Well at least we know where two of the big time free agents are going to play next season after waiting and waiting for a answer.

Chris Bosh, formerly of the Toronto Raptors, will join his good friend Dwayne Wade in Miami to play for GM Pat Riley and the Miami Heat next NBA season.

Of course this will improve the Heat big time. They still need a big center to guard Dwight Howard and a point guard to really hang with the Celtics and the Magic.

Now we wait for King James to make his choice which he will do on ESPN Thursday night at 6pm.

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Doc Rivers is returning to be the head coach of the Boston Celtics who lost to the champs, the L.A. Lakers in seven games. With Rivers returning, it seems the big three of Pierce, Garnett and Allen will return for another try run at a NBA title. Pierce opted out of his contract, but with Rivers back, he should return too.     Gordon Curvey

“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

Well it is getting near the time where NBA free agents like LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade, Joe Johnson and others can meet with teams and their possible new NBA home. That date is July 1st.

Word is James will meet with the Knicks and Nets on the 1st of July. It is going to be a real crazy time in the NBA starting on the 1st. Real crazy.

Where will James land is the question everyone wants know. Will he stay with the Cavs? Will he sign with the Bulls or Nets or Knicks? How bout the Clippers or Heat?

Cleveland and even James hometown in Akron, are trying to show “King James” that they want him to stay in Ohio and play once again for the Cavs. The Cavs can offer James the most cash. This is for sure.

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“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

Congratulations to the Los Angeles Lakers for winning another NBA by beating the Boston Celtics in seven games at the Staples Center.

Game seven was not a well played game at all. Plenty of bricks were thrown up by both teams to make it a terrible game to watch on TV. Kobe Bryant who won the MVP, threw up the most bricks but he made up for it by hitting the boards for fifteen rebounds.

In my opinion, Kobe should not have won the MVP trophy. It should have been center Pau Gasol because he did the dirty rock in the paint every game. And he had to come up big because of Andrew Bynum being hurt.

But readers I am really happy for Ron Artest who scored twenty points in game seven. If you are a sports fan you know Ron has been though a lot during his career. We don’t want to talk about the negative stuff. We want to stay positive when it comes to Ron Artest.

A local sports host (Mike Salk-710 ESPN/Seattle) got on the air and made fun of Artest for being happy as hell after the game and called him “nutzi”  What ever the HELL that means!! I was real upset for Salk and his co-host Brock Huard for making fun of Artest.

Again I am real happy for Ron Artest for getting a NBA title and at the same time I am disappointed for Seattle’s own little Nate Robinson of the Celtics for not getting to win a championship. But he is still young and hopefully it will happen for little Nate.

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I noticed race car driver Danica Patrick came in second at a Indy Car race recently in Fort Worth Texas and I was very happy to see that happen.

Patrick is a very good driver who just happens of course to be a very nice looking female. And of course because of that she gets a lot of publicity. She is the spokesperson for a company that I use, Go Daddy.

And I think Go Daddy has got their monies worth in hiring her as a spokesperson. He has made great commercials for the company over the years including a new one with her grandparents.

Danica I don’t think is well liked by fellow drivers because of all the off the course publicity she gets. Is it jealous feelings? I think so.

It seems Patrick is a very down to earth lady. I have seen her in different interviews and it seems her popularity has not got to her head.

 She races in the Indy cars and in stock cars. By finishing second last week it seems she is getting near to winning a race here in the U.S.

She has won a race but not in the U.S. We will be following Patrick and will do another story on her win she finally wins a race here in the U.S.

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We all know about the situation with mega-star Tiger Woods and his wife Elin.

You must have been on Mars or maybe the moon if you don’t know something about it.

It has been a real big mess. Brought on by Tiger and his womanizing for female to female to female to female. You get the picture.

I have said here on “M.I.C News Magazine” that I really do not care about Tiger’s love life. I just want to see Woods win events and catch up the great “Bear” Jack Nicklaus. I watch golf ONLY when Tiger is near the lead and I watch tennis ONLY when Venus and Serena is playing.

But I took notice the other day that Tiger’s wife Elin may want a whopping $750 million in a possible divorce from Tiger. Word is Tiger is only worth $600 million so how is this only to work out??? PLUS she wants the kids too.

To me that is VERY VERY greedy on the part of Elin if this is true. Yes Tiger was big time wrong, BUT Elin in my opinion is wrong too for asking for so much.

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Man now this is a possible story readers IF it is true. Their is rumor that LeBron James mom, Gloria James had sex with Delonte West of the Cleveland Cavs. Yes James teammate on the Cavs.

And not only that King James mom might have had sex with ANOTHER member of the Cavs too and it is a prominent player on the Cavs.

IF this is true and again IF this a National Enquirer/TMZ stuff. I mean this is off the hook IF it is true because of how big James is as a national celebrity and sports star.

I will say this. I noticed the other day when the Cavs got beat down by the Celtics, I saw James walk off the court and kiss his mom. THEN I saw another Cavs player who I will not say also plant a kiss on James mom! I said what is up with that?

Hall Of Famer and one of the best little men EVER to play in the NBA, Calvin Murphy said recently every thing about Gloria James is true!!

I am very surprised that this story is not bigger than what it is truth be told. Nothing on CNN or MSNBC or Fox News or Entertainment Tonight and even ESPN. Don’t understand.

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As a big boxing fan I was excited to watch the Mayweather/Mosley fight. It was a fight that boxing needs more of. All the stars were in attendance. Diddy, Paris Hilton, Donald Trump and even “The Greatest” Ali was their.

And what they saw was a boxing lesson by the undefeated Floyd “Money” Mayweather. Shane Mosley at 38 just could not deal with the speed of Floyd.

In the second round, Mosley connected with a great hook and for the first time in Floyd’s career he was really hurt.

But he recovered and after the second round it was all “Money” Mayweather. His speed was just to much for Mosley to deal with. Floyd is one of the greatest boxers of all time. This is for sure.

As a boxing fan, I really want to see a big money making heavyweight fight here in the U.S. But sorry to say, since England’s former champ Lennox Lewis retired, the Heavyweight division has been dead. No big fights of interest. This I feel is not good for boxing. And I don’t see a big Heavyweight fight happening soon.

Finally with “Money” beating Mosley, everyone wants to see a Manny vs. Floyd fight. This is a BIG money fight where Manny or Floyd can bank around $40 million. Let’s hope all the politics can be put to the side and let’s make this fight happen.

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I do not think my home town of Seattle, Washington get enough ink in the media and over the air regarding all the talent from here doing well in the NBA.

S.I. did a great story on all the player from Seattle and surburbs who are in the NBA a few months ago.

That article I am sure made more sports fans aware of the basketball talent coming from the city of Seattle.

Having said that, a big shout out to the Atlanta Hawks Jamal Crawford who won the NBA “Sixth Man” award and to the Houston Rockets Aaron Brooks who won “Most Improved” for thr 2009-10 season.

Crawford went to Rainier Beach High and Brooks went to Franklin High. The schools are rivals here in Seattle and Jason Terry of the Mavericks also went to Franklin. And the Celtics Nate Robinson went to Rainier Beach and Brandon Roy went to Garfield High. There are about 13 players in the NBA from Seattle area and suburbs.

We hope to do interviews many of the Seattle NBA players this summer so look out for that.

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I watched the University of Washington Huskies get beat by West Virginia I just though of a flashback of sports radio hosts here in Seattle not wanting Lorenzo Romar.

Few years ago the Huskies were looking for a new head basketball coach here in Seattle. A lot of names were mentioned at the time. One of which was current head basketball coach Lorenzo Romar.

Also mentioned was the head coach at Gonzaga, Mark Few and local high school star and at the time college head coach Quinn Snyder and others.

On local sports radio KJR here in Seattle, talk show hosts Mitch Levy and Dave “Softy” Mahler and Steve Sandmayer got on the radio and demanded the UW DO NOT HIRE ROMAR. They did it over and over and over again over the air.

They said “what has he done” as a head coach etc. Mahler was the most vocal. The day of the press conference at the UW naming Romar as head coach at the UW, Mahler was blasting the head people at the UW for hiring Romar. The Mahler and Levy at KJR wanted a guy like Snyder or Few. No Romar!!!

I went to the press conference to confront Mahler and ask him why is he there covering the press conference and asking questions when he was on the air blasting Romar the SAME MORNING!! I will admit things got a little heated between myself and Mahler. I did not like him being there acting like everything is cool when he and others at KJR did not want Romar as the new head basketball coach at the University of Washington.

Well a few years later, look at the University of Washington basketball program now!! They were in the Sweet 16!! And Romar has helped send players like Brandon Roy and Nate Robinson and Spencer Hawes to the NBA. Even former player Will Conroy has been up and down in the NBA. Lorenzo Romar has put the U-Dub on the NCAA basketball map.

I get kind of upset when I hear Levy and Mahler on KJR kissing his butt now, knowing they DID NOT want Romar as the head coach. I wish I had a recording of the negative stuff Mahler and Levy was saying about the possible hiring of Romar.

Anyway big shout out to Romar, Quincy Pondexter, Isaiah Thomas, Matthew Bryan-Amanings and the rest of the University of Washington Huskies for going all the way to the Sweet 16. You made us Seattle area sports fan happy!

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Well it is about time. The #1 player in the world of golf Tiger Woods is returning to competition on the course at the 2010 Masters in April.

I know fans are happy, CBS, NBC, ESPN, ABC etc is happy, advertisers are happy.

If you are a golf fan, you are happy that Tiger is returning to play.

With Woods returning, that is more cash for everyone. No matter what you think about the problems of Tiger’s love life, one thing is for sure. He is the best golfer maybe in the history of the game and the game needs Tiger Woods.

Yes certain players on the tour blasted Tiger about his problems. Even a older legend like Tom Watson said some things about Tiger. But I am sure Tiger will make folks forget all that win he starts kicking their butt on the golf course and wins events just like before.

Commercials are running already on CBS about the Masters and the return of Tiger. When Tiger arrives at Augusta, it will be one of the biggest days in the history of sports on TV or TV period besides President Obama taking office.

I will be watching. Like I said before the only time I watch golf is when Tiger is near the lead and maybe John Daly. That’s it.

So welcome back Tiger. The sports world needs you and golf needs you. I hope Tiger learned from his huge mistakes and becomes a better man, a better husband and a better father.

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I am happy as hell that NFL player Chad Ochocinco has fired back at ESPN Radio host Colin Cowherd about Colin’s constant blasting of him on his radio show.

Cowherd seems to think he is a Mr. Know It All when it comes to sports and even life. He comes off as a tremendously arrogant fella who speaks out on folks at will on his program and seems to think guys like Chad will not retaliate. Chad has.

People don’t understand Ochocinco. He is a young fella having fun. He likes to use the technology available like computers etc. He uses Ustream.tv and does his Ustream show when he is on the road via his iphone etc.

He is having fun. I rather have Chad around to read about than baseball players who have personalities of a rock outside on the street. That is way you don’t see any baseball players besides Derek Jeter doing commercials on TV. But you see Chad, Barkley, D-Wade, Dwight Howard, Manning and others with personalities.

Colin does not say you don’t read about Chad doing drugs, clubbing at a nightclub at 2am, beating up his wife atc. He is at home on the computer etc having fun. Now during the off-season he is going to be in “Dancing With The Stars”

I am tired of clowns like Cowherd and even this other motor mouth “JT-The Brick” on Fox Sports Radio who also likes to blast Ochocinco at will in negative ways. Calling him negative names over the air. J.T. and Colin are two peas on a pod. Two motor mouth so called talk show hosts who like to talk about African Americans in negative ways all the time over the air.

J.T. was just on the air giving his opinion as to why African Americans kids are not playing baseball. He does not know what the hell he is talking about unless you walk in our shoes!!!

This just shows once again, about sports radio. Their is a MAJOR PROBLEM in AM sports radio in Seattle and the U.S. The problem is a lack of African Americans in sports radio. It is dominated by white men who know NOTHING about the African American culture or lifestyle. Nothing.

In Seattle, sports radio KJR and 710ESPN have a grand total of ZERO African Americans with his or hers own program. THIS IS A PROBLEM WHEN AFRICAN AMERICANS DOMINATE THE MAJOR SPORTS IN THE U.S.

Thank god for Stephen A. Smith and Mike Wilborn and the “Two Live Stews” and a few others in sports radio. We need more. At KJR and 710ESPN here in Seattle their is no African Americans as producers, in sales, in management and of course over the air.

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“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

Well former B.E.T owner Bob Johnson finally got tired of owning a basketball team and sold it MJ. The person some people say was the greatest basketball player of all time. I say Magic Johnson though.

Jordan has a very very hard job ahead of him. Will he want to keep Hall of Fame member Larry Brown next season as the head coach? This will be interesting because truth be told the Bobcats have improved this year under Coach Brown.

They have a few pieces in place to have a good team with some added additions. They Have Gerald Wallace and Stephen Jackson on the team. The question is this how will MJ be as a owner?

Because MJ might have been a great great player but so far as a GM in Washington and with Bobcats in another position, he has not done a good job. Let’s just tell the truth folks. (yours truly Gordon C. with MJ pic to the right)

One thing for sure it is great that MJ is involved in the NBA in anyway because he is a basketball icon. A sports icon. A flat out legend. I know David Stern is happy to have him around too.

Will he be a owner like Mark Cuban of the Mavericks? Who is at EVERY game sitting right behind the bench of his team? Who knows we will see.

Everyone will be watching Jordan to see what he can do to make the Bobcats a team that can make the playoffs in the future and draw some fans to the arena because when you see a Bobcat game on TV, you will notice a whole lot of empty seats.

So let’s see what the REAL KING (not James) can do as the new owner of the Bobcats in Charlotte.

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Today Tiger Woods came back in front of the cameras and the public eye to say he is sorry for his actions about cheating on his wife with numerous affairs.

Tiger said he was sorry to everyone who works for him. Said he was sorry to all the kids who look up to him as a role model and to his Tiger Woods Foundation kids too. He said his work for kids will continue.

Woods asked the press leave his mom and kids alone and stop following them all over the place. He said he was sorry to all the players in the PGA and to all the sponsors who have stood behind him over the years.

He said he thought he could get away from what ever he wanted to. He said he found out that was wrong and said he was sorry to everyone including his mom. His mom sat in the front row and looked worried and upset in my opinion.

He said he will return to golf. When that is we do not know. I hope as a sports fan it is soon rather than later so I can watch him win events again.

What I don’t like is PGA golfers who have greatly benefited from the greatness of Tiger Woods blasting him in the media. I don’t like it at all. It is wrong. One of them is Ernie Els. This cat and all the other golfers who have blasted Tiger need to chill out realize that because of Woods they are earning big time money. Not Arnold Palmer, not Ernie Els or Jack Nicklaus, it is TIGER WOODS.

They need to realize that Tiger Woods is golf. Who in the hell wants to turn on TV and watch Ernie Els or Tom Watson play in a event? I DON’T!!! Do you? Again these golfers need to stop talking about Tiger in a negative way when Woods is the face of the PGA. NOT THEM!!!!

So I hope Tiger Woods will continue to get the help he needs and soon return to the courses of the PGA and win events again. I will not watch one minute of golf until then. I know millions of others will not too. That is why the PGA’s ratings on TV are way way down. It is because of Tiger Woods.

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“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

I just watched the NBA dunk contest during the NBA All-Star weekend on TNT. And I was VERY VERY disappointed in ALL the events and activities so far.

Hopefully the game wiil be better than the stuff I watched today. The 3 point shootout…..boring. Won by the Celtics Paul Pierce. The skills event……..boring. Won by Steve Nash. The D-League game……boring. And finally, the event that everyone looks forward to, the dunk contest……BORING.

It was won for the third time by Seattle’s own Nate Robinson. Sorry to knock my fellow Seattle native little Nate, but none of his dunks were super exciting. And the same goes for the other players in the dunk contest.

Nothing like Nate and Dwight Howard and Nate and Spud Webb etc. I was very very disappointed. As was Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Reggie Miller on TNT. The crowd was not excited. The judges were not excited. It was boring folks. Something has to be done to improve the contest.

One of the things that needs to happen is somehow getting King James, or Howard or other superstars who jump sky high to be in the contest. It has to happen.

Shaq had a idea that should have been taken up by the player. And it was a dunk off by Kobe (who was hurt), Howard, James, Vince Carter and Dwayne Wade and money from the tickets sold would go to the suffering people in Haiti. BUT all the players said no. That is a damn shame.

So we were made to watch the first boring dunk contest in years. We did not hear Kenny Smith and Barkley going off after a tremendous dunk. Their needs to be big changes for next year. Are you listening David Stern?

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“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

Tonight I put all the problems of paying bills and editing TV shows etc aside to watch the Super Bowl between the Saints and Colts like millions and millions of others.

And I am as happy as hell that the New Orleans Saints beat the Colts 31-17 in Miami. I am happy that the city of New Orleans can celebrate this great victory after what they have been though in the last five years.

It was like my home town Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl. It was great. It is what sports is all about readers. Sports is a outlet for me. To get away from life problems and enjoy basketball, football and baseball etc. And tonight I realize why I love sports so much because I was so happy to see the Saints win the Super Bowl.

Here is something to think about Seahawks fans reading this. The Seahawks need a running back. The Saints may not want to pay Reggie Bush eight million. So why not the Seahawks picking him up? Because guest what? His ex-coach Pete Carroll is the new head coach of the Hawks. So let’s see what happens on that end.

Anyway I am watching the citizens of New Orleans partying big time in the streets of downtown. They are so damn happy!! They might party until the REAL party starts, the Mardi Gras in less than two weeks.

Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints for winning this years Super Bowl. And congrates to the city of New Orleans.

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“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

I have learned to respect Los Angeles Laker superstar Kobe Bryant much more than before. This cat is a flat out warrior on the court.

A lot of NBA players sit out games for little injuries. Or even big injuries. But Bryant always says “I am going to run, I am going to lace them up” Bryant hardly misses a game. He is going to play no matter what.

Recently he has played with a messed up finger, a hurt ankle and who knows what else. But again Bryant is going to run when others do not.

Bryant is a true superstar. Yes if you watch Laker games he takes bad shots. And a lot of them. But he makes a lot of those bad shots too.

At times, he has to take bad shots because he passes to one of his teammates and they do not hit their shots. Like Odom, Gasol and others.

Since his well known trouble with the law a few years ago, Kobe has repaired his image big time. He is doing plenty of commercials. I am sure you have seen the Kobe-James puppet commercials for Nike. He is making millions in endorsments.

Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest NBA players of all time. He could be the best.

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For the first time in their 43 year history, the New Orleans Saints are going to the Super Bowl after  beating the Vikings 31-28 in New Orleans.

I think this is great for the Saints and great for the city of New Orleans after what they are going though after Hurricane Katrina. They are still recovering after the terrible hurricane.

The Saints won on a 40 yard field goal by Garrett Hartley to win the NFC title game and go on to the Super Bowl in a few weeks in Miami to play Payton Manning and the Colts. The Colts beat the Jets to move on to the Super Bowl.

Brett Farve threw a interception to end the Vikings chances for going to the Super Bowl. One you never do is pass the ball across the field like Farve did. Just like in basketball, you do not pass the ball across the court.

One thing for sure the Vikings would not be in the position they were in without Brett. He had a great season for a 40 year old QB. Maybe one of his best.

I hope the fans of the Vikings realize this and not blast him for that last play. He is a first ballot Hall of Famer. Now we have to wait and see again to find out if he is going to retire again. I think he should. He took a terrible beating in the game.

So now Drew Brees and the Saints move on to the Super Bowl in Miami. Let the hype begin for the next two weeks. Two weeks is to long. They should play the doggone game a week after the title games in my opinion.

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Today I watched the press conference held by new Seattle Seahawk head coach Pete Carroll and I was under impressed.

The ex-SC head coach did not charge me up. He is a hyper kind of dude and if you are not careful he can fool you. Keep in mind, he is not at Southern Cal anymore. He is back in the NFL where he was 33-31 in his previous work as head coach in the pros.

He says he is a better head coach now after being away from the pros and winning title after title in college football. We will see.

Here is my problem folks. The problem is Leslie Frazier. He is a African American assistant coach with the Vikings. He is well qualified to become a head football coach in the NFL. Read his bio above.

The Seattle Seahawks played a game with Frazier. They used him. The Hawks interviewed him just to satisfy the “Rooney Rule”. The “Rooney Rule” was made to make sure African Americans are interviewed for job openings in the NFL. The Hawks used him as a “token”. There is for sure.

They already had in the pocket the hiring of Pete Carroll as the next head coach of the Hawks to replace Jim Mora Jr. who was fired after only one year. Keep in mind, Mora Jr. was hired without the Hawks doing any kind of interview for a head coach. He was already on the coaching staff of the Hawks.

Frazier had to do the interview or he might be “blackballed” for future interviews with teams. But the bottom line is the Seattle Seahawks did not want Leslie Frazier as the next head coach of the team. He was a token interview and this is a doggone shame.

So let’s see about the general manager of the Hawks which is open. I think their is a African American in the running. I will keep you informed on this right here on “M.I.C News Magazine”.

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“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

Unless you have been under a rock the last few days, you should know that NBA player Gilbert Arenas has been suspended by the NBA for having unloaded guns in his locker at the arena where the Washington Wizards play in Washington D.C. What a STUPID THING TO DO.

Where is and was Gilbert’s brain at when he decided to do that? I cannot and will not make excuses for Arenas. Dude was flat out wrong. Yes NBA and NFL and MLB players are multi-millionaires with big cars and jewerly up the ying yang and yes they are targets.

Look at what happened to former boxing champion Vernon Forrest. He was with his kid at a Atlanta gas station and a cat tried to rob him. Forrest tried to run after him. He lost track of the guy and was shot and killed by the assailant.

There are plenty of other stories like this where guys with money where attacked at there homes or just trying to put gas in there car.

This IS NOT a excuse for Arenas having guns in his locker. Not at all. Again, he broke NBA rules and he has to pay for his actions. But having said that, athletes are targets. This is a fact. So the athletes have to learn better ways to protect themselves.

Finally, the above link is about Gilbert’s foundation he runs. Did you ever here about it? Have you heard about MLB player’s CeCe Sabathia and Chone Figgins and Torii Hunter’s foundations? Did you hear about big Shaq giving away thousands of turkeys at Thanksgiving? Did you hear about Racheed Wallace and his wife giving away thousands of Xmas trees for inner city families? Did you hear about Ron Artest and wife doing the same?

Most likely no. Because the media wants to beat up on people of color all the time with negative stories. Mainly men who are people of color. We are “thugs” and other negative names.

This is why I was among millions who was thrilled to death to see the election of President Obama. A VERY positive story. The first African American President of the United States. Every time I see him on TV I am proud.

I am tired of all the negative stories on people of color on sports radio stations like ESPN 710 and KJR here in Seattle. Two stations who have ZERO African Americans working at the stations in ANY CAPACITY!! None in sales, manangement, producers and over the air. This is a outrage when people of color dominate the sports world.

Yes Arenas was wrong. But I want to see more positive stories on African Americans and people of color here in the American media. One thing for sure, we will bring you the stories as much as we can.

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“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

Tonight after watching football all day long I needed a basketball fix and thanks goodness a  NBA game was on the tube between the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks. That means it featured two Seattle, Washington residents. Nate Robinson of the Knicks and Jamal Crawford of the Hawks. Two of many NBA players from the Seattle area.

And after sitting on the bench for 14 games, little Nate FINALLY was allowed to play and DID HE PLAY!!! Let me repeat DID HE PLAY!!

He came of the bench midway though the first quarter and began his attack on the Hawks.

Robinson scored from three point land, on drives and dished off to his teammates and even grabbed some boards.

The Hawk crowd was in shock. As a sports fan I was in shock in what I was watching from a cat I watched growing up playing for Rainier Beach High and the Washington Huskies here in Seattle.

Nate ended up with 41 points!! It was unreal readers!! It was one of the greatest displays of a NBA player doing his thing I have ever seen. He wanted to show the NY coaches I am ready to play. Truth be told, I don’t understand why the NY coaches kept him out so long. It was very unfair.

A big Seattle shout out to Nate Robinson. It was a lot of fun watching a guy from my area showing Seattle cats have serious game!!

Soon I will be doing a story on all the Seattle NBA players. The national media just has not caught on to the fact that their are so many players from Seattle in the NBA.

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“One Man’s Opinion” By Gordon Curvey

In the story above, NFL player and future Hall Of Famer Ray Lewis shows he is not just a big and rough NFL linebacker of many years in the NFL. He is showing that he cares about people and wants to do his part to help others in the city of Baltimore.

He takes time from his busy day or night and holds exercise classes and talks to young youth about staying in school and away from gangs and and other positive things. But not only that he talks to older folks too.

He is using his name to reach back and help. It is great to see. When you see the video here on “M.I.C News Magazine” you can see Lewis really really cares about what he is doing. He is passionate about his community work.

To many times when the media talks about Lewis other than his football life, they talk about his past problems with the law. This is very unfair in my opinion.

To many times, when it comes to African Americans and people of color, the media will talk about the NEGATIVE things African Americans do. What about the POSITIVE things like giving out thousands of turkeys at Thanksgiving time, or giving out gifts at Xmas time, or starting a camp during the summer for the kids. Or giving thousands to start a new community center in the inner city.

But let a African American maybe beat up their girlfriend or wife or maybe get caught with drugs or lead a dog fighting ring etc, it is all over the place. This is unfair.

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“One’ Man Opinion” By Gordon Curvey

Please read the above story by Kansas City writer Jason Whitlock on the Tiger Woods story. One thing for sure the brotha tells what REALLY is on his mind!!

You may agree with him or not. That is up to you folks. I will say this. I am TIRED of these BIMBOS or so called ladies going after Tiger in the media via The Today Show or Showbiz Tonight or Access Hollywood etc.

Some or all of them are getting PAID to talk!!! This is a fact.

Why are these bimbos telling information that should be kept between Tiger and the bimbo? Stuff that should stay in the bedroom. One female has info about “how well endowed Tiger is” and someone even has naked pics of Tiger that I am telling you right now will show up soon in the National Enquirer or one of those sensational tabloids in London. They will pay any price for those pics!!!

Again Tiger is wrong wrong wrong for what he did to his wife. WRONG!! Why did he marry her? It is coming out that he married her to protect his image. And not love. IF that is true Tiger is a TERRIBLE cat.

Having said that, I feel the media is going after Tiger to bring him down in any way they can. And this is wrong. To break down his “perfect” image we all thought of him over the years.

WHY is one of the cable outlets having a show called “The Secret Life Of Tiger Woods” With a few of the bimbos on the show discussing their “so called” relationship with him?

Also WHY does Star Magazine have Tiger and Jessica Simpson on the front cover about a possible relationship??? By the way Simpson is mad as hell.

Finally if Tiger was cheating on his wife with 10-14 African American ladies or ladies of color would the media be after Tiger like they are now? Ummmmmm Something to think about readers.

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P.S. It seems my home town team the Seattle Mariners are really trying to have a championship team right here real soon. By the way, we are one of only three teams that have not been to the World Series.

With the signing of Chone Figgins and Cliff Lee with the Mariners it looks like the Mariners management are fed up with being at the bottom every year. Just like the fans.

Figgins is quick athletic player who will add more speed to the Mariner lineup and Lee is one the top pitchers in baseball.

Also as a African American, I am glad the Mariners are starting to bring in African Americans on the Mariners like Bill Hall, bringing back Griffey Jr, Figgins etc. Hopefully it will bring more African Americans fans to Safeco Field to watch the games. And also get more young kids interested in baseball again.

Because it seems young inner city kids turn to basketball and football after little league. They say baseball is boring. Which truth be told, it can be with pitchers taking up to fourty seconds to pitch and with the batters stepping away from the plate to fix there gloves after every pitch (ie Derek Jeter and A-Rod and others). Some games last for four hours for a nine inning game.

I think MLB needs to have a rule where ptichers have to pitch in 20 sec. This will make the game go quicker. And hopefully young inner city youth will get interested in baseball again.

Anyway shout out to the Mariners for the moves they have made so far in the off season.

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“One Man’s Opinion” By Gordon Curvey

I think it is a bunch of BS that guys in the PGA tour would talk about Tiger Woods to the media in a negative way about his recent problems with his love life!! IT IS WRONG!!!!!

One of them is the dude who introduced Tiger to his wife. He gets before the camera’s and microphone’s and talks about how wrong Tiger is etc. He is suppose to be a friend of Woods. Friends do not do that folks.

And what these clowns have to realize is if it was not for Tiger Woods, the game of golf would not be in the position it is in. Because of Tiger and Tiger ONLY, guys play for enormous payday’s every week. Because of Tiger Woods, golf’s ratings are great.

The only time I watch golf is win Wood’s is near the lead. Which by the way is all the time!! When Woods is near the lead, the ratings for golf is sky high. When he is not, the ratings go down the tubes. This is a fact!!

As I said before in my opinion as a sports fan, I don’t care about Tiger’s love life. He has not broken a law has he? What he has done is being very very unfaithful to his wife and not a good daddy for his children.

I hope the time off that Woods is going to do will be good for his family because I will miss seeing Tiger playing golf. I don’t give a damn about the PGA tour or golf if Tiger is not involved. Believe me I am not the only person who feels this way. And I hope his sponsors will give Tiger another chance in the future.

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P.S. The media has been waiting for a story like the current Tiger Wood’s mess, now they have it and they are going hog wild with story after story on Tiger. I think it is very unfair and wrong.

Truth be told I don’t give a damn about Tiger’s love life. I like to see Tiger play golf and win events. Yes, it is wrong for Tiger to cheat on his wife when he has little kids, his love life is HIS BUSINESS!!! I DON’T CARE!!! And you should not care.

I am not a angel, you are not a angel. I am not perfect, you are not perfect. I hope Tiger and his wife will work things out. Yes Tiger can come off as “Mr. Perfect” at times but that’s him. The media is digging and digging for dirt to bring out on Tiger. That sound bite of Tiger’s voicemail to one of the ladies he was dealing with SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RELEASED IN THE PUBLIC. That was wrong.

Again, I don’t care about Tiger’s private life. I enjoy the greatness that is Tiger Woods. Just like I enjoy the greatness in Kobe Bryant and LaBron James and Brett Farve etc. So all I am waiting for next golf season to see Tiger continue on to be the greatest golfer of all time. You should think the same. G.C.

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P.S. In the back of my mind I knew something like this might pop up about Tigers Woods and his wife getting into a argument and not a traffic accident. Did you guys feel the same?

The icon getting into a traffic accident at 2:30am in the morning? That did not sound right to me. I knew it had to be something else. IF the TMZ story is true what will this do the rep of Woods?

Micheal Jordan, Liberian James, Ali and Woods are the most famous sports stars in the world. Woods has made about a BILLION dollars in earning from winning events to his endorsements. And he is only 33 years old.

He does a lot for inner city kids all over the world with his Tiger Woods Foundation and his school for kids to help them get a good education.

I hope the TMZ story is not true. If it is, I hope Tiger and his wife can work things out. By the way, how in the HELL does TMZ come up with all the inside information all the time? I am amazed at this. G.C.

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P.S. In my strong opinion Major League Baseball needs to do a far better job in reaching young inner city African American youth to play baseball. The RBI league is just not enough.

As you know the season just ended and the Yankees won their 27th title. But now here is the off season and what are the African American major league players doing to reach back in the inner city to get young kids interested in baseball?

How bout baseball camps in warm weather areas like Florida and Texas and Arizona and California for the kids during the winter? Or going to speak at schools and community center?

Here is a question readers. Besides Derek Jeter, do you any other African American MLB player doing any commercials on TV? Heck for that matter is there any other MLB period doing commercials? The answer is NO.

BUT you see plenty of NBA players and NFL players. Kobe, Shaq, D-Wade, KG, Dwight Howard, Reggie Bush and on and on. Where are the MLB players?

One of the main reasons you don’t see any MLB players is because they have zero personality. I don’t know who has the worst personality. A MLB or a golfer. A golfer will roll in a great 50 foot putt and barely smile!!

And when a interview is done with a baseball player, you would think their mom just died or their dog ran away or something.

There is only 8% African Americans playing MLB. And African Americans are not attending games. And blacks are not turning out for high school and college teams. The question is why?

Baseball needs to make the game MUCH QUICKER!! Have the pitcher pitch within 20 seconds. And stop the batter from stepping out away from the plate every pitch to fix there gloves etc. The four hour games are BORING!!!

Shout out to players like Jimmy Rollins (pic above) and CeCe Sabithia of the World Champs for doing what they do for the kids in the inner city with their foundations.

Maybe this might make young inner city kids interested in baseball again. A much quicker game. Gordon Curvey

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“One Man’s Opinion” By Gordon Curvey

In my opinion when you are in the public eye, you have to watch EVERYTHING. That means EVERYTHING in what you say on Twitter or Facebook, that means what you say on ESPN, that means what you you say in post and pre game interviews etc.

I guess NFL running back Larry Johnson and Hall Of Fame QB Bob Griese need to realize this.

Johnson made some stupid comments about gays and about his coaches in Kansas City and Griese made a racist comment over the air about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya. When someone in the booth asked Bob where was Montuya in a pic that was shown on TV, Bob said “He was out getting a taco” It makes you wonder what else is said around the water cooler.

There seems to be problem after problem with ESPN employees. WHAT IS GOING ON AT ESPN?

Again when you are in the public eye you have to watch out. Bob and Larry have said they are sorry for their comments. But with Johnson he continues to make mistakes. The cat has most likely played his last down in the NFL and it is his mistakes that made it this way.

Even myself as the producer of “Music Inner City” and the editor of this website, I have to watch out when I am in the public eye. And I have to watch what I say also.

I have no sympathy for Larry Johnson or Bob Griese. Both of them are real knuckleheads for their racist comments. They are grown men and should have known better. Again people are watching and listening. Gordon Curvey

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P.S. So far Mike Vick is doing the right thing.

Trying to be a rold model for young kids who looked up to him as a star QB.

He is doing this on his own and with the help of former NFL head coach Tony Dungy who is counseling him along the way.

I am standing by to see who will pick up Vick in the NFL. New England? Green Bay? Tampa Bay? Carolina? How bout my home town Seahawks where his former coach Jim Mora Jr. is the head coach?

PETA is going to do what they do so where ever Vick goes he will have to deal with the protests etc.

Folks are protesting President Obama, they will protest Michael Vick too. Like I said in another article, if Martha Stewart and comic Tim Allen can be felons and get out of jail and go back to work at what they love…….Why not Vick? Gordon Curvey

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P.S. Not a surprise that Tiger Woods is #1 in earnings, But a surprise is #2. Another golfer, Phil Mickelson. I just do not see many of his commercials on TV. Maybe I am just not paying attention.

#3 is LaBron James. Not a surprise. I think very soon James will be #1 because he is only 24. And if he wins a NBA title he will for sure pass Tiger or be there with Tiger.

Glad to see Kobe moving up the ladder in earnings. But I still think business folks shy away from Bryant because of the court stuff a few years ago.

This is real interesting information. To me baseball guys like Ryan Howard who is young and intelligent should be farther up the earnings chart. Maybe in time he will.

But keep in mind Tiger is just 33 years old. He is still in his prime as a golfer. He has a lot of years to be on top in the golf game. After all look at golf great Arnold Palmer who is still making big $$ in endorsements and he is going on 80 years.

There is not a lot of boxers on the list. I know Floyd Mayweather does a few commercials but where is Oscar or Bernard Hopkins and other boxers? G.C.

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P.S. Hank Aaron, Reggie Jackson, Willie McCovey, Rod Carew, Doc Ellis, Willie Stargell, Frank Robinson, Lee Maye, Willie Davis, Don Buford and Bobby Bonds. These are African American players I watched playing in the 1971 MLB All Star Game on MLB Network.

Here in 09, there are only a few African Americans playing in this years All Star game. The question is why is this happening? I blame MLB.

The National League starting lineup had ZERO African Americans. The American League ONE.  THIS IS A OUTRAGE!!!

Young African American youth can care less about running home to watch the All Star game. Unlike the NBA All Star Game. They care about that. The NBA All Star Weekend is very popular with young inner city kids who want to watch the dunk contest and three point shoot out and more. They can care less about the home one contest and legends game.

Our Seattle Mariners and Major League Baseball do a terrible job in reaching young African American youth who have turned away from playing baseball in the last 15 to 20 years. The “RBI League” is not enough.

There needs be more outreach. Heck, how many African American players do you see doing TV commercials on national TV like Torii Hunter or Ryan Howard or Carl Crawford?

1971 MLB All Game had eleven African Americans in the game, 2009 hardly any. Why is the question? Major League Baseball needs to realize that baseball is no longer “America’s Past Time” If it is, for who?

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p.s Some people in LA think this is a wrong move for the Lakers to sign the free agent. But some folks it is great to sign Artest. One of the best defensive players in the NBA.

A lot of people think Kobe Bryant and Artest don’t get along but I guess that is not the truth. They are good friends.

What I am bothered by is this. Where is the loyality in pro sports. Players just move from team to team for the $$. Few players stay with a team. Kobe has stayed with the Lakers his entire career so far, Derek Jeter has stayed with the Yankees. Ray Lewis has stayed with his team. And a few others.

Also Trevor Ariza left the Lakers for the Rockets. Good luck to him. In my opinion he is another James Posey. A good piece to a team. G.C

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P.S. Shout out to the new champs for 08-09 in the NBA the Los Angeles Lakers after beating the Orlando Magic 99-86 in Orlando.

Superstar Kobe Bryant won MVP for the series. Bryant won his fourth title and the first without the big fella Shaquille O’Neal.

Also head coach Phil Jackson (Jackson and M.I.C-TV G.C in pic) won his unreal 10th title. He won six titles with MJ and Pippin and the Chicago Bulls and this is his fourth with the Lakers. You can really say he has 11 rings total because he won a title as a player with the New York Knicks.

When the NBA season ends I quickly get real depressed as a sports fan because I am a die hard basketball fan and a die hard NBA fan. I have to wait for the season to start in the fall.

Since our Seattle Sonics are gone, the Lakers are “my team” and I follow our Seattle natives Jamal Crawford, Nate Robinson, Jerry Terry, Spencer Hawes, Rodney Stuckey and others to see how they are doing.

Hopefully one day we here in Seattle can have a night for Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp to show them our respect for what they did for the sports fans of Seattle. Again congrats to the Los Angeles Lakers. G.C.

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P.S. LeBron is suppose to be a leader, a superstar, the “King”. Yes he is only 24. But that is no excuse for James walking out and not shaking hands with the Magic players after the Cavs got beat by his Olympic teammate Dwight Howard and the Orland Magic.

By doing that and then not talk to the media in the media room was wrong. He acted uppity. Like he is better than everyone else.

When MJ was young, he talked to the media etc after they were eliminated. Kobe got beat real bad last year by the Celtics but he shook all the Celtics hand and talked to the media too. James should have done the same.

To makes matters, a day after he did all this, he would not back down. He said he did not want to shake the hands of players after they got beat. BUT if the Cavs won, that would be a totally different story. Plus to make matters worse, he was wearing a New York hat. My brotha just does not get it. Hopefully James will learn from all this and do better next time. G.C.

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P.S It is sad that local sports radio station KJR treated the story of ex WSU star Ryan Leaf with “kids gloves” this past week.

One of the hosts said “he feels sorry” for Leaf!! And another host who is a ex Washington State Cougar (Leaf was a star QB at WSU) said he feels sorry for him too and that he has “demons he has to deal with” WHAT???? Give me a break!!!

I do not feel sorry for Ryan Leaf!!! This dude was given millions and millions of dollars and he has messed up a promising career in The NFL. He might be the biggest bust in NFL history.

Why would certain hosts on local sports radio “”feel sorry” for Leaf? I don’t understand readers!!

Of course he is innocent until proven guilty but word is he broke into a home or office to try to obtain drugs for his habit. Yes he has had injuries because of football. But PLENTY of other football players had injuries and they did not turn to drugs and get hooked on pain pills.

Plus Leak has had run ins with the media over the years too. So he has not been a angel. He has been a knucklehead truth be told.

Here is the thing readers. If this had been former Seahawk Shawn Alexander or Hall Of Famer Warren Moon or Sonics greats Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp or ex Husky QB Ishiah Stanback, would KJR hosts “feel sorry” for them” or say they have “demons they are fighting?” HELL NO!!!

They would be roasting them over the air. One host brings up ex Husky Reggie Rogers who has had some problems lately. BUT Rogers is no Ryan Leaf.

Leaf is one of the biggest sports stars in the history of college football in the state of Washington. For local radio hosts to give Leaf a pass is TERRIBLE!! They have treated Leaf with KID’S GLOVES!!!

I tried to get a answer as to why they have skipped over this story and got no answer. Leaf is being charges with GRAND THEFT and more. Why would KJR hosts treat this so lightly but blast Mike Vick or other people of color over the air?

One host was blasting Vick before he was even convicted!!! BUT this same host says “he feels sorry for Leaf” and one host who is ALWAYS bringing up himself being a Coug, talks about the story for about a minute, says he has “demons” and QUICKLY moves on the another topic. THIS IS A OUTRAGE!!!

Bottom line is minorities get treated one way on sports radio in Seattle and others get a pass. Well this should be expected with local stations 710ESPN and KJR has a grand total of ZERO people of color over the air.

This is NOT the change that OUR President, President Barack Obama got elected for. Gordon Curvey

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P.S I have always had a problem when people call African Americans or people a color a “thug” This word is ALWAYS used by the majority race against people of color.

It seems to me if a African American or a person of color has tattoos or corn rows they are automatic “thug” by a lot of folks. The question is why?

What makes Kenyan Martin a “thug” by the Dallas fans of Dallas or anyone? Is it because he has a bunch of tattoos all over him? Or is it he made a playoff type foul on Big Nirk?

So if that is the case is the “Birdman” Anderson on the Nuggets a “thug” He has a body full of tatoos. Does that make him a “thug” readers?

I will tell you what “thugs” are. They are certain players in the NHL who constantly get in fights on the ice during games. I don’t here them being called “thugs”

So why does Cuban and the fans call Martin a “thug”? That word is a code word. Instead of the “n” word, they are “thugs.” Cuban pointed at Martin’s mom and said what he said as he stormed off the court. Dude was wrong and out of pocket!!

Where Cuban stepped over the line is saying to Martin’s MOM her son is a “thug” and a “punk” He stepped way over the line!! As a owner Cuban is out of control.

He sits behind the team shouting a refs etc. And if something goes wrong against the Maverick’s, sometimes he steps on the court etc.

It is one thing to own the team and be passionate for his team and it is another think to be out of control like Cuban is.

Calling Martin a “thug” and a “punk” to Martin’s mom is WAY OVER THE LINE!!! And he needs to say he is sorry to Martin’s mom and to Kenyon Martin. He is not a “thug” or a “punk”. Cuban is the one who is a punk!! G.C

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“One Man’s Opinion” By Gordon Curvey

I hate to use this site to blast my “people of color” but in this case I have too. Manny Ramirez is a for real knucklehead for being caught using performance drugs!!! What a clown. What a fool!!

I just cannot believe Manny would do this. I can’t believe A-Rod would do it. I can’t believe any MLB player would take a chance to use something that is illegal to help them hit more homers etc.

What I am really tired of is these clowns lying about it. Saying they did not know etc. What do they think we are a bunch of dummies? I am not.

Manny being Manny? The hell with that!! This is Manny being a fool!! And to top it off readers, he is getting $8 million cut from his salary while he is suspended. In his case this is a $8 million dollar fine!!! Unreal!!

So we have A-Rod and Manny as far as BIG MLB players being caught. Who in the hell is next? We should not be surprised anymore when a big player is caught cheating.

A-Rod is coming back & I want to see how the fans are going to treat him at home and on the road. It will be very interesting to see what happens.

It will be interesting for sure here in Seattle where A-Rod started his career. It will be interesting in Cleveland and Boston and LA for Manny when he returns.

Manny and A-Rod are two fools. They are suppose to role models for young kids. Kids have Manny and Alex’s poster’s on their walls. Yo kids you have permission to take them down because they are no longer role models. They are cheaters.

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P.S Big shout out to Dallas Maverick guard Jason Terry for winning the 6th Man Award this year in the NBA.

I have always wondered if NBA players really like winning this award because in my mind many of the winners really would want to be starting instead of coming of the bench as a sixth man.

Terry grew up right here in Seattle, Washington and grew up playing at Rainier and Rainier Beach Community Centers and in the playgrounds in the Central Area and Rainier Valley of Seattle.

He went to Franklin High School which is about four blocks from the Music and Sports Inner City office/studio.

“The Jet” has a basketball camp for the youth every year for the kids of the inner city of Seattle. He is giving back and has forgot where he came from. Again a big shout out to “The Jet” for winning the award.

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Superstar Kobe Bryant is a work-a-holic when it comes to the game of basketball just like a fella name Micheal Jordan a few years ago.

Not only that he a great dad to his kids and a as I know a good husband to his beautiful wife.

A few years ago Bryant was in the news in a negative way. We all know about the case. But he has put that behind him and most of us have too.

He is getting commercials again and maybe this year he might finally win a NBA title without big Shaq O’Neal. I don’t think he will be happy until he wins a title without Shaq.

He is one of players I love to watch in the NBA. Along with Seattle’s own Brandon Roy, LeBron James and a few others.

The NBA playoffs are here, My time of year!!! Gordon Curvey

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No diversity in sports radio in Seattle is unfair and wrong.

“ONE MAN’S OPINION” by Gordon Curvey

As a die hard sports fan, I am very upset at the make-up of sports radio in the Seattle, Wa (US) market that includes no African Americans or people of color on the air.

Sports radio KJR which has been on the air for 17 or 18 years, has NEVER had a African American on the air with his or hers own program. The only African American that has had air time has been Rick Dupree. Who was teamed with another person but he never had his own program.

Though the years, KJR with it’s all white on air staff has constantly belittled, bashed, brought down, blasted and talked about African Americans and people of color in unfair ways over the air.

Currently at sports radio KJR they have a all white work force. No African Americans in sales, as producers, in management and of course over the air. Something is wrong here readers.

How can you have a all sports radio station with zero African Americans as part of their staff? This should not happen in the 14th or 15th largest radio/tv market in the United States.

But guess what readers? Now another sports radio is starting here in Seattle. 710 ESPN.

Sorry to say with zero African Americans over the air with his or hers own program. And with a ex QB Brock Huard (pic of Huard-Seattle Times) hosting a show who has never done radio.

And as far as I know, the makeup of there total staff is just like KJR, no African Americans or people of color. How can this happen? Two sports radio stations here in Seattle with zero African Americans over the air. This is wrong.

When African Americans and people of color dominate the major sports (basketball, football, baseball), plus Tiger who ranked #1 in golf and Serena ranked #1 in ladies tennis etc, who can the two sports stations have no African Americans over the air?

It seems African American and people of color can dominate on the fields and courts but can’t land a position in sports radio here in Seattle.

Issues of race comes up all the time on sports radio and when you have no people of color on the staff, this topic cannot be discussed in a fair way. It just cannot.

The Seattle PI (which is now online only) and the Seattle Times, each had stories about the new sports station this week. And a person could leave a comment. So I gave my comments about how I felt about this topic.

As course I got beat up by folks as being a racist, ignorant, crazy and other negative names. It was truly truly sad how empty headed the folks were in blasting me about how I feel about two sports radio stations in Seattle and no African Americans.

To me it made me feel even though we have President Barack Obama and his beautiful wife Michelle in the White House, the first African American and First Lady in the White House, racism is alive and well in America and yes even here in Seattle.

It is the “ole boy network” in radio and tv that is going on in Seattle. Where whites help other whites to obtain positions. There is also a “Salt Lake City/Portland/Syracuse University pipeline” going on here in sports radio.

The management at 710ESPN and KJR could have people of color over the air if they wanted to. This is a fact. But they do not want people of color over the air. There are African Americans in the US who would love to come to Seattle and work.

But the owners and management of 710ESPN and KJR have refuse to put job openings in the African American owned media or where African Americans or people of color can find out about possibel openings.

Folks this is unfair and wrong.

Today as I write this. It is the anniversary of the killing of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Dr King fought for and died for inclusion of African Americans and people of color and not for exclusion. If Dr. King knew about having the situation of two sports radio stations in Seattle and no African Americans anywhere, he would not be happy.

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P.S I was watching Comcast Sports Net the other day and they was showing a college baseball game between Oregon and Portland.

All the players except for one was white. Now if this was a basketball game between Oregon and Portland you would see more of a diversity of players.

The question is this. Where are the African American players in college baseball? The article above breaks it down as to what is really happening.

In my opinion the problems start after little league. African American young kids turn to basketball or football. The are in the gym shooting hoops or outside tossing a football. Why is this happening?

There are fields in African American neighborhoods to play baseball. But African American kids are not using them. The question is why? Why are young African American kids turning away from baseball after little league?

I think Major League Baseball is at fault for not doing nearly enough marketing of baseball towards African Americans. When you turn on TV, you see very few African Americans doing commercials for companies.

Lately I have seen only Jimmy Rollins and Derek Jeter doing commercials. But when it comes to the NBA, you see ex players Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing and Walt “Clyde” Frazier, Dwayne Wade, Kevin Garnett, Kobe, Dwight Howard, Al Harrington, LaBron James and more.

The other night Nate Robinson was on David Letterman. Where are the African American baseball players in the marketing of baseball?

When you turn on the NFL Network you see “Prime Time” Dion Sanders and many other African Americans out front hosting shows etc.

Young kids in the inner city are not seeing African American players on commercials when it comes to baseball.

On the new MLB Network, all I see is former Seattle Mariner Harold Reynolds out front on shows. That is it. The question is why readers?

MLB has the little RBI league in the inner cities. THAT IS NOT ENOUGH!! There needs to be more going on to reach inner city youth to keep them interested in baseball after little league.

Back in the day, you saw plenty of African Americans playing baseball in college and of course in the majors. This is not happening for some reason now. That is one of the reasons why the number of African Americans in the majors are way down.

It bothers me big time as a sports fan to see all white or mostly all white baseball teams. When you see much more diversity in basketball and football in college and of course in the pros.

I think it falls at the feet of MLB and also I think Ryan Howard and other MLB players should do more to get young inner city kids to keep playing baseball after the little league.

This problem needs to be discussed more on sports radio and in the newspapers and online.

In South America, young inner city kids are playing baseball. It used to be that way in the inner cities of America. What Happened? Gordon Curvey

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PRESIDENT OBAMA MAKES HIS PICKS FOR NCAA TOURNAMENT

President Barack Obama who is a big time basketball fan and plays every morning has pick his choices for the Final Four in the NCAA Basketball tournament.

And his choice are Louisville, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Memphis.

With all the problems going on in the U.S economy etc, how can the President take time to watch the games or will he be to busy?

But President Obama loves ballin and loves basketball so some how someway he will watch a game or two in the White House or on tape in Air Force One because I think I saw he is going to California for a few events.

By the way, at the time of this writing, our Washington Huskies are on their way to Portland, Oregon to play Mississippi State. We hope Head Coach Lorenzo Romar and his team the best.

I think Louisville will take it all this year. Well it is about that time to toss it up!! Gordon Curvey

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Seattle’s Jamal Crawford scores 50: Maybe a defensive coordinator will work in basketball. But it sure helps when you’ve got a guy hitting almost every shot at the other end.

Behind 50 points from Jamal Crawford, the Golden State Warriors beat the Charlotte Bobcats 110-103 on Saturday night, giving Warriors coach Don Nelson a win in his first game with a new coaching structure.

Yielding control of his NBA-worst defense to assistant Keith Smart and calling him the “defensive coordinator,” the Warriors did just enough at that end and let Crawford dominate on offense in his best game since being acquired from New York last month.

“He’s an amazing scorer when he heats up,” Nelson said.

Crawford was 14-of-26 from the field, 5-of-8 from 3-point range and made 17 of 18 free throws. He was two points shy of his career high, and became the first Warrior to reach 50 points since Antawn Jamison did it in consecutive games in the 2000-01 season.

Crawford continually beat Raja Bell and Raymond Felton off the dribble for layups or fouls, bringing the type of explosive offense the Warriors envisioned when they sent Al Harrington to the Knicks to get him.

“I feel like I can pretty much get any shot I want,” Crawford said. “I let people off the hook by settling for jump shots.”

Golden State played again without top scorers Corey Maggette (hamstring) and Stephen Jackson (hand), who is not expected to return until Friday, making Crawford the go-to guy.

Kelenna Azubuike added 21 points and the Warriors snapped a five-game losing streak with Nelson and Smart co-coaching the team.

Gerald Wallace scored 26 points,and Raja Bell added 21 for the Bobcats, who failed to win three in a row for the first time this season and couldn’t contain Crawford.

“Basically you’ve got a guy out there with his confidence as high as the sky and he’s only playing one end,” Wallace said of Crawford. “He’s only playing offense, so what can you say?”

Maybe Nelson’s new strategy has a ways to go to be successful.

Nelson said he decided Friday afternoon to turn over the defense to Smart, explaining after Friday’s loss to Atlanta that he’s not tough enough and that “I’m getting soft as I get older.”

The 68-year-old Nelson didn’t inform the players of the move until before Saturday’s game, which the Warriors entered allowing 112.2 points per game.

Smart got out of his seat and shouting instructions when Charlotte had the ball. They each had chairs in the huddle during timeouts, and several times Smart spoke before Nelson.

“I think that’s an honor and a credit to Nellie,” Crawford said. “I think him being a Hall of Fame guy and identifying that as one of his weaknesses and doing something about it, it’s a credit to Coach Nel.”

The defense faltered early in the fourth quarter, as the Bobcats cut a 12-point deficit to 95-88 on Felton’s 3-pointer with 4:53 left. Crawford responded with a 3-pointer on the next possession, then later added two free throws and a mid-range jumper.

It was quite a turnaround from a night earlier, when Crawford scored six points on 3-of-15 shooting.

“I was just out of it yesterday,” Crawford said. “I got mad (at myself) yesterday and I played horribly because of it.”

The Bobcats, who shot a franchise-best 66 percent in a blowout win Friday at Memphis, were mad they couldn’t build off their best performance of the season.

Boris Diaw got into foul trouble and was held to 11 points. Emeka Okafor had 12 points and 13 rebounds, but air-balled a free throw with his team down by five with 28.3 seconds left.

“When you’re not a great team, you’ve got to be ready to play every night,” Bobcats coach Larry Brown said.

Crawford made up for subpar games from some of his teammates. A night after scoring a career-high 19 points, Brandan Wright got the start, committed three fouls in five minutes, and didn’t score. Rookie Anthony Randolph, after not getting off the bench against the Hawks, scored two points in seven minutes.

It didn’t matter with Crawford schooling whomever guarded him. His offbalance 3 over Felton put Golden State ahead 84-72 late in the third quarter.

PS This is the second Seattle native to score 50 points or more this past week. Brandon Roy scored 52 the other night against the Suns. Roy went to Seattle’s Garfield High and the University of Washington and Crawford went to Seattle’s Rainier Beach High. Both have been guests on Seattle’s Music Inner City TV!