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Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is looking to cash in on his infamous “I’m just here so I won’t get fined” phrase from Super Bowl XLIX media day. Lynch, who famously uttered the line as the answer to more than 20 questions, has filed to trademark the phrase with the U.S. Patent and Trademark […]

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Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch took a different approach to his non-answers today during his mandatory Super Bowl media availability. Instead of choosing a line to repeat as the answer to every question, he opened up his five minutes by chastising the press for gathering to interview him every day, when they know he […]

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It’s not secret Seattle Seahawks superstar Marshawn Lynch has nothing to say to the media. At the NFL news conference for Super Bowl XLIX, he answered all questions with another one-liner: “You know why I’m here.” It was his answer to every question except one on Wednesday. Lynch came out to a podium instead of […]

National News

PHOENIX (AP) — Hundreds of people gather every year to hobnob with A-list celebrities at a charity bash thrown in the Super Bowl’s host city. But instead of heading to a trendy nightclub or swanky restaurant, organizers this year are throwing the party inside a private home. The location reflects a trend in the Phoenix area, where homeowners […]

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PHOENIX (AP) — Marshawn Lynch smiled politely, waved at the crowd and answered every question the same. “I’m here so I don’t get fined,” the Seattle Seahawks’ star running back constantly repeated for five minutes before leaving the podium at Media Day on Tuesday. It’s not clear if his plan will work. About 200 reporters […]

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RENTON, Wash. (AP) — With the help of a cardboard cutout, the Seattle Seahawks’ Richard Sherman and Doug Baldwin took digs at the NFL during a news conference on Tuesday after the league issued a $100,000 fine to teammate Marshawn Lynch for not speaking to the media. Sherman and Baldwin made mention of everything from […]

No stranger to controversial statements, NBA Hall of Famer turned sports commentator, Charles Barkley, blamed stagnation in the Black community on “brainwashed” Black people too…

No stranger to controversial statements, NBA Hall of Famer turned sports commentator, Charles Barkley, blamed stagnation in the Black community on “brainwashed” Black people too…

Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was accused of not being Black enough and essentially called an ‘Uncle Tom,’ within the confines of his own locker room. It’s unfortunate that every person in that locker room that looks like Wilson doesn’t see him a as a brother because Wilson embodies everything that is Black and […]

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If you’ve been following the current Super Bowl champs, the Seattle Seahawks, you know they recently traded receiver Percy Harvin to the NY Jets. OK, that in itself is not exactly a big deal. Trades happen every day. But if you look deeper at the trade, more information about the dynamics of the team’s locker […]

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There are some good stories that have come out of the NFL this year. There’s Devon Still and his team, the Cincinnati Bengals, supporting his cancer-stricken daughter and cancer research and there’s Super Bowl champion Richard Sherman. Wrong man, you’re thinking? He’s a thug and a loudmouth?! Try a hard working, educated black man instead. There’s […]

Russell Wilson has come up with a new social media campaign to combat domestic violence and help victims find a safe place. So far 2014…