Columbia U. football player charged with hate crime
NBC New York - A Columbia University football player is charged with a hate crime after allegedly threatening another student and calling him Asian slurs.
Matt Kemp surprises Dodgers' fan with game jersey
theGRIO REPORT - Dodgers' outfielder Matt Kemp scored major points after his random act of kindness last weekend...
An ex-offender's crusade to bring baseball to the inner city
NBC NEWS - In his new book, “A Chance to Win: Boyhood, Baseball, and the Struggle for Redemption in the Inner City,” reporter Jonathan Schuppe chronicles that effort through the story of a fledgling Little League team, its improbable coach and inspiring players...
Charles Barkley: 'I played with gay players'
NBC Sports - Charles Barkley talks with Dan Patrick about Jason Collins' decision to come out and if he ever played with any players who were gay...
Sloane Stephens, Serena make up
theGRIO REPORT - Tuesday, Sloane Stephens reversed course from her published statements in an upcoming issue of ESPN The Magazine and offered Serena Williams nothing but praise on Twitter...
Chicago high school all-star game aims to end violence
NBC Chicago - On Saturday, some of the areas best high school basketball players from the South and West sides of town competed in the Chicago United Hoops Classic at the Gerald E. Ratner Center on the University of Chicago campus, in an event aimed at bringing awareness and hopefully an end to all of the senseless acts of street violence that occur all too often.
Jason Collins denies seeking book deal
NEW YORK (AP) - Jason Collins, the NBA veteran who last week announced he was gay, is disputing reports from publishing insiders who say he is shopping a book deal...
Sloane Stephens slams Serena Williams
theGRIO REPORT - It's the mentoring relationship that never was. In an upcoming issue of ESPN The Magazine, Stephens rips Williams for unfollowing her on Twitter...
Floyd Mayweather stays undefeated
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. did nothing to deserve the occasional boos that echoed through the MGM Grand arena during the later rounds of his fight with Robert Guerrero...
LeBron James wins 4th MVP award
(AP) - LeBron James is getting his fourth Most Valuable Player award — and the only mystery left is whether the vote was unanimous...
