The way the NBA is going with a heavy concentration on three-point shots, probably the last great guard-big man duo in professional basketball might be Shaquille O’Neal and the late Kobe Bryant. Shaq and Kobe combined for three consecutive NBA championships from 2000-2002. Both are regarded as two of the Top 50 players ever in the NBA. By most accounts they would both land in the top 20 players of all time.
Author: Carma Henry
Carma Henry
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In last week’s article I may have prematurely written the Miami Dolphins off as having no chance of making the playoffs. CBS’ Tony Romo outlined the very minuscule possibility, indicating that they were mathematically still in the hunt. Just as last week before the Texans’ defeat, the Dolphins must win their remaining games against the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets, both winnable games on the road, as they did Sunday against a depleted San Francisco 49er team.
On Sunday, during an NFL pregame show on FOX, Vick — hired by NSU — Friday went into detail about his motivation and what it now means to be an HBCU football coach in his hometown.
Nearly a week after retired NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater led Miami Northwestern High School to a state championship in his first season as coach, he has expectedly drawn interest from elsewhere.
– Florida A&M University football legend Jacquay Nunnally, one of the most prolific receivers in NCAA history, has been selected for induction into the Black College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025, adding another prestigious honor to his illustrious career.
On Dec. 19 at 4 p.m., the City of Miami Gardens will host a street renaming ceremony to honor the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and its Rho Sigma Chapter, marking a significant moment in the fraternity’s history. The event, set to take place at Dr. Lester Brown Park, follows a resolution passed by the city council on Oct. 23, 2024, sponsored by Councilmember Reggie Leon.
Attending law school can sometimes feel like a long and challenging process; however, two graduates from the Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law discovered friendship and motivation through their collective desire to pursue their dreams to become attorneys. A chance meeting for Christina Lanzilla and Stephanie Maines through a mutual acquaintance birthed an unbreakable friendship forged during the demanding journey through law school. The new BFFs (Best Friends Forever) will graduate and participate in the Fall 2024 commencement exercises in Tallahassee on Saturday, Dec. 14.
“Donald John Trump is going to raise his hand on the King James Bible and take the oath of office, his third victory and his second term,” Bannon said Sunday. “And the viceroy Mike Davis tells me, since it doesn’t actually say consecutive, that, I don’t know, maybe we do it again in ’28? Are you guys down for that? Trump ’28?”
Pharrell Williams has not only gifted our ears with music that lifts our spirit, and fashion design that intrigues the mind, but touched our hearts with sincerity and this movement is a highlight of that reason. The “happy” singer who was the artistic director of Louis Vuitton menswear and a performer at the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral earlier this month, continued to dominate the French capital’s culture when he was appointed UNESCO’s goodwill ambassador for artistic education and entrepreneurship on December 17, 2024, in Paris.
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) recently announced the reopening of two student loan repayment plans to give borrowers more options to keep their payments low. The Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Repayment and Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) plans offer credit for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and income-driven repayment (IDR) to eligible borrowers enrolled in the currently enjoined Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, as well as additional terms that borrowers may wish to consider.