A recent FORBES ranking shows that despite the real and perceived advances in the last generation, 10 of the 20 wealthiest African-Americans have a strong relationship to sports, either as a player or an owner.  Oprah Winfrey, as expected, leads the list by a long shot, garnering $2.7 billion through shrewd investment and media moguling.

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The meltdown of the American newspaper industry is in full effect. The past six weeks have seen the closures of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Rocky Mountain News, marking two of the largest newspaper closures in recent memory. And yesterday came news that might be a sign of disaster for one of the nation’s leading [...]

• Ex-Buc Simeon Rice labels ex-Bucs coach Jon Gruden as a “scumbag“.

• An acrobatic act at a charity golf dinner falls short of expectations.
• Sports concussions can really, really, really wreck your brain.
• Mark Sanchez to enter the NFL Draft with his brother representin’.

Hey, readers! Once again, we’re proud to present another installment of the soon-to-be award-winning series, the SbB Clever Caption Contest!
And today’s pic is a doozy – the Bobcats’ Boris Diaw tries to go low on the Lakers’ Lamar Odom, while a blurry Kobe Bryant looks on:

Really, what can you say about the above snapshot? Let’s [...]

I’m making a list of people who still like former Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden. John Daly is one, since he needs all the friends he can get these days. And I’m sure his mother is still very proud of him. After that…it gets pretty dicey. Almost immediately after he was fired by Tampa Bay, [...]

Remember a couple of weeks ago when the Celtics were going to challenge the ‘96 Bulls for the best record ever? Yeah, you can pretty much put that possibility to rest. The C’s continued their strange descent on Tuesday night, dropping a game to the lowly Bobcats, 114-106 in overtime. Boston has lost five out [...]

NBA veterans Shaquille O’Neal and Grant Hill are openly discussing the possibility of buying the Orlando Magic after they retire. The Phoenix Suns teammates and close friends, who are both long in the tooth, are former Magic players (though not at the same time) who live in the Orlando area.

According to the SACRAMENTO BEE:
They have [...]

It’s a pretty safe bet that if you make Mark Cuban look like the most refined and respected franchise owner in the room, you are probably not the shining beacon of NBA ownership.  Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street (link is to video) in an interview intended to be about the league’s 9% labor [...]

• Leave it to the Beavers: Once again, Oregon State shocks highly-ranked USC in Corvallis.

This is becoming quite a trend.
• But such a monumental upset is no comfort to OSU alum Steven Jackson, as the Rams RB is too busy lashing out at coach Scott Linehan.
• Pat Summitt may be basketball’s all-time winningest coach, but [...]

The U.S. economy is looking pretty grim at the moment. As Congress bickers over putting together a financial bailout plan, Washington Mutual was seized by the government late Thursday after it became the biggest US bank ever to collapse.

(Charlotte Bobcats mascot Rufus saves gas money by biking to work)
Figures that such financial strain would soon [...]