Prince Nana – The Wrestling Prince
Prince Nana Osei Bandoh, known by his ring name of Prince Nana, is an American-born wrestler of Ghanian descent who claims to be heir to the Ashanti throne. He moved to Ghana at the age of three and came back to the U.S. when he was eight-years old.
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Demetrius Andrade – A Knockout from Cape Verde
Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade is the 2007 amateur welterweight boxing champion who is scheduled to compete in that division for the US in the 2008 Olympics. He is coached by his father, Paul Andrade, and David Keefe.
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TNT’s “Inside the NBA” Crew to Put Best Feet Forward to Help Samaritan’s Feet
Turner Sports announced today that TNT’s Inside the NBA announcers will go barefoot on Mother’s Day, Sun., May 11, in an effort to raise awareness for Samaritan’s Feet, a charitable organization whose mission is to help outfit 10 million impoverished children worldwide with 10 million pairs of shoes in 10 years. Honor your mom by donating to Samaritan’s Feet as they try and raise $64,000 on Mother’s Day to help mom’s in Africa who struggle every day trying to feed and put shoes on her children.
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Madieu Williams – Minnesota Vikings
Madieu Williams is one of the highest paid safeties in the NFL today, thanks to a deal that he signed earlier this year with the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings signed a 6-year, $33 million contract with him in the hopes that he will help build their pass coverage.
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Chelsea to Meet Manchester United in UEFA Championships
Well, this promises to be a great game. Both sides are determined to be the champion of the year so it should be a tremendous game. The UEFA Championship showdown is scheduled to take place in Moscow on May 21, 2008. Before they get there, they are going to have to fight it out for the Premier League Title.
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NFL Draft 2008 Recruits Some Africans
Well the NFL Draft was very exciting with lots of unexpected drafts and trades. My focus was on the Africans in the Draft. How many of them made it?
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2008 NFL Draft Watch: Kenny Iwebama
Kenny didn’t start playing football in Texas until high school, which is way late by Texas standards. That didn’t stop him from proving to be an extremely effective player once he started. His list of awards proves that you can be good regardless of when you start.
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2008 NFL Draft Watch: Frank Okam
Franklin Nonyelu Okam is a Nigerian who was a member of the Bednarik Award, Lombardi Award, and the Outland Trophy watch lists in 2007. A three-time All-Big 12 Conference selection, he is a strong run defender who has helped his team, the Longhorns, rank sixth in rush defense and finish third nationally.
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2008 NFL Draft Watch: Jeff Otah
It is interesting to note that while at William Penn High School, Otah didn’t start in football, but in basketball where he lettered twice. While he was there, he was convinced by his coach to join the football team where he played so well that the coach had him play as a starter for that solitary year.
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2008 NFL Draft Watch: Xavier Adibi
Xavier Adibi is the kind of player that gets hurt in a game on Monday, and comes back on Thursday to make 8 tackles, including 2 sacks. That’s the kind of player you want in the NFL. He was part of the Hokies most successful linebacker tandems and some have called him one of the best linebackers in college football. His speed is an asset to any team, as is his ability to rush effectively. Speculation is that he will make it to the second round only but that remains to be seen.
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Kenyan vies for 4th Boston Marathon Title
If Robert Cheruiyot wins the Boston Marathon, he will be the fourth man, and the first Kenyan to win the Boston Marathon title four times in a row.
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