Sports Reports: New Favorite Players

*And so they’re off … sports fans are deciding who their favorite players are in. Recently, Tiger Woods dropped from his top position into a tie with Kobe Bryant as the favorite American sports star.



According to the AP, Woods had held the position strong all by his lonesome since 2006, but the oh so…

Lauryn Hill Performs in Rwanda

*Former Fugees member Lauryn Hill took the stage at the FESPAD Festival in Kigali, Rwanda on Sunday – the same day her new track “Repercussions” leaked onto the Internet. [Listen below.]

Sporting a blazer, red stiletto booties and African-inspired harem pants, L Boogie performed a handful of notable tracks,…

Photos: Aretha, Leezy and Surprise – Ron Isley – Perform in Philly

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Aretha Franklin pose after they performed their first song together at The Mann Center…

Man Who Knocked Out Suge Put in Choke Hold

Greg the Barber

*The barber who famously punched out Suge Knight found himself the victim of a choke hold applied by a bouncer during a nightclub incident in Hollywood…and it was all…

Rihanna Tries Acting

*Rihanna will be making her big screen debut on Universal’s latest idea, “Battleship,” alongside Alexander Skarsgard and Taylor Kitsch.

The news was announced Monday evening, with director Peter…

Milian Wants Court to Drop Divorce Filed by The Dream

*According to TMZ, singer/actress Christina Milian is now saying her husband, R&B singer/producer Terius Nash a/k/a The Dream, cheated on her and she wants to vacate the divorce papers that he filed earlier this year…

Bengals Discuss Contract with Terrell Owens

*Not only would they be together in back-to-back reality shows on VH1, but if Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown has his way, wide receivers Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens will be on the same football team.

The…

Sharpton Calls for Emergency Meeting Regarding Issues with Right Wing

Rev. Al Sharpton

*In the wake of the NAACP’s battle with the Tea Party and the Breitbart/Shirley Sherrod fiasco, a press…

NBA’s Lorenzen Wright Missing Since July 19

*NBA power forward Lorenzen Wright went missing over a week ago, and his family is beginning to suspect foul play.

Wright’s sister, Adriane Harris, told The Memphis Commercial Appeal that Wright has been out of touch before, but…

Wyclef Plans Presidential Run in Haiti?

*Responding to rumors that Wyclef Jean is plotting a run for the presidency of his native Haiti, the musician’s rep would neither confirm nor deny, according to the Canadian Press.

“We don’t have anything to talk about at this point,…

Shirelles Story May Be Headed to Broadway

*Baby It’s You!, the musical about a New Jersey housewife who put the singing group The Shirelles on the map, is hoping for a Broadway run in winter 2011.

The production focuses on Florence Greenberg, the New Jersey housewife who…

Dream Filed for Divorce While Milian was Pregnant…

Weekend Wedding Bells for T.I. and Tiny?

*Well, it’s about time! After T.I. has been released from jail and he’s got some music brewing, he and his long time lover Tameka “Tiny” Cottle will be getting married in Hawaii this weekend, but the reports are only rumors courtesy of internet…

*Shirley Sherrod’s mass media tour on Thursday included a stop on “The View,” and inevitably, the show’s resident conservative Elisabeth Hasselbeck challenged the ousted Agriculture Department employee over remarks she made about…

Photos Kanye West Shares His Darker Side With Morbid Art & Music

*Kanye West, the ever-embattled artist, shares his darker side with his fans when he posted some eerie artwork and a video on his website.

He has posted artwork from Warren du Preez…

Gotti Kin Blasts Rick Ross over ‘Teflon Don’

*Rick Ross is already knee deep in legal trouble over jacking the name of real gangster “Freeway” Ricky Ross. Now the rapper has gone and riled up the son of John Gotti after his father’s famous nickname ended up the title of Rick’s new…

Magic Johnson says Lebron’s Move Wouldn’t be a Choice of His

*Lebron’s “decision” will never be forgotten, and the nation’s basketball fans won’t let him live it down.



Bball legend, Magic Johnson shared his thoughts about the newly adopted Miami Heat player. He told Bloomberg…

Obama Signs Financial Overhaul Bill

*Another day. Another legislative victory.

President Obama today signed into law the most sweeping reform of financial rules since the Great Depression, saying, the “American…