Duke Loses as March Madness Enters Sweet 16
The sweet sixteen round of the NCAA tournament got underway last night, and we’re down to two games in each region of the tournament bracket. Takeaway Sports Contributor Ibrahim Adbul-Matin was in...
View ArticleFinal Four: Virginia Commonwealth University?!
Virginia Commonwealth University, ranked number 11, turned the college basketball world upside down yesterday, with an upset win over the number one Kansas Jayhawks, earning a trip to the Final Four of...
View ArticleOpening Day: Baseball is Like a 'Very Long Soap Opera'
Thursday was Opening Day for the 2011 MLB season. Outside in the cold weather, it was hard to imagine that spring was really in the air, but fans were rejoicing none-the-less. Baseball is a "very long...
View ArticleShort Game vs. Blasting at Masters Golf
The Masters Golf tournament got underway yesterday at Augusta National Golf Club, and 21-year-old Irishman Roy McIlroy is leading the pack. What he seems to lack in terms of experience, he apparently...
View ArticleNHL Playoffs: Everybody's Got a Chance
Takeaway sports contributor, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin explains why the playoffs are so fair. Often, he says, the top-seeded teams don't make it to the finals so small town teams can actually win the trophy....
View ArticleSports: New Baseball Playoff Format
Negotiators for the MLB players and the owners have come close to agreeing on a new playoff format, to potentially start in 2012. Two additional teams would join the eight teams that are already in the...
View ArticleNFL Draft Begins in New York
The NFL draft began last night in New York amid a busy few days for the league in court. On Wednesday, Judge Susan Nelson in Minnesota denied the league's appeal of an injunction against them, ending...
View ArticleSports: NBA Playoffs Heat Up, Golf Update
The Chicago Bulls will face the Miami Heat in the eastern conference finals and both teams have something to prove, says Takeaway sports contributor, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin. Tiger Woods withdrew from the...
View ArticleSports: Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, NBA
Cyclist Tyler Hamilton has said that his former teammate, Lance Armstrong, took performance enhancing drugs in 1999. Armstrong won the Tour de France that year. Sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin...
View ArticleSports: Mavs-Heats Preview, NHL Game 7, French Open
Last night the Miami Heat beat the Bulls and will go on to face the Dallas Mavericks. Ibrahim Abdul-Matin says it's going to be a tough series. "I'm rooting for Dallas, but I think the Heat is going to...
View ArticleA Recruit Responds to OSU Head Football Coach Jim Tressel Resignation
Up until recently, Ohio State University head coach, Jim Tressel had a brilliant career. He was the Head Football Coach for Ohio State, a Big Ten school that recruits some of the most talented athletes...
View ArticleShaquille O'Neal Tells Twitter He's Retiring
Shaq told his fans first in a video posted to Twitter, "I'm about to retire... love you!" He and his size 23 basketball shoes are done with the game. "He could dance, he could move, he could pass,"...
View ArticleFriday Sports Wrap-Up: Mavericks Beat Miami Heat
In a pivotal Game 5 last night in Dallas, the Mavericks took home a 112-103 victory, earning their first N.B.A Championship win. Lebron James continued to show final quarter troubles—in the last four...
View ArticleNBA: What's Next for the Miami Heat?
The Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat 105-95 in game 6 of the NBA finals. Takeaway sports contributor, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin reports on the game and what the loss means for the Heat going forward. The...
View ArticleChecking in on Summer Sports, with Ibrahim Abdul Matin
At this point in the most summers, Sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin would be turning his attention to the first glimmers of football season, and to Tiger Woods, the shining star of golf. But...
View ArticleNBA Players on Lockout After Failed Negotiations
After hours of negotiating, NBA players and owners failed to come to an agreement over salary caps and team revenue. Those involved said the meetings were friendly, but players will remain on lockout...
View ArticleMy America: Takeaway Contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin Shares His Take
All this week, in honor of Independence Day, we're airing a series of reports titled My America. We'll be speaking to leading figures in politics, culture, media and the arts—and we're asking what...
View ArticleWhy The NFL Should Have Stayed Locked Out
Thank you to The Wall Street Journal's Nando di Fino and Jerry Watson, the owner of the Stadium View Grille in Green Bay, Wisconsin who let us know this morning about the winners and losers of the NFL...
View ArticleNFL Season Starts With Class Action Lawsuit
It almost didn’t happen, but there will indeed be an NFL season this year. It all begins in just a few weeks but already, the season may be off to a rocky start. Seven former players have filed a...
View ArticleNBA Lockout and Yankees Grand Slam Record
It's hurricane Friday here at the Takeaway, and someone who's never afraid to get out there in the rain is our correspondent Ibrahim Abdul-Matin. He joins us to talk some sports, including one...
View ArticleYankees Out After Being Defeated by Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are heading to the ALCS after edging out the New York Yankees 3-2 on Thursday night in a decisive winner take all game 5. Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, The Takeaway's sports contributor,...
View ArticleTebow Effect: A New Quarterback Adjusts to NFL
What is the Tim Tebow effect? The new Denver Broncos quarterback has garnered a lot of national attention, partly for his talent, partly for his prayerful play. But is the attention — or the critiques,...
View ArticlePackers Remain Undefeated
The Packers continued their winning streak on Sunday after beating the New York Giants 38 to 35. The Denver Broncos also narrowly won over the weekend, with a 35-32 win over the Minnesota...
View ArticleNFL Playoffs: Giants Pummel Packers, Tebow Gets Hammered
Time is short in the 2011/2012 NFL season, but this past weekend certainly left behind some incredible moments. The New York Giants pulled off a huge upset by pummeling the Green Bay Packers. And...
View ArticleThe Life, Death, and Legacy of Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno, the most successful coach in major college football history, the face of Penn State University, and at one point, among the most admired figures in the entire sporting world, is dead at...
View ArticleGiants and Patriots Head to the Super Bowl
It'll be Eli Manning leading the New York Giants to a Super Bowl rematch against the New England Patriots. The Giants came out on top as they won their fifth straight road playoff game. But even kicker...
View ArticleSuperbowl XLVI: The Ultimate Sports Movie Sequel?
In a world where one team must face off against another not once, but twice, on the world stage tempers will flare, bodies will be pushed to the limit, and reveling fans will discover if the underdog...
View ArticleGiants Win Super Bowl in Dramatic Fashion
The New York Giants beat New England 21-17 in a game that most certainly would be consider an instant classic. Eli Manning was the game's MVP, completing 30 of 40 passes and engineering the late 4th...
View ArticleLinsanity, Explained
Jeff Yang, contributor to It's A Free Country, the WSJ Speakeasy blog, and former "Asian Pop" columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle, and Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, Takeaway sports correspondent, comment...
View ArticleLinsanity Roles on as NBA Season Heats Up
The NBA season is on full throttle as the New York Knicks played the champion Dallas Mavericks Sunday afternoon and Jeremy Lin was able to hold off the team and the Knicks cruised to yet another win....
View ArticleNBA All-Star Weekend Kicks Off
This weekend is the NBA All-Star game, the unofficial half-way mark of the NBA season. The Miami Heat overwhelmed the Knicks last night as Jeremy Lin was shut down. LeBron James is having a historic...
View ArticleNFL To Investigate Allegations of New Orleans Saints' Bounty Fund
Former New Orleans Saints assistant coach Gregg Williams is being called to New York to discuss an alleged bounty fund he employed with his players. The fund rewarded players for game-ending injuries...
View ArticleA March Madness Primer
Sports Illustrated called it the greatest college basketball ever played. It took place in the NCAA basketball tournament 20 years ago. With just moments left in the game Duke was trailing Kentucky by...
View ArticleMarch Madness: Power Conferences Dominate the Sweet 16
March Madness is turning out to be not that mad. Not too many bracket busting upsets this year. In fact, all but two of the Sweet 16 teams are from power conferences. The NCAA championship has become a...
View ArticleNFL Hands Out Suspensions for New Orleans Saints' Bounty Fund
The NFL yesterday handed out penalties for a scandal involving coaches tolerating and even setting bounties for tough hits on the field. New Orleans Saints coaches have been accused of paying players...
View ArticleFriday Follow: Trayvon Martin, Shooting in France, March Madness, "Etch A...
Every Friday, The Takeaway assembles a panel of cultural and political experts to chew over the past week's stories. This week Illinois held a primary, a Romney aide committed an unforgettable...
View ArticleMarch Madness Down to Kentucky and Kansas
Tonight, Kansas and Kentucky face off in New Orleans for the NCAA Championship. Over the weekend, Kentucky beat Louisville in an intra-state match while Kansas rallied against Ohio State to win 64-62....
View ArticleA Look Ahead at the 2012 Baseball Season
The baseball season began just over a week ago with the Mariners and the Athletics facing off at the Tokyo Dome. But there remains a long way to go before the season ends in October, and anything can...
View ArticleJackie Robinson's Legacy
For today's sports fans, it’s hard to imagine professional teams segregated by color. That changed 65 years ago when Jack Roosevelt Robinson, the son of Georgia sharecroppers, joined the Brooklyn...
View ArticleNBA Playoffs: Weekend Recap and First Round Predictions
The NBA playoffs got underway this weekend and the playoff picture has already been flipped on its head. The top-seeded Chicago Bulls opened the weekend’s action with a costly victory that saw reigning...
View ArticleAll-Pro Linebacker Junior Seau Found Dead
A tragic and disturbing day for football fans yesterday as former NFL All-Pro linebacker Junior Seau was found dead at his home in Oceanside, California.He was 43 years old apparently dead from a...
View ArticleA Look Ahead to the NBA Playoffs
The Spurs and the Clippers have staked out their places in the NBA Western Conference Finals. The Eastern Conference is still up in the air, though, with four teams embroiled in close battles for only...
View ArticleMega-lawsuit Alleges NFL Concealed Concussion Information
Call it a "mega-lawsuit." More than 80 pending cases brought about by well over 2,000 former NFL players have been consolidated into a “master complaint” against the league which was filed in Federal...
View ArticleJeremy Lin May Be Headed to Houston
What's left of 'Linsanity' might be swept up in a reported $25.8 million dollar deal with the Houston Rockets by 11:59 PM EST tonight. If New York Knicks Guard, Jeremy Lin, who averaged 6.2 assists and...
View ArticleMust See TV: The Democratic National Convention and the NFL Season
One other big issue from the Convention in Charlotte: while the Red Versus Blue competition in politics was playing out on the convention podium there was another contest. America's Team from red...
View ArticlePay-for-Play: Should College Athletes Be Unionized?
Over the last few years, the relationship between college athletes and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has grown increasingly complicated and contentious.Together college football...
View ArticleDonald Sterling's Racist Comments Reverberate Across the NBA and Beyond
The NBA is dealing with the fallout of some harsh news—over the weekend, TMZ released audio of Los Angeles Clippers Owner Donald Sterling reportedly making a myriad of racist remarks to his...
View ArticleNBA Bans Donald Sterling For Life, Issues $2.5 Million Fine
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addressed members of the news media this afternoon and announced a significant punishment for Los Angeles Clippers Owner Donald Sterling, who was caught making racist...
View Article'If I Stay,' 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,' 'What If,' 'When the Game Stands...
Sometimes it feels like the only thing you can say at the end of a movie is: "Nothing to see here. Move on." And sometimes that feeling applies to every single movie in the theatre. This is one of...
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What Do You Do When Your Facebook "Friend" Posts Something Racist?
This week's episode of the "New Tech City" podcast is about how to respond to Facebook posts you don't agree with in the wake of the Ferguson and Staten Island grand jury decisions. Ibrahim Abdul Matin...
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