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...
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