Earlier this year it was announced that a film based on a book about Uganda???s chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi ??? Queen of Katwe ??? is in the works with Disney. The story follows??a young girl that comes from nothing to??become a national chess champion. From living in the streets in the slums of … [Read more...]
Serena Williams Puts Her Own Spin on Beyonce’s ‘7/11′ Video
Those Beyonc?? ???7/11??? remakes keep comin???. The video for the up-tempo, hip-hop track, off Bey???s ???Platinum Edition??? album, has??nearly 200 million views and launched numerous re-creations.??The original clip was shot in the style of a home-made visual with Beyonce??dancing at various … [Read more...]
SLAM Radio: Dyckman Park, Audubon, WNBA Dark Horses
http://cdn.slamonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/SLAM-RADIO-08.18.13+AF8-Final-1.mp3 In this week+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-s episode of SLAM Radio, hosts Christian mordi (+AEA-mordi+AF8-thecomeup) and Justinn Delaney (+AEA-airjustinn) sit down with Miguel Rodriguez aka +ACYAIw-8220+ADs-the David Aldridge of Dyckman+ACYAIw-8221+ADs to discuss the … [Read more...]
Warm-up playlist: Time to get pumped up without being put down
By Ashleigh Sargent and Mariah Philips Get ready, it+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s game day+ACEAIQAhACEAIQ As you prepare mentally and physically, you want help getting into your zone. Which songs pop up on the warm-up playlist? Chances are, messages of female empowerment and gender equality are not major themes in your favorite … [Read more...]
NEW: Win a Nixon Portable Speaker System & Santigold CD
We are pleased to announce a Pretty Tough contest for the week of June 15 -22. We have a great prize for the Community Member who gets the most friends to join and be active on PrettyTough.com during that week. So if you+ACY-rsquo+ADs-re currently a member, log on and start inviting your friends and … [Read more...]
The Power Forward Charity Concert: The WNBA, Black Thought & Childhood Obesity
Image: Jeff Fusco/Getty Images The +ACI-Power Forward+ACI concert, postponed due to the New York Rangers' playoff game against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, is a charity concert that will bring the New York Liberty together New York and New Jersey business professionals, city officials, activists, … [Read more...]
Whitney Houston’s link to the WNBA
I sat courtside and watched attentively as Whitney Houston sang the national anthem for the WNBA's inaugural All-Star game in New York in 1999. Seattle was awarded an expansion franchise that year and The Seattle Times sent me to begin our coverage, discovering Lin Dunn was named coach of the … [Read more...]
New year? New Musica!
I have been listening to a bunch of new jams lately, and thought others might want to join in on the gloriousness that is new music. Sadly, I must admit that I truly am loving Selena Gomez +ACY-lsquo+ADs-Love you like a Love Song+ACY-lsquo+ADs. What am I 12? Gross that I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-m admitting to liking her, but a good … [Read more...]
Madonna to perform at Super Bowl XLVI
We may not know which two football teams are playing Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis but we now know who will be rocking the stage during the halftime show. Confirming a not-so-well-kept secret, the NFL and NBC announced during tonight+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s Detroit Lions-New Orleans … [Read more...]
Hip-hop and the WNBA are coming together…”Numbers” freestyles about Angel McCoughtry
From Numbers - Angel McCoughtry (via ixs515). Hip-hop and the WNBA are coming together nicely. This is apparently Numbers' second effort as he previously did a song about his favorite player, +ACI-an All-Star player, two times+ACI: Washington Mystics forward Crystal Langhorne. This will not eclipse … [Read more...]