By Michael – Louis Ingram, Editor – in – Chief BASN NEWSROOM “While I am incredibly appreciative of this opportunity, I have made the decision to publicly decline my invitation to attend the induction ceremony in Canton (Ohio). After visiting Canton earlier this year, I came to the realization that I wish to celebrate […]
Read more "Tuned Out: Why Terrell Owens is RIGHT! (Part One)"LOS ANGELES — National Research Group (NRG), a leading global entertainment strategy and polling firm providing data and insights to a wide range of FORTUNE 500 companies, conducted the first major poll on how attitudes are changing on the key issue of legalized gambling and how gambling could change the consumption of televised sports in the United States. […]
Read more "NRG Conducts First Major Poll On Changing Attitudes Towards Legalized Sports Gambling In The U.S."CHICAGO — First it was Tommy John; now another elbow condition is throwing a curve ball at young baseball players. With more kids playing baseball year-round and throwing at record velocities, ulnar neuritis, also known as cubital tunnel syndrome, is a condition keeping more players off the field. Physicians at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (MOR), who are team physicians for […]
Read more "What Is Ulnar Neuritis And Why Are More Baseball Players Getting It?"EDITOR’S NOTE: This story first appeared on BASN Newsroom in July 2008. By Anthony McClean, Editor In Chief Emeritus NEW HAVEN — In July of 2008, the WNBA’s New York Liberty met the Indiana Fever in a regular season game that what was called the “Liberty Outdoor Classic” The game was the league’s first regular-season […]
Read more "BASN Classics: The Masters Of ‘Outdoor’ Hoops"TORRANCE, Calif. — A record number of votes helped select a dynamic lineup of marching bands from our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to perform at the 16th Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) Invitational Showcase on January 27, 2018. The annual event is the culmination of the HBOB program and provides a national platform to […]
Read more "Eight HBCU Bands “March On” to the 16th Annual Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase"Nobody Here Named “TOBY!” By Michael – Louis Ingram, Editor – in – Chief BASN Newsroom PHILADELPHIA (www.basnnewsroom.com) It has come to this: “I know this, we cannot … in the NFL in any way give the implication that we tolerate disrespecting the flag; we know that there is a serious debate in this […]
Read more "Nobody Here Named “TOBY!”"Johnny B. GREAT By Michael – Louis Ingram, Editor – in – Chief basnnewsroom.com (Editor’s Note: in our ongoing NFL boycott’s seasonal effort, we at BASN Newsroom will make the argument for players worthy of gaining entrance into Canton, Ohio and The Pro Football Hall of Fame… The parameters are about presenting those ‘lost […]
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