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Beyonce pregnancy announcement overshadows VMAs
Written by NEKESA MUMBI MOODY - AP Music Writer 02 September 2011
Beyonce arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello). Beyonce and Jay-Z’s spawn doesn’t even have a name yet, but it was the indisputable ... read more >>
Comedian Michael Colyar was kicked off a United Airlines flight
Written by Sentinel News Service 01 September 2011
Comedian Michael Colyar was kicked off a United Airlines flight ‘Barber Shop Actor’- “I Was Kicked Off Plane Because I'm Black”  Michael Colyar released about the incident: I am a loyal United ... read more >>
Freeway Enterprise Presents: L.A. Can Dance!
Written by Sentinel News Service 26 August 2011
“Freeway Rick” Ross and Dr. Dre Freeway Enterprise Presents: L.A. Can Dance! The competition has been created to benefit South Los Angeles area grade school and high school students.  The event ... read more >>
Celebrity Birthdays (August 25th – August 31st)
Written by Super User 26 August 2011
Celebrity Birthdays (August 25th – August 31st)  Kel Mitchell – August 25thKeke Palmer – August 26thBranford Marsalis – August 26thJamal Lewis – August 26thEvan Ross – August 26th“Downtown” ... read more >>
Celebrity Birthday’s August 18th – August 24th
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor) 19 August 2011
Celebrity Birthday’sAugust 18th – August 24thMalcolm-Jamal Warner – August 18thParker McKenna Posey – August 18thNate Dogg – August 19thRomeo Miller – August 19thAl Rocker – August 20thIsaac ... read more >>
MTV dance judge pleads no contest to sex charges
Written by Associated Press 19 August 2011
LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles hip-hop choreographer who was a judge on MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew" has pleaded no contest to having sex with an underage girl in the 1990s.Shane Sparks had been facing ... read more >>
Benét’s Soiree
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor) 19 August 2011
Eric Benét The “Trinity Goodheart” Interview Born in Milwaukee on October 15, 1970, two-time Grammy-nominee Eric Benét is an actor, singer and songwriter whose music has been influenced by such ... read more >>
Celebrity Birthdays August 11th – August 17th
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor) 18 August 2011
Celebrity BirthdaysAugust 11th – August 17thAlex Haley – August 11thJermaine Taylor – August 11thViola Davis – August 11thHalle Berry – August 14thEarvin Magic Johnson – August 14thMaxine Waters ... read more >>
LA children's hospital gets art by Michael Jackson
Written by Associated Press 12 August 2011
Members of the Jackson family, left to right, Blanket Jackson, Prince Jackson, Paris Jackson, Katherine Jackson and La Toya Jackson pose Monday Aug. 8, 2011 at Children's Hospital in Los Angeles after ... read more >>
Belafonte: Hollywood won't yield to those of color
Written by SANDY COHEN - AP Entertainment Writer 05 August 2011
Singer/actor Harry Belafonte takes part in the "Artists and Activism" panel session at the 102nd NAACP Annual Convention in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) LOS ANGELES ... read more >>
Basketball Wife Tami Roman sets the record straight
Written by Elzena Rankins (Contributing Writer) 05 August 2011
"I have a loving heart…but I’m going to say exactly how I feel” By Elzena Rankins Contributing Writer Basketball wife Tami Roman sets the record straight on who she really is. Despite what people ... read more >>
Comic-Con is both fan festival and marketing mecca
Written by Sandy Cohen (AP Entertainment Writer) 23 July 2011
Los Angeles Lakers Rick Fox, center, holds his arms up in the air as he pretends to be arrested by Star Wars Storm Troopers at Comic-Con International 2009 convention held in San Diego Friday, July 24, ... read more >>
Legendary Artist Bernard Stanley Hoyes Opens Studio for Rummage Sale
Written by Sentinel News Service 17 July 2011
  L.A. culture icon, Bernard Stanley Hoyes is opening the doors of his private art studio and announcing an art rummage sale on Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24, 2011 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 p.m.  ... read more >>
Taraji P. Henson Gets ‘Crowned’
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor) 09 July 2011
Taraji P. Henson arrives at the premiere of "Larry Crowne" in Los Angeles, Monday, June 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) There is something about Taraji P. Henson.Not only has she quickly become one of ... read more >>
Celebrity Birthdays (June 30th – July 6th)
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor) 02 July 2011
Mike Tyson – June 30th Fantasia Barrino – June 30th Lena Horne – June 30thMissy Elliot – July 1stCarl Lewis – July 1stThurgood Marshall – July 2ndMontel Williams – July 3rd Malia Obama – ... read more >>
Chris Brown shines bright on BET’s big night
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor) 02 July 2011
Chris Brown poses backstage after winning the awards for best male R&B artist and best collaboration for "Look at Me Now" featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 26, ... read more >>
Rhapsody in ROMEOLAND
Written by Kam Williams (Contributing Writer) 02 July 2011
Romeo The "Dancing with the Stars" and "Jumping the Broom" InterviewBorn in New Orleans on August 19, 1989, Percy Romeo Miller, Jr., aka Romeo, is an entertainer, actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. ... read more >>
Mary Mary and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Honored at ASCAP Awards
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor) 02 July 2011
Rapper and music producer Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs arrives at the ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Friday, June 24, 2011. The awards show honors songwriters and publishers of ... read more >>
Celebrity Birthdays (June 23rd – 28th)
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor) 27 June 2011
Randy Jackson – June 23rdMemphis Bleek – June 23rdChico DeBarge – June 23rdDonald Harrison – June 23rdSiedah Garrett – June 24thSolange Knowles – June 24thTommy Lister – June 24thJimmie Walker ... read more >>
Tracy Morgan gives personal apology in Nashville
Written by Chris Talbott (AP Entertainment Writer) 27 June 2011
Comedian and actor Tracy MorganComedian and actor Tracy Morgan hugs Kevin Rogers, left, in Nashville, Tenn., after Morgan apologized Tuesday, June 21, 2011, for anti-gay remarks he made during a performance ... read more >>
Fugitive hip-hop mogul arrested on drug charges
Written by Tom Hays (Associated Press) 25 June 2011
James "Jimmy Henchman" RosemondNew York City police have begun an investigation into an online posting supposedly from a convicted felon who claims to have shot and robbed slain rapper Tupac Shakur. Police ... read more >>
From The Green Mile to Green Lantern
Written by Kam Williams (Contributing Writer) 25 June 2011
Michael Clarke Duncan The "Green Lantern" InterviewBorn on December 10, 1957 in Chicago where he and his sister were raised by a single-mom, Michael Clarke Duncan is a survivor who went from homeless ... read more >>
Celebrity Birthdays (June 16th – 22nd)
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor) 20 June 2011
Phylicia Rashad - June 19thTupac Shakur - June 16thZoe Saldana - June 19thVenus Williams - June 17thNathan Morris - June 17thZoe Saldana - June 19thLionel Richie - June 20thDonald Faison - June 22ndEd ... read more >>
Montel Williams partners with California pot dispensary
Written by Associated Press 20 June 2011
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Talk show host Montel Williams is partnering with Sacramento medical marijuana providers to open a high-end pot dispensary.Williams on Monday led a tour of the facility, which The ... read more >>
Stevie Wonder inducted into Apollo Hall of Fame
Written by Nekesa Mumbi Moody (AP Music Writer) 20 June 2011
Stevie Wonder performs during the Apollo Theater's annual spring gala honoring Stevie Wonder in New York on Monday, June 13, 2011.(AP Photo/Donald Traill)Stevie Wonder inducted into Apollo Hall of FameBy ... read more >>

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Which N.B.A. legend would you start a franchise with?

Bill Russell - 7.7%
Wilt Chamberlain - 5.2%
Oscar Robertson - 1.3%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 6.7%
Julius Erving - 3.2%
Magic Johnson - 29.4%
Larry Bird - 2.9%
Isiah Thomas - 2.4%
Michael Jordon - 17.1%
Hakeem Olajuwon - 1.2%
Shaquille O'neal - 3.4%
Tim Duncan - 1.3%
Kobe Bryant - 7.9%
Allen Iverson - 1%
Lebron James - 5.7%
Kevin Durant - 1.8%
Carmelo Anthony - 1.7%

Total votes: 595
The voting for this poll has ended on: 08 Apr 2013 - 18:35