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Time Warner Cable to Honor African American History
Written by Sentinel News Service 09 February 2012
Throughout Black History Month Time Warner Cable will air special themed vignettes celebrating African American heroes on SoCal Channel 101 and Video on Demand Time Warner Cable today announced the upcoming ... read more >>
Celebrity Birthdays February 9th – February 15th
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor) 09 February 2012
Alice Walker – February 9thRoberta Flack – February 10thDon Omar – February 10thLeontyne Price – February 10thBrandy – February 11thD’Angelo – February 11thKelly Rowland – February 11th“Prince” ... read more >>
TV One Founder Cathy Hughes to Receive NCAAP Chairman’s Award
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor) 09 February 2012
 (Los Angeles, CA) – TV One Founder and President Cathy Hughes will receive the NAACP Chairman’s Award during the 43rd NAACP Image Awards, broadcast live on Friday, February 17th (8:00-10:00 PM EST) ... read more >>
I Hear a Cymphonique
Written by Kam Williams (Sentinel Contributing Writer 09 February 2012
Cymphonique Miller The “How to Rock” Interview Born in New Orleans on August 1, 1996, Cymphonique Miller stars as Kacey Simon on the Nickelodeon’s new TV series How to Rock. Prior to landing her ... read more >>
Celebrity Birthdays February 2nd – February 8th
Written by Sentinel Staff Report 03 February 2012
Celebrity Birthdays February 2nd – February 8thSean Elliot – February 2ndSean Kingston – February 3rdLawrence Taylor – February 4thRosa Parks – February 4thCamron  - February 4thBobby Brown ... read more >>
Remembering the Legendary and Visionary ‘Soul Train’ Creator, Host and Producer Don Cornelius
Written by Brandon I. Brooks (Assistant Managing Editor) & Danny J. Bakewell 02 February 2012
Remembering the Legendary and Visionary ‘Soul Train’ Creator, Host and Producer Don Cornelius   By Danny J. Bakewell, Jr. Contributing Editor &  Brandon I. Brooks Asst. Managing Editor Don ... read more >>
Celebrity Birthdays January 26th - February 1st
Written by Super User 27 January 2012
Celebrity Birthdays January 26th - February 1st Kirk Franklin - January 26thAnita Baker - January 26thAngela Davis - January 26thOprah Winfrey - January 29thKerry Washington - January 31stErnie Banks - ... read more >>
Celebrity Birthdays January 19th – January 25th
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor) 19 January 2012
Junior Seau – January 19thShawn Wayans – January 19thJohn H. Johnson – January 19thHuddie “Ledd Belly” Ledbetter – January 19thStacy Dash – January 20thAhmir "?uestlove" Thompson – January ... read more >>
1st students graduate from Winfrey school
Written by DONNA BRYSON | Associated Press 19 January 2012
Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel, center left, holds school principal Ann Van Zyl's hand as they leave a photo opportunity with graduates and Oprah Winfrey, centre wearing green, after the first graduation ... read more >>
Lil Wayne writing prison memoir
Written by Associated Press 18 January 2012
Rapper Lil Wayne watches during an NBA basketball game between the Miami Heat and the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, in Miami. The Heat won 129-90. (AP Photo/El Nuevo Herald, David Santiago) ... read more >>
Oscar-Winner Opines on Playing Tuskegee Airman
Written by Kam Williams, Sentinel Contributing Writer 18 January 2012
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. poses for a portrait during the "Red Tails" junket Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri) Cuba Gooding, Jr. The “Red Tails” Interview Cuba Gooding, Jr. ... read more >>
'SVU' Actress Speaks as Victim of Real-Life Theft
Written by JENNIFER PELTZ | Associated Press 14 January 2012
In this May 6, 2010 file photo, actress Tamara Tunie attends the 9th Annual Women Who Care Luncheon benefiting United Cerebral Palsy of NYC at Cipriani's 42nd Street in New York. Tunie spoke out Tuesday, ... read more >>
Snoop Dog hit with minor drug charge in Texas
Written by Associated Press 13 January 2012
In this Sept. 7, 2011 file photo, rapper Snoop Dogg poses at the premiere of the film "Laugh at My Pain" in Los Angeles. The rapper is facing a minor drug charge in Texas after border agents say they found ... read more >>
US man sues Wiz Khalifa for $2.3M over hit song
Written by Associated Press 13 January 2012
In this June 11, 2011 file photo, Wiz Khalifa performs during the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. A Pittsburgh rapper is suing Khalifa for $2.3 million over allegations that he stole ... read more >>
Celebrity Birthdays January 12th – January 18th
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor) 12 January 2012
Joe Frazier – January 12thWalter Mosley – January 12thDominique Wilkins – January 12thRaekwon – January 12thJust Blaze – January 14thLL Cool J – January 14thDr. Martin Luther King Jr. – January ... read more >>
Etta James released from hospital, manager says
Written by Associated Press 12 January 2012
This Nov. 24, 2008 file photo shows Etta James arriving at the premiere of "Cadillac Records" in Los Angeles. James' manager Lupe De Leon says the singer was released from a Southern California hospital ... read more >>
Rep: Nick Cannon released from the hospital
Written by Associated Press 12 January 2012
In this April 2, 2011 file photo, entertainer Nick Cannon arrives at Nickelodeon's 24th Annual Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles. Cannon has been transferred to a Los Angeles hospital to continue treatment ... read more >>
Celebrity Birthdays January 5th – January 11th
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor) 06 January 2012
Alvin Ailey – January 5thTed Lange – January 5thMike Jones – January 6thR. Kelly – January 9thSean Paul – January 9thGeorge Foreman – January 10thDarryl Dawkins – January 11thMary J. Blige ... read more >>
Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend
Written by MESFIN FEKADU - AP 06 January 2012
In this May 17, 2011 file photo, singer Aretha Franklin appears at a taping of "Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular," in Chicago. Franklin released a statement Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, saying she's ready ... read more >>
Hollywood's take on Obama: Less gushing this time
Written by JOCELYN NOVECK | AP 05 January 2012
In this Dec. 9, 2007 file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., reacts as Oprah Winfrey introduces him to the crowd at a rally in Manchester, N.H. Hollywood, as everyone ... read more >>
Joy to the Queen!
Written by Kam Williams, Sentinel Contributing Writer 05 January 2012
Queen Latifah The “Joyful Noise” Interview Born Dana Elaine Owens in Newark, NJ on March 18, 1970, Queen Latifah is an award-winning actress, rapper, singer, author and entrepreneur. She landed an ... read more >>
Michael Jackson house contents sell for nearly $1M
Written by SANDY COHEN | AP 23 December 2011
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The contents of the home where Michael Jackson lived with his three children just before his death have sold for nearly $1 million at auction.Darren Julien, president of ... read more >>
Doctor: Blues singer Etta James terminally ill
Written by Associated Press 23 December 2011
This Nov. 24, 2008 file photo shows Etta James arriving at the premiere of "Cadillac Records" in Los Angeles. ``At Last’’ and ``Tell Mama’’ blues singer Etta James, whose health has been fading ... read more >>
Cynthia’s Synergy!
Written by Jason Lewis (Sports Editor) 23 December 2011
Photo by Keith Munyan Cynthia Addai-Robinson The “Spartacus: Vengeance” Interview Born in London, to a mother from Ghana and a father from America, Cynthia Addai-Robinson was raised in the U.S. ... read more >>
Celebrity Birthdays
Written by Sentinel News Service 17 December 2011
Reginald Hudlin - December 15thFlo Rida - December 16thWilliam “Refrigerator” Perry - December 16thDMX - Decmeber 18thOssie Davis - Decembr 18thReggie White - December 19thTyson Beckford - December ... 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