When reclusive billionaire, Mike Ashley, bought struggling British soccer club, Newcastle United, in the summer of 2007, the team’s fans hailed its new owner and his deep pockets as potential saviour. Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, is no longer the richest man in soccer. So, who is? Not anymore. Through November 11, Newcastle was in […]
Richest Billionaire Soccer Club
When reclusive billionaire, Mike Ashley, bought struggling British soccer club, Newcastle United, in the summer of 2007, the team’s fans hailed its new owner and his deep pockets as potential saviour. Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, is no longer the richest man in soccer. So, who is? Not anymore. Through November 11, Newcastle was in […]
LIFE AND DEATH IN LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI
AN OTHER STORY It was October 1950. I was riding Little Putt, my Servicycle, northwards from New Orleans. I came to a Mississippi town called Laurel. I’d read about Laurel. A black man had been tried there, accused of raping a white woman. Condemned to death. I didn’t know much more, but […]
Ricky Williams is signed up for two more seasons in the NFL
Ireland said the Dolphins wanted to make sure Williams remained signed with Brown. "He’s a player that’s shown he can play," Ireland said. "He’s shown us that he can play. So we didn’t want him to make the free-agent market."Williams was the only major roster move on a slow day for the new regime of […]