Ibrahim Abdul-Matin appears in the following:
Oudin Moves Closer to U.S. Open Title
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
At the U.S. Open yesterday, 17-year-old Melanie Oudin celebrated yet another victory, this time defeating Russia’s Nadia Petrova. But will the young phenom keep her hot streak and tak...
In Sports: A Weekend Full of Upsets
Monday, September 07, 2009
Today we look at sports upsets that dominated games over the weekend. Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, the Takeaway sports contributor joins us to talk about the U.S. Open, where we saw a slew of...
Oudin: The New Face of American Women's Tennis
Friday, September 04, 2009
The Williams sisters have dominated U.S. women’s tennis for a long time, but there are a few new faces starting to make their own news. 17-year-old Melanie Oudin, from Georgia, defeat...
Curt Schilling Weighs Run ... for Senate
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Legendary baseballer Curt Schilling is pitching a new idea: running for Ted Kennedy's open Senate seat. The politically-conservative pitcher announced yesterday that he had "some int...
[Web Special] The Dangers of Too Much Training
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
The Michigan Wolverines football team is in a heap of trouble. Not just because they had a deplorable 3-9 record last year that was an embarrassment to both the university and t...
MLB Playoff Preview
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin joins us to predict the long road to the Major League Baseball playoffs, and that the divisions to watch especially closely are the AL ...
In Sports: Patriots' Brady Injured, U.S. Open Begins
Monday, August 31, 2009
Tom Brady sustained injuries during a game between the New England Patriots played a pre-season game against the Washington Redskins last Friday. Sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Mati...
After 20 Years, Reinstating Rose?
Monday, August 24, 2009
Today marks an anniversary in baseball that is not exactly celebratory. Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader, was banned from the game 20 years ago for gambling on ...
Plaxico Burress Plea Bargain: 2 Years
Friday, August 21, 2009
Former New York Giants wide-reciever Plaxico Burress accepted a plea bargain yesterday which will send him to prison for 2 years after pleading guilty to a weapons charge. As you mig...
Favre: The Mighty Vike
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
The Minnesota Vikings welcomed a new star quarterback yesterday... but their new quarterback is an old enemy. 39-year-old Brett Favre just came out of retirement (again) and signed a ...
[Web Special] Learning to Lose on the Field and in Life
Monday, August 17, 2009
Are our children being herded into sports as a career track rather than an activity that fosters health and well-being? Takeaway contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin weighs in with a story...
What do Kids Learn from Playing Team Sports?
Monday, August 17, 2009
High school sports are often viewed not only as a chance for kids to get exercise, but also to teach them how to be team players and team leaders. But some recent studies show that ch...
Weekend Sports: Records and Firsts in Track and Golf
Monday, August 17, 2009
In the 12th IAAF World Championships in Berlin yesterday, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt left American Tyson Gay in his dust as Bolt broke his own world record, running the 100m in 9.58...
In the Game: Vick, PGA
Friday, August 14, 2009
On Wednesday this week, we speculated on what would happen next in the career of former NFL star-turned-rehabilitated-felon, Michael Vick. Coincidentally, on Thursday his next step...
U.S. Men's Soccer: Winless in Azteca
Thursday, August 13, 2009
The U.S. men's soccer team lost to Mexico 2-1 yesterday. Mexico came back from a short-lived 1-0 lead by the U.S. team with Miguel Sabah kicking in the game-winning goal. The American...
[Web Special] U.S. Soccer: Older but not yet Wiser
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Here's the truth behind my visceral disgust at watching the U.S.A. lose to Mexico in Mexico: it's not
as if anyone in the U.S. really expected them to win ... besid...
Michael Vick: Out of the Dog Pound?
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Michael Vick is out of jail but, he’s also out of work. At least for the time being. After filing for bankruptcy and spending the last two years in prison for operating an unlawful in...
The Yankees Bring Out the Brooms
Monday, August 10, 2009
The New York Yankees brought out the broomsticks this past weekend, sweeping the Boston Red Sox in four games. Friday brought a 15-inning classic that went into the wee hours of Satur...
[Web Special] The Roar of the Crowd
Monday, August 10, 2009
This is a tale of three athletes.
Any athlete that has played at an elite level will tell you that the one
thing — the one intoxicating aspect of the sport — is the roar of...
[Web Special] Baseball Rivalries Live; Football Leagues Die
Friday, August 07, 2009
Baseball is in its final third of the season and it's rivalry time!
Let's start with baseball's answer to the Hatfields vs the McCoys— the Yankees vs. the Red Sox. The Red Sox have d...
