Ibrahim Abdul-Matin appears in the following:
Goodbye AFL, Hello UFL!
Friday, August 07, 2009
Before he was an NFL MVP, Kurt Warner, with no NFL team to sign with, played for the Iowa Barnstormers in the Arena Football League for three seasons. He finally reached the NFL in 19...
[Web Special] Baseball's Cheating Heart
Monday, August 03, 2009
I haven't talked much about baseball's steroid scandal and have quietly supported the players -- which is pretty much the approach that the Major League Baseball Players Association h...
Steroids and Baseball
Monday, August 03, 2009
With David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez being outted as steroid users, The Takeaway’s Sports Contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin – who has remained relatively quiet about steroids in baseball ...
Sports: Big Papi Busted
Friday, July 31, 2009
Big Papi may have had help getting big. The New York Times reported yesterday that the Boston Red Sox’s David Ortiz and former Red Sox player Manny Ramirez are on a list of a hundred ...
The Dollars and Sense of Blackness: Central Brooklyn’s Economy
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Join an in-depth community-based exploration of economy in Central Brooklyn with residents and community leaders from Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights, including Atim Annette Oton, editor and publisher of Calabar Magazine and the co-owner of Calabar Imports; April Silver, founder and director of Akila Worksongs Communications Agency; Pam Green, ...
[Web Special] Sports: Michael, Michael, Plax and Brett
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Let's start with Michael Vick. He has not been in the NFL since his indefinite suspension, including serving 23 months of federal prison time for bankrolling a dog fighting ring. Ther...
Sports Highlights: Suit Up for a Swimming Controversy
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
The swimming world witnessed a very rare occurrence yesterday in Rome, Italy. Not only did Olympic great Michael Phelps lose in a major individual event for the first time in four yea...
Lance Armstrong, Baseball Hall of Fame, and More
Monday, July 27, 2009
Lance Armstrong's comeback attempt at the Tour de France ended this weekend in defeat. He finished third behind Spaniard Alberto Contador, who racked up his second victory in Paris. T...
Will Michael Vick Get Back into the NFL?
Monday, July 20, 2009
Michael Vick, the NFL star convicted of running a dog fighting ring, is released today from two months of house arrest, after an 18-month stint behind federal prison bars. Is he headi...
[Web Special] Lance Armstrong vs His Own Team
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
The Tour de France has 180 riders on 20 invited teams. The best team in the world is Asanta. In the current standings they have four of the top five riders. This would be like the bes...
Team Lance: No United Front on Tour de France
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
As the Tour de France enters its second week, there is a rift brewing between Astana teammates Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador. Which man will cross the finish line first? Joinin...
Buy Me Some Crackerjack! It's Baseball's All-Star Game
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The Takeaway previews Major League Baseball's All-Star game with Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin. The game in St. Louis tonight sees the National League trying to beat...
A Grand Slam: History at Wimbledon
Monday, July 06, 2009
Sports history was made yesterday at Wimbledon as Roger Federer and Andy Roddick squared off in the mens' final. Federer beat Roddick in five sets, finally winning the fifth set 16-14...
Remembering Air McNair
Monday, July 06, 2009
Former NFL quarterback and MVP Steve McNair was found shot to death on July 4th. Police have ruled it a homicide, but while the cops sort through the clues, The Takeaway looks at McNa...
[Web Special]: I Root for the Yankees--and the Mets.
Monday, July 06, 2009
I root for a Subway Series World Series every year. Why? Because I genuinely love both the Yankees and the Mets. Let me tell you why i want a baseball championship where all you h...
Champions Everywhere! The Sports Agenda
Friday, July 03, 2009
All great champions are resilient, and, this weekend, old sports champions return to the limelight. Slugger Manny Ramirez, who helped bring two World Series rings to Boston, returns t...
[Web Special] Will Soccer 'Arrive'? It's Already Here
Friday, June 26, 2009
Oh Spain! You won 35 straight games. And Oh Spain, in the Confederation Cup, (a prelude to the World Cup, both in South Africa), you kept other teams scoreless with a passing style t...
The Sports Agenda
Monday, June 22, 2009
The Takeaway's sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin ventured out to Bethpage Black golf course on Long Island to witness a very wet U.S. Open this weekend. He's here with the latest...
[Web Special] A Fab Father's Day Weekend in Sports
Monday, June 22, 2009
Who is Father’s Day for? At the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black on Long Island, Father’s Day is for the fathers who love golf, on the longest day of the year, in the middle of a dreary fo...
Kobe! Kobe! Lakers Beat the Magic for the NBA Title
Monday, June 15, 2009
The Los Angeles Lakers took their 15th NBA championship title, beating the Orlando Magic in five games. The Takeaway Sports Blogger Ibrahim Abdul-Matin says Kobe has finally escaped S...
