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Volatile Artest Shows Tender Side in Kenya

Suspended Sacto swingman feeds starving children

By Jesse Andrews, Newser User

Posted Jul 17, 2007 4:34 AM CDT

(Newser) – The news of yet another suspension for unseemly behavior caught up with Ron Artest on an African goodwill mission, serving rice to starving children in Kenya and caring for HIV-positive babies. Artest expressed contrition for the suspension, the result of a domestic violence charge levelled... Read full story »

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