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NEWS ABOUT: Tommie Smith

Tommie Smith stories: 2 news summaries
OPINION

 Sports World 
 Full of Obama Fans 

Usually politically quiet, sports stars come out in favor of new prez

Jan 21, 09 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's powers of inspiration and unification reach beyond the political world: "All around the country, athletes responded to the new president," Gwen Knapp writes for the San Francisco Chronicle. The inauguration sparked tears from big men who take physical punishment for a living, and Obama's rise has... More »

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Barack Obama • sports • Tiger Woods • Ray Allen • inauguration • professional athletes • US Olympic athletes • John Carlos • Tommie Smith

(Newser) - Last week ESPN honored athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos, famous for their  ‘black power’ salute at the ’68 Olympic games, with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the network’s ESPYs award ceremony. LA Times commentator Jonah Goldberg outlines what he considers the highly dubious implications of... More »

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ESPN • Olympics • John Carlos • Tommie Smith

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