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• Blitz Sports Magazine| Democracy on Fire - Where are the Firemen? | Anthony Gilbert - Slam Magazine

  Nov 18, 2020 CWN Publisher 0 Comments

  Even though 80 million people have voted to not have a fascist government - we are still fighting. The fascists in power refuse to give up the power and trying to find a way to overturn democracy. Is this the end of America?
  Why did it come to where the people had to vote to try to save democracy? The institutions in place failed us. We are actually trying to fight to have all votes counted.
  Blitz Sports Audio Magazine publisher Malik Spann digs in on this and more.  

  There are two different Americas - the black/brown/peach people vote from this group is being suppressed. White people only want their votes counted. "Originalist" "Nationalist" key words of racism.

  The People Have Spoken - Now What | Saving Democracy

  In this power episode, grab your headphones, go on a long walk - do a workout - listen, learn and laugh.  

  Musical tracks and movie segments featured in this episode:

  • Thanos speech - Infinity Wars 
  • Commander-In-Chief - Demi Lavato 
  • Loki speech - Avengers 
  • Sarah Kendzior commentary - Gaslit Nation 
  • Hunger Games Speech
  • Rev. Steve Bland - MSNBC interview 
  • Double Up - Lo Da Pilot 
  • Ruth Ben-Ghiat speech - Ruth Ben-Giath Tik Tok 
  • Mr. Smith - The Matrix 
  • CNN Segment - Nov.11th, 2020
  • Black Thought  - Nature of the Beast
  • Tiffany Cross - MSNBC segment Nov. 12, 2020
  • Joker Speech - The Dark Knight (Jail Scene)
  • Bane Speech - The Dark Knight Rise (The People)
  • Black President skit 1 - Richard Pryor Richard Pryor Show 
  • Howard Girls - Tracey Lee 
  • How Many Mics - Fugees 
  • White Women SNL Monologue - Bill Burr 
  • Democracy Now Segment - Eddie Gaulde 
  • Malcolm X Interview at Berkley - Malcolm X 
  • Bald heads - Bob Marley 
  • Interview with Anthony Gilbert - Slam Magazine 
  • One Way Ticket - Benny The Butcher featuring Freddie Gibbs 
  • Look Over Your Shoulder - Buster Rhymes featuring Kendrick Lamar 
  • Black President skit 2 Black QBs - Richard Pryor Richard Pryor Show  
  • Off the Wall - Michael Jackson  

   

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  Length: 3 hours.

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• BallCourt - Can We Close D Book on Phoenix? | FIBA Asia Cup | Delonte West

  Nov 9, 2020 CWN Publisher 0 Comments

  

   

   

  This week on BallCourt - The World of Basketball, Coach Drew brings up the issue with Devin Booker and  the Phoenix Suns.  Also discussed:

  • Possible suitors: Timberwolves / Knicks / Lakers

  • Buck help flip Wisconsin feels Karl

  • Ex-NBA coach George Karl believes efforts from Bucks players led to Wisconsin's "flip" in US election  

  •  Some good News for 2020: Deloitte West Update - Delonte West plays basketball at recovery center

  •  World of Basketball  -    Korea pulls out of November window of FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers

  •   2021 FIBA ASIA CUP   -   Toroman hopes FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers pushes through: ‘We need games’

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• BallCourt - The CBA Bayi Rockets to Quit League

  Nov 9, 2020 CWN Publisher 0 Comments

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  In this episode of BallCourt The World of Basketball - Coach Drew reviews the aftermath of the Lakers winning the championship the Bayi Rockets leaving the Chinese Basketball League.   

  One of China’s most successful basketball teams are set to pull out of the Chinese Basketball Association ahead of the new season, according to reports in domestic media.

  The Nanchang-based Bayi Rockets will not play in the 2020-21 season, which is set to start later this month, with PP Sports among the outlets to publish the news.

  Bayi, whose name refers to August 1 – the founding of the People’s Liberation Army in 1927 at the Nanchang uprising – was founded by members of the PLA in 1955.

  Before joining the CBA league in its first season in 1995, the team had been national champions 34 times. They would come to dominate the CBA too in its early days, winning the first six championships.

  In this issue of BallCourt - The World of Basketball, Coach Drew talks about this as and :

  • CBA most successful team to quit league
    CBA: Bayi Rockets, Chinese basketball’s most successful team, to leave league – reports | South China Morning Post
  • Champions Patriots shift focus to BAL 2020 finals
    Basketball: Champions Patriots shift focus to BAL 2020 finals | The New Times | Rwanda
  • NBA is back .......Already - NBA eyes December start, 72-game season
  • No love lost or money either NBA recouped about $1.5 billion with bubble restart, playoffs
  • A word from our Coach: .Development Over Just Winning.

  
  
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• Development Over Just Winning

  Oct 27, 2020 Andrew Williams 2 Comments

  Development Over “Just Winning”

   

   As we start off let me say that this is in no way a dig at any other AAU program nor another “What’s wrong with AAU basketball today” type article. This is merely a rose to a figure that has been a staple in the grassroots basketball community of Las Vegas for over 15 years. The amazing part is the more people we speak with the more we find the man at helm of this organization has been a pivotal part of their youth basketball experience year in year out,all without a major sponsor.  We sat down with the head Coach of the Las Vegas Lights to pay homage and gain insight on the program that defies the stereotypes of AAU basketball.

   

     Back in 2005 Coach Charles Micah Madison saw a need for his daughters to find an outlet for their extra energy. This outlet took the form of basketball for it was the passion of current Coach and former hooper Madison that spilled over to the Madison girls Mya and Shauntel.  After they graduated Coach told himself he will just keep the Lights on ( literally speaking) until “this group “ is gone, then another group came along, then another “it just kept on going” exclaimed the Coach. Coach Madison went on to elaborate on the present “ We used to just have a middle school team after that and let them go off to Highschool programs but now with the help of Coaches like my brother ( Coach Mike Madison), Coach Derris Macon, Coach Drew Williams and countless parents we now have grown to have our own Highschool program “.

  

      Fast forward 15 years we find Coach Charles Madison preparing his 7/8th grade team for their debut in the renowned Made Hoops tournament. A tournament that features a collection of the best AAU basketball teams in the country.  The Coach still finds himself sticking with his ideals of development over winning and make sure the education of the game is passed on through his Coaches and captains alike. “ We all love to win” chuckled the Coach. Madison expounded further “ To me the fun part is when we get out there and teach them the best we can and they apply the skills that we teach them. Then I’m fine win or lose the bottom line is that the kids learn.” 

      

    What attracts athletes and parents to the organization is that it does not feel like any other AAU program. There’s no big time facility or major shoe or sports sponsors, there isn’t a parade of star athletes fortifying the teams’s bank roll and success just a few Team Moms and  Team Dads and a team of dedicated coaches. One parent Quincy Branch summed up the collective feelings by saying “We have been apart of the Lights program for almost 4 years now and one of the main reasons I still think this was a good fit for Sanai is because Charles cares about the kids first. He really has a heart and a passion for development. Sanai was a shy, timid player when she first came on board and over the years she has blossomed as a player and a personality. Also I’m doing my homework, there was not one negative thing people in the basketball community could say about him which is a big reason why I don’t mind fully supporting him and the program. “. All the love, the learning, the development and the success has been achieved with one thought in mind “Hard workbeats talent when talent doesn't work hard.” To quote Tim Notke famed basketball coach.

   

  Now with the the second season of the K-2nd grade team featuring the beloved Coach’s grandson Jaden who knows who will be the last team to wear the Lights logo on their chest. Who knows when the last tournament will be played or what the future holds for the Vegas Lights basketball club. There’s one thing we do know Vegas Lights Basketball will always value team development over just wins. Lights Out!

   

   

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• Lakers Win NBA Championship; LeBron Wins Finals MVP

  Oct 11, 2020 SportZ 0 Comments

  

  The Los Angeles Lakers are officially the 2020 NBA champions! After a long, tumultuous year, a hectic season, and 21 dominant playoff games, the franchise has claimed their 17th championship, tied for the most all-time. Tonight, they cruised to victory in game 6 over the Miami Heat, winning 106-93 behind LeBron James' triple-double and multiple stellar performances across the board. This championship marks LeBron's 4th title, and also makes him the first player in NBA history to win finals MVP with three different teams. It also marks the first championship for many of his teammates, including fellow all-star Anthony Davis, Kyle Kuzma, Alex Caruso, KCP, and Dwight Howard. After a long, eventful season, the Lakers finally get to hold that coveted championship trophy.

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