Charlie Sifford dead at 92

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The first African- American PGA Tour member, Charlie Sifford, died Tuesday night.

He was known as the Jackie Robinson of golf because he was a pioneer for blacks who wanted to play golf. Because he was not allowed to play on the tour, he and other African- Americans organized their own tournaments.

In 1961, he became a member of the tour. The only two wins he has came at the Greater Hartford Open Invitational in 1967 and the Los Angeles Open in 1969. The Suntree Classic and the PGA Seniors’ Championship were the only wins Sifford had on the Champions Tour.

He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004 and awarded him the 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Country Music Star Darius Rucker receives honor

Darius Rucker has come a long way from singing his University of South Carolina friends. Rucker began singing as the lead vocalist of the band Hootie and the Blowfish in 1986. His deep, soulful voice lead the band to a couple of Grammy awards. Also, the band’s first album, Cracked Rear View, went 16X platinum. Hootie and the Blowfish had hits like, “Let Her Cry”, “Hold My Hand”, and “Only Wanna Be With You”. The band decided in 2008 to take a hiatus so that Rucker could pursue a solo career.

Rucker’s first album, Learn to Live, charted three number one hits. They were “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It”, “Alright”, and “It Won’t Be like This For Long”. His second album didn’t fail. Actually, it was certified gold. But his third album, True Believers may have been his best one yet. It featured a remake of Bob Dylan’s “Wagon Wheel”. The song went 3X platinum, won a Grammy, and never ceases to get old.

He later went on to record a Christmas album, Home for the Holidays, which is in stores now.

This South Carolina Gamecock fan continues to break down barriers and make history.

• 2^nd African- American with a #1 country song
• Only African- American to win the CMA New Artist of the Year
• Became a Grand Ole Opry Member in 2012

It is honor give Darius Rucker this week’s Young Veteran award. Between you and me, I don’t think it’s possible for this artist to stop making great music.

These are the Top 10 Darius Rucker songs.

10. Homegrown Honey

9. True Believers

8. It Won’t Be Like This For Long

7. Stuck On You Duet with Lionel Richie

6. Come Back Song

To continue to the top 5 please go to the next page.

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Week 12 NFL, Picks, Saints, MVP Race, Power Rankings, Storylines

It is no secret that I am not a New Orleans Saints fan even though I live forty miles out of city limits. I can’t explain how disgusted I was last week when I seen one of their fans snatch a ball out of the hands of a Bengals fan. I was sick, seriously. I was embarrassed to be the stereotypical southern gentleman. I was embarrassed to be from southeastern Louisiana. OJ and Dennis Rodman did not make me this embarrassed to be African-American! He said that the ball will be for his grandson, but why would you want to give him a ball from the opposing team? The lady is an underpaid principal for Christ sake. Hasn’t she suffered enough? The New Orleans PR department did give the lady a football, but it did lack a touchdown flare. I do apologize to the Bengals franchise and everyone else for the lack of respect displayed to the world.

1. Can Josh Gordon return to glory? (Please my fantasy teams need it!)
2. Is RG3 worth the headache?
3. Can the best NFL team go into Seattle and get a win?
4. Are both Tom Coughlin and Eli performing for their jobs?
5. Will Detroit get a quality road win at NE?
6. Should any NFC South team make the playoffs?
7. Will Ben Tate make huge debut for the Viks?

MVP Race

1. Aaron Rodgers
2. JJ Watt
3. Tom Brady
4. DeMarco Murray
5. Peyton Manning

Power Rankings through 12

1. Arizona
2. Green Bay
3. New England
4. Denver
5. Detroit
6. Dallas
7. San Francisco
8. Seattle
9. Indianapolis
10. Baltimore
11. Philadelphia
12. Cincinnati
13. Miami
14. San Diego
15. Cleveland
16. Kansas City
17. Atlanta
18. Pittsburgh
19. Chicago
20. Minnesota
21. Carolina
22. Buffalo
23. New Orleans
24. Louis
25. Houston
26. New York (A)
27. New York (N)
28. Washington
29. Tennessee
30. Tampa Bay
31. Jacksonville
32. Oakland

Last Week:    6-8

Overall:          113-57-1

Percentage:   .660

Bye:                Carolina & Pittsburgh

This is the final week of teams on byes.

Kansas City over OAKLAND

New York (A) Buffalo

CHICAGO over Tampa Bay

NEW ENGLAND over Detroit

INDIANAPOLIS over Jacksonville

ATLANTA over Cleveland

Cincinnati over HOUSTON

Green Bay over MINNESOTA

PHILADELPHIA over Tennessee

SEATTLE over Arizona

SAN DIEGO over St. Louis

DENVER over Miami

SAN FRANCISCO over Washington

Dallas over NEW YORK (N)

Baltimore over NEW ORLEANS