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*On Friday (09-09-16), Shaquille O’NealYao MingSheryl SwoopesTom Izzo and Allen Iverson were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

However, it was Iverson’s speech that folks are talking about today. Check out what ESPN had to say about the man and his address to those in the crowd at the event, and those watching on TV.

Only Allen Iverson could deliver a Hall of Fame speech that name-checked ’90s rappers, referenced “Chappelle’s Show” and thanked just about every person he met alon

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Former New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan, left, unveils his bust with his friend Jay Glazer, right, during the NFL Class of 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Fawcett Stadium on August 2, 2014 in Canton, Ohio.
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Andre Reed delivered the emotion and managed to hook up for one more catch from Jim Kelly on the Pro Football Hall of Fame stage.

And leave it to Michael Strahan and his familiar gap-toothed grin to bring the laugh

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The West View News ran this op-ed using an offensive word to describe President Obama (West View News)

A local paper is making national headlines thanks to a questionable word choice in one of its own news headlines.

The West View News, a monthly paper in New York’s West Village with a circulation of around 20,000, ran an op-ed from author James Lincoln Collier titled “N—-r in the White House.”

If the headline wasn’t strange and shocking enough, the New York Post reports that the op-ed is act

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The host is in early talks to reboot “The Arsenio Hall Show,” his manager tells TheWrap.

Is there a chance Arsenio Hall could pull off a third return to television? His manager, John Ferriter, tells TheWrap a three-peat is possible.

“There’s been an outpouring of support,” Ferriter says. “We started getting calls over the weekend.”

CBS Television Distribution announced it was pulling the plug on “The Arsenio Hall Show” Friday. Ferriter said other outlets didn’t was

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