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Warriors' Stephen Curry
Jay-Z Rumored To Acquire
Mike Tyson’s Ranch Sells $500,000 Of Marijuana Each Month
MIKE TYSON
Last week, Mike Tyson
says he and his pals smoke about $40,000 every month at the Tyson Ranch in the Mojave Desert. As his guest, rapper Jim Jones, said in response, “That’s a lot of weed. That’s nonstop, every second weed right there.”
To be fair, the ranch, which Tyson plans to build into a full weed-themed resort with hotel, amphitheater and campsites, grows various strains of mari- juana that are sold in dispen- saries throughout California and in Las Vegas. Tyson says the operation sells about $500,000 a month in weed products.
San Antonio To Retire Tony Parker’s Jersey On Nov. 11 Vs. Grizzlies
TONY PARKER
The San Antonio Spurs will honor their longtime point guard Tony Parker and retire his signature No. 9 jersey on November 11, a night in which they will face the Memphis Grizzlies.
Parker played 17 seasons with the Spurs, winning four NBA titles with the organiza- tion, including a 2007 champi- onship in which he garnered Finals MVP honors.
The 37-year-old spent his last season playing for the Charlotte Hornets, and is now the last of the Spurs’ iconic “Big Three” to retire; following Tim Duncan (2016) and Manu Ginobili (2018).
‘Significant Ownership
Starting Golf Team At
Interest’ In NFL Team
Howard University
As Part Of New Deal
Stephen Curry has al- ready taken his love of golf to television. Now he's doing the same at Howard University.
The Golden State Warriors star will reportedly launch a golf program at Howard dur- ing a press conference Mon- day, per Casey Bannon of The Golfer's Journal.
It's unclear how much Curry is investing to start the program, and details regard- ing Howard's plans for where to host tournaments and matches are yet to be an- nounced. Howard will be the 34th HBCU to have a golf team. There are currently 101 HBCUs in the United States.
Curry, an avid golfer, re- cently launched a mini-golf series on ABC, Holy Moley. The show features mini-golf stars playing head-to-head matchups on a supersized
Earlier last week, it was announced that Jay-Z’s company Roc Nation agency inked a deal with the NFL encompassing entertain- ment and social justice, and now rumors are swirling that the rapper might become part-owner of an NFL fran- chise.
The Grio previously re- ported that Roc Nation will serve as co-producer of fu- ture Super Bowl Halftime shows, and also contribute to Inspire Change, a foundation the NFL started in response to public outrage over their mishandling of Colin Kaepernick’s peaceful #TakeTheKnee protest.
On Friday, more details of Jay’s NFL deal emerged, with TMZ reporting how the savvy businessman will soon acquire a “significant owner- ship interest” in an NFL team. Variety notes that de- tails about which team he’s eyeing or exactly when the deal will be finalized have not yet been revealed, but news of the billionaire hip- hop star and entrepreneur
JAY Z
becoming part owner has fu- eled the ongoing heated de- bate on Twitter about Jay’s “betrayal” to the cultural with his NFL partnership.
One of Kap’s biggest de- fenders, Eric Reid, as well as the former 49’s girlfriend, Nessa, both publicly criti- cized Jay’s major money moves with the NFL.
“JAY-Z claimed to be a supporter of Colin,” Reid said. “Wore his jersey. Told people not to perform at the super bowl because of the treatment that the NFL did to Colin and now he’s going to be a part owner.
STEPHEN CURRY
course. Curry is one of a number of producers on the show.
The two-time MVP consis- tently plays in celebrity golf tournaments and received an exemption to play in the 2017 Ellie Mae Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour. He missed the cut in the event but finished ahead of a number of other amateurs in the competition.
In June, Curry also launched his first golf capsule with Under Armour.
NFL Players Demario Davis
Chair Umpire Confronted By Serena Williams Won't Work Her 2019 U. S. Open Matches
Serena Willams confronting Carlos Ramos.
And Josh Norman Pay
$50K Bail Of Detained
Undocumented Immigrant
Chair umpire Carlos Ramos will not work Serena Williams' 2019 U.S. Open matches following their con- flict in last year's final, accord- ing to the New York Times.
In a phone interview with the Times, Stacey Allaster, chief executive for profes- sional tennis at the United States Tennis Association, said Ramos will be on this year's Open umpiring staff but will not be assigned to the matches of Williams or her sister Venus.
"We don’t need to go there," Allaster said. "There are more than 900 matches here over the three weeks, and there are lots of matches for Carlos to do."
Allaster also said the Open's officials don't want people to be distracted by
Ramos and Williams being paired together on the court.
"We want to be focused on the competition and want to go forward," she said. "This is just for 2019. Let's just not put everyone in that spotlight. It's not necessary."
Ramos has not worked a match involving Williams since last year, where he gave her three code-of-conduct vi- olations and docked her a point. Williams lost the final to rising star Naomi Osaka, 6-2, 6-4. She called Ramos a "thief" and "liar" and denied his claim that her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, was cheating by communicating with her during the match. Mouratoglou later said he was sending her signals, but Williams said she didn't see them.
Two NFL players came to the aide of an undocumented immigrant activist after the man, who decided to read a poem criticizing America at a public meeting, was arrested by ICE agents.
José Bello, 22, was re- leased on $50,000 bail Mon- day, three months after he was picked up by ICE agents and locked away. Bello read a poem titled “Dear America” at a board of supervisors meeting in Kern County in May which criticized the country for its controversial immigration policies.
Both Josh Norman, of the Washington Redskins, and Demario Davis, of the New Orleans Saints heard about Bello’s plight and pitched in with the New York
JOSH NORMAN AND DEMARIO DAVIS
Immigrant Freedom Fund and the National Bail Net- work Fund to pay the $50,000 fine.
Both organizations are ac- tively working to abolish the cash bail system that has plagued the prison system and given poor people a dis- advantage.
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