Archive for the 'Awards' Category
Son of Congo: Dikembe Mutombo Honored at State of the Union Address
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007In case you missed the State of the Union Address, Dikembe Mutombo was honored as inspirational story of an immigrant that went to Georgetown University and then became a star in the NBA. Bush welcomed the Congo native to America, calling him the “Son of Congo.” I think its his smile and finger wagging that really helped all these years.
Carmelo Named To the All-World Team; Male Athlete of Year
Friday, January 19th, 2007The Denver Nuggets’ Carmelo Anthony was named the 2006 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year by USA Basketball today. Its sort of interesting since he’s not even playing basketball right now.
To boot, the world’s journalists were put together to name an All-World Championship, and of all the American basketball players, Melo was the […]
