Happy Hump Day Obots! With a nickname like "Strawberry", I think its mandatory that you become a pool shark. Melvin "Strawberry" Brooks In his 73 years, Melvin "Strawberry" Brooks was many things -- an Army veteran, an operator of after-hours social clubs, a ladies man with at least nine children, an unpredictable but often loyal friend, a criminal twice jailed on … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: 8-Ballers!
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Tuesday Open Thread: 8-Ballers!
Good Morning Obots! Today's featured baller-shot caller is Kim Jones. Born in Torrance, California but raised mostly in Seattle, Howard University alum Kim Jones is breaking her way to success as part of the Women Professional Billiard Association (WPBA). In June 2009, the current Atlanta resident became the first African-American female to compete in the Women’s World … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: 8-Ballers!
Wednesday Evening Thread: Meet the National Interscholastic Polo Champions!
Meet the National Interscholastic Polo Champions! (2 years in a row!!) Philadelphia (CNN) - On a recent Friday night, Saddiq Myers is chasing his younger sisters, Sudaysah and Sihgerra, through a barn in West Philadelphia. Their giggles rise above the din of horseshoes clanking across a barn floor and the scrape of metal shovels scooping manure. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Evening Thread: Meet the National Interscholastic Polo Champions!