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NFL Player Marcell Dareus Donates $125K To Haitian School In Memory of Late Father

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] JACKSONVILLE -- A defensive tackle with the NFL team the Jacksonville Jaguars has stepped up to help the Caribbean home nation of his father. Marcell…

John McCarthy June 22, 2018

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St. Croix Athlete Has Moved Since Hurricane Maria But Hopes To Represent USVI This Year

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] GALLATIN, Tenn. – Mikaela Smith made remarkable time, blowing by her competition in her first ever race. Maybe the diaper had been slowing her down this whole…

John McCarthy May 14, 2018

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Interior Department Gives $2.5 Million To V.I. To Fund Wildlife and Recreation Projects

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior announced $2,501,621 in funding to the U.S. Virgin Islands to support critical state conservation and outdoor recreation…

John McCarthy March 21, 2018

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BORINQUEN RINGER: Puerto Rico Has One Entrant in 2018 Winter Olympics … He Was Born in Cincinnati

SEOUL -- Charles Flaherty doesn’t remember thinking that he was about to give his bones — and therefore his life — to his younger brother, but that’s the story they tell him. At seven,…

John McCarthy February 18, 2018

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St. Croix’s Tim Duncan Gets $7.5 Million Settlement From Financial Advisor Who Fleeced Him

SAN ANTONIO -- Retired San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan has agreed to accept $7.5 million to settle his lawsuits against a former financial adviser he accused of bilking him out…

John McCarthy February 12, 2018

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NO COOL RUNNINGS: International Olympic Committee Denies Virgin Islander Tannebaum A Spot in Winter Games

SEOUL -- Virgin Islands skeleton slider Kathryn Tannenbaum will miss the upcoming Pyeongchang Olympics as the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday turned down her attempt to compete…

John McCarthy February 4, 2018

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St. Croix’s Linval Joseph Won’t Play For A Second Super Bowl Ring This Year, As Philadelphia Soars Above Minnesota 38-7

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MINNEAPOLIS –- St. Croix native Linval Joseph won't get the chance to play for a second Super Bowl ring. That's because the Philadephia Eagles mercilessly…

John McCarthy January 22, 2018

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New England Ekes Out Another Championship Victory, This Time With Tom Brady’s Injured Hand, 24-20 Over Jacksonville

(Foxboro, MA, 01/21/18) New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady checks out his injured hand before the AFC Championship game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, January 21,…

John McCarthy January 22, 2018

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HURRICANE RECOVERY: Oakland A’s Starter Jharel Cotton of St. Thomas Gives Back at My Brother’s Table

GIVING BACK: Oakland A's starting pitcher Jharel Cotton of St. Thomas helps out the less fortunate at My Brother's Table in Charlotte Amalie after Hurricane Irma. [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995"…

John McCarthy January 18, 2018

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St. Croix’s Linval Joseph Is Only Player On Vikings Who Knows What It Takes To Win A Super Bowl

SMOOTH SAILIN': Linval Joseph helped the New York Giants win a Super Bowl in 2011.[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- If Vikings players want some locker-room advice…

John McCarthy January 17, 2018