Despite the fact that the Department of Labor lists young people, African-American and Hispanic men as having some of the highest rates of unemployment, a group of youngsters in East New York, Brooklyn is determined to buck the trend and get into the job market. The Takeaway's Ibrahim Abdul-Matin introduces them to us and their challenges when it comes to finding work.

Well, it's settled, writes Takeaway sports correspondent Ibrahim Abdul-Matin. Super Bowl XLIV will be played February 7, 2010 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints.

 

Big Papi may have had help getting big. The New York Times reported yesterday that the Boston Red Sox’s David Ortiz and former Red Sox player Manny Ramirez are on a list of a hundred players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. Joining The Takeaway to talk about the story is Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, The Takeaway’s sports contributor.

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Lance Armstrong's comeback attempt at the Tour de France ended this weekend in defeat. He finished third behind Spaniard Alberto Contador, who racked up his second victory in Paris. The Takeaway Sports Contributor, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, recaps the weekend in sports, from Lance Armstrong's plans for next year to the weekend at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

The Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia started yesterday with a wild start by Chad Campbell who threatened the record books by almost breaking the score for most under par on one of the world's most difficult courses. Campbell ended the day with a seven-under-par 65, which wasn't quite enough to break the record but put him firmly in the lead. It wasn’t as good a day for Tiger Woods who finished the day with a two under par 70 and tied for 20th. Joining us is sports blogger Ibrahim Abdul-Matin to tell us more about what has been happening down there on the green in Georgia.

Here's the fan favorite, Greg Norman, teeing off: