It never fails. Every year, early in a football season, upsets happen, new stars emerge, good teams look bad, and bad teams look good. And the result of these events is people having knee jerk reactions and jumping to conclusions about what seems to be real, but is really only [...]
Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, and Brooklyn Nets. That’s six, then throw in the Oklahoma City Thunder, and either the Dallas Mavericks or San Antonio Spurs in a given year and there’s your league. Every other NBA team should just fold or form a sub division, [...]
I heard ESPN’s Colin Cowherd make the argument that dynasties are better than parity in sports leagues. He stated that dynasties are more interesting because the dynasty team can be portrayed in the role of the villain, which makes the matchup of the team facing the dynasty more compelling. This argument has some validity to [...]
For most of us, athletic glory doesn’t extend beyond high school or college, and for many more there is no athletic glory to speak of. So we live vicariously through our chosen champions. Those who can accomplish things on the field of competition that most of only can in [...]
It surprised many people that Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels admitted that he intentionally threw at Washington Nationals rookie sensation Bryce Harper. However, even though Hamels admitting to throwing at Harper was surprising, the fact that he actually did throw at him was not a surprise. Just another one of [...]
A few months ago NFL Hall of Fame QB and Fox Sports analyst Troy Aikman stated that he believed at some point the NFL would no longer be the No. 1 sport in America. At the time, I couldn’t really imagine that statement could ever be true. But man, how things [...]
It never fails. Every year in the NFL Draft GM’s and coaches who are out to prove what great geniuses they are, also prove they may be even greater fools. In a master stroke the Washington Redskins drafted what might be their franchise QB for the next 10 years in Robert Griffin [...]
With the recent lockout and the Boutygate scandal, the veil of the NFL is being lifted right before our eyes. At some point the Magician’s tricks are no longer magic, and when you see how the trick is actually performed, watching it doesn’t seem as fun as it used to be. The NFL has [...]
I remember when Major League Soccer was joke in the U.S. When the league started, people were saying it would never last, that it could never hope to reach the heights of the old North American Soccer League, that featured the likes of Pele’ and sold out football stadiums. But over [...]
Question, should Boxers and Mixed Martial Artists not try to knock each other out? How can you play a contact sport without making contact? It seems Roger Goodell is actually trying to answer these questions as they pertain to football. Imagine a Boxer being told that if you knock out your [...]
Sean Payton is the Head Coach of the New Orleans Saints, and will more than likely continue to be after he serves his Bountygate suspension. If the Saints want Bill Parcells to fill in as interim Head Coach while Payton is out, why should minority candidates be subjected to sham interviews when [...]
Remember back in the days when the fights between the top Heavyweight Boxers used to be all the rage? What was the last great Heavyweight Boxing fued? Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield maybe? But that was what twenty years ago? Who was the last great heavyweight boxer? Could it be Lennox [...]
I really don’t understand why people are making such a big deal about this. The Broncos could have traded him to any team they wanted, the fact is the Jets wanted him more than anybody else and they got him. I’m sure part of Tebow wanted to go to the [...]
Let’s make this simple, why doesn’t the NFL just have its players stop wearing helmets and pads? If players can’t deliver a clean, forceful ”hit” on an oppenent, then why do they wear helmets and pads? Just take them off and that will solve this whole problem. But the fact is, Roger [...]
I’ve seen a lot of people hating on the Redskins for giving up so much to get Robert Griffin III. But the fact is, if you don’t have a Franchise QB on your team, then you really don’t have anything. Remove Tom Brady from the Patriots and what do they [...]
I don’t condone paying players to target and injure other players as if they are carrying out a mob hit. That is unacceptable. So that portion of this “Bounty” controversy is completely understandable, and there should be outrage if that was done. However, looking at where the NFL has gone [...]
The thought has to be entering the Rams minds. They have to at least be talking about it privately. Why not just keep that number 2 pick and take Robert Griffin III for themselves, instead of trading the pick? Sam Bradford had a good rookie season, but he seemed to [...]
It’s hard to put into words how I’m feeling about Jeremy Lin right now. There’s a part of me that doesn’t believe what I’m seeing, there’s another part does believe it but is still a little skeptical, and there’s another part of me that wants to dive all in, but is hesitant [...]
Linsanity is running wild in New York, and if not for other teams disregarding his talent, maybe it wouldn’t be happening. You see the problem is, the NBA is a league full of front-runners. I call it Front-Runner Syndrome. If you don’t start out fast, odds are you’re going to get left behind forever. [...]
People have been all over Wes Welker because in their opinion he “dropped” Tom Brady’s pass that could have all but wrapped up the Super Bowl for the Patriots in the fourth quarter. But it wasn’t a drop, he just failed to catch a difficult pass, and there’s a difference between the [...]
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