A Look At the Big Dance’s Best First Round Matchups

The Big 12 champs Kansas Jayhawks are the overall #1 seed. Finally, March Madness officially begins. It’s time to fill out your brackets and hope to win whatever pool or pools you’re entering. What I’m going to do right now is pick out the most intriguing first round matchups in each region. First though, a complaint. How did West Virginia, who [read more...]

Mayweather, Mayweather, Sr. and De La Hoya Resort to the PED Blame Game with Pacquiao – and Blow a March 13 Fight Date

Want some? Get some. So, it’s done. There will be no March 13 fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. For Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya it came to using low-brow tactics to get under Pacquiao and an attempt to smear the Pac-Man in the press using the 21st century sports bogeyman: the specter of performance-enhancing drugs. The misdeeds and foolish [read more...]

Updated: Arenas Suspends Arenas, But New Crittenton Story Changes Incident Dynamic… Is This the End for David Stern?

Gilbert Arenas before a game with the Detroit Pistons. Tuesday night in Philadelphia, Gilbert Arena sealed his near future NBA fate. Just after the pregame introductions Arenas gave a double-gun salute of sorts to his teammates in front of the crowd and the televised viewing audience. According to Arenas, the act was a take off on a touchdown celebration scene from [read more...]

Guns, Race, and Guns: Gilbert, Volunteers, and the Cost of Life in America

A Philadelphia fan holds up a sign for Gilbert Arenas. People in the United States – at least the U.S. – do not want to hear this. White people, Black people, people. But especially White and Black people. Black and White people. Even the juxtaposition – Black-White – is a contrivance, a sick trick of the mind. Racism exists today at its vile [read more...]

Sunday Morning NFL Fare: Peyton Manning, the Best QB Ever? Not Even close

John Unitas, not Peyton Manning was the Colts best QB ever - and perhaps the greatest in NFL history. Is Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning the greatest quarterback of all time? Not even close. If you think there are “Tom Brady” rules about hitting QBs in the knees, think about the overall rules created for offenses that benefit someone like Manning. Marshall Faulk, [read more...]

Sunday Morning NFL Fare: Peyton Manning, the Best QB Ever? Not Even close

John Unitas, not Peyton Manning was the Colts best QB ever - and perhaps the greatest in NFL history. Is Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning the greatest quarterback of all time? Not even close. If you think there are “Tom Brady” rules about hitting QBs in the knees, think about the overall rules created for offenses that benefit someone like Manning. Marshall Faulk, [read more...]

NFL Week 11: Patriots Revenge, the Oakland Fly Trap Eats Again, and More…

Jay Cutler contemplates the latest way he found to lose a game for the Chicago Bears. Oakland (3-7) 20, Cincinnati (7-3) 17. Sunday showed the Bengals immaturity. After jumping out to a quick 14-0 lead, too many Bengals players took the reset of the game off thinking the Raiders would pack it in; some appeared mot to show up at all [read more...]

The Weekend Is Here: NCAA, NFL Picks

Hey folks, I’m busy today trying to get three stories together and get two out for Monday. Each requires a bit if research while one also requires an important phone call that might further substantiate some recent blockbuster news. So, instead of forcing a commentary that isn’t really formed, I’m going to make some game picks for some of Saturday’s [read more...]

World Series Preview: Bring on the Billionaires?

Okay, I’m not a Yankees fan to be sure, but until MODI’s Bring on the Phillies!!! uber-New York Yankees love post, I wasn’t going to say anything about a team that has annually traded its farm system prospects more than any other team in baseball, except for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Except the Yankees can afford to buy free agents with [read more...]

The Underreported Story of the Week

This following been an underreported story. It appeared on my news reader just yesterday, though it was first reported September 15. Any talk about this on ESPN? Not. any commentaries on ESPN.com by the bevy of Page 2 columnists? Nope. Was it the subject of “Real Talk”? Sure you’re right. Is the incident on the lips of sports fans? HA! [read more...]

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