With Pro-Life Commercial, Tim Tebow’s First Lesson as a Pro Might Be a Hard One

Tim Tebow and mother Pam on Senior Day at the University of Florida. During Super Bowl XLIV an ad featuring Tim Tebow is set to appear. It isn’t a Nike or an NFL ad. “It” is an anti-choice advertisement detailing alleged events of his mother’s pregnancy before she birthed the soon-to-be NFL draft pick. In the ad Tebow will tell of his [read more...]

Myron Rolle – Postmodern Conscious Black Man?

Myron Rolle. Myron Rolle, former Florida State cornerback passed up a potential first round draft position in the NFL to accept a Rhodes Scholarship. He acts beyond 500-year old racist, racial stereotypes that have persisted into the 21st century. Is Rolle is quite literally one version of the postmodern “conscious” Black man? Or is he only an intelligent Black man? As he [read more...]

NFL Note: The Three Teams Whispering in Michael Crabtree’s Ear – Other than the Niners

The San Francisco 49ers have accused the New York Jets of tampering in their negotiations with first round 10 draft pick holdout wide receiver Michael Crabtree. Of the allegations Deion Sanders said besides the Jets there are two other teams that have also involved themselves in entering into private talks with Crabtree and his agent, Eugene Parker. Sanders added: “And he [read more...]

The Black Quarterback: Running from the Devil - Again

It seems like every so often this article must be dusted off and reposted. Today, this article is for Michael Vick, Vince Young, and Tavaris Jackson. The former Atlanta Falcons QB, the backup at Tennessee, and the starter - for now - at Minnesota are taking more than their fair share of hits from the Internet peanut gallery and the [read more...]

White Athletes, White Athletes, White Athletes ——- Yeah!

On Valentine’s Day the news hit: Olympic Champ Michael Phelps Gets Busted with Bong. Phelps was at a University of South Carolina party  and was getting wasted. Someone caught him on their camera phone and, blink! Photos of the world record-holding swimmer were all over everywhere from the Internet to CNN and  MSNBC. Sponsors talked like they were going to [read more...]

NBA Playoff, NFL Draft Thoughts

How do you not foul John Salmons and allow him to pass to “The Commissioner”?…. “We wanted it more. Before the second overtime I said, ‘let’s stop playin’ and win this thing,’” Gordon said after the game. Gordon’s hyperbolic statement aside, how could you not foul Salmons at the end of the first overtime? And then, how you could you not be [read more...]

Cutler Traded to Chicago

Jay Cutler did not go to NFL Siberia - Detroit - after all. Cutler was traded to Chicago for Kyle Orton, two first round, and a third round draft choice. The first and third round choices will be dealt in this year’s NFL Draftand the Broncos will gat the Bears 2010 first round choice. According to Associated Press and NFL.com [read more...]

A Defense of Jay Cutler

I‘m still trying to get to Jay Cutler but first, this aside….On First Take’s “1st and 10″ segment this morning we have Skip Bayless vs. Black Faces, as usual. What is wholly unusual is that, sitting beside resident Black Face, Rob Parker is ———— “Bow Wow.” Interestingly, they have the nerve to sit and debate whether or not the Cleveland Cavaliers’ [read more...]

The Real Deal with Jerry Jones, Romo, and T.O. (the Dallas Cowboys According to Deion Sanders)

Recently - March 25 - Deion Sanders appeared on Michael Irvin’s radio show. While ESPN, spearheaded by the reporting of Ed Werder and Matt Mosley, busied itself and the two men busied themselves with ensuring that Terrell Owens would be perceived by the general public as a malcontent, Sanders, at the time had a different perspective on Owens. Sanders, through [read more...]

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