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Archive for November, 2011

Michael Haynes on Joe Paterno Pleading Ignorance: “He knew something was going on. He knew something was odd.”

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Joe Paterno is out at Penn State. The Board of Trustees announced late Wednesday night that both Paterno and PSU president Graham Spanier had been fired, effective immediately. The fallout from the child sexual abuse scandal involving Penn State has become a moment in history that no one will ever ...

Adam Taliaferro on Jerry Sandusky: “I always thought of him as the guy that helps kids, that’s it”

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

The fallout from the child abuse scandal rocking Penn State continues this week. Joe Paterno has yet to learn his immediate future, but many believe it's just a matter of when, not if, that the legendary football coach is relieved of his duties.  Earlier today,  Paterno said he'll retire at ...

Rick Barry: “I think Billy Hunter is one of the worst things that happened to the NBA”

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

The NBA Lockout has now officially lasted about two months than longer Kim Kardashian’s marriage to Kris Humphries and it continues to be a frustrating time for NBA fans around the world. Commissioner David Stern and the owners made a new proposal to the players and the deadline for them ...

George Foreman on Joe Frazier: “The most consistent human being that I’ve ever met”

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

The sport of Boxing lost a great fighter and a great man on Monday when Joe Frazier lost his fight against liver cancer at the age of 67. Frazier’s accomplishments in the ring speak for themselves and he was one of the greatest fighters of all time. Because he fought ...

Hue Jackson: “We are having some bumps and bruises. I’m not going to make excuses.”

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Hue Jackson envisioned his blockbuster trade for Carson Palmer propelling the Oakland Raiders to a playoff berth. That plan may not come to fruition unless Palmer starts protecting the football better. Oakland is 0-2 since the Palmer deal, losing back-to-back games in the division to the Kansas City Chiefs and ...

Matt Bonner: “It’s basically come down to the point where enough is enough. We are not going to be intimidated by their ultimatum.”

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

There goes the sense of optimism about the NBA lockout ending soon. The players will decline the latest proposal put forth by the owners according to Derek Fisher's comments to the media Tuesday afternoon despite the warnings from David Stern about a Wednesday afternoon deadline before a 50-50 deal was ...

Cam Newton Isn’t Surprised By His Success, But Also Feels He’s Failed In Some Ways

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

By all accounts, Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Cam Newton is having a much better season than anyone really predicted for the No. 1 overall pick. Most thought he wasn't ready to step right in to a starting gig, and that he'd struggle if he were thrust into action from Day ...

Kevin Kolb Still Hopes He’s Able to Play Against His Former Team This Weekend

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

It had been seven weeks since the Arizona Cardinals had won a football game. Patrick Peterson snapped the Cardinals six game skid with a ridiculous 99-yard punt return in overtime to defeat the Rams. The Cardinals celebrated a victory that came without starting quarterback Kevin Kolb. Forced out of the ...

Commissioner David Stern: “We are going to make a deal”

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

The NBA Lockout is ongoing, but it seems like for the first time there's a real sense of optimism for a deal. It’s getting extremely frustrating because things are changing constantly. One day it looks like there's no hope and the next it looks like there's strong progress being made only to ...

A.C. Green Gives His Memories of the Day That Magic Johnson Announced He Was HIV-Positive

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Earvin “Magic” Johnson will always be known as one of the greatest winners in NBA history. Magic was the engine that led the Lakers to five World Championships and who knows how many more it could’ve been. However, none of those five titles even represent his greatest victory in life. ...