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Archive for November, 2011

Bill Clinton Talks New Book ‘Back to Work’, his Beloved Arkansas Razorbacks’ Looming Showdown with LSU, and the Penn State Sex Scandal

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

No matter which way you lean politically, it's hard not to at least respect and appreciate Bill Clinton for his ability to carry on a conversation regardless of the topic. I know there's plenty of folks who can't stand the 42nd President of the United States for his Slick Willie ...

Mike Krzyzewski Sets All-Time Win Record, Achieves Division I Men’s College Basketball Immortality with 903rd Win

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

For Mike Krzyzewski win No.963 is in the books and history has been made. Krzyzewski now stands alone with the most wins for an NCAA Men's Basketball Division I head coach, moving past his mentor Bobby Knight Tuesday night with Duke's win over Michigan State. It's truly refreshing to find a ...

Shannon Brown Says the Idea That Players Are Being Selfish is a “Huge, huge, huge misconception”

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

The NBA Lockout is in its fifth month and it doesn’t look like there is any end in sight. It is still an ongoing process between the two sides, but things might’ve taken a turn for the worse. Late last week, the owners put a deal on the table hoping ...

MLB Free Agency: Jonathan Papelbon Moves From One Rabid Fan Base to Another

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Over the past six-plus seasons we've come to know Jonathan Papelbon as a member of the Boston Red Sox. Maybe he's not the first name that you think of, but he certainly was up there with the mainstays in Boston. Not  anymore. Papelbon signed with the Philadelphia Phillies and was introduced ...

Aaron Rodgers: “Personally I’ve had a better start than I think I could’ve even imagined.”

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

While he’s only in his fourth year as an NFL starting quarterback, Aaron Rodgers resume is extremely impressive and his trophy case is filling up rapidly. Last year he added Super Bowl Champion and Super Bowl MVP to that resume. This year he is looking to add NFL MVP. Rodgers and ...

Case Keenum on Houston’s BCS Hopes: “The next three weeks are going to be crazy. There’s no telling what’s going to happen.”

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Case Keenum may be the least known and talked about Heisman Trophy candidate in recent memory.  Houston's membership in Conference USA sure helps play into that. Keenum has thrown for 3,951 yards and 37 touchdowns this season. For his career No.7 has thrown for a total of 17,537 yards, and ...

In the Least Surprising News This Week, Justin Verlander Won the AL Cy Young

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Speculation hardly ran rampant. The American League Cy Young Award had seemed like a foregone conclusion for weeks, if not months. On Tuesday, the hardware was finally handed out and Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander won in a unanimous victory. Verlander led the American League with a 2.40 earned run ...

Ben Roethlisbeger’s Steelers Enter Much-Needed Bye Week: “We’re hoping to get back to full strength going into a really crucial stretch.”

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

At this time last week, Steeler Nation was lamenting Pittsburgh's second loss of the year to the hated Baltimore Ravens. The 23-20 loss on Sunday Night Football in Week 9 bumped Pittsburgh out of the top spot in the AFC and all the way down to third in the AFC ...

Former Graduate Assistant Blasts Joe Paterno: “It’s like Madoff. Not only did he cover it up, there’s no way this wasn’t apparent.”

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Meet Matt Paknis. Now 49 years old, Paknis was a former victim of sexual abuse as a child and also a one time graduate assistant under Joe Paterno in the late 1980's.  Whether that means we should pay particularly close attention to him or if we should be wary of ...

Governor Tom Corbett on why Jerry Sandusky Wasn’t Charged Earlier: “We wanted to build a case that would be good when it got to the courtroom.”

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett has taken quite a bit of heat for the length of time taken in the Jerry Sandusky investigation. All along though, Governor Corbett has preached for a careful review of the case until enough witnesses are comfortable to speak out, and the right amount of evidence ...