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Archive for November, 2011
Monday, November 14th, 2011
Kemba Walker knows what it feels like to be a lottery pick in the NBA Draft. To play a game, or even sign a contract? He hasn't had the chance to go through those opportunities yet as the world sits and waits for the NBA to end its lockout.
Walker says ...
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Monday, November 14th, 2011
Last week, the college football world was rocked by the most disgusting and heinous scandal ever involving the Penn State football program and administration. Lost in that horror story was another black eye for the Big Ten Conference in Columbus. Ohio State was handed a “failure to monitor” charge by ...
Posted in College Football, Ohio State Buckeyes | 2 Comments »
Monday, November 14th, 2011
Leave it to legendary college basketball coach Bob Knight to have a strong opinion on things. This time, he's mostly coming down on NCAA policies, conference realignment and college athletes being paid an additional stipend on top of their scholarships.
Knight is happy that the NCAA is enacting policies that force ...
Posted in College Basketball, College Football, Politics | 2 Comments »
Monday, November 14th, 2011
The first move of the Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer era in Chicago was to hand Mike Quade his walking papers. After a seven hour meeting with the Cubs manager, Epstein decided it would be best for the organization to part ways with Quade and hire a new skipper who he felt ...
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Monday, November 14th, 2011
Christian Ponder caught many NFL fans by surprise in his first career start for the Minnesota Vikings. The former Florida State quarterback held his own in Minnesota's 33-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers in the Metrodome two weeks ago, throwing for 219 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions
Monday ...
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Monday, November 14th, 2011
He's Ron Artest... I mean, Metta World Peace. And in case you hadn't heard, the NBA Lockout is still in place and threatening to cut into even more of the 2011-2012 season if a deal isn't reached in the very near future. With all that time on his hands, doesn't ...
Posted in NBA | 2 Comments »
Friday, November 11th, 2011
The Eagles came into this season as one of the favorites in the NFC after their aggressive off-season. Surrounded by a ton of hype, the Eagles have disappointed. Vince Young called the Eagles “the Dream Team,” but it’s more like a nightmare in the city of brotherly love. There has ...
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Friday, November 11th, 2011
The Chicago Bears got off to a rough start this season in defense of their division crown. The Bears were 2-3 following a loss against division rival Detroit. They were looking for answers and they were looking up at two teams in their own division. Since the slow start, Chicago ...
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Friday, November 11th, 2011
This week marked the 20th anniversary of when Magic Johnson found out he had been diagnosed as HIV positive and went public with the news. His retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers accompanied the announcement. I remember watching the coverage at the time, but having absolutely no idea what it ...
Posted in Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Politics, Sports Business | 2 Comments »
Friday, November 11th, 2011
Tim Tebow continues to be the lightening rod of the NFL. Tebow, who's led the Denver Broncos to a 2-1 record in the three games he's started in place of Kyle Orton, is despised in some circles, praised in others and critiqued by every walking, breathing, NFL analyst. His up-and-down ...
Posted in Denver Broncos, NFL | 7 Comments »
