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Archive for December, 2011
Monday, December 12th, 2011
The Houston Texans have lost Matt Schaub and Mario Williams for the season. They've survived significant stretches without Andre Johnson and Arian Foster as well. Despite all the adversity, the Texans secured their spot in the 2011-12 NFL playoffs in Week 14 with a dramatic comeback win over the Cincinnati ...
Posted in Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, NFL | 1 Comment »
Friday, December 9th, 2011
The free-agent signing of Albert Pujols by the Los Angeles Angels was a huge shocker on Thursday, even if it was eventually overshadowed by the Chris Paul/NBA debacle. Even Angels manager Mike Scioscia says he was surprised, because just about everyone around the Angels organization thought Pujols was out of ...
Posted in Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, MLB | No Comments »
Friday, December 9th, 2011
I love the NBA, I love what David Stern has done for the league, and I was giddy that the lockout was ending and the regular season was going to commence on Christmas Day. Yet every now and then something happens in the league that turns me off completely and ...
Posted in Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, New Orleans Hornets | 3 Comments »
Friday, December 9th, 2011
There was a point not too long ago that it appeared that Rob Gronkowski's biggest notoriety this season was his night hanging out with adult film star Bibi Jones and the publishing of the now-infamous Twitter photo. Now, about six weeks later, the New England Patriots tight end is putting ...
Posted in NFL, New England Patriots | No Comments »
Friday, December 9th, 2011
Do I understand why Robert Griffin III has emerged as a legitimate Heisman Trophy candidate? Yes I do. Do I understand why anybody is justifying Griggin III's emergence by trying to downplay or even disparage what Andrew Luck has done this season? No I don't. That's not universally been the ...
Posted in College Football, Stanford Cardinal | No Comments »
Friday, December 9th, 2011
The New Orleans Saints have been red hot offensively over the last two games scoring a total of 80 points against the New York Giants and Detroit Lions at home. Drew Brees has been unconscious over this stretch as the Saints offense is spreading the ball around to every weapon ...
Posted in NFL, Tennessee Titans | No Comments »
Friday, December 9th, 2011
You can't take Chicago out of Ozzie Guillen. The Miami Marlins new manager still owns a home in Chicago, and seemingly would prefer to return to his favorite place in the world during the cold of winter rather than enjoy his new sunshine drenched digs in South Beach. Despite being ...
Posted in Florida Marlins, MLB | No Comments »
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Of the five finalists for the Heisman Trophy, Tyrann Mathieu might be the biggest surprise. Even he says he thought people wrote him off when he was suspended for a game earlier in the season. But Mathieu simply continued to make big play after big play, most recently against the ...
Posted in Alabama Crimson Tide, College Football, LSU Tigers | No Comments »
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
In some ways, Mike Tyson is a new man. He's out there singing songs and working with birds since appearing in The Hangover. Or, perhaps with how random and crazy those things are, he's kind of just the same old guy. Trust me: Read on and scratch your head at ...
Posted in Boxing, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
On November 13th in Las Vegas Manny Pacquiao showed the boxing world that he was beatable. Yet much like the previous fights between Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, the third fight between the two fighters ended with some controversy. Pacman was awarded a majority decision over Marquez and it was ...
Posted in Boxing, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao | 5 Comments »
