In the town that spawned the NFL’s most noted football family, the Mannings, a new family will face off on the NFL’s biggest stage. John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens will look to give Ray Lewis the ultimate send-off similar to greats like Michael Strahan and Jerome Bettis, with a Super Bowl title. On the other sideline, a…
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As many of you may have already heard, once again tragedy has struck one of our nation’s most innocent symbols. The school shooting that took place at Sandy Hook elementary in Connecticut yesterday is becoming a far too common trend. My condolences go out to all of the families affected by this horrible incident. When…
Read MoreIt’s always sad when a young person in the prime of their life is taken away so soon. It’s even more sad when the person feels they have no other solutions and takes their own. In case you had not heard, Kansas City Chiefs LB Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend early Saturday before driving…
Read MoreWhile the NFL is one of America’s fastest growing sports, and soccer is the world’s largest sport, there are no more ravenous, devoted fans like major college football. Having spent my post-secondary years at an institution whose football team was arguably the worst in the country for decades, and another university who didn’t even have…
Read MoreNine years, four major athletes, thousands of hours of grand jury testimony and millions of dollars spent came to a ego-bruising finish for the government on Monday. Former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens was found not guilty on all charges related to perjury and lying to the feds regarding his alleged steroid use. Since the BALCO…
Read MoreThis is a story that I’ve been following since it broke a few months ago, but recently made its way back into the news. Justin Combs, son of Sean Combs (AKA “Puffy”, “P-Diddy”, or “Diddy” depending on if you spent your formative teen years in the 90s or 2000s), received a full scholarship from UCLA beginning…
Read MoreThe NFL community was shaken yesterday by the news that former linebacker Junior Seau was shot and killed due to an apparent suicide. Seau was one of the fiercest linebackers of his time and is a lock for the hall of fame. I will admit I was quite shocked and my heart went out to the Seau…
Read MoreWe all knew that the New Orleans Saints’ bounty scandal would warrant punishment and it was only a matter of time before Commissioner (Czar) Roger Goodell would dole it out. What wasn’t expected was the severity of the suspension. The NFL released a statement this afternoon. In what is probably one of the stiffest penalties…
Read MoreWith a hail mary to the endzone falling just short of being caught, the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. As I do each year, I like to take a few days to avoid all of the endless postgame chatter and assess the game for myself. Here are the…
Read MoreSince the Patriots/Ravens are at the half, I thought this would be a great time to address this. After several erroneous reports last night (I hate how news is reported today), today we learned that legendary Penn State head coach Joe Paterno died this morning at age 85. We all know how his Penn State…
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