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Big 12 Dominates the First Day of the 2010 NFL Draft

by Rod on Apr.23, 2010, under NFL

Although the big news on day one of the 2010 NFL Draft was the Denver Broncos taking Tim Tebow in the first round with the 25th pick and Notre Dame Quarterback Jimmy Clausen being passed over, very close behind is the amount of football talent that was plucked from the Big 12.
Sam Bradford, [...]

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Sacks Steelers Quarterback, Double Standard

by Rod on Apr.22, 2010, under NFL

Many thought that the NFL Personal Conduct Policy, which is enforced by Commissioner Roger Goodell, was an indictment on the troublesome, black athlete in the league. His policy seemed to only affect those who frequently got into trouble and most of the noteworthy offenders happened to be African American. However, all of those myths were [...]

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Top Five NFL Regular Season Games to Look Forward to in 2010

by Rod on Apr.22, 2010, under NFL

The NFL released the schedules of all 32 teams this week. Although a lot can change before and during the regular season, this is a snapshot of five games that NFL fans will be looking forward to.
5. Chicago Bears vs. Carolina Panthers (Week 5 Sun. @ 1:00 PM)
New Bears DE Julius Peppers Returns to [...]

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Is There a Team Strong Enough to Stop the Lake Show? Previewing the First Round of the NBA’s Western Conference Playoffs

by Rod on Apr.16, 2010, under NBA

With all the jabs between Lakers center Pau Gasol and All-World Kobe Bryant and his numerous injuries over this past season, the Lakers still stampeded to the best record in the Western Conference. He won his fourth ring and the first sans Shaq, and now Bryant is seeking a fifth which would put him higher [...]

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Is it finally LeBron’s Time? Previewing the First Round of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Playoffs

by Rod on Apr.16, 2010, under NBA

In his 7th year in the league, LeBron James has about done it all. He’s won an MVP award, scoring title and has led his Cavs to the NBA Finals in 2007. He still hasn’t won a ring, and on arguably the best team in the league this season, the expectations are at their highest [...]

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Miami Dolphin’s New Marshall Plan

by Rod on Apr.14, 2010, under NFL

The Miami Dolphins traded for one of the best wide receivers in the league and signed him to the richest contract for that position. Brandon Marshall aka ‘The Beast’, the talented yet troublesome WR was traded from the Denver Broncos to the Dolphins for two 2nd round picks, one in this year’s draft and [...]

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Orange Crushed: Will Syracuse get a top seed after losing to Georgetown?

by Rod on Mar.11, 2010, under NCAA BB

This year, the Syracuse Orangemen (28-4, No. 3) won their first outright Big East title since 1991 (even I thought that was hard to believe but true!) and beat the Georgetown Hoyas (22-9, No. 22) twice. They hadn’t lost two in a row all year and were primed for a number one seed in the [...]

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Top Ten Moments from the 2009 NFL Season

by Rod on Feb.11, 2010, under NFL

As always the NFL provided its fans with nothing but excitement and surprises from the opening weekend up until the Super Bowl. There were some results that were expected, unexpected and, dare I say, downright impressive. As we look forward to the next season, let’s look back at some of the best moments of the [...]

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Is he or isn’t he the Man-ning?

by Rod on Feb.09, 2010, under NFL

There was much debate before the Super Bowl that if Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning was to win pro football’s ultimate game that not only would he vault into ‘iconic’ status, but the man who has started over 200 straight games would surpass all the immortal signal callers and reign supreme as the greatest of [...]

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State of the NFL

by Rod on Sep.22, 2009, under NFL

Fall is the operative term when talking about proud teams coming out of the gates in this young NFL season. Although the season (nature) has changed and the leaves are starting to turn, so are our heads about some surprising results already in the books.
Consider: Three division winners who posted a 36-12 record last season [...]

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