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How Cute! LeBron Thinks He Could've Been an NFL Star
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LeBron James, to some people, will become as great as Michael Jordan (yeah, I'm not in that camp). King James is already looking Jordan-esque right now.No, no, no ... not in the winning championships kind of way. Nope, in the "I could have been great in another sport"...
Look, the Colts Beat the Patriots ...
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I'm watching ESPN's First Take and they were debating the power rankings. Basically who is better -- the Colts or Saints?Well, Scoop Jackson has a problem with the fact that the Patriots "gave" the Colts a win last week. You all know that Pats' coach Bill Belichick...
Sportz' College Football Playoff - 11/16
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If you've been following my blog, you know my playoff criteria. If not, then search for it last week.No. 1 Florida (SEC Champ)No. 2 AlabamaNo. 3 Texas (Big XII Champ)No. 4 TCU (highest ranked non-BCS Champ)No. 5 Cincinnati (Big East Champ)No. 6 Boise StateNo. 7 Georgia Tech (ACC...
Belichick Took a Bad Gamble and It Didn't Pay Off
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Look, I'm one of those guys who hates "the book". Baseball is run by "the book." So much so that much of the subtle moves are expected by anyone who has followed the game for a bit. Football has those moments, too, and I usually applaud when a coach goes against...
Brandon Jennings Drops 55 Points ... in 1909?
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Gotta love ESPN. First off, Brandon Jennings dumping 55 points on the Golden State Warriors was amazing. It ranks among the greatest rookie scoring performances in NBA history.I didn't know that the NBA was around in 1909, however. ESPN.com listed the top rookie performances ever...
Harrison Barnes Set to Make One Coach (and a Nation of Fans) Very Happy
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Today is the day that Harrison Barnes is going to announce where he will be spending his college days. He's so talented that those days will amount to less than a year before he shoots off into the NBA. However, major programs want him just because he can be that dominant in that...
Dunk of the Year? D-Wade DESTROYS Varejao
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Skill dunks are fun but power dunks are so much better. Doing a wildmill when no one is guarding the basket isn't as cool as punching one on somebody's grill.Dwyane Wade did the latter last night on the Cavs' Anderson Varejao. SICK! I'm not the biggest D-Wade fan but...
A Tale of Two Pimps ...
8 days ago by
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One's know for using and discarding his co-workers like the skank of the hour. The other is Ron Jeremy.
Who Are the Ten Greatest NBA Players of All Time?
10 days ago by
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I was chatting with a buddy/co-worker of mine, Antoine, and we were discussing who the greatest NBA players were. From there, we started slotting our picks and having quite a debate about this guy being better than that guy. The debate lit a fire in me that I came home and just had...
Sportz College Football Playoff - 11/10 Update
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If you've been following my blog, you know that my playoff bracket is a 12-team playoff with the champions of the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Big East, Big XII and Pac-10 getting automatic bids ... as well as the highest ranked non-BCS school. The five at-large bids are the top ranked ...
Tar Heels Championship Defense Begins Tonight!
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Okay, the college hoops season has officially begun. Well, it will tonight. About 7:00pm, the North Carolina Tar Heels will take their retooled team against the Florida International University Isiahs. This will probably be FIU's biggest moment in the sun which is why they got...
Allen Iverson Should Just Go Ahead and Retire
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Who knew that the marriage between Allen Iverson and Memphis Grizzlies wouldn't work out? Oh, yeah -- everyone. Hard to believe that little song and dance that the two sides did when he signed during the offseason would end badly.Iverson has played a total of three games ... all...
"The League"; Come For the Premise, Stay For the Humor
13 days ago by
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"The League" is in it's second week and I'm hooked. The FX show brought me in on the premise that it's a group of guys who are friends and linked in a fantasy football league. Doesn't sound too gripping but the comedy sounded like a fantasy geek's dream...
I'm Glad Jordan's Kid Decided to Kick the Adidas
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I like Nike. I like adidas. I wear both (among others). I also liked the fact that Marcus Jordan ... so of NBA legend and Nike spokes-god Michael ... decided to wear his dad's Nike kicks instead of the school's contractually obligated adidas.Again, it's nothing against...
Rating the NBA's No. 1 Overall Picks in the 1990s
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The NBA Draft in the 1990s was a time of change. In the 80s, we saw people leaving college after their junior years. In the 1990s, players were starting to leave after their sophomore years. Then, in 1995, Kevin Garnett pushed the envelope into the first high school player in two decades...
Sportz' College Football Playoff Update - Nov 1
19 days ago by
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If you've been following my blog, you know that my playoff bracket is a 12-team playoff with the champions of the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Big East, Big XII and Pac-10 getting automatic bids ... as well as the highest ranked non-BCS school. The five at-large bids are the top ranked ...
Favre vs Packers: Overhyped
19 days ago by
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I know that I'm not breaking any ground here by saying that Brett Favre's return to Green Bay was quite a bit overhyped. It was so overhyped that ESPN talking heads would even joke about it being overhyped ... while they were busy hyping it.I get why Fox did it. I get why Packers...
Martina, Meth Isn't a Performance Enhancing Drug
20 days ago by
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The big buzz around tennis right now is the revelation that Andre Agassi spent nearly a year doing meth back in 1997. Pretty shocking since Agassi was one of the most finely tuned athletes in a grueling sport. Fellow tennis legend Martina Navratilova isn't cool with any of this...
Sportz' Week 8 Picks
22 days ago by
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Last week, I went 11-2. I picked the Panthers to beat the Bills and Giants to beat the Cardinals. Both, I felt, were pretty safe bets. Oh well.That puts my season record at 69-34 ... which is 66%. That's better than a flip of the coin!So here are my Week 8 Picks:RAVENS OVER BRONCOS...
Blake Griffin Out; Clipper Curse Continues
25 days ago by
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Blake Griffin will miss at least six weeks of the regular season due to a broken kneecap. Get out of here!This marks the second time in three years that the top overall pick has been hurt coming out of the gate. Two years ago, Greg Oden underwent microfracture surgery and missed the...
'Weak 7' Report: Now I Want Challenge Flags Available For All Penalties
25 days ago by
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Week 7 of the NFL season is over and, boy was it bad! "Weak 7". But as they saying goes, you learn something new every day ... so what did we learn over the weekend?NEW YORK-PHILLY: Next week, the New York Giants visit the Philadelphia Eagles at 1pm. That night, the New York...
Sportz College Football Playoff Bracket - 10/26
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Another weird week in college football and my playoff bracket shook up a little. Remember that it is a 12-team playoff with the champions of the ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Big East, Big XII and Pac-10 getting automatic bids ... as well as the highest ranked non-BCS school. The five at-large...
The NBA Refs Are Back. Yeah ... I Guess
27 days ago by
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Who needs the preseason? The roster of NBA referees certainly don't. The refs union agreed to a new two-year deal with the league. They will somehow be ready for the start of the regular season this week. While the officials were locked out, the NBA used replacement refs during...
I Guess Jim Zorn Will Be Around For a While
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Redskins VP Vinny Cerrato said on a Washington radio station that Jim Zorn will be the head coach for the remainder of the season. Now, that's over with. Probably not because this thing could get ugly pretty quick. If the Skins get embarrassed at home by Philadelphia on Monday...
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