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For the remainder of this piece, I am going to insinuate that $550,000 is not a lot of money. I would like to take a second to recognize that this insinuation itself is asinine. I, along with 99.5% of this country, will never make $550,000 in a year. That being said, I also understand that gross financial figures in sports are so high ...
The HGH Debate: Why It’s Cool To Be British Again
Posted: 24th February 2010 by Jared Zeidman in NFL
Americans seem to try their damnedest to not take after the British. After all, itÆs how America was founded. But in terms of substance abuse policy in sports, I think it might be time we gave the British a chance.
Do you think so many players would abuse performance enhancing drugs if the sentence was a two year ban instead of a 50 day ...
Remember that J-Lo song ôJenny From The Block,ö that came out like five years ago? Well if the title isnÆt enough of an indication, J-Lo urges her friends and critics through ôsong,ö to remember no matter how successful she has become, she is still the same person; still if you will, Jenny from the block. In the chorus, she triumphantly belts: ôNo matter where I go, I know where I ...
The New Jersey Nets announced their new head coach yesterday, and apparently, the only person who appears to be concerned about it is their new head coach.
Firing your head coach and putting in the GM is basketballÆs equivalent to starting a record label, firing your a-list talent, and asking your producer to start singing into the mic. It is a totally different task.
Nets General Manager Kiki Vandeweghe was introduced as ...
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I donÆt think a lot of people will admit this, but IÆd guess that everyone who has ever played a game of pickup basketball has been picked last at least once in their life. Maybe itÆs because no one has ever seen you play before. Maybe itÆs because basketball isnÆt your thing. Maybe it was just some friendly ribbing. But that doesnÆt change the fact that you are picked after ...