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NBA Season in Review: The Best and Worst Stories of the Year
Posted: 19th April 2010 by Samuel Bell Jr in NBA
One thing we know entering the beginning stages of what's sure to be an entertaining extension of the regular season is that LeBron James is your MVP.
Anyone who disputes that and actually means it should stop writing about sports. Maybe they have a career as a bad lawyer who tries to get people millions for spilling hot coffee on themselves at a restaurant. (Wait? That actually happened ?).
We have witnessed ...
2010 NBA Playoffs: Can We Expect Any Shocking First-Round Upsets?
Posted: 16th April 2010 by Samuel Bell Jr in NBA
Finally, the NBA season is over, and the usual suspects have once again reigned over the 82-game schedule, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers.
Amongst their dominance, something feels different about this year's impending postseason.
The Lakers stumble into the playoffs having lost four of their last seven and are only 4-6 in their last 10 games. Cleveland has lost five of their last seven and are also 4-6 in their ...
It's 11 p.m., do you know where Ben Roethlisberger is?
I'm sure many Steelers fans and ownership will be asking this question a lot in the coming months in the wake of Roethlisberger's latest legal run-in with a young college girl in Georgia.
After meeting with Roger Goodell, following charges against him being dropped in the case, Roethlisberger joins the list of players who have had character issues lately in the NFL.
Unfortunately ...
The reality of the 2009 NFL season coming to a close truly smacked me on the side of the head when I woke up this morning.
No promotional ads for Monday Night Football from ESPN. That meant no more ads with that Asian woman with the ridiculous laugh or the "Green Teeth Guy."
Already?
This season has seemed to fly by, and after a long wait that extended into August, all I have ...
Gilbert Arenas is Proof That Money Doesn’t Change Mindsets
Posted: 1st January 2010 by Samuel Bell Jr in NBA
As fans, we're done with the excuses.
We're tired of superstar athletes rising to prominence only to turn their back on common sense and intelligence, to give way to chosen ignorance.
It's not everybody else's fault. It's your responsibility, what you reflect and what people see as a reflection of who you are and what you stand for.
Everyday we are bombarded with choices. Mundane decisions like whether to sleep a little longer ...
Chasing History: Who Is the NFL MVP from 200 Down to One (Part Two)
Posted: 28th December 2009 by Samuel Bell Jr in NFL
Another season is coming to an end, and yet again Peyton Manning is at the forefront of MVP talk.
That much we're used to, but the competition he's sure to receive from Drew Brees and Philip Rivers, amongst others, will have us all wondering who will be the NFL's best when voting time comes around.
Jim Caldwell didn't help by benching Manning in the 3rd of quarter of a game which the ...
We are counting down the last of 2009, the end of an exciting decade of football highlights.
We've been fortunate enough to watch amazing Superstars develop and make the NFL a league filled with parity and unexpected upsets, while watching brilliant coaches and schemes make every week suspenseful.
In preparation for a new decade to dawn on us in about two weeks, I've compiled my all-decade team for the 2000's.
Who were the ...
Chasing History: Who Is the NFL MVP from 200 Down to One (Part One)
Posted: 21st December 2009 by Samuel Bell Jr in NFL
Peyton Manning's consistency is scary.
Has a quarterback, or any player for that matter, been so good at beating defenses for so long? There's been many exceptional players throughout the history of the league, but of Manning's caliber?
I'm not so sure.
It would be feasible to argue that Manning is one of the top-10 players of all-time at any position. His Indianapolis Colts have been the most consistent winning team of the ...
Are Randy Moss and Terrell Owens The Last of the “Diva” Receivers?
Posted: 15th December 2009 by Samuel Bell Jr in NFL
Let's face it: Randy Moss and Terrell Owens are two of the best wide receivers in the history of the National Football League. That is a fact that no football fan could debate.
In the same breath, Moss and Owens are two of the most mercurial, unpredictable, and self-servient players to ever grace the field.
Why would players with such talent and outstanding ability go out of their way to make themselves ...
Monday Morning Hangover: What Offense Just Plain Offended Fans?
Posted: 2nd November 2009 by Samuel Bell Jr in NFL
Somebody should be asking Buffalo Bills coach Dick Jauron, "It's Monday morning. Do you know where your offense is?"
Soon they may be asking him, "What do you believe led to your firing as Bills head coach?"
I've never saw an offense so putrid for so long in an NFL season that I could remember. What's more disappointing about it is the Bills defense is actually playing well despite key injuries.
Houston was ...