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Mike Brown: Going About Things Cavalierly

Posted: 10th May 2010 by Tom DeRiggi in NBA
If you told me before the Cavaliers-Celtics series that the series would be tied 2-2 after four games, someone would have a 29-18-13 and his name is not LeBron James, and Cavs losses had LeBron deferring to his teammates during crunch time, I would have told you that you were either high, or you're living in a fantasy world. You know, something like the island on LOST. Yesterday afternoon, ...

Five New Year’s Resolutions for Important Sports Figures

Posted: 2nd January 2010 by Tom DeRiggi in NFL
Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. Happy Kwanzaa. Happy New Year, and any other Happy-(fill in a made up holiday) that I happened to miss during my month-long hiatus. There's no way you can have a well-established blog during the holiday season. I'm convinced. Between the shopping, school finals, decorations being put up, and having to lie to everyone under the age of 10 about Santa Claus...it takes a toll on one's ability to ...

The Yankees Win: Order Up Another Pie!

Posted: 10th October 2009 by Tom DeRiggi in MLB
"Start spreading the newsss, Im leaving todayyyI want to be a part of itùNew york, New yorkkkk...These vagabond shoessss, are longing to strayyyyRight through the very heart of itùNew york, New yorkkkk..." - Frank SinatraThere is nothing quite like the sound of Mr. Sinatra. There is nothing in baseball quite like a walk-off win. There is nothing in baseball quite like the Yankees. There is nothing in baseball quite like ...
During my entire existence on this gracious planet, I have seen hundreds of football gamesùfrom pee wee to high school to college all the way to the granddaddy of them all, the NFL. I've seen nearly every situation a team can go through, every off-the-field incident a team can endure, and every high or low that a fan can possibly live through.However, yesterday was the last straw for me...If you didn't ...