Category: "Columns"

Why LeBron James MUST Enter the 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest

To many people, it is a dying art. It lacks the quality star power that it used to feature in the past. It does not have any rivalries that would gather the same amount of fanfare. What I am clearly talking about is the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Gone are the days of Michael Jordan [...]

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We See (TC)U

Six Years ago, Gary Patterson and TCU were coming off of a 5-6 season and making a move into the Mountain West conference from the Conference-USA. Yesterday on New Year’s Day, the TCU Horned Frogs defeated the Wisconsin Badgers to win the Rose Bowl.  The Horned Frogs were nothing more than a forgotten about mid-major [...] [READ MORE →]

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UFC 125: Resolution Preview/Picks

Alright, so my MMA season is over. I went 7-4 at UFC 124 to bring my overall record to 125-95. Impressive, if I do say so myself. That’s 57% if you’re keeping track. We call that making money. Speaking of money, I would like to help you guys out. This year (season) I’ll be doing [...]

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What Santa Claus (Probably) Left a Few NBA Athletes

I sent a few of my elves around to homes of NBA players, coaches and owners to see how they did when it comes to presents left by Santa Claus. I always love to see what other people receive, including some who really don’t deserve anything. Without any further adieu, here is what my elves [...]

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NTSF 118: Blown away by in-flight technology…

As the New Year nears, this is the time slot when I would normally be breaking down all the events of the year, the biggest people and places of the past 365 days. But I pretty much did that last month, when I declared that we really ought to push the concept of the “New [...]

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Bernard Hopkins Defeated Jean Pascal

I saw one of the greatest upsets if not one of the most unbelievable feats done by a man who is 45 years of age. He beat a man 18 years younger then him and not only beat him, he humiliated him in front of his home crowd in the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec, Canada [...]

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NTSF 117: Bar Sports

POLONIA, WISCONSIN — Why is this a day late? Well… to put it as diplomatically as possible, I was wasted off my ass Wednesday night. (Call it “field research” for this week’s offering…)

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My One Justification for the Heat-HateNation

Ever since the Miami Heat assembled their own version of the Dream Team, people have decided that they would despise the team that Pat Riley built. It was almost becoming the trendy thing to do in inner NBA circles. The Heat have taken over teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Boston [...]

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