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Speaking Up

He wasn’t 100 percent. He was angry. He was alone. And most importantly, he was beat. Kobe Bryant is without a doubt the most competitive basketball player in the National Basketball Association. But when the Denver Nuggets forced a Game 7 at 10:30 p.m. Saturday inside the Staples Center with a 113-96 thrashing of the … Continue reading

Elite 51, the NFL Revolution.

With renovations amongst the worlds everyday technology usage, comes a day of reckoning. A raised level within the next bar of creation. Evolving from mediocre, to safety, to style, and now to the Elite 51. Revolutionary uniform technology to be integrated into the 2012 NFL season. Embedded with four-way stretch fabrication, a zoned segment for … Continue reading

Red Wings Playoff Preview

The Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs for the 21st consecutive season, but this appearance will be a little different. With the 3-2 shootout loss against Chicago Saturday, the Red Wings will be the road team in their first round series, which is unusual for a franchise that has won 16 division titles since … Continue reading

Antoine Walker Retires

According to Yahoo! Sports, Antoine Walker, a feature in our Riches to Rags: Penniless Professional Athletes, has retired from the NBA D-League.  This marks the abrupt end to a disappointing career.  With millions of debt still hanging over his head, it’ll be interesting to see what Walker’s next move will be.

Kansas dug itself too deep in title game against Kentucky, Davis

And the buzzer finally went off before Kansas could make the comeback. The Jayhawks made it a routine to crawl back into and eventually win games in the NCAA tournament, but they dug themselves a hole with the wrong team to dig it against, losing to Kentucky in the national championship game, 67-59 Monday night … Continue reading

Ty Lawson, Ankle Breaker.

In basketball, regardless of what level, a really good crossover against an opponent is called an “ankle breaker”.  However, I cannot ever remember seeing a crossover that LITERALLY broke someone’s ankle until last night.  Thank you Ty Lawson.  Last night he put a move on the Orlando Magic’s Ryan Anderson that had him hopping and … Continue reading

Do You Remember Us?

One of the things an athlete has to deal with when they make it to the professional level is people from the past coming out of the woodwork.  However, Boston Bruins center, Tyler Seguin isn’t fending off old friends and distant family looking for benefits.  Instead he’s enjoying a laugh with a couple of ladies … Continue reading

Riches to Rags: Penniless Professional Athletes

Professional athletes are role models all around the world. They are seen as heroes and superiors to everyone around them. Why not? They make millions of dollars, they are constantly in the press and always on television. They are stars. The main focus here, however is the obscene amount of money that professional athletes make. … Continue reading

NFL Commissioner Goodell Punishes Saints for ‘Bounty Program’

Unless you haven’t been paying much attention to the NFL since the New York Giants won Super Bowl XLVI last February, I’m sure you’ve heard of the NFL’s latest scandal, the New Orleans Saints Bounty Program.  Earlier this month the NFL publicized that it was investigating the entire Saints organization for a rumored ‘Bounty Program’ … Continue reading

NBA Positional Rankings – Small Forward

The underlying theme of this year’s group of small forwards has been understanding their limitations and grasping their roles. That and, well, there’s a LOT of athletic ability. Just think about how different guys such as LeBron James and Kevin Durant are for a second. LeBron is most likely one of the five or ten … Continue reading