5 NBA Players I Would Want in My Fox Hole

There are so many players who I observe that are insanely selfish (recently retired Corey Maggette), just don’t get it (JaVale McGee), are team cancers (Stephon Marbury…at least in the NBA), aren’t winners (Chris Webber) and will never get it (JR Smith). Then there are those players who are the very essence of a team…the […]

Addition by Subtraction – 6 ½ Reasons Why The Los Angeles Lakers Will Be More Fun to Watch This Season

It’s two games into the NBA season, so now is as good a time as any to overreact, wouldn’t you say? But before we start, let’s remind ourselves of a few things. As a Laker fan, the past few years haven’t been so great. Especially last year, which was, like Paula Deen’s thoughts on race, […]

The Myth of Melo

Carmelo Anthony is a superstar. So why is he criticized more than any other NBA Star? Skipped over by Detroit with the second pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, Carmelo Anthony has always played with a swagger and chip on his shoulder that reflected that late June draft night. Darko Milicic, the prospect that never […]

The Lone Ranger: Tony Romo’s Enigmatic Character and Flawed Career

Sunday, October 27, 2013 marked another chapter in Tony Romo’s up and down and often mercurial career. The Cowboys led by Romo were up 10 points at two separate times late in the 4th quarter (20-10 and then again 27-17) at the Lions. With less than 3 minutes left, Romo had a chance to ice […]

Inside the Industry of Sports Gambling

Sports betting, and mainly Fantasy Football, has taken off in recent years. Here’s the scoop on the wave of Sports Gambling. Sports gambling is illegal across much of the United States, but that has not stopped people from taking part. Sports betting and now the craze of fantasy football makes it seem like just about […]

Mile High Tragedy: Promise, Champagne and the Jersey that will Never be Forgotten

In the early hours of January 1st, 2007, three Denver Broncos left a club where they had been ringing in the New Year, and celebrating the birthday of then Denver Nugget Kenyon Martin. Minutes later, a horrific event forever changed the lives of these three Broncos, who were both teammates and friends.   “I still […]

Where Careers Go to Die: The Worst Franchises in Sports

As a professional athlete in 2013, there are some organizations that just scream turmoil, ineptitude and utter lack of solidarity and direction. When Charles Woodson was cut from the Green Bay Packers last spring, I thought this was a perfect opportunity for the soon to be 37-year old safety to sign a one or two […]

Throwback Thursday: Garrison Hearst

In the lexicon of professional football, players are so often forgotten amid conversations of legends, current stars, classic rivalries and, as of right now, Tim Tebow. Players that were around for a few years, regardless of how dominant or impressive they were, rarely find themselves being mentioned once they disappear from the scope of the […]

The New NFL: The Game has Changed. But, How Much?

The NFL has some new rule changes in 2013, but has it really transformed the way we view the game? Over the summer, as talk of the NFL’s September return started to gear up, all I heard about was the new NFL rule changes for 2013, and how much they would change the game. The […]

Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning – Who’s had the Better Career?

Naturally, it’s difficult to assess any athlete’s body of work when he/she has not yet finished playing. With this being said, Tom Brady, at age 36, and Peyton Manning, at age 37, are in their last acts as quarterbacks in the National Football League. That’s not to say that this last act for each of […]