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Harry Colon, Mar 15th

Let’s Wait Before We Name A Building after Brett Favre

A short time ago Brett Favre retired from the game of football and left an impressive list of records for future stars to strive to attain. He has become the example for which NFL players should model themselves; a talented, fierce competitor whose durability lead him and the Green Bay Packers to the top of the game. Some of his…

Ricardo McDonald, Feb 20th

From Good to Great

The word greatness is sometimes greatly exaggerated. But I think that within the coaches’ rank in the NFL, there are truly noble coaches that stand out shoulder and above the competition. I often ask myself what separates a great coach from an average coach. Within the NFL ranks every team has talent; every team has a great supporting…

Harry Colon, Feb 16th

Roger Clemens: Four Things That Make You Say, “Hmmmm….”

I didn’t need a congressional hearing to determine if Roger Clemens was blatantly lying about his usage Human Growth Hormone (HGH). I thought it was far fetched that Clemens had never heard of HGH; when baseball is knowingly and admittedly contaminated. I assume there are some die hard Clemens fans who refuse to believe the obvious…

Harry Colon, Feb 12th

The NFL Best

As I was listening to the radio about the breaking news of Bobby Knight retiring from coaching, I heard a Winston Churchill quote that he used to address the media. It summed up my thoughts of the super bowl and the pre-game predictions. “Never have so many, thought they knew so much, but actually knew so little.”

This…

Harry Colon, Feb 2nd

The Ultimate Misnomer in Sports

The prevailing thought in sports is that talent is the most valued commodity. It is known to bring fame, money and championships; talent is believed to overwhelm the best coaching, the most cohesive units and even the deepest traditions. We often hear coaches say “I am a better coach when I have talent.” That concept is a misnomer…

Reggie Brooks, Feb 1st

The Greatest Show on Turf: The Sequel

There are always pros and cons to sequels. Depending on the actors, it can have you walking up to the ticket counter asking for your money back when its all over or you could come away from the theater adamantly sure the sequel was way better then the first movie. So when I sit down this SuperBowl Sunday with a good supply of hot…