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Week 10 saw more than a few surprises in terms of final scores and who won which game(s). I myself was taken aback just a bit when I opened up ESPN on my phone from the back of my dad’s car to check the scores of the early and later games (we were on a 6-hour road trip back...
I have grown up playing and watching sports all of my life. If it's a common youth sport, I have probably played it. I have watched thousands of hours of sports on television for...educational purposes...yes, that's what I'll go with. The truth is, it is educational because that is the research I have used to write this scientific article. Through...
In an off season full of many high caliber free agents, it was inevitable that the dynamics of the NBA would change. However, despite the signings, the good teams of past years reign supreme, while rebuilding teams sneak into the lower seeded playoff spots. The East As always, the headlining team of the East are the Cleveland Cavaliers, led by the...
The month of March is now long over, and now we are left to sob into our couch pillows and cover our eyes from watching the Rangers magically morph into the 2017 Browns this spring. Okay, okay, sure, they've won a few games, but this article is about anything but baseball. Many people across the country will now turn...
Week 3 is here! The week before, the NFL experienced drama and action-packed games on all ends of the spectrum. All the players and coaches began to settle into their permanent roles for the first time this year. But enough talking from me, let’s get into what went down in Week 3. The Saints Are Just Fine Without Drew Brees Going...
Every day, millions of children are corporally disciplined as punishment for some type of misdeed. More so, everyday, many of these same children are physically abused, their chastising quickly escalating into an assaultive beating. Recently, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson came under fire for the revelation of his discipline methods against his children. Photographs of his four-year-old’s legs revealing long,...
In my previous two articles on boxing's greatest fight trilogies, I covered iconic rivalries between such greats as Rocky Graziano, Tony Zale, Arturo Gatti, Micky Ward, Floyd Patterson, and Ingemar Johansson. But those bouts, whilst showcasing amazing boxing talent and courage, were missing something key that elevates an already spectacular rivalry to a level of intensity unseen before. That missing...
This time last year most of Dallas was in a state of shock and disgust as the #2 seed Dallas Mavericks lost to the #7 seed San Antonio Spurs, their arch rival, in 6 games. Many people called for Cuban to make major changes and to begin rebuilding because all confidence had been lost for this seemingly heartless team. People...

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