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Jemele Hill of the Sports Reporters wonders whether Michael Vick winning the MVP would be good for the NFL.
The world is coming to an end. The vaunted Miami Heat, all but guaranteed a spot in the 2010 NBA Finals by many before playing a single game, have come out of the gate 9-8 after 17 games. While it is still early in the season, another twenty games of mediocrity will most certainly drive […]
North Carolina — One week before Christmas of 2009, NFL star Chris Henry lost his life after having a domestic spat with his fiancée. As his fiance drove away, Henry, 26, fell off the back of a moving pickup truck and died after suffering brain damage.
UPDATE: The commercial of Michael Jordan “answering” LeBron is a clever forgery.
Nation — Thanksgiving is here and with it the competition for television ratings by the different leagues. The NBA is definitely saving its goodies for the Christmas and New Year holidays and letting the NFL take this one by only hosting two games. As usual since 2006, the NFL is hosting three games. The first […]
Florida — Like father, like son. While his dad hung up his famous Nike’s years ago, Marcus Jordan has propelled the family legacy, displaying his own athletic ability as a sophomore guard at Central Florida by soaring over and dunking on his opponents. At least this was the case on Tuesday night when Marcus, the […]
Los Angeles — In an interview with Yahoo Sports, Kobe Bryant credited Michael Jackson with giving him the discipline and work ethic that has allowed him to become the world championship basketball player he is today: “It sounds weird, I guess, but it’s true: I was really mentored by the preparation of Michael Jackson,” Bryant […]
Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher confirmed that he instructed Vince Young to leave the team’s facility Monday because he was not welcome at the squad meeting that was held to discuss the quarterback’s volatile standing with the team. A source told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen that while the team cannot ban Young from the […]
Duke (5-0) made sure the sellout crowd of 18,696, was never a factor, taking the lead for good 7 1/2 minutes into the game and then going on to lead by 17 points midway through the second half on the way to their 15th straight win.The win was No. 800 at Duke for Mike Krzyzewski, […]
Week 11 was hideous for Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young who created a public relations debacle for himself and the organization. Young has been having a tough time dealing with his frustration lately after a tendon injury in his right thumb that now needs season ending injury. After being 5-2 and holding the AFC South […]