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The Men Are Black

Lovie & Dungy Make NFL and Black History

There was an old proverb that I once saw on a wall at one of my local bakeries that read, “If it ain’t white, it ain’t right.”  Now of course they were referring to bread, but that really struck a nerve with me.  One, because I was there to buy a loaf of rye, and two, it made me think about the number of African-American coaches in the NFL.  I have been watching NFL football for a substantial amount of years and that statement really hit home and made me rethink my views about the coaching position in the NFL.  Now with the success of Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts and Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears, both Black men and head coaches, leading their teams to the Super Bowl; maybe its time to say “If it ain’t white, that’s alright.”

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College Basketball

Our NCAA Midseason Update And Awards

by Trevor Freeman

There are two sets of college basketball fans.  There are the diehards who tune in for the full season and there are those who jump in feet first immediately after football season ends so they can get their love of the game back…….or so they can do an ample amount of research before filling out their NCAA Tournament brackets.  Many purists dislike this second group, but I for one think they provide the NCAA Tournament with the gusto it needs to remain with the Super Bowl as one of the two greatest sporting events on the planet (for those of you who just said, “Wait a second what about the World Cup”…feel free to board a Concorde and fly back to France).  

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New York Mets

The Two Moves That Will Make a Difference for the New York Mets

There were many off-season transactions during the past months. Soon, every team in the Major Leagues will go into Spring Training with the players they already have, since most free agents have been signed. That is why I feel that now is a good time to look at some of the most important transactions made this off-season by a team that was champions of the National League Eastern Divsion and made it to the 7th game of the National League Championship Series, the New York Mets. The transactions mentioned will help to strengthen the Mets, in reaching the first round of the post-season and beyond.

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Washington Wizards

No Pot of Gold Here Boston: Wizards Survive Overtime Scare Versus Celtics

For all Wizards fans out there.  It’s pretty exciting in D.C. as the Wizard faithful are thinking Finals.  I write for a website, thewatercooleronline.com where I cover the team.  I go to games as a member of the media so check me out.

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Not so bad after all

Hounded quarterback repels opponents, critism to bring da city of Chicago on his side.

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Patriots-Colts: An Instant Classic

     I thought the Patriots-Chargers divisional round clash was a great game. It had a lot of bizarre plays, an exciting ending, and plenty of star power. But yesterday’s AFC Championship was like that to the tenth power–an intense game with plenty of momentum changes, almost like an episode of “24.” The Colts’ 38-34 victory over their archrival Patriots was one for the ages, a game that any true sports fan who watched it will remember for the rest of his life.

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Super Sunday

Super Bowl XLI is sure to be the most over-hyped event in history—that is, until next season.  Every year the annual event swells in size not only in vewership, but in money and exposure as well.  Add in a mix of uncommonly juicy storylines, and you’ve got a media and advertising giant on your hands.  But before you get caught up in things like pioneers in African-American coaching history, superstars like Peyton Manning and Brian Urlacher making it to their first Super Bowl, and other issues of a trivial nature, first consider the impact of this event on important things like advertising and the opportunity to make a TON of money.

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2006 NFL Conference Championship Picks

OK folks, here it is. Conference Championship Sunday. In so many ways it’s better than the actual Super Bowl. We all were wrong about the Colts last week. Will they get any respect against the Pats? And will the Bears defend their home turf? Chicago fans say that some fire in 1871 make them the sentimental favorites….

No podcast this week but check out the AFC and NFC Championship picks below.

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Championship Week Preview

Last week’s divisional playoff games were an absolute riot. Like most years, those four games provided a weekend of football that is hard to top. Every game featured big-time surprises, and all but one had down-to-the-wire endings. Could anyone have predicted that both Peyton Manning and Tom Brady would have sub-par games, yet their teams would still win? This is what the playoffs are all about: discovering things about each team that the regular season could not show, answering all questions, and delivering an undisputed champion. The Final Four is set, and each team absolutely deserves to be there.

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College Basketball

Marching into the Dance

  The month of March is coming up soon. You know what that means. March Madness is waiting for us, along with many cinderella sleepers. George Mason went dancing last year, and many will follow in their footsteps. Let’s find out who will be dancing when it comes tourney time and who will get ousted quickly.

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