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Legal Pot For NFL Players?

NFL players themselves, on national TV, have stated that, in their opinion, somewhere around 70% of the players in the NFL used marijuana. They said it casual like everyone already knew that. 70%, that’s a lot of guys. On a recent HBO program, Bryant Gumbel reported that an estimated 50%-60% of the players in the NFL used pot on a …

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by admin on February 1st, 2014 Leave a comment »

The NFL As Show Business

It’s all a big show. The competition is not really real and the outcome of certain games is pre-ordained. It exists for public pacification and to make money. Lots and lots of money. Is this a traveling circus? Perhaps an underworld scam? No, it’s the NFL. The NFL’s 32 team owners bring in over $90 Billion (with a B!) per …

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by admin on January 31st, 2014 Leave a comment »

Yankees Nab Tanaka

After weeks of speculation in the media, Tanaka San will be going to the Big Apple to play baseball for the Yankees. Japanese pitching sensation Masahiro Tanaka has signed a 7 year, $155,000,000 deal with the New York Yankees organization. Tanaka played last year for the Rakuten Golden Eagles where he went 24-0 while posting a 1.27 ERA, a 0.94 …

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by admin on January 30th, 2014 Leave a comment »

The Dreaded Franchise Tag

To be a ‘Franchise Player’!  Sounds great, doesn’t it? Why then don’t most NFL players aspire to be ‘Franchise Players’? As it works out, it’s not such a good deal by the player as it leaves the team holding all the high cards. The tag binds a player to a team for a period of one year if all conditions …

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by admin on January 29th, 2014 Leave a comment »

Hockey Game Played At Dodger Stadium

It was the first official outdoor hockey game ever played West of the Rocky Mountains although there has been an NHL team in Los Angeles for over 50 years. It was 60 degrees and slightly humid when the puck dropped but that didn’t stop the action out on the ice. They even brought out Vin Scully for the event, much …

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by admin on January 28th, 2014 Leave a comment »

How Free Agency Came About

Free agency in professional sports happens when a player is eligible to sign with any club or franchise. It usually happens when a player’s contract with a team has expired and no new deal has been struck. So the player is then free to place himself on the open market and get the highest possible value in exchange for his …

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by admin on January 27th, 2014 Leave a comment »

Expanded Wild Card Playoffs On The Agenda

After much discussion on sports shows and in the press, it looks like NFL fans will still have to wait yet another year to see the playoffs expanded to 14 or even 16 teams. That the word from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell when he was asked earlier this month if the expected expansion would be happening next year. Goodell told …

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by admin on January 25th, 2014 Leave a comment »

NFL Commish Will Brave The Cold At Superbowl XLVIII

They are practicing clearing snow at MetLife Stadium in preparation for the big game. Workers have erected tents to protect the crews that are painting the end zones. But the commissioner of the NFL is not worried about the weather. What a brave guy Roger Goodell is, and for only $82,000 a day. That’s what he makes, really. But Sir …

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by admin on January 24th, 2014 Leave a comment »

Extra Points Going Out Of Style In The NFL

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell continues to wave his mighty sword at what we know as the NFL. Now he wants to take away the point after touchdown, the extra point that makes the 6 a 7 and which, nobody ever misses. Well, almost nobody anyway. Of the 1,200 or so extra points attempted last season, only 5 failed to score …

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by admin on January 23rd, 2014 Leave a comment »

Clayton Kershaw’s Big Deal

The Los Angeles Dodgers and ace pitcher Clayton Kershaw have worked out a new deal which just happens to be the biggest new deal ever worked out in the entire history of Major League Baseball. It will also make Mr. Kershaw one of the richest young men in America. After winning two Cy Young awards in 2011 & 2013, the …

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by admin on January 22nd, 2014 Leave a comment »