This week, rookie NFL jersey sales are centered on two players: Johnny “Football” Manziel Cleveland Browns jerseys, and St. Louis Rams Michael Sam jerseys. OF course, Manziel is the former Heisman Trophy winner whose draft stick fell until Cleveland drafted him with the 22nd pick in the first round. Small, not possessing the strongest arm, […]

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I never thought in all my life I would EVER type the words Jesus Christ, Andrew Lloyd Webber and John “Rotten” Lydon in the same sentence. That is, unless Lydon was arrested for pissing on Lloyd Webber, that is. However, someone got the idea to put on a traveling rock concert version of Lloyd Webber’s […]

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So, I watched the Oscars last night, and there’s enough coverage on the very long, boring show, Ellen DeGeneris’ bits and the like. I just wanted to formalize here my thoughts on the awards and the films. First, “Gravity” deserved all of the technical awards. It put the audience into space right next to Sandra […]

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I am not much of a basketball fan, but I admit that I appreciate Bulls’ center Joakim Noah. In a league so dominated by prolific scorers, Noah has been a two-time All Star with defense, rebounding, assists and occasional scoring. And yes, he is one of the more eccentric players in the league, but what […]

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ESPN texted me and millions of other fans over the weekend to announce that Michael Sam, linebacker/defensive lineman from Missouri and SEC defensive player of the year had, in an interview, announced to the world that he was gay. All of the articles proclaimed, needlessly, that Sam would be the first openly gay athlete in […]

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If you are looking for another sign of the rot that is college football, you have to look no further than the media coverage of “national signing day” yesterday. High school young men were having press conferences to announce where they will be “attending” school (that is, playing football). Some will become pros, more won’t, […]

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• What a nostalgic Super Bowl – a complete blowout. We had been getting used to close games. • The cliché that “defense wins championships” is not a cliché today. • Is this the official ascension of the black mobile quarterback? Will everyone soon be running the read option? • Did Seattle just score again? […]

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