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Entries in football (7)

Tuesday
Oct232012

Sports Betting for Dummies: How NOT to Pick 

Picking games and point spreads can be so darn challenging. If you’re just starting out, here is a basic crash course in what NOT to do.

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Monday
Jul022012

40 years after Title IX

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Speaking from my personal experience, women bring a different perspective to sports that I think has brought about a greater emphasis on sportsmanship and playing honorably.

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Wednesday
Nov022011

Eagles Football: Where Philly Still Exists

If I ever go to war, I want to go with Philadelphia Eagles fans.

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Tuesday
Aug022011

Five for Five

What was the selling point Minnesota? Was it the fact he’s old and he can replace another old quarterback? Is the age minimum to play now 35?

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Wednesday
Sep152010

A Violent End: Why Youth Football Must Be Punted

The game left me cold and feeling horrible, especially watching Bradley fall down or Kolb staring into space with a large patch of grass in the ear hole of his helmet. This is not entertainment, but savagery that plays with serious injuries and perhaps worst, human lives.

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Monday
Aug022010

Pay for Play? No Way!

College football ceased being a pure amateur endeavor once colleges began receiving million dollar checks from TV networks and Bowl sponsors.These monetary windfalls are due to the blood, sweat and work put in by 18, 19 and 20 year old kids.

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Friday
Aug142009

From A Philadelphia Eagles Fan to Joe Banner: Thank You

While I was musing about the upcoming NFL season the other day, I said to myself, "Self, you are really lucky to be a Philadelphia Eagles fan." Not only are they an organization that consistently makes good sense with their off field decisions, they provide you with excitement on the field too. And the best part about being an Eagles fan is that even if you talk sports with a fan of another NFL team, they bear no ill will, no animosity, no prejudice whatsoever toward Philly fans or our football team. I saw just how easy I had it as a fan of the Birds, compared to the hard time I would get if I liked another team, like say the Dallas Cowboys. And it was only after this realization that I came up with the great idea of writing a thank you letter to Eagles President Joe Banner for all the effort he puts into making the life of every Eagles fan so fun and carefree.

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