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The life and death of the Black Mamba

Kobe Bryant’s nickname was “The Black Mamba.” It was an alter-ego he gave to himself after struggling through dark periods of his life.. In his auto-documentary “Muse,” Bryant revealed that he created The Black Mamba as a way to deal with the struggles he was going through off the court in 2003 and 2004. “I … Read moreThe life and death of the Black Mamba

When Friday night lights turn dark

The raw emotion of Friday night football is ingrained in the souls of people across the coal region of Pennsylvania.. They call this Friday night lights.. there is a cold chill as the season ages.. boilo is abundant.. People are jammed in bleachers in football stadiums across various high schools. Those Friday night lights turned … Read moreWhen Friday night lights turn dark

The “Bird flu” Bowl: The Eagles get contaminated!

The term #FluGate suddenly is trending on Twitter… From the NY POST: It’s so bad that an ESPN report — revealing that the dreaded virus has stricken Philadelphia Eagles starters Tim Jernigan, Ronald Darby and Mychal Kendricks — set off a ­#flugate conspiracy-theory free-for-all on Twitter. “Damn, Bill Belichick planting flu in our players now?” one ardent … Read moreThe “Bird flu” Bowl: The Eagles get contaminated!

NFL takes a Sunday night knee.. Hot water cooler talk Monday morning abounds

In metered market numbers, the primetime match-up between the 27-10 winning Washington Redskins and the Oakland Raiders snared an 11.6/20. The worst SNF has performed this season so far, that’s an 8% dip from the early numbers of last week’s Atlanta Falcon’s 34-23 win over the Green Bay Packers. Gaining cheers and boos from fans at FedEx Field … Read moreNFL takes a Sunday night knee.. Hot water cooler talk Monday morning abounds

The fail Mary pass: What if the Super Bowl is simply a super show?

For any New England patriot fan last night, the ending of the Super Bowl was historic an epic. Throughout the entire game Tom Brady looked like an imp, not completing passes or simply clumsily moving the ball continuously without results or fruition. The Atlanta Falcons blew into the stadium and blew away the New England … Read moreThe fail Mary pass: What if the Super Bowl is simply a super show?

The fix is in: Someone’s got balls.

Sports at its best: FIXED and fun. Coach Bill Belichick says he has no ideas why 11 of the 12 PATRIOTS footballs were deflated for the game last Sunday.. He took reporters questions, but quite frankly didn’t really answer them. He said he was shocked to learn about the footballs on Monday morning.. Since the Monday … Read moreThe fix is in: Someone’s got balls.