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What Manti Te’o and Lance Armstrong Should Teach Us About Superlatives and  Heroism in Sports

What Manti Te’o and Lance Armstrong Should Teach Us About Superlatives and Heroism in Sports

NCAA, Smooth Shots, Sports Talk January 31, 2013 at 11:14 am Comments are Disabled

  In the famous words of Dr. House, everybody lies. This may be a cynical way of looking at sports, but at this point we shouldn’t want superlatives and heroism attached to any athlete. There’s no need for it. Why can’t athletes just be marveled for their athletic prowess?   […]

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Ravens Linebacker Adrian Hamilton Says Team Should Draft Manti Te’o

Ravens Linebacker Adrian Hamilton Says Team Should Draft Manti Te’o

NFL January 31, 2013 at 10:39 am Comments are Disabled

During the lead up to the Super Bowl, players are asked the wildest questions you’ll ever hear and their answers are just as weird. TMZ caught up with Ravens linebacker Adrian Hamilton and asked him about Manti Te’o.   Photog: Would you want [Manti] on your team? AH: Is he a good […]

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Michael Crabtree Cleared in Sexual Assault Investigation

Michael Crabtree Cleared in Sexual Assault Investigation

NFL January 26, 2013 at 12:56 am Comments are Disabled

Friday January 18th, Michael Crabtree was interviewed for an investigation of sexual assault. One week later, Crabtree was cleared of any wrong doing according to the NFL.com. The San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon released a statement on Crabtree and the investigation; “The San Francisco Police Department — Special Victims […]

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Alicia Keys to Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl 47

Alicia Keys to Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl 47

NFL January 18, 2013 at 8:21 pm Comments are Disabled

According to a Yahoo! Sports report Alicia Keys will sing the national anthem at Super Bowl 47. Thank goodness, this will be the best Super Bowl for performances in a long time with Alicia doing the anthem, and Beyonce doing the halftime show. As long as Beyonce doesn’t mess it […]

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Manti Te’o Knew Girlfriend was Fake December 6, Received Call that She Faked Her Death

Manti Te’o Knew Girlfriend was Fake December 6, Received Call that She Faked Her Death

NCAA, Smooth Shots, Sports Talk January 18, 2013 at 6:43 pm Comments are Disabled

As more information comes out on the whole Manti Te’o situation the weirder it gets. From a post on the Star Advertiser, Manti found out on December 6 that the girlfriend he thought he had was indeed fake when he got a call from her phone saying she had faked […]

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