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Prodigal Iverson: The Answer To Philadelphia’s Prayers?

Posted: 2nd December 2009 by Andrew Sexton in NBA
With Allen Iverson back in Philly, all the ôexpertsö are wondering if this makes the Sixers a playoff team.Forget the playoffs. Shoot for the moon, because even if you miss youÆll land with home-court advantage in the first round. ThatÆs right, it looks like the Sixers might suddenly be the team to beat in the Eastern Conference.Iverson is as hungry as heÆs ever been, and he fits this Sixers team ...

Ranking The 2009 Playoff Teams By Swagger

Posted: 7th October 2009 by Andrew Sexton in MLB
I could type about offense, pitching, and defense until my fingers bleed. IÆd rather talk about something that matters far more in October: Swagger. Swagger is pitching on three days rest. Swagger is the Jeter flip. Swagger is the bloody sock.These rankings arenÆt about talent. Lincecum has talent, Longoria has talent, Greinke has talent. TheyÆre all playing golf right now. This is about heart and guts and everything else that it takes to ...

Michael Cuddyer Leapfrogs Joe Mauer in American League MVP Race

Posted: 23rd September 2009 by Andrew Sexton in MLB
With just a few more games like the one Tuesday night, Michael Cuddyer could steal the American League MVP award right out from under his teammate’s nose.Sure, Mauer has done some incredible things this year.He sat out the entire first month of the season with back problems, only to return in May and have one of the greatest offensive months in baseball history.Though Mauer came back down to earth in ...

Buffalo Bills Snatch Defeat From The Jaws of Victory

Posted: 15th September 2009 by Andrew Sexton in NFL
Every once in a while, a good football decision hurts you anyway. Monday night was a case study for why the Bills have talent every year and never get over the hump and make the playoffs. They did everything necessary to win, but the football gods had other plans.The Pats kicked off with 2 timeouts and 128 seconds left on the clock.  At this point, the game still looked winnable ...