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Philly Fans’ Reality Check: Donovan McNabb Is a Washington Redskin

Posted: 5th April 2010 by Tuviere Akpoghene in NFL
McNabb was traded to Washington for a second-round pick this year and a third or fourth-round pick next year. That’s where he wanted to go and Philadelphia really, really wanted to get rid of him and start the Kevin Kolb era, apparently. It’s strange that an organization like the Philadelphia Eagles , notorious for mistreatment of players especially to save a buck (read: NFL’s ...

Philly Fans Will Regret a Donovan McNabb Trade

Posted: 25th March 2010 by Tuviere Akpoghene in NFL
The Eagles' faithful never wanted McNabb in town to start with—now, they seem to have grown tired of the errant passes and of seeing him come up short so many times in big games. Forget the fact that every quarterback in the league throws errant passes, and very few get a chance to play in big games. I was in Philadelphia during the last playoffs, and all I heard ...

Ben Roethlisberger’s Bullet Proof Attitude Enforced by the Media

Posted: 14th March 2010 by Tuviere Akpoghene in NFL
Ben Roethlisberger is facing another sexual assault investigation, this time in Georgia and is the second in the last two years. Ben still has the civil case from the rape allegation at a Lake Tahoe hotel back in 2008 lingering. That case was virtually swept under the rug by mainstream media and with no surprise, they are doing the same thing with the current incident. We’ll get back to the "why" ...

Durant, LeBron, Nash: NBA’s Top 15 Best Players 2009-2010 (Halfway Rankings)

Posted: 26th February 2010 by Tuviere Akpoghene in NBA
The NBA playoffs are fast approaching, and we think is time to rank the best players in the link so far. Please keep in mind this is not a lifetime achievemen t award. The question here is: who is playing the best basketball right now in the NBA? To rank these players we used a combination of individual stats, team’s performance, and individual’s contributions to games outcome. These are the ...

Charles Barkley: Michael Beasley and Heat a Bunch of Cry Babies

Posted: 26th February 2010 by Tuviere Akpoghene in NBA
This was truly funny. Michael Beasley of the Miami Heat said, "My name is not Tito Jackson." Really? You could have fooled me! That statement was made in response to a comment TNT broadcaster and Hall of Famer Charles Barkley made referring to the Miami Heat as a team with Michael Jackson (that would be Dwyane Wade) and a bunch of Titos, Michael’s brother and a background member of the famed Jackson ...