Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Nov 18, 2009, 10:51 pm
For the first time this season, the Wizards were able to put all three of their All-Stars on the floor at the same time.  They had to be thrilled with the final result. The Washington Wizards outs...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Nov 18, 2009, 10:03 pm
After being the center of the media circus for quite some time, things have settled down for Michael Vick. In mid-August, Vick signed a two-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles.  While the Eagles ...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Nov 15, 2009, 11:36 pm
2 minutes left in the 4th quarter.  4th and 2.  Your team up by 6 points.  Ball at your own 28 yard line.  What do you do? Conventional football wisdom says that you punt the ball.  But Bill Bel...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Nov 15, 2009, 9:32 pm
The Cincinnati Bengals have won 7 of their 9 games this season.  I wonder how many of us thought that they won have 4 wins against AFC North rivals Baltimore and Pittsburgh. That became a reality wh...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Nov 14, 2009, 11:18 pm
Let’s backtrack to the summer of 2008.  The New Orleans Hornets – led by Byron Scott – had just taken the Spurs to seven games before bowing out of the Western Conference Semifinals...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Nov 13, 2009, 11:59 pm
What happens when a league begins to take itself to seriously? They start handing out excessive fines for everything. Case and point – fining Chad Ochocinco $20,000 for his joking attempt at b...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Nov 13, 2009, 10:17 pm
But this wasn’t just any old road game. The Atlanta Hawks beat the Boston Celtics – in Boston – by the score of 97-86. The Hawks dominated the game the old fashioned way…by c...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Nov 11, 2009, 10:22 pm
When I saw the “new Sammy Sosa”, I was confused… The first thing that came to my mind was “White Chicks.”  You know, the movie starring the Wayans brothers dressed ...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Nov 7, 2009, 10:44 pm
A.I. has done it again. After God apparently told him that he needed to go to Memphis, he has revealed his disgruntled side.  Allen Iverson has been disappointed in his role (sound familiar?) with t...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Nov 7, 2009, 10:07 pm
With every city having hopes of supporting a winner this time around, the NBA season has kicked off into full bloom.  Here’s a quick look at the cream of the crop in the National Basketball As...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Nov 7, 2009, 2:13 pm
As we approach the mid-point of the season, what better time than now to assess the best of the best in the league.  Here are my top 5 in the NFL. 1. New Orleans Saints – I tried to think of e...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Nov 4, 2009, 10:10 pm
Jamal Crawford’s skills finally get a chance to make a difference. A quick search of Crawford’s profile will reveal that he has never participated in the NBA playoffs.  In fact, he’...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Nov 2, 2009, 10:03 pm
Even in that overconfident mind of his, he couldn’t have imagined this. NBA rookie point guard Brandon Jennings is the best player on the Milwaukee Bucks.  I know it’s early in the seaso...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Nov 2, 2009, 12:55 am
About 9 months…roughly 270 days… That’s how long ago reports surfaced that New York Yankees’ superstar slugger Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids back in 2003.  We a...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Nov 1, 2009, 10:24 pm
The Philadelphia Eagles continued their run of high scoring games by trouncing the New York Giants, 40-17. Donovan McNabb had 3 touchdown strikes and passed for 240 yards on the day.  The Eagles hav...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 31, 2009, 11:39 pm
With dominating performances in the Nuggets’ first two games of the new NBA season, Carmelo Anthony has shown an even greater level of aggressiveness in his game. Denver has posted victories ov...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 28, 2009, 10:42 pm
These guys need to check their birth certificates to see if they have the same mom or dad… Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post&...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 28, 2009, 10:01 pm
Opening night in the NBA.  First game of the season on TNT – because “they know drama”.  The location is none other than the Quicken Loans Arena – AKA “The Q”.  ...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 25, 2009, 10:35 pm
“I think, for the first time this year, we played a complete football game. We came out and played football.” “That was amazing. Blowouts like this don’t happen against good t...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 25, 2009, 9:49 pm
The cinderella story of the New Orleans Saints continued on Sunday. The Saints scored 36 points in the second half to emerge with the 46-34 victory over the Miami Dolphins.  Even after a subpar firs...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 24, 2009, 10:46 pm
Iowa’s Big Ten fate came down to a 4th and goal from the 7 yard line with 2 seconds left in the game.  Hawkeyes quarterback Ricky Stanzi was able to hook up with receiver Marvin McNutt for a T...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 24, 2009, 10:11 pm
The topsy-turvy roller coaster that is the ACC continued to stay true to its reputation.  The 10th-ranked Miami Hurricanes were defeated by the Clemson Tigers in overtime, 40-37.  Clemson QB Kyle P...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 23, 2009, 11:12 pm
The last couple of years for the Washington Wizards have been a nightmare.  Unfortunately for them, they haven’t been able to wake up. Just when things were starting to look good for the Wiz, ...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 22, 2009, 12:04 am
Manny Ramirez is now free to shower anytime he wants. The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Manny Ramirez and the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 to advance to the their second straight World Series.  Philade...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 21, 2009, 10:00 pm
Over the past fews days, more insight into Steve McNair’s last living hours have been revealed.  Phone records have been recovered, giving us all access to the text messages that he exchanged...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 20, 2009, 10:13 pm
With the NBA regular season right around the corner, let’s take a look at some players who are primed to make significant improvement in 2009-2010: Travis Outlaw- Outlaw has been at the cusp fo...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 19, 2009, 9:22 pm
I’ve never seen anything like this in the 20-plus years that I have been watching football.  Carolina Panthers’ gunner Dante Wesley simply launches into Clifton Smith as he was setting up...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 18, 2009, 11:13 pm
”I’m disappointed and embarrassed. Fortunately for me, career-wise, I have never been through anything like this before and, unfortunately, it happened tonight. I can assure you one thing,...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 18, 2009, 10:13 pm
Jim Zorn – get your bags packed for your next coaching assignment…because this gig is just about up. The Washington Redskins loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, 14-6.  The Chiefs were the fi...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 18, 2009, 12:36 am
After 5 hours and 10 minutes of game time, the Los Angeles Angels committed another error which resulted in the New York Yankees scoring the game winning run in the 13th inning – and taking Game...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 18, 2009, 12:14 am
After the first quarter, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets looked like they’d be fortunate to get a single touchdown against the Virginia Tech Hokies.  Over the ensuing three quarters, they wer...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 17, 2009, 11:38 pm
Free-agent guard Stephon Marbury has announced that he will sit out the entire 2009-2010 NBA season. “I’m resting, doing what Michael Jordan did, enjoy life, do things I haven’t don...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 17, 2009, 7:48 am
The New York Yankees are a team filled with above-average players at every position.  From the every spot in the lineup, they are able to hurt you.  Their pitchers are big-game performers who step u...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 15, 2009, 10:09 pm
A lot of you may have seen this on Sunday.  If not, here’s your look at one of the dumbest football plays of all-time – courtesy of San Francisco 49ers’ cornerback Dre Bly:     ...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 15, 2009, 9:32 pm
Newly acquired Los Angeles Laker Ron Artest will forever be linked in infamy with his former Indiana Pacers’ teammate – current Golden State guard/forward Stephen Jackson.  The two had s...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 14, 2009, 9:48 pm
Upon receiving the key to the city of Buffalo on his VH1 reality show, Terrell Owens was given a condition that the Bills must make the playoffs.  Owens confirmed that the team would make the postsea...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 12, 2009, 9:59 pm
The Philadelphia Phillies scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth and moved on to the National League Championship Series, ousting the Colorado Rockies, 5-4. Colorado entered the top of the nint...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 12, 2009, 9:33 pm
With a heart-stopping 20-17 overtime victory over the New England Patriots, the Denver Broncos have gotten off to an unpredictable 5-0 start. The Rocky Mountain squad had many things working against ...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 8, 2009, 11:14 pm
St. Louis Cardinals’ outfielder Matt Holliday was supposed to be the hero in a game that would have tied them with the Los Angeles Dodgers at 1-1 in their NLDS.  Too bad the cards didn’t ...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 7, 2009, 9:24 am
Never underestimate King James’ clout. Days after reportedly assaulting a close friend of LeBron James, reports are indicating that Cleveland Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards has been trade...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 7, 2009, 8:40 am
News just broke today that Texas Tech superstar wide receiver has finally signed with the San Francisco 49ers.  The agreement by both sides ended months of Crabtree holding out.  At this time, the ...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 6, 2009, 12:31 am
With the Cleveland Browns fresh off a close loss to their interstate rivals, the Cincinnati Bengals – and Braylon Edwards not getting a reception for the first time in his career – the r...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 5, 2009, 10:19 pm
If there’s one game that I can honestly say that I have followed since it’s inception, it’s the NBA Live series. Starting back in the days of Lakers vs. Celtics and Bulls vs. Blazer...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 5, 2009, 9:20 pm
“And Tom Brady if you’re listening…take off your skirt, put on some slacks and toughen up…” Boy, what an idiot Rodney Harrison is!  He acts like this is the first time ...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 4, 2009, 11:45 pm
The Pittsburgh Steelers experienced another fourth quarter debacle.  This time against the San Diego Chargers. Fortunately for them, Pittsburgh had built up a large enough lead to withstand the late...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 4, 2009, 9:07 pm
The New England Patriots were perhaps the NFL’s forgotten team.  With a record of 2-1 coming into today’s showdown against the undefeated Ravens, they were able to put together a 14-0 sec...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 4, 2009, 4:11 pm
Maybe they needed to be in an evening prime time spot.  Or maybe they needed good tropical weather.  The 17th-ranked Miami Hurricanes used both of them to their advantage in a 21-20 victory over t...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 1, 2009, 9:59 pm
Superstar basketball player Vince Carter has been one of the most charitable workers in the NBA. His Embassy of Hope foundation has encouraged many families experiencing financial or emotional distre...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Oct 1, 2009, 8:03 pm
Days after reports surfaced that Michael Vick had reunited with Nike through a contractual agreement, a representative from Nike denied those claims. From Nike spokesman Kejuan Wilkins: “Nike ...
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Toby S. posted an article on Ball or Nuthin' - Sep 30, 2009, 11:48 pm
“1 play in the 1st Half, 4 plays in the 2nd half,…. A bit disappointed about my playing time but very happy and satisfied about the win…Just time to work harder for next week …...
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