Listen up, Packers fans. It’s going to be all right.

January 17, 2012 By 4 Comments
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Editor’s note: Chris Callaway and Amanda Lawson teamed up to write this article about their beloved team, the Green Bay Packers.

Chris: Amanda Lawson and I are not just part-owners of the Green Bay Packers. We’re die-hards. The loss to the Giants this weekend sucks. But Packers fans, keep in mind all that your team has achieved and what it stands for.

I think I can speak for both Amanda and myself in saying that February 6, 2011, was one of the happiest days of our lives. The Green Bay Packers capped off an incredible run through the playoffs with a 31-25 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. It’s been just shy of a full calendar year since then, and Sunday’s loss to the New York Giants makes me realize just what kind of year it has been. [Read more...]

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Why Spike Lee and All Knicks Fans Should Be Optimistic

April 23, 2011 By 5 Comments
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The Knicks are down 0-3 to the Celtics.

Coming back from such a deficit in a 7-game series is a feat that has not once been accomplished during the NBA’s existence, and it rarely happens in sports. The only examples are a handful in the NHL and the legendary ’04 Boston Red Sox, who came back from 0-3 against the Yankees.

To make things even worse for Knicks fans, there was a trending topic on Twitter that practically put a dagger in the back of each Knicks fan. It read “Massacre Square Garden”; enough said. Then this morning, I had to wake up to tweets about how Knicks fans are complaining about the calls and how it’s not fair that Chauncey and Amar’e are injured, and everything in between.

While I can agree that New York should have won at least ONE game thus far in the series, and should be putting up more of a challenge in a series we deemed the best in the first round, Knicks fans are forgetting to look at the big picture.

So for all of my followers, and for those Knicks fans who are disgusted with what is going on, let this article serve a positive note. Here is why even though your team is falling hard, and falling hard right now, there are still plenty of reasons for you to be happy and optimistic.

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LeBron Accepts His Role As A Villain

December 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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The King did it.

LeBron James returned back to his Cleveland throne, and in stellar fashion, dropping 38 points in 30 minutes, including a 24-point 3rd quarter, as he wiped out the Cavaliers. He ignored each and every boo he heard, ignored the t-shirts, signs and hate from everywhere. And he did it all with a few smiles, chuckles, jumpers in front of the Cavs bench, and sideline celebrations.

Yes, LeBron has passed the toughest emotional hurdle he’ll have this season.

But what now? He didn’t curse back at the Cavs fans, he didn’t flip the bird to anyone. He let his game speak, and it spoke louder than ever. But what exactly did his game say?

It said: he is accepting his role as one of the most hated and loathed players in the NBA. He has accepted his role, as the villain.

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LeBron James Goes to Miami: We Were All Witnesses

July 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment

News broke folks.

LeBron James is now going to my home in South Florida.

More precisely, Miami.

Does that do anything for me? No. Without a doubt.

I’ve been a Cavs fan since I can remember, but this one goes down as a defining moment in sports history, and it has two sides, the beautiful, and the ugly.

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What LeBron Means to Cleveland (Video Version)

July 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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LeBron James defines Cleveland sports at the moment.

Heck, LeBron could someday define Cleveland sports, period.

I’ve never seen or heard of an athlete as advanced, bodied, and talented as LeBron in any sport, ever. Sure, he’s not the best player ever a la MJ, or even the best player currently a la Kobe; I will be the first to say it. He doesn’t have the 6 rings, or any of that.

But, can it happen? Could LeBron achieve all of that?

Why not?

And this is why LeBron James means so much to the city of Cleveland, and the rest of Ohio, not only financially, but emotionally too.

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MLB Playoffs: White Sox Fans are Better Than Cubs Fans

October 1, 2008 By 5 Comments
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Dick Stockton just confirmed what I’ve known since the day I started following baseball: White Sox fans are better than Cubs fans.

Stockton was on the South Side last night for the one-game playoff between the White Sox and Twins. Today, he is up in Wrigleyville for Game 1 of the Cubs-Dodgers Divisional Series. I just got home and flipped on the game (the Cubs are currently leading 2-0 thanks to a Mark DeRose homer) and one of the first things I heard was an observation by Dick Stockton about the differences between the two parks.

To paraphrase, Stockton basically said that Comiskey Park was rocking and rolling from the first pitch to the final pitch last night. The fans were all dressed in black, they were on their feet every time a count go to two strikes, and there was a consistent electricity in the air throughout the game. Wrigley Field, however, was pretty much silent as the game started. Dick Stockton described the crowd as “apprehensive” and whoever the other color announcer besides Tony Gwynn is said it’s because the Cubs are in a “World Series or bust” situation. I guess he was trying to rationalize the reticence of the fans at Wrigley, or apologize for them.

They should have stopped beating around the bush and just said the truth: White Sox fans are better than Cubs fans.

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