Monday nights’ debacle at the end of the game in Seattle should be the last straw for the NFL in its contract fight against its regular officials. But it probably won’t be. As a result this silly lockout looks more foolish every day, and the fans must share in the blame.
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Blind Loyalty Partly to Blame for NFL Officials Labor Dispute
Posted: 25th September 2012 by DavidBurnett in NFLTags: blind loyalty, lockout, NFL, regular officials, Roger Goodell
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Serena Williams Wins Fourth U.S. Open
Posted: 10th September 2012 by DavidBurnett in TennisTags: Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka, wins fouth U.S. Open
Serena has now won 15 major championships, which moves her into sixth on the all-time major’s list, and renews the conversation about her place in tennis history.
Share on FacebookPacers Pride: Reggie Miller and Mel Daniels Enter the Hall of Fame
Posted: 5th September 2012 by DavidBurnett in Basketball, Hall of Fame, NBATags: Basketball Hall of Fame, Indiana Pacers, inducted, Mel Daniels, Pacers Pride, Reggie Miller
For 18 years, the boney, almost skeletal-looking, jump shooter from UCLA gave special meaning to the old advertising slogan – “Miller Time”. His deadly, high-arching shot became more thrilling than the most athletic windmill dunk
Share on FacebookNFL Kicks Off: Sports Sense Predictions
Posted: 4th September 2012 by DavidBurnett in football, NFLTags: Cam Newton, Peyton Manning, Pittsburgh Steelers, Russell Wilson, San Francisco 49ers, Sports Sense predictions, Tim Tebow
The AFC Championship will pit the Steelers against New England with the Pittsburgh Steelers going to the Super Bowl.
In the end I pick the Steelers to defeat the 49ers to win a record seventh Super Bowl title.
Share on FacebookPenn State Falls to Ohio University: The Post Paterno Era Off to a Slow Start
Posted: 1st September 2012 by DavidBurnett in College Football, NCAA, SuspensionTags: Bill O'Brien, Joe Paterno, loss, Ohio University, opening game, Penn State
A lot of eyes were focused State College, Pennsylvania and Penn State on Saturday, as the Nittany Lions opened the team’s first season in nearly 50 years without Joe Paterno as head coach.
Even more though than the absence of Paterno, most want to know how the school would fare under the weight of some of the most serious sanctions ever levied against a major college football program.
The immediate answer is not very well. Penn State playing at home lost to the Ohio University Bobcats 24-14.
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