The Battle of 1867: A Contemporary Look at the Social Rivalry Between Morehouse College & Howard University
By. Carron J. Phillips This weekend, The Maroon Tigers of Morehouse College will travel from Atlanta to Washington D.C. to face the Howard University Bison in the second annual Nation’s Football Classic. Last year’s inaugural game marked the first time that the two HBCU powerhouse institutions met in 14 years. While other historic college football … Continue reading
Heat/Thunder: What The NBA Needed
Remember these guys? They were great right? Back in 2009, the creators behind Nike’s “Most Valuable Puppet” campaign almost got it right. We all wanted Kobe and LeBron in the Finals, and we almost had it until the Orlando Magic decided to mess it up for everyone. A Kobe/LeBron Finals would have been the first … Continue reading
The Mid-Twenties: Volume 1.
For those that know me, and for you that don’t. A few years ago I used to write a weekly column on Facebook called “My 23”. It was a place where I asked 23 weekly questions that covered everything from sports, love, sex, music, and pop culture. Think Vibe Magazines “20 Questions” but much much … Continue reading
The Return of Rich Rod?
There are two things in life that I love more than I probably should; Duke basketball and Michigan football. So when my boy (Justin Kilgore) told me about John U. Bacon’s book “Three and Out: Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines in the Crucible of College Football” I headed straight to Barnes & Nobles. That … Continue reading
What Happened To Toney Douglas
Just a few months ago Toney Douglas was the man. The former First Team All-ACC Selection (Florida State) was the starting point guard for the New York Knicks. After acquiring Tyson Chandler through free agency, fans in the Big Apple were excited as they now had a defensive big man with championship experience to pair … Continue reading
Greg Oden is the New Sam Bowie
The Portland Trailblazers are cursed, but they can’t be mad at anybody but themselves. In 1984 they did the unthinkable and drafted Same Bowie instead of Michael Jordan. We all know how that turned out. But in 2007 the franchise that Bill Walton and Clyde Drexler built were given a second chance. The Blazers now … Continue reading
The Miami Heat = The Duke Blue Devils
Not really, but kind of…… Hear me out. Within a four day span last week, the Miami Heat lost three consecutive games to teams that most of us thought they should beat; the Warriors, Clippers and Nuggets. But as I sat and watched highlights of the first, and all of the last two games, I … Continue reading
Why I Hate Fantasy Sports?
(Don’t take this post serious people, it’s meant to be lighthearted and funny. I was inspired to write this as I sat next to my best friend last week at the bar as he sat there in agony after going undefeated in his fantasy league to wind up losing in the first round of the … Continue reading
LSU/Alabama: The Let Down of the Century
(Dear Bama and LSU fans, before you fill up my Twitter timeline and Facebook wall please read the entire article and not just the headline.) All the employees in the public relations departments at ESPN and CBS should get raises this week, because they definitely did their jobs. It was helmed as “The Game of … Continue reading
The Other Side of Football
For the past week, football fans across the country have been happier than Tyler Perry at a cashmere V-Neck sweater blowout sale as America’s most popular sport has returned. The college season kicked of last week while the big boys will get started on Sunday. Most fans are completing last minute fantasy football drafts or … Continue reading
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