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Brees leads Saints to Super Bowl Victory

Drew Brees stood holding his one-year-old son Baylen. The bright blue of their matching eyes made their relation unquestionable. One pair of eyes looked around inquisitively, darting from left to right, curious about the party unfolding around him. The other set of eyes began to well with tears. A father proud of the magnitude of [...]

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The State of The Sports Union

Since President Barack Obama gave his first State of the Union address last week, we thought it would only be proper that look at the State of the Sports Union. No we don’t mean a rehash of what your two lowly graduate students are up to–as poor as ever and as time pressed as ever [...]

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LenDale White is Living in the Past
• Former USC running back and “Captain Plumpy” for the Tennessee Titans, LenDale White made news this week by demanding Vince Young replace Uncle Kerry Collins as quarterback.  Some will remember Young’s last accomplishment on the football field was to singlehandedly snatching the BCS title from White’s crumb covered hands in 2006.   Young is coming off a stellar performance last week where he outperformed Collins posting a 0-2 passing, 0 yards, -1 yards rushing, and 1 INT.  Yes, those numbers still out performed Collins!  The only question that remains for LenDale is: “I know you lost all that weight by putting down the shots of Patron, but what did you pick up and start smoking to think Young is going to make a difference?”  You should have said, “We need a better quarterback, can you trade me for one?”
@Blake Ayles: Win with Class, Douche!
• During the pregame festivities at Notre Dame Stadium, sophomore tight end, Blake Ayles, posed for a picture with some Irish fans, kinda.  He jumped into the background of the picture and saluted a couple of goofy domer fans with a double bird.  Unfortunately for Trojan fans, Ayles' on field performance was less of a “F-off” to Notre Dame and more like a “I’m playing with my thumb up my ass.”  Your one reception for 10 yards doesn't permit you to be a douche. (more...)

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