In “Steroids: Peyton Manning Caught on the “Dark Side,” December 29, 2015, I relegated this Football superstar to the rogues’ gallery of athletes who used steroids to fuel their way to fame, glory, and fortune. Here is an excerpt. __________________ I watched Al Jazeera’s “The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers.” And, I must say, 60 Minutes… Read more.
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Broncos Tame Panthers to Win Super Bowl 50
The National Anthem Whitney Houston set what might be an unsurpassable bar with her rendition at Super Bowl 25 in 1991. But, arguably, Lady Gaga came as close as any singer has since then. Of course, you can be forgiven if you were surprised – not just by how elegant she looked, but also by… Read more.
NFL Conference Championship Sunday: Hail, Broncos! Hail, Panthers!
Real Football fans will tell you that the most exciting day of the NFL season is Conference Championship Sunday, not Super Bowl Sunday — as casual fans might say. (“Historic NFL Championship Sunday,” The iPINIONS Journal, January 22, 2007) AFC The media hyped the American Conference Championship (AFC) game between the New England Patriots and… Read more.
Steroids: Peyton Manning Caught on the ‘Dark Side’?
Peyton Manning caught using steroids The Al Jazeera undercover probe, which was posted online early Sunday morning and aired on television later in the day, reported that Manning was given human growth hormone in 2011 while he was recovering from neck surgery. … [The report] contends that steroids and other drugs were shipped to the home address… Read more.
Denver Broncos: We Want Peyton; Tebow Can Go to Hell
I am pretty sure this phenomenon will die a media death this weekend when Tom Brady and the New England Patriots show Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos, in convincing fashion, that winning Football games has absolutely nothing to do with how much of a spectacle one makes of praying to God. (“The Divine Tim… Read more.
WTF: Colts Release Peyton Manning?!
Is there any wonder there’s no team loyalty left in professional sports? Hell, the Indianapolis Colts got rid of Peyton Manning. This, despite all he did not just for the team but for the city as well. Therefore, one can hardly blame baseball’s Albert Pujols for ignoring loyalty to the St. Louis Cardinals to sign… Read more.