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After winning Comeback Player of the Year and being issued an honorary key to the city of Dallas, Michael Vick is being publicly bashed for his past and not what he’s doing in the present. For instance, Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle doesn’t believe Vick has been punished enough for his role in a gambling ring he funded where he tortured dogs.  Buehrle issued the following in a recent interview with MLB.com: "He had a great year and a great comeback, but there were times where we watched the game and I know it's bad to say, but there were ...

Sunday, Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young injured his right thumb and was forced to leave the game.  Young taped his thumb and warmed up on the sidelines to see if he could return.  Instead of getting back into the game, Young fumed on the sidelines because Titans head coach Fisher decided to leave third-string quarterback Rusty Smith in the game. Young was visibly frustrated.  He felt he could go back into the game.  When he did not re-enter, he hoisted his pads into the stands.  After the game, Young quickly went into the locker room and got dressed.  As Fisher was ...

I was watching LeBron James and the Miami Heat blast the Orlando Magic last night.  James got called for a foul which he didn’t believe was a good call.  James got called for a technical foul for running away from the referee in protest. Under the new “respect for the game” rule, players can neither be demonstrative when questioning fouls nor show excess exuberance if they make a good play. I think this new rule stinks.  I also feel it has racial undertones to it as well.  From my vantage point, it makes no sense why an athlete cannot feed off ...

As I watched ESPN’s Sports Center this morning I pondered an interesting question.  If sports didn’t exist, how would I spend my time?  If sports didn’t exist how would my life be different? Could you imagine a world without sports? If sports didn’t exist we would not care whether Brett Favre will get suspended, if Joe Torre will manage again, or if Kobe Bryant will lead his Los Angeles Lakers to another Three-Peat. If sports did not exist, there would be no football on Saturdays or Sundays.  There would be no Olympic Games, Super Bowls, Kentucky Derby’s or World ...