The PK: Things are heating up in the English Premier League
Last week in soccer was filled with stunning results, fantastic finishes and epic goals. This week’s PK is filled with unremarkable words, coherent sentences and a half-decent picture. Aren’t you glad you came to read? Here it is, this week’s PK: English Premier League There were some great matchups in the Premier League this past [...]
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Mike Brown: NFL Executive of the Year?
The Cincinnati Bengals are a model organization. A plus-size model. With half a set of teeth. They were supposed to be a grease-fire. With a lame duck coach. And a rookie quarterback. And their two leading receivers gone. And a running back that can’t stay off the blotter and a wide receiver who gets pot [...]
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8 Early-Season NFL Observations
It’s only been five games, but there are some things we are beginning to learn about the new NFL moving forward. Some of the conclusions drawn here are shocking, some are revelatory, but all are trends that will shape the league for the next few months, if not years. Mike Vick Is Struggling I just [...]
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ATTENTION: The Social Media team behind the Ford Ironman World Championship knows what they’re doing
On Saturday, there was more than just the Red River Shootout (one-sided game), Tiger Woods’ return, and the overload of a college football . The 2011 Ford Ironman was taking place in Kona, Hawaii, where I followed the race via their Facebook updates. I raced in an Ironman event in the past, and was impressed [...]
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Aaron Rodgers v. Brett Favre, by the numbers
Brett Favre made news again. Man, I hate typing those five words. On Tuesday, talking on Atlanta radio station 790 The Zone, Favre said Aaron Rodgers “fell into a good situation” and “the biggest surprise to me would be that he didn’t (win a Super Bowl) sooner.” Oh, you mean, like, in his fourth full [...]
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Why running games are obsolete
Tom Brady passed for 500+ yards, there’s been 22 300-yard passers in just the first two weeks. Six QBs have tossed for 400 or more. Why? Physics, bro. Physics.
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The PK: Champions League Group Stage Breakdown Bonanza!
If you’re a fan of the highest level of athletic competition known to man, than the UEFA Champions League might be your thing. Check out our full group stage preview in this week’s epic PK.
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Do we really care about an athlete (Peyton Manning) when he’s hurt?
The news broke this morning that Peyton Manning won’t start Week 1, as he’s still recovering from a neck surgery. A firestorm has now occurred online about the fate of his career, the seriousness of the injury, and good ol’ Kerry Collins. My question is: How do fans and media not understand that the cutting [...]
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Cam Newton named starting QB; Jimmy Clausen named Ryan Leaf
I’m not too surprised that Cam Newton was given the starting job going into the season. It’s a great move by coach Ron Rivera, who will need a lot of local support while going through growing pains in Carolina. It didn’t matter what Cam did in preseason. The guy has talent, whether you like him [...]
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Will the SEC continue to dominate?
You hear it all the time: “The SEC is the greatest conference on Earth.” They’ve got the hardware to prove it. But will an SEC winner take it all again? Or will we have our first SEC-free title game since Texas-USC?
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