Tariq Nelson

Final Four: Memphis, Louisville, North Carolina, Pittsburgh
Championship Game: Memphis vs North Carolina
Champion: Memphis

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T.O. was not the problem. It’s Romo and his badly timed turnovers. I think the team should have kept him, brought in a veteran QB to compete for Romo’s job and draft a young QB to develop. All of this looks like a cop out to essentially blame TO for everything when it was really [...]

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Elgin Baylor was the General Manager of the gold standard for NBA futility - the LA Clippers - for over 22 years. Year after year, his team missed the playoffs and consistently contended for the NBA’s #1 overall pick in the NBA draft lottery - in spite of the fact that over half of the [...]

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Congrats to all the (true) Steelers fans out there - not the bandwagon jumpers. You all beat us to that coveted 6th Super Bowl win. As much as I didn’t like to see it, it is what it is. Congratulations and enjoy the offseason. I’m happy for Mike Tomlin as well he’s a class act.

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I agree with Peter King. The rules for overtime in the NFL need to be changed. Each team needs one shot at the ball, then go to sudden death after that. Defensive score automatically wins the game.
My fix is simple. I think a coin should be flipped at the start of overtime, with the winning [...]

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Well, the roller coaster season of my long time beloved Dallas Cowboys ended today on a very sour note - a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles and (more importantly) playoff berth. It is a sad day because we came into this season with an unprecedented 13 Pro Bowlers and one of the best defenders (Demarcus [...]

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I’m not into basketball right now, but a 60 foot buzzer beater to win the game is something to watch

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Make no mistake. I love sports, but this is ridiculous
Major League Baseball has authorized the use of team logos on a line of funeral caskets for people who want to carry their fandom unto eternity. Models for the Yankees (replete with interior pinstripes) and the Mets (with handles of mixed Dodger blue and Giant orange) [...]

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Watching football is like watching a reality show except you are emotionally invested. You can’t help it. And when there is controversy the media fuels it even more to boost the ratings - particularly in Dallas.
After the Giants/Cowboys game, I watched the post game shows with amazement as the Cowboys actually won the game, but [...]

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As much as Terrell Owens (T.O) may complain from time to time about not getting the ball enough, we have never seen him get into a legal incident. He’s never shot himself (or anyone else). He has never been known to use steroids. He has never been arrested.
It is very unfair that some sportscasters are [...]

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Will Smith and Tony Romo both made an impromptu visit to a Dallas area high school
Both of them gave a positive message to the kids.
“Remember two words: FEARLESS and RELENTLESS” - Will Smith
“Every passing moment, you have another chance to turn it all around” - Tony Romo

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One of the things NFL season usually means are great commercials. Nike has a great “leave nothing” series. This is the latest one featuring Ladainian Tomlinson and Troy Polamalu being portrayed as kids coming up and finally meeting up in an NFL game…

Gotta love the message

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Another NFL season kicks off in earnest today. (I know it officially started on Thursday with the Giants win over the Redskins)
I love the NFL. But I have to admit not loving the fan stress from week to week as a new challenge presents itself. But that is in a way part of the fun.
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USA Basketball (The Redeem Team) takes back what is rightfully ours

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