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NFL Midseason: What We've Learned and How We've Been Deceived

What fool picked the Patriots and the Packers? As we reach the halfway point through the season, let's look at a few things we've learned thus far. 1. The Saints Are for Real I know. I can't believe it myself...

Written by Satchel Page about 28 days ago 220 reads 6 comments
Playing The Rush Card: Fallout Gets Ridiculous

Disclaimer: This article is dealing with race. It is solely the opinion of the author. I do not come speaking for all black people, just myself and anyone who may happen to think like me—be they black, white, or any other ethnicity...

Written by Satchel Page about about 1 month ago 205 reads 8 comments
Pull Down Your Dress, Your Star Is Showing: Failure at Sports Journalism

Here is why I have a hard time taking sports journalists (I use that term very loosely) seriously. John P. Lopez of Inside the NFL, writes in his blog that the three most disappointing quarterbacks ...

Written by Satchel Page about about 1 month ago 239 reads 2 comments
P Is for Prognosticate: Satchel's 2009 NFL Preview

With only a week before the kickoff of the NFL season, I, Mr. Satchel Page, will throw my hand in with the ranks of pundits and prognosticators predicting the path of the pretenders, paupers, ...

Written by Satchel Page about 2 months ago 73 reads 1 comments
Talking QB's: Vick and Favre Return to the NFL

Is this the week for quarterbacks to be mega-stories in the news, or what?! In the past six days, the sports world has been dominated by the news of Michael Vick signing with the Eagles and Brett ...

Written by Satchel Page about 3 months ago 129 reads 0 comments
Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz Test Positive for PEDs: Here We Go Again

I don't feel anything. Not a single thing. I was trying to enjoy a late-morning nap, when I get a call from a friend, and reputed Sox hater, laughing hysterically about the latest news...

Written by Satchel Page about 4 months ago 50 reads 0 comments
T.otally O.utrageous: Sports Columnists Release Terrell Owens

I've been too pissed to write anything, though I've had a lot on my mind. To say that I was not in an adequate frame of mind to write anything coherent is an understatement...

Written by Satchel Page about 8 months ago 179 reads 0 comments
Flip It To B-Side Maybe? Sports Most Pointless Records

This one's for you, Tim Kurkijan. How does one define greatness in sports? When you look back at the careers of Walter Payton, or for you younger guys, Emmit Smith, you think of amazing rushes and piles of touchdowns...

Written by Satchel Page about 9 months ago 49 reads 0 comments
NBA Overview: Five Things We Learned In The First Half Of The Season

With the 2009 All-Star game now behind us, it's time to focus on the real regular season. With each team having roughly 30 games left to play, we should expect teams to raise their level of play as they jockey for playoff positioning in both conferences..

Written by Satchel Page about 9 months ago 159 reads 0 comments
The End of an Era, Finally: Brett Favre Announces Retirement

Could this day have possibly come? Have we really and truly come to the end of an era? Has the great Brett Favre hung up his cleats? For good? Today (Feb...

Written by Satchel Page about 9 months ago 32 reads 2 comments
A-Roid: Rodriguez Admits To Using Steroids

In the past hour, sports news junkies got their fix. And this was a major hit. Alex Rodriguez, in the midst of recent allegations of using performance-enhancing drugs, admitted to using banned substances from 2001-2003 while playing for the Texas Rangers.

Written by Satchel Page about 9 months ago 46 reads 0 comments
That's Not Fresh, It's Spoiled: A Look at The 2008 NBA Draft

There had to have been at least 3 million other things to do rather than do what I did on the 26th of June. That night, one of the worst NBA drafts took place...

Written by Satchel Page about about 1 year ago 264 reads 1 comments
Quoth the Sheriff: 'Hey Shaq, Tell Me How My Badge Taste'

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio asked for future NBA Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O'Neal's special deputy badge Tuesday after his now-famous freestyle at a New York night club...

Written by Satchel Page about about 1 year ago 1,719 reads 16 comments
NBA Playoffs: Return to The Natural Order Of The Universe

Is an unsurprising, yet still exciting NBA Finals in the future?

Written by Satchel Page about about 1 year ago 809 reads 1 comments
Say It Ain't So, Jerry Jones: Dallas Fans, Get Your Umbrellas!

So I'm feeding my 1-year old son Froot Loops while watching Sportscenter and what do I see to my surprise and utter dismay? Jerry Jones has agreed to trade our fourth round pick to the Titans ...

Written by Satchel Page about about 1 year ago 519 reads 3 comments

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Satchel Page Article Archive

NFL Midseason: What We've Learned and How We've Been Deceived

Playing The Rush Card: Fallout Gets Ridiculous

Pull Down Your Dress, Your Star Is Showing: Failure at Sports Journalism

P Is for Prognosticate: Satchel's 2009 NFL Preview

Talking QB's: Vick and Favre Return to the NFL

Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz Test Positive for PEDs: Here We Go Again

T.otally O.utrageous: Sports Columnists Release Terrell Owens

Flip It To B-Side Maybe? Sports Most Pointless Records

NBA Overview: Five Things We Learned In The First Half Of The Season

The End of an Era, Finally: Brett Favre Announces Retirement

A-Roid: Rodriguez Admits To Using Steroids

That's Not Fresh, It's Spoiled: A Look at The 2008 NBA Draft

Quoth the Sheriff: 'Hey Shaq, Tell Me How My Badge Taste'

NBA Playoffs: Return to The Natural Order Of The Universe

Say It Ain't So, Jerry Jones: Dallas Fans, Get Your Umbrellas!

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