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The NFC Playoff Picture with Six To Go, Will There Be Another Shocker?

Like most seasons, the NFC tends to provide for some questionable playoff teams from the regular seasons and some unlikely playoff runs. This year is shaping up to be much of the same...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 4 days ago 541 reads 8 comments
Rams Nation: Enter Vick, Forget Bulger

Ever since Madden 2003, I have dreamed of Michael Vick in a Rams' uniform. Yes, I have always supported Kurt Warner, but it was picking Vick in a fantasy draft for franchise mode that my mind exploded in what the Rams offense could be with Michael Vick...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 4 months ago 368 reads 10 comments
Why Cheating In Sport Is The Unforgivable Sin.

Perhaps I'm an old stiff in my beliefs, possessed by a hardliner born in the 1930s, but I can never excuse cheating.Although I have always cheated in video games, and frankly in many cases printed ...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 4 months ago 98 reads 0 comments
The Definition of Sport

As a sports fan I often come to the dilemma of what a sport actually is. Paying too much attention to a somewhat questionable sport over a universally accepted one is distracting, and you do get called on it...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 4 months ago 281 reads 4 comments
Five Big Reasons Why Federer/Roddick Was Better Than Federer/Nadal

In sports, the nostalgia of a theme often overtakes the true meaning of an accomplishment. If this were not true, you would not hear so many sports fans calling a player overrated or underrated, ...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 4 months ago 1,299 reads 35 comments
The Best of the Rest: The Men Behind Roger Federer In His Era

Since Federer's first Grand Slam victory on Grass in 2003, the biggest call against the one many call The Greatest That Ever Breathed, is the lack of competition in his era...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 4 months ago 692 reads 9 comments
Tommy Haas Must Win on Friday

Tommy Haas has made it into the Wimbledon semifinals. It's not the first time a 30 year old has done it, and it will not be the last. However, the age factor is one of many reasons why Haas must win...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 5 months ago 398 reads 8 comments
Wimbledon 2009 Mens' Round Of 16 Predictions

Ah, predictions, they don't last very long do they? Right to business I go: Hewitt vs. Stepanek Back to back five-set marathons against sub-par opponents (Grass being Ferrer's weakest surface), so I think Hewitt wins...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 5 months ago 348 reads 4 comments
Patellar Tendonitis vs. Rafael Nadal

Now I'm not a doctor, but then again, few sports writers are doctors. Those writers that have medical training probably failed medical school because honestly, if you were a doctor, would you ...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 5 months ago 1,154 reads 12 comments
The NFL's Top 20 Quarterbacks For 2009

So the 2009 NFL season is approaching. Yes I know, I can't wait either, just two months right? Here's a countdown of the Top 20 Quarterbacks in the League at the present time...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 5 months ago 512 reads 20 comments
Why Players Like Favre Are The Cornerstone Of Sports Entertainment

If you didn't know by now, the world is run by money. A wise man once said, you can never measure happiness, loyalty, or perseverance a man has, but you can measure his bank account...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 5 months ago 172 reads 1 comments
The Slam Champions: Predicting the Next 10 Men's Singles

Since it's hard to grasp the contenders in recent history at Tennis Grand Slams, any prediction seems to be a wild one. Of course, saying Federer, Nadal, Murray or Djokovic is a popular bet, there's always going to be questions...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 5 months ago 534 reads 14 comments
It Can Be Said, Nadal's Run Is Over

I was holding my tongue as of late to make a statement on Nadal. I had already picked Federer to win back Wimbledon last season when he defended his U.S...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 5 months ago 1,501 reads 66 comments
City of Losers

So we've all heard the mantra of City of Champions, they come and go, for a while, Boston held that name, now most recently it's arguably Pittsburgh with winning the Super Bowl and Stanley Cup the same year...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 5 months ago 303 reads 0 comments
A Note from a Disgusted Red Wings Fan

So I'm sitting here at 11 p.m. and the rage inside me cannot be worded. I doubt a heroin overdose would calm me down right now. That said, I congratulate the 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins for winning the Stanley Cup...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 5 months ago 464 reads 75 comments
The 10 Super Bowl Fixes

Okay, so maybe I'm a raging lunatic when it comes to close games, but I have my reasons. Close football games are great to watch, there's a reason why sports will always trump any Hollywood ...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 5 months ago 115 reads 7 comments
Wings vs. Penguins: Game 6, By The Period

So the Wings won Games 1 and 2 by the score of 3-1. Then the Penguins came back to win Games 3 and 4 by the score of 4-2. And then the Wings beat the Penguins' brains out in Game 5...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 5 months ago 212 reads 3 comments
Second Place: Glass Half Full or Bone Dry?

Second Place. As a competitor in a few sports, in league play, I have come to understand the winner vs. loser concept. However, I have always seen it in the first, second and third place format, instead of No...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 5 months ago 129 reads 3 comments
10 Quarterbacks I Would Take Before Aikman in Canton

Regardless of bias, which every sports fan has, one of the most controversial figures in the Pro Football Hall of Fame has bee Troy Aikman. Even more so his 1st ballot induction, instead of say, 5 years down the road...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 6 months ago 944 reads 18 comments
Roger Federer: The Hand of God

When dear Roger went down two sets to love, I feared I would have to write an article titled "An Era is over," for had Federer lost today, his greatest streak, one of the greatest records in ...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 6 months ago 1,380 reads 3 comments
20 Worst Beatdowns In Sport Last Decade

To define a beatdown is difficult in some sense, for one, if in a team setting, you cannot ignore injuries, or the sometimes vast distance between teams or players in terms of ability and greatness...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 6 months ago 1,147 reads 19 comments
Gary Bettman Commits Hate Crime, Sentenced to Five Years (Humor)

Hate crimes add unnecessary punishment simply because it was committed due to prejudice. However, the law is the law, and the Supreme Court of Canada found Gary Bruce Bettman guilty of repeatedly ...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 6 months ago 403 reads 3 comments
20 Athletes Who Deserve a Movie

I admit I'm a sucker for heartfelt sports films, most do not gross all that much at the box office though, and it became painfully evident to me several years back why. Most sports movies are not based off of great athletes, more so, the underdog...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 7 months ago 1,790 reads 112 comments
Worst QB Starters in the Super Bowl Era

Now obviously to be a starter people need to have faith in you, to believe in you, and to take all your horrible play for a time, patience is a virtue...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 7 months ago 292 reads 6 comments
The Greatest Free Agent Pickups in the Last 10 Years

Idiocy exists in every field of play in the large spectrum we call life. This list not only salutes the greatness of those overlooked, but the morons who overlooked them...

Written by Alexeiv Goodenov about 7 months ago 574 reads 5 comments

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Alexeiv Goodenov Article Archive

The NFC Playoff Picture with Six To Go, Will There Be Another Shocker?

Rams Nation: Enter Vick, Forget Bulger

Why Cheating In Sport Is The Unforgivable Sin.

The Definition of Sport

Five Big Reasons Why Federer/Roddick Was Better Than Federer/Nadal

The Best of the Rest: The Men Behind Roger Federer In His Era

Tommy Haas Must Win on Friday

Wimbledon 2009 Mens' Round Of 16 Predictions

Patellar Tendonitis vs. Rafael Nadal

The NFL's Top 20 Quarterbacks For 2009

Why Players Like Favre Are The Cornerstone Of Sports Entertainment

The Slam Champions: Predicting the Next 10 Men's Singles

It Can Be Said, Nadal's Run Is Over

City of Losers

A Note from a Disgusted Red Wings Fan

The 10 Super Bowl Fixes

Wings vs. Penguins: Game 6, By The Period

Second Place: Glass Half Full or Bone Dry?

10 Quarterbacks I Would Take Before Aikman in Canton

Roger Federer: The Hand of God

20 Worst Beatdowns In Sport Last Decade

Gary Bettman Commits Hate Crime, Sentenced to Five Years (Humor)

20 Athletes Who Deserve a Movie

Worst QB Starters in the Super Bowl Era

The Greatest Free Agent Pickups in the Last 10 Years

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