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Unfinished Business.

Last season after the death of their All-Pro safety Sean Taylor, the Washington Redskins won four of their last five games to make the playoffs. Even winning their final four regular season games without quarterback Jason Campbell who dislocated his knee.

Written by Ron Glover about about 1 year ago 346 reads 0 comments
Time for Andy Reid To Feel the Heat

For 10 seasons, Andy Reid has been the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Through three-straight NFC Championship losses, a Super Bowl loss, and family issues that were made public, Reid has been able to weather the storm of his critics...

Written by Ron Glover about about 1 year ago 345 reads 2 comments
Ron Glover's Week 2 NFL Power Rankings

1. New York Giants: I owe the Champs this one. No, they earned it. My decision last week to pick the ‘Skins was based on the fact that Plaxico Burress missed the preseason. Burress was the best player on the field last Thursday...

Written by Ron Glover about about 1 year ago 1,251 reads 0 comments
Philadelphia Eagles 2008: The Runningbacks

Welcome back to the position-by-position breakdown of the 2008 Philadelphia Eagles. Today, we'll look at the Birds' running game heading into the 2008 season...

Written by Ron Glover about about 1 year ago 956 reads 4 comments
Swing And A Diss!

In my old neighborhood, sandlot baseball in the summer was big. we found a parking lot painted out some bases and around 4:30-5:00 when all of the cars left it was on...

Written by Ron Glover about about 1 year ago 106 reads 0 comments
Philadelphia Eagles 2008: The Quarterbacks

My football juices are flowing once again, which means NFL training camp is upon us. We’re a little more than 6 weeks away from Kickoff 2008, so I’m going to fast forward through ...

Written by Ron Glover about about 1 year ago 977 reads 2 comments
Josh Childress Joins the Euroleague: The Future Of NBA Free Agency Is In Doubt.

Within two weeks, the NCAA and the NBA have been told what they can do with their age restrictions and free agency dollars...

Written by Ron Glover about about 1 year ago 634 reads 6 comments
Baron Davis: How to Screw Your Career in Seven Days

It took all of one week for Baron Davis to feel the Clipper Blues. When he returned to his native Los Angeles to sign with the Clippers for five years and $65 million, there was the expectation ...

Written by Ron Glover about about 1 year ago 536 reads 1 comments
Dr. Harry Edwards: Rebel With A Cause

When Harry Edwards organized the Olympic Project for Human Rights in the fall of 1967—I don’t think he realized the long-term effect it would have on American sports and society...

Written by Ron Glover about about 1 year ago 1,096 reads 0 comments
Who Is The Greatest NBA Championship Team Ever?

The latest version of the Boston Celtics is being considered as one of the all-time great title teams in NBA History. I don't feel that way but hey, I just write about this stuff...

Written by Ron Glover about about 1 year ago 466 reads 10 comments
Note to Javon Walker: Heed the Warning Signs

Whatever Higher Power has spared the life of Javon Walker twice since Jan. 1, 2007, hopefully got through to the Oakland Raiders wide receiver...

Written by Ron Glover about about 1 year ago 978 reads 4 comments
Kobe Bryant Is No Michael Jordan

The comparisons stopped when the clock struck 0:00 last night and the Boston Celtics had clinched title No. 17. Anyone with a hint of basketball knowledge now knows what many of us have been saying for years...

Written by Ron Glover about about 1 year ago 742 reads 8 comments
Greatest Sports Accomplishment: Doug Williams' Super Bowl Win

The position of quarterback has been a microcosm of the black man's struggle in America—a door supposedly “open to all”—except for us of a darker hue who continuously knock, kick, and scream until an answer comes...

Written by Ron Glover about about 1 year ago 1,315 reads 8 comments
Open Mic: Greatest Disappointment - Eric Lindros

If there ever was a "Next One" Eric Lindros was it. ESPN The Magazine said so, and the entire hockey world thought so...

Written by Ron Glover about about 1 year ago 831 reads 18 comments
The Promised Land Revisited

May 31st was the 25th Anniversary of the Philadelphia 76ers sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1983 NBA Finals - it would also be the last major sports title won in Philadelphia...

Written by Ron Glover about about 1 year ago 425 reads 0 comments
A Memo to Donovan McNabb: Run, and Don't Look Back!

Dear DMac 5, I know the thought has crossed your mind a lot lately—I just want you to know that it’s ok to think it, and it may even be liberating to say it...

Written by Ron Glover about about 1 year ago 518 reads 13 comments
Open Mic: Who Is The Black Athlete?

Who is the Black Athlete, and why is he such a phenomenon in American society? From Jack Johnson to Terrell Owens, the black athlete has been a mystery. Unable to be deciphered by his white counterparts, he is often ridiculed...

Written by Ron Glover about about 1 year ago 1,154 reads 2 comments
RIP Sean Taylor: The University of Miami Mourns...Again

In the last 17 years, the University of Miami football team has laid nine of its current or former players to rest.Early next week former Hurricane safety Sean Taylor will be the 10th...

Written by Ron Glover about over 2 years ago 3,459 reads 8 comments
In Memoriam: Sean Taylor, 1983-2007

Grief and shock can leave us at a loss for words. Sometimes it's best to let someone else speak for you... "To An Athlete Dying Young," by A.E...

Written by Ron Glover about over 2 years ago 818 reads 4 comments
Memo to Donovan McNabb: Play...Even If It Hurts

Lately, Donovan McNabb's career has been playing out like the movie Groundhog Day.For the fourth November in six seasons, McNabb is injured to the point where he may miss action...

Written by Ron Glover about over 2 years ago 1,197 reads 4 comments
Welcome to Philadelphia, Where Mediocrity Rules

Looking back on the 24 years without a championship in Philadelphia, one saying comes to mind:“I’ve gotta laugh to keep from cryin’...

Written by Ron Glover about over 2 years ago 1,103 reads 7 comments
Philly Mourning: Remembering Eddie Griffin and Pete Nelson

It’s been a tough two weeks in Philadelphia.The climbing murder rate aside, the Philadelphia sports family suffered two significant loses...

Written by Ron Glover about over 2 years ago 6,096 reads 4 comments
Lance Briggs' Wild Ride

When I hear that a person of note has done something bizarre, my first thought is always the same:"That money is driving him crazy." Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs makes a strong case for my theory...

Written by Ron Glover about over 2 years ago 1,191 reads 6 comments
Michael Vick Robbed Us All

Charge Michael Vick with grand theft too.I watched Vick with heavy interest on January 4, 2000; it was the Virginia Tech Hokies against my FSU Seminoles in the Sugar Bowl...

Written by Ron Glover about over 2 years ago 716 reads 6 comments
McNificent Return!: Donovan's Back for the Eagles

Last week, I postponed a column that would have dissected the Eagles offense with quarterback Donovan McNabb returning from a season-ending knee injury. I’m glad I did...

Written by Ron Glover about over 2 years ago 594 reads 6 comments

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Ron Glover Article Archive

Unfinished Business.

Time for Andy Reid To Feel the Heat

Ron Glover's Week 2 NFL Power Rankings

Philadelphia Eagles 2008: The Runningbacks

Swing And A Diss!

Philadelphia Eagles 2008: The Quarterbacks

Josh Childress Joins the Euroleague: The Future Of NBA Free Agency Is In Doubt.

Baron Davis: How to Screw Your Career in Seven Days

Dr. Harry Edwards: Rebel With A Cause

Who Is The Greatest NBA Championship Team Ever?

Note to Javon Walker: Heed the Warning Signs

Kobe Bryant Is No Michael Jordan

Greatest Sports Accomplishment: Doug Williams' Super Bowl Win

Open Mic: Greatest Disappointment - Eric Lindros

The Promised Land Revisited

A Memo to Donovan McNabb: Run, and Don't Look Back!

Open Mic: Who Is The Black Athlete?

RIP Sean Taylor: The University of Miami Mourns...Again

In Memoriam: Sean Taylor, 1983-2007

Memo to Donovan McNabb: Play...Even If It Hurts

Welcome to Philadelphia, Where Mediocrity Rules

Philly Mourning: Remembering Eddie Griffin and Pete Nelson

Lance Briggs' Wild Ride

Michael Vick Robbed Us All

McNificent Return!: Donovan's Back for the Eagles

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