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Introducing The Next College Basketball Star: Elliot Williams

After spending the entire year riding the bench as a freshmen, a star has emerged and become eminent in the deep roster of the Duke Blue Devils. Enter Elliot Williams: Dunk Contest winner, 5-star recruit, and absolute athlete...

Written by Tommy about 9 months ago 1,109 reads 6 comments
Baseball's Hero, No More: Alex Rodriguez Used Steroids

Alex Rodriguez was always the clean guy. Baseball has been in a slump; the greatest of the players have been proven to be using steroids. When Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron's record, an asterisk was permanently imprinted in the record books...

Written by Tommy about 9 months ago 111 reads 3 comments
Breaking News: Yankees Sign Mark Teixeira

The New York Yankees have struck again. Mark Teixeira has agreed to an 8 year, $180 Million deal with the New York Yankees. Just this morning, it seemed to be a two-team race between the Red Sox and the Nationals...

Written by Tommy about 11 months ago 98 reads 1 comments
New York Mets: The 5 Best Moves Since 2005

Since 2005, the New York Mets have gone from a sub-.500 team to one of the elite teams in Major League Baseball. This has been thanks to some incredible trades and signings pulled off by the legendary Omar Minaya...

Written by Tommy about 11 months ago 463 reads 3 comments
The Duke Blue Devils Bring Themselves Down

The Duke Blue Devils have one of the most talented teams in college basketball. There is no getting around that. However, the team is plagued by stupid mistakes, careless playing, and too much arrogance going up against bad teams...

Written by Tommy about 11 months ago 392 reads 12 comments
DeMarcus Nelson: Reborn

A few months ago, as a die hard Duke Blue Devil fan, I found myself questioning whether or not DeMarcus Nelson was worthy of a starting position in the NCAA Tournament...

Written by Tommy about about 1 year ago 2,670 reads 23 comments
Joe McEwing: A Look At the Classic New York Met

NOTE: This will be the first article of a series of many showing Mets players who were fan favorites and team leaders...

Written by Tommy about about 1 year ago 809 reads 6 comments
MLB Rumors: Are The Yankees and Mets Negotiating a Trade?

According to Frank Russo of New York Baseball Digest, as well as Was Watching, the star center fielder of the New York Mets, Carlos Beltran, will be playing in New York next season—but ...

Written by Tommy about about 1 year ago 4,261 reads 18 comments
The 2009 New York Mets: Bigger and Better? Or Changed With The Same Result?

It's now been three years in a row that the Mets have blown their chance to do something big, and been marked chokers, under-performers, or whatever other insult the media can dig up...

Written by Tommy about about 1 year ago 1,449 reads 36 comments
The Matchups That Make You Turn Your Head: Top 5 Sports Rivalries

Throughout the broad and unique history of sports, all sports, sports teams, and athletes have shared one special feeling - passion. Usually, when one thinks of passion, a few words come to mind - love, effort, and the ability to care...

Written by Tommy about about 1 year ago 693 reads 13 comments
JJ Redick: Just Give Him The Chance

JJ Redick. The greatest shooter in college basketball history. "He's a great shooter, maybe the best I've ever seen in my life." – Georgia Tech forward Anthony McHenry. JJ Redick is one of the hardest workers in basketball...

Written by Tommy about about 1 year ago 1,108 reads 28 comments
Tommy's NFL Picks: Week 2

I'm back with the 2nd edition of Tommy's Picks. This week there will be more features as well as more analysis. Last week, I went 11-5...

Written by Tommy about about 1 year ago 582 reads 12 comments
Tommy's NFL Picks: Week 1

Hello and welcome to the first edition of Tommy's Picks. Each Thursday (unless games are being played on Thursday), I will release my picks for the week, recap the week before, as well as give the award for player of the week...

Written by Tommy about about 1 year ago 328 reads 2 comments
The Keys To a First-Place Fantasy Football Team

It can be a 10-team league, 16-team league, six-team league, or a 40-team league, and no matter what, the secrets to a good fantasy draft remain locked away. You must be able to determine where these secrets may lie...

Written by Tommy about about 1 year ago 1,259 reads 7 comments
Exhibition Game To Kick Off Citi Field: Say What?

According to the Providence Journal, the New York Mets are set to play their first ever game at Citi Field...as an exhibition. The Red Sox will open up Citi Field in a two-game exhibition series over the final weekend of exhibition play...

Written by Tommy about about 1 year ago 962 reads 9 comments

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Tommy Article Archive

Introducing The Next College Basketball Star: Elliot Williams

Baseball's Hero, No More: Alex Rodriguez Used Steroids

Breaking News: Yankees Sign Mark Teixeira

New York Mets: The 5 Best Moves Since 2005

The Duke Blue Devils Bring Themselves Down

DeMarcus Nelson: Reborn

Joe McEwing: A Look At the Classic New York Met

MLB Rumors: Are The Yankees and Mets Negotiating a Trade?

The 2009 New York Mets: Bigger and Better? Or Changed With The Same Result?

The Matchups That Make You Turn Your Head: Top 5 Sports Rivalries

JJ Redick: Just Give Him The Chance

Tommy's NFL Picks: Week 2

Tommy's NFL Picks: Week 1

The Keys To a First-Place Fantasy Football Team

Exhibition Game To Kick Off Citi Field: Say What?

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