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On pardonne tant que l'on aime- Rochefoucauld

J.A.'s Recent Articles

Iowa-Ohio State Football: Do You Believe in Miracles?

Published 1 day ago
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In the Zone with Roger Federer, Pt. 2: Australian Open 2007

Published 1 day ago
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Zultan's Fearless Big Ten Plus Football Predictions: Week 11

Published 3 days ago
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DOHA, QATAR - NOVEMBER 01: Serena Williams of the United States serves to Venus Williams of the United States during the final of the Sony Ericsson WTA Championships at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on November 1, 2009 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Final 2009 Women's Power Rankings: Serena Williams Tops the Pyramid

Published 5 days ago
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Rajat Jain responded to a comment on "Open" by Andre Agassi: Far from Perfect, but a Clean Winner
clarabella bevis responded to a comment on The Beautiful Game: Tennis Turns Sport Into Art
J.A. Allen has picked Queens of the Court: The Luminous Evonne Goolagong as a favorite article
J.A. Allen commented on Queens of the Court: The Luminous Evonne Goolagong

The Short List What J.A. thinks about sport's most pressing questions

Favorite Athletes

Roger Federer, Tiger Woods, Walter Payton, Bjorn Borg, Mats Wilander, Carl Lewis
Favorite Sports Teams

University of Iowa Hawkeyes (men's football & basketball)
All Time Sports Moment

1981 Iowa defeated Nebraska 10--7-it was fun seeing Nebraska fans cry for a change!
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Federer 237 weeks ranked as #1
Ruth or Mays?

Mays-He suffered for his sport.
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Federer or Sampras?

Federer without question...
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Time will tell...
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big 10!

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by Henry
about 4 hours ago

Let me know what you think if you've got a moment!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/290006-forget-the-heisman-race-for-the-maurice-clarett-award-really-heating-up

Thanks - HB
by JW
about 22 hours ago

I think you may dig this piece written on hockey by K.D.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/289279-i-think-i-love-hockey
by Hotnuke
about 22 hours ago

Joan,

Wooohooo...lol

Congrats on a very well-deserved award, darlin'...;-)

Daniel
by reredeF0regoR
about 23 hours ago

-well deserved-
by Jonathan
1 day ago

Hi J.A.

As usual life is chaotic at Raider Nation.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/288948-tom-cable-shouldnt-get-free-ride-come-on-suspend-him
by JW
2 days ago

I HAD to get this rant out :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/288641-the-redskins-discover-their-problem-no-testicles
by Jonathan
5 days ago

Hi Joan,

Check out my latest piece.

Just how good is Oregon?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/286510-is-oregon-a-mirage-or-tanigble-ducks-might-be-tough-but-not-bcs-tough
by JW
6 days ago

here is a story of another NFL Legend who has yet to get his deserved respect :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/286573-crazy-canton-cuts-ed-meador
by Isaac
6 days ago

I hope you beat Ohio State. Either way, outback bowl for us. Pathetic.
by antiMatter
6 days ago

Congratulations!
by clarabella
6 days ago

Many congratulations! 10!
by Feng
6 days ago

Congrats on your 10th. AOTD!
by Keith
6 days ago

Congrats on POTD!

As a Knicks Featured Columnist, I will be making periodical attempts to give fans an inside look at the different aspects of Knicks games. Take a look at what I came up with when Lebron James came to visit.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/286083-keiths-knickerbockers-korner-reliving-the-hype-the-top-10-things-about-lebron-james-appearance-at-msg#page/11
by Leroy
6 days ago

Congratulations on POTD, my friend!

I have enjoyed every single article of yours that I've ever read, but this one was special. You really showed a side of you that I've never quite seen before. Very impressive work.

To my eye, it might just be your best. VERY well-deserved Pick. :-)
by Isaac
7 days ago

Yes these losses are awful. Unfortunately, if Penn State wins today, I will have to root against Iowa next week as I need them to drop 2 for Penn State to go to the Rose Bowl.

Maybe a nice glass of wine or two....or three, might help. Good luck next year, not so much for us as this is the last year before we lose our whole defense and our quarterback.

The greatest teams win with back-ups, as we did last year against Ohio State. It is unfortunate that you lost Stanzi but I still thought Iowa would have pulled it out. Well, I don't know anything else to say but good luck getting over this loss. Images of it may haunt you well into the future, as last year's Iowa loss, this year's Iowa loss, and 2005 Michigan loss have haunted me.

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Iowa-Ohio State Football: Do You Believe in Miracles?

In the Zone with Roger Federer, Pt. 2: Australian Open 2007

Zultan's Fearless Big Ten Plus Football Predictions: Week 11

Final 2009 Women's Power Rankings: Serena Williams Tops the Pyramid

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