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For The Love of Money: De La Hoya Vs. Pacquiao

It will sell out the MGM Grand arena in Las Vegas. It will be watched by millions of boxing fans around the world and generate an incredible amount of money...

Written by Eric Gomez about about 1 year ago 5,589 reads 30 comments
Wunderkinder: Football Prodigies Under 20

They may not be able to drink or even vote legally, but these kids are making more money than most of us can even dream about...

Written by Eric Gomez about about 1 year ago 1,490 reads 30 comments
Knowshon Moreno: No LaDainian Tomlinson

The NFL Draft is 65 days away. While AJ Smith and 31 other general managers travel long distances to weigh the pros and cons of prospective draftees, measuring size, speed, strength, and a bevy ...

Written by Eric Gomez about 9 months ago 1,408 reads 26 comments
Bolt Report Card: Reviewing the Chargers' 2009 NFL Draft

This article first appeared on NFLTouchdown.com There are few people who take to the mantra of "build from the draft" like Chargers GM A.J. Smith does...

Written by Eric Gomez about 7 months ago 1,308 reads 3 comments
The Five Most Ridiculous (Fictional) Sports Movies Ever: No. 3—"Celtic Pride"

Counting down the top five most ridiculous (fictional) sports movies of all-time has combined my love of movies and sports with my hatred of crappy storytelling and Tony Danza...

Written by Eric Gomez about about 1 year ago 1,281 reads 5 comments
The Most Ridiculous (Fictional) Sports Movies Ever: No.1—"Rocky"

Welcome once again to the series that has made me groan and lose faith in Hollywood more times than Paris Hilton's last movie. These are The Five Most Ridiculous (Fictional) Sports Movies of All-Time, and I'm glad to say that the countdown's nearly over..

Written by Eric Gomez about about 1 year ago 1,267 reads 2 comments
Photoshop Phun: Athlete/Celebrity Look-Alikes

Welcome to this week's (and the first ever) edition of Photoshop Phun! While I'm certainly not the first person to notice that athletes share certain facial similarities with other well-known ...

Written by Eric Gomez about about 1 year ago 1,190 reads 6 comments
The Worst NBA Player Nicknames of All Time

Creative, funny, descriptive— just a few things nicknames can be. In the NBA, most of them are. However, some of them fail the wit, humor and relevance test...

Written by Eric Gomez about 10 months ago 1,136 reads 10 comments
Top 10 Reasons Why You All Need To Stop Making "Top 10" Lists

It has come to my attention that most of you now fancy yourselves writers for Cracked.com. If it's not in a tidy list with bullets, boasting cute little punchlines (not even counting the endless ...

Written by Eric Gomez about about 1 year ago 1,049 reads 48 comments
Memo to Chargers GM A.J. Smith: Don't Worry About the AFC West...Yet

During his annual State of the Franchise address last week, Chargers GM A.J. Smith talked a lot, but strangely said very little in terms of what the fans are most interested about...

Written by Eric Gomez about 8 months ago 1,031 reads 19 comments
Build Your Own Sports Halloween Costume! (For 2009!)

It's never too early to start planning, folks. Sure, Halloween is barely over—but does that mean you can't already start to think about what you're going to be next year? Why bore everyone ...

Written by Eric Gomez about about 1 year ago 1,015 reads 18 comments
Shawne Merriman Arrest Proves Chargers Are Own Worst Enemy

The San Diego Chargers would love to remind you that they are victims of circumstance. The Holy Roller was Raider cheating combined with the wild, unpredictable bounce of the football...

Written by Eric Gomez about 2 months ago 938 reads 58 comments
Top San Diego Chargers Coaching Candidates for 2009

With the Chargers stumbling towards a best-scenario 8-8 this season, just months after being removed from the AFC Championship Game, pressure will be on GM AJ Smith to shake up a coaching staff ...

Written by Eric Gomez about 11 months ago 926 reads 9 comments
Why Landon Donovan Going to Mexico's Club América Makes Sense

Cocky. Arrogant. Despicable. Just a few of the choice words that Mexican fans have thrown Landon Donovan's way in the past decade...

Written by Eric Gomez about 4 days ago 916 reads 6 comments
Media, Fans: Time To Employ "Tough Love" on the San Diego Chargers

Last night, a national audience realized that there are several things wrong with the San Diego Chargers. Things apparent to Southern Californians and hardcore NFL observers were laid out plainly ...

Written by Eric Gomez about about 1 month ago 914 reads 22 comments
I Support Only One Football Club... and I'm Proud of It!

Recently, I was browsing a friend's Facebook profile when I noticed application boxes littering the page indicating his favorite sports teams. There was one for basketball, one for baseball, one for the NFL...

Written by Eric Gomez about about 1 year ago 897 reads 41 comments
FIFA: Change Loan Regulations NOW!

When David Beckham decided to hop across the pond for one last run at greatness with AC Milan, no one batted an eyelash stateside...

Written by Eric Gomez about about 1 year ago 882 reads 32 comments
The Five Most Ridiculous (Fictional) Sports Movies Ever: No. 4 — "Goal!"

In this series, I take a look at sports movies that take the pesky "true" out of "unbelievable true story" and just settle for a bunch of tired clichés like say, celestial beings helping a ...

Written by Eric Gomez about about 1 year ago 842 reads 17 comments
Friar Futility: The 10 Worst Moments In San Diego Padres History

A couple of days ago, I attempted to lift the spirits of my fellow Padres fans by posting the ten best moments in San Diego Padres history...

Written by Eric Gomez about about 1 year ago 834 reads 11 comments
Online Sports Management Games: An Addiction Waiting to Happen

I got my team in late December. The fantasy NFL football season was winding down and I had missed the playoffs for the second year in a row...

Written by Eric Gomez about 10 months ago 814 reads 4 comments
Death of Mexican International Antonio De Nigris Raises Questions

It was a cruel blow for Aldo de Nigris. The Monterrey forward had just helped qualify his team to the Mexican League playoffs. Better yet, they'd be squaring off against Club América, one of the country's elite teams...

Written by Eric Gomez about 9 days ago 799 reads 4 comments
Philip Rivers to Oakland Defense: You're Just What I Needed?

Twelve weeks and eight grueling losses later, Philip Rivers is cautiously optimistic about his team's chances the rest of the way...

Written by Eric Gomez about 12 months ago 738 reads 5 comments
Road To South Africa | The Story of El Salvador's Savior

If El Salvador's footballing history had to be summed up as quickly as possible: Their best player was Jorge González, a man Diego Maradona called "El Mágico" or "The Magician"...

Written by Eric Gomez about about 1 year ago 729 reads 11 comments
San Diego Chargers: Positional Weaknesses Going into 2009

With the kickoff to the 2009 NFL Season still more than three months away but most of the important off-season dates past us, initial assessments regarding a team's potential performance will ...

Written by Eric Gomez about 6 months ago 725 reads 4 comments
Proxy War: Why CONCACAF Champions League Is So Important to MLS

...and Mexico. Especially Mexico. For players and fans alike, Mexican pride has been hurting for the better part of the decade...

Written by Eric Gomez about about 1 year ago 715 reads 9 comments

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Eric Gomez Article Archive

For The Love of Money: De La Hoya Vs. Pacquiao

Wunderkinder: Football Prodigies Under 20

Knowshon Moreno: No LaDainian Tomlinson

Bolt Report Card: Reviewing the Chargers' 2009 NFL Draft

The Five Most Ridiculous (Fictional) Sports Movies Ever: No. 3—"Celtic Pride"

The Most Ridiculous (Fictional) Sports Movies Ever: No.1—"Rocky"

Photoshop Phun: Athlete/Celebrity Look-Alikes

The Worst NBA Player Nicknames of All Time

Top 10 Reasons Why You All Need To Stop Making "Top 10" Lists

Memo to Chargers GM A.J. Smith: Don't Worry About the AFC West...Yet

Build Your Own Sports Halloween Costume! (For 2009!)

Shawne Merriman Arrest Proves Chargers Are Own Worst Enemy

Top San Diego Chargers Coaching Candidates for 2009

Why Landon Donovan Going to Mexico's Club América Makes Sense

Media, Fans: Time To Employ "Tough Love" on the San Diego Chargers

I Support Only One Football Club... and I'm Proud of It!

FIFA: Change Loan Regulations NOW!

The Five Most Ridiculous (Fictional) Sports Movies Ever: No. 4 — "Goal!"

Friar Futility: The 10 Worst Moments In San Diego Padres History

Online Sports Management Games: An Addiction Waiting to Happen

Death of Mexican International Antonio De Nigris Raises Questions

Philip Rivers to Oakland Defense: You're Just What I Needed?

Road To South Africa | The Story of El Salvador's Savior

San Diego Chargers: Positional Weaknesses Going into 2009

Proxy War: Why CONCACAF Champions League Is So Important to MLS

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