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Tiger Woods: Should We Have Expected Any Different?

Once again, one of society’s preeminent personalities has been exposed as a philandering cad. Oh, the shock of it all...

Written by Alan Thomson about 3 days ago 653 reads 3 comments
Why Floyd Mayweather Will Beat Manny Pacquiao

For several months now, ever since the realistic possibility of a Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather fight had begun to loom, I’ve been sifting my brain to try to determine who I thought would win...

Written by Alan Thomson about 5 days ago 2,984 reads 19 comments
White Sox—Orioles: Chicago Power Outage

Jose Contreras got roughed up for the third time in three starts this season, as the White Sox dropped the first of a three-game set to the Orioles 10-3...

Written by Alan Thomson about 7 months ago 85 reads 0 comments
Is David Haye All Wrong For Wladimir Klitschko?

There is a scene in the movie Rocky II where Apollo Creed’s trainer, speaking of Balboa, says, “He’s all wrong for us baby. We don’t need no man like that in our lives...

Written by Alan Thomson about 7 months ago 368 reads 6 comments
The Story of Freddie Roach

Nicknamed “La Cucaracha” for obvious reasons, as well as “The Choir Boy” for less apparent ones, former professional boxer turned trainer Freddy Roach is rolling large and in charge...

Written by Alan Thomson about 12 months ago 966 reads 4 comments
Report: Floyd Mayweather Jr. Coming out of Retirement to Fight Manny Pacquiao

Well, it didn’t take long. Floyd Mayweather Jr. appears to be ready to come out of retirement for a crack at Manny Pacquiao. Floyd Mayweather Sr...

Written by Alan Thomson about 12 months ago 4,100 reads 2 comments
The Legacy Of Oscar De La Hoya

I have a friend whom I recently found out had somehow never managed to see the movie Office Space. As a cult classic with a huge and loyal following among his demographic, I took it upon myself ...

Written by Alan Thomson about 12 months ago 2,160 reads 2 comments
What's Next for Manny Pacquiao After Downing Oscar De La Hoya?

Many people felt that for Manny Pacquiao to beat Oscar De La Hoya, it would take a feat so amazing that the fight was better suited to be held under a circus big top than in a traditional boxing venue...

Written by Alan Thomson about about 1 year ago 7,777 reads 32 comments
MLB Winter Meetings: What's The Deal?

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } Ever since I was a kid I’ve wondered what exactly the deal was with the baseball winter meetings...

Written by Alan Thomson about about 1 year ago 348 reads 3 comments
Cristobal Arreola vs David Haye: Who Would Win?

The best American heavyweight versus the best British heavyweight. Two fighters who enter the ring with the same intentions—to seek and destroy...

Written by Alan Thomson about about 1 year ago 240 reads 2 comments
Rating the Best Players in the NBA: Nene Hilario #1?

Okay, I may have been out of line with that headline about Nene Hilario being the best player in the NBA. But at this point in the season, he is the league's most-efficient scorer...

Written by Alan Thomson about about 1 year ago 352 reads 2 comments
Chicago Cubs 2008 Season In Brief Review

What words does one begin with when attempting to sum up the Cubs 2008 season? “Ay Carumba” seems appropriate. “Oy vey” works nicely...

Written by Alan Thomson about about 1 year ago 115 reads 0 comments
Wladimir Klitschko vs Hasim Rahman: Analysis and Prediction

Trying to predict the winner of a Wladimir Klitschko fight has never been the easiest thing to do. As a fighter whose technical skills are superior to all of his opponents and who has consistently ...

Written by Alan Thomson about about 1 year ago 1,609 reads 6 comments
Baseball, Steroids & the Conscience of America

The cork is out of the bottle so to speak. The Mitchell Report was the official declaration that performance enhancing drugs have infiltrated Major League Baseball on a mass scale...

Written by Alan Thomson about about 1 year ago 467 reads 0 comments
Yank vs. Brit Boxing Fans: What's All The Fighting About?

Despite rumors (or shall I say rumours?) to the contrary, apparently all of the major disputes between the Yanks and the Brits were not settled with the Treaty of Paris...

Written by Alan Thomson about about 1 year ago 198 reads 2 comments
Phil Jackson: The Most Overrated Coach In History?

How does one go about becoming known as perhaps the greatest coach in NBA history? Many have aspired to this, but unfortunately there is no book on how to do it...

Written by Alan Thomson about about 1 year ago 690 reads 6 comments
My First Chicago White Sox Game & the Pee Trough at Old Comiskey Park

I grew up just outside the southwest side of Chicago. The house that I was raised in contained a total of two television sets. One was a good sized color set, positioned obligatorily in my parent’s bedroom...

Written by Alan Thomson about about 1 year ago 509 reads 0 comments
Roy Jones' Legacy

He dominated his sport like few others before him. For a decade he reigned as the best pound for pound fighter in boxing. And for the first 15 years of his career, he rarely lost a round...

Written by Alan Thomson about about 1 year ago 526 reads 6 comments
Stephon Marbury: Enigma, Head Case, Philanthropist

Stephon Marbury reportedly duked it out with his coach on a team flight and later blackmailed that same coach after he had been removed from the starting lineup. He chose to undergo a season-ending surgery that his team had determined to be unnecessary..

Written by Alan Thomson about about 1 year ago 590 reads 11 comments
The NBA: Guys Who Can't Shoot

When a major league baseball player has 200 hits in a season, there tends to be near unanimous agreement that he is a good hitter. But if it took him 800 at-bats to do so, would people still feel the same as they took note of his ...

Written by Alan Thomson about about 1 year ago 590 reads 20 comments
Chicago White Sox's 2008 Recap and Look Ahead to 2009

If nothing else, the 2008 season was full of surprises for the Southsiders. Before the season began, if someone had said that the Sox would win the division, the Tigers would come in last, and ...

Written by Alan Thomson about about 1 year ago 327 reads 1 comments

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Alan Thomson Article Archive

Tiger Woods: Should We Have Expected Any Different?

Why Floyd Mayweather Will Beat Manny Pacquiao

White Sox—Orioles: Chicago Power Outage

Is David Haye All Wrong For Wladimir Klitschko?

The Story of Freddie Roach

Report: Floyd Mayweather Jr. Coming out of Retirement to Fight Manny Pacquiao

The Legacy Of Oscar De La Hoya

What's Next for Manny Pacquiao After Downing Oscar De La Hoya?

MLB Winter Meetings: What's The Deal?

Cristobal Arreola vs David Haye: Who Would Win?

Rating the Best Players in the NBA: Nene Hilario #1?

Chicago Cubs 2008 Season In Brief Review

Wladimir Klitschko vs Hasim Rahman: Analysis and Prediction

Baseball, Steroids & the Conscience of America

Yank vs. Brit Boxing Fans: What's All The Fighting About?

Phil Jackson: The Most Overrated Coach In History?

My First Chicago White Sox Game & the Pee Trough at Old Comiskey Park

Roy Jones' Legacy

Stephon Marbury: Enigma, Head Case, Philanthropist

The NBA: Guys Who Can't Shoot

Chicago White Sox's 2008 Recap and Look Ahead to 2009

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