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Covering the World of Sports from all angles, L. J. is your source for interesting, surprising and always entertaining news and opinion about your favorite sports. A writer with style as well as attitude L. J. will give you more than something to read about. You'll get something to talk about and think about . Unique, entertaining, informative. Enjoy.

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Barack Obama's Presidential Inauguration Attracts Sports Personalities And Hope

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by Ricky
2 months ago

Will 2010 Be England's Last Chance To Win The World Cup For A Decade?

Check out the latest article, and be sure to leave an opinion! :)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/236460-2010-will-be-englands-last-chance-to-win-the-world-cup-for-a-decade

Rick :)
by Carolina
3 months ago

Take a look at my latest piece mate. If you like it let me know.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/224010-hull-city-which-came-first-the-chicken-or-the-egg
by robert
6 months ago

LJ:

The title explains itself: How the Dallas Cowboys Stole My Heart.

If you have the time, I'd love for you to check it out. If not, no worries. Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/173805-how-the-dallas-cowboys-stole-my-heart
by robert
6 months ago

LJ:

Just posted my latest. Breaking down my expectations for the Cowboys' 2009 season. If you have a second, I would love your feedback, but if you cannot get around to it, no worries! Thansk!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/171627-setting-the-bar-on-the-dallas-cowboys-2009-season
by robert
7 months ago

LJ:

We have seen a ton of lists, rankings, etc. all over B/R. I finally tried one of my own, but I tried to tackle this particular list from a different angle than the norm. My list is of the 10 Most Valuable Offensive Players in the NFL.

These players aren't necessarily the best in the league, or even the best at their positions, but rather the 10 players that mean the most to their particular team's SB chances.

Would love your input if you have a chance. If not, no worries. Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/153230-its-unofficial-the-nfls-top-10-most-valuable-offensive-players
by Carolina
7 months ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/148682-favourite-footballing-chants

Heard any good chants take a look at these and add your own to the article.
by Carolina
7 months ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/148024-what-has-the-premiership-ever-done-for-england

If you get a chance take a look at my latest article and let me know what you think?

Thanks mate.
by robert
7 months ago

LJ:NFL runningback Ryan Moats was pulled over last week on the way to the hospital to say goodbye to his dieing mother-in-law. He was detained and harassed by the officer for almost 15 minutes, and in that time his mother-in-law passed away. He was not able to get to her in time to say goodbye.

I was heartbroken when I heard this story, but enraged when I actually saw a 17 minute video of the entire incident. I have never seen such an abuse of power in my life.

Because of the nature of this subject, this article was pretty important to me. I would love if you could check it out when you get a chance. If not, no problem. Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/145813-houston-texans-running-back-ryan-moats-robbed-of-opportunity-to-say-goodbye
by robert
7 months ago

LJ:

I'm not so sure that there is enough sports content to truly classify this as a sports article, but here is my latest work. It was fun to write so I hope its fun to read.

I am doing some "Spring Cleaning" by airing a few gripes I have about my Dallas Cowboys.

If you have a chance and want to, check it out. If not, absolutely no worries. Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/143903-spring-cleaning-my-dallas-cowboys-grievances
by robert
8 months ago

LJ:

This is my first stab at college hoops... My Baylor Bears had a HUGE win over Kansas today in the Big XII tourney, and I just had to celebrate! Check it out if you have a chance. If it's not your cup of tea, no worries! Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/138251-baylor-mens-basketball-give-reason-to-hope-with-huge-win-over-no-1-kansas
by robert
8 months ago

LJ:

Myself, James Williamson, and Andrew Nuschler have put together a Dallas Cowboys' roundtable. Our second installment is focusing on—you guessed it—the news of the Terrell Owens release.

It's a lengthy read, but there is some pretty good stuff in there. Check it out if you have a chance. If you can't get around to it, no worries. Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/135327-americas-table-a-dallas-cowboys-roundtable-discussion-talkin-to
by robert
8 months ago

LJ:

Despite the fact that I knew little about Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper before this weekend, their tragic boating accident has really hit me kind of hard. I think it is a pretty heartbreaking story, and I think that we as fans can learn a lot from it.

Check it out if you have a chance. If not, no worries! Hope you enjoy!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/133679-marquis-cooper-and-corey-smith-tragedy-should-be-a-lesson-to-us-all
by Sherman L.
8 months ago

ESPN is running a week long series on the steroid era in MLB. It pretty much runs along the same tone as my article.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/117270-how-the-eventual-crucifiction-of-barry-bonds-will-finally-clean-up-mlb

See ESPN's report, then read my article and tell me what you think.
by robert
8 months ago

LJ:

Ever since the Super Bowl, there has been a lot of chatter about whether or not Ben Roethlisberger is an elite quarterback. In my best effort to remain unbiased and objective, here is my reasoning for why he is NOT yet an elite quarterback.

Check it out if you have a minute. If you don't get around to it, no worries!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/126457-big-ben-roethlisberger-not-an-elite-quarterbackyet
by robert
9 months ago

LJ:

Check out my latest if you have a chance. I'm taking a look at how video games actually helped to get me into sports. I tried to have a little fun with this one, so I hope you enjoy! If you don't get around to it, no worries!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/122067-how-video-games-changed-my-life-the-life-story-of-an-nfl-fanatic

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