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Alexander the Reckless Strikes Again

What is the difference between Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Artyukhin you ask? I guess that depends on who you ask. If you are Colin Campbell the difference is about three games...

Written by Scott Brown about about 1 month ago 282 reads 17 comments
Sidney Crosby To The Rescue

Can you believe at one time people actually tried to compare Alexander Ovechkin to Sidney Crosby. It almost seems laughable these days as Crosby has shed the boy wonder persona and grown into a natural leader both on and off ice...

Written by Scott Brown about about 1 month ago 281 reads 0 comments
Caldwell's Colts Showing a Willingness To Go For The Juggular

During the offseason most people generally agreed that the Colts were due for a setback given the significant changes that took place in our historically stable franchise...

Written by Scott Brown about about 1 month ago 340 reads 5 comments
Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins: Second to None in the NHL

I know there are a lot of people out there that are going to read the headline of this article and simple dismiss it because they can't stand Sidney Crosby. He doesn't score, he's too neatly packaged, and he whines...

Written by Scott Brown about 3 months ago 612 reads 33 comments
Will 2009 Be The Year We Finally Cut Peyton Manning Some Slack?

I watched Rudy last night and right at the end of the movie when the rest of the Fighting Irish players carried the diminutive hero off the field to the screaming roar of the 80,000 fans who ...

Written by Scott Brown about 4 months ago 392 reads 10 comments
Ben Roethlisberger: Keeping Things in Perspective

I read an article on Bleacher Report last week that struck me as more than a little odd. The author was attempting to make the argument that Big Ben was going to be the ticket to the Hall of Fame for several other key Steeler's football players...

Written by Scott Brown about 4 months ago 1,299 reads 69 comments
The 2009 Indianapolis Colts Will Be Just Fine

Several Internet journalists, and so called "arm-chair experts," have spent the better part of the off-season writing off the Indianapolis Colts...

Written by Scott Brown about 5 months ago 509 reads 15 comments
Pens—Caps Games Seven: It's a Great Day For Hockey

It's a great day for hockey. The statement made famous by Badger Bob Johnson seems to just about sum up the anticipation for Game Seven tonight perfectly. It's amazing how sports have a way of involving the fan at a level that is borderline irrational.

Written by Scott Brown about 6 months ago 114 reads 0 comments
Are We Watching the End of the Flyers Organization as We Know It?

If the Philadelphia Flyers get swept away by the Penguins in their first round series, are the Flyers as we know them finished? Go back to the days of the Broad street bullies and you will find ...

Written by Scott Brown about 7 months ago 183 reads 11 comments
Peyton Manning: The Ultimate Difference Maker In the NFL

This article is the summarizing of a blog I read this morning. You can read that blog in its entirety at http://www.pro-football-reference...

Written by Scott Brown about 7 months ago 284 reads 17 comments
Evgeni Malkin Should Win the Hart Trophy...But He Won't

Is there another trophy in all professional sports with a more convoluted voting criteria than the NHL's Hart Trophy? Player judged to be the most valuable to his team? I mean, seriously—who ...

Written by Scott Brown about 7 months ago 536 reads 13 comments
A Tribute to Roy Halladay

The date was September 27th 1998, the location; Skydome in Toronto Ontario. The Blue Jays were playing out the final game of another dismal season and they had a relative no-name on the mound by the name of Roy Halladay...

Written by Scott Brown about 8 months ago 262 reads 3 comments
Friday Morning Random Thoughts

THUD...THUD...THUD...That noise you hear is the sound of Adrian Peterson's head hitting the wall repeatedly at the thought of spending another season with Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfields in the backfield with him...

Written by Scott Brown about 8 months ago 95 reads 0 comments
Mario Lemieux's Five Greatest Seasons

For as long as I can remember, I have first and foremost been Mario Lemieux fan. Long before Peyton Manning came along, or the Penguins lucked out with the Sidney Crosby sweepstakes, I was hooked on number 66...

Written by Scott Brown about 8 months ago 452 reads 7 comments
The Biggest Myth About the NFL Draft

The NFL Draft is broken and it seems only two teams in the league realize it. As I watch NHL teams do everything in their power to lose games right now in order to gain the best odds to draft ...

Written by Scott Brown about 8 months ago 212 reads 6 comments
Jay Cutler, Grow Up!

Raise your hand, if you've had just about all you can stomach of Jay Cutler and the Denver Bronco's this offseason. I honestly saw this story break as a footnote to the Matt Cassell trade...

Written by Scott Brown about 8 months ago 487 reads 14 comments
Pittsburgh Penguins: Strongest Team in the Playoffs?

Throughout the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have just about every label you can think up attached to them. They started off as the trendy pick to run away with the East after last years amazing Stanley Cup run...

Written by Scott Brown about 8 months ago 290 reads 7 comments
Where Safety Is Concerned

Playing hockey in Canada you are three times more likely to suffer a spinal cord injury than playing football in the U.S. As an Operations Manager for a large trucking firm I am responsible for both the productivity of our workers and their well being

Written by Scott Brown about 9 months ago 63 reads 3 comments
Matt Cassel: Handicapping His Future

I honestly believe that the most intriguing plot line this offseason is going to be what happens to Matt Cassel. I know that might seem strange coming from a card-carrying member of the Colts fan club, but Cassel's future is completely up in the air...

Written by Scott Brown about 9 months ago 534 reads 20 comments
Tom Brady a Choke Artist?: A Deeper Glimpse Inside the Numbers

A lot has been said and written here at B/R regarding the myth that the New England Patriots have been the gold standard of success in the playoffs because of the play of their QB, the terrific Tom Brady...

Written by Scott Brown about 9 months ago 531 reads 37 comments
Sidney Crosby-Alexander Ovechkin: Redux

If the endless articles about who is the best quarterback in the NFL have taught me anything, it's to avoid these comparative articles at all cost...

Written by Scott Brown about 10 months ago 450 reads 10 comments
Pittsburgh Penguins: Midseason Report Card

The 2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins have left me feeling almost exactly the same way that 24:Redemption left me feeling back in November...

Written by Scott Brown about 10 months ago 136 reads 2 comments
Sidney Crosby: Is It Too Easy to Hate the Kid?

I have often wondered if the mainstream media goes too far looking for the next story. I sometimes feel as though its become common practice to build someone up only for the purpose of later tearing them down...

Written by Scott Brown about 10 months ago 1,486 reads 22 comments

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Scott Brown Article Archive

Alexander the Reckless Strikes Again

Sidney Crosby To The Rescue

Caldwell's Colts Showing a Willingness To Go For The Juggular

Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins: Second to None in the NHL

Will 2009 Be The Year We Finally Cut Peyton Manning Some Slack?

Ben Roethlisberger: Keeping Things in Perspective

The 2009 Indianapolis Colts Will Be Just Fine

Pens—Caps Games Seven: It's a Great Day For Hockey

Are We Watching the End of the Flyers Organization as We Know It?

Peyton Manning: The Ultimate Difference Maker In the NFL

Evgeni Malkin Should Win the Hart Trophy...But He Won't

A Tribute to Roy Halladay

Friday Morning Random Thoughts

Mario Lemieux's Five Greatest Seasons

The Biggest Myth About the NFL Draft

Jay Cutler, Grow Up!

Pittsburgh Penguins: Strongest Team in the Playoffs?

Where Safety Is Concerned

Matt Cassel: Handicapping His Future

Tom Brady a Choke Artist?: A Deeper Glimpse Inside the Numbers

Sidney Crosby-Alexander Ovechkin: Redux

Pittsburgh Penguins: Midseason Report Card

Sidney Crosby: Is It Too Easy to Hate the Kid?

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