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The New York Yankees and the American Dream

Like a good perfume smells better on Penelope Cruz, championships, perhaps, are best celebrated at baseball’s cathedral...

Written by Ryan McCord about 19 days ago 184 reads 1 comments
New York Yanks in '09: Not Cheap, But Empty Pleasure

I do have a thing for red heads. And there’s something about blondes that can start wars. But sexually, the experts say, humans are most attracted to those with similar physical features to their own, especially hair color...

Written by Ryan McCord about about 1 month ago 97 reads 1 comments
11 Reasons Why The Lions Make The '2010' Playoffs

During a recent television broadcast of 60 Minutes, Michael Vick told James Brown, “It’s the only way I made it through prison...believing in God...

Written by Ryan McCord about 3 months ago 120 reads 0 comments
He Wore It, Won It, And Now He's Rich E(li) Rich

In life, they say to be careful what you wish for. Eli Manning took it a step further in 2004, when he was originally drafted by the Chargers with the first pick in the 2003 NFL Draft...

Written by Ryan McCord about 3 months ago 146 reads 0 comments
Derrick Rose, S.A.T.'s: Superstars And Truancy

A youngster cheating on a college exam is as American as Sally or Johnny Commuter driving an SUV at 40 mph in a school zone while conveniently talking on their cell phone on an otherwise chirpy Monday morning in May...

Written by Ryan McCord about 5 months ago 112 reads 0 comments
The Franchises That Guarantee Humility

The date was October 19, 2006, with one out in the top of the sixth inning. That was the last period in time a New York Met fan really had something to cheer about...

Written by Ryan McCord about 5 months ago 111 reads 0 comments
The Organizations That Guarantee Humility

The date was October 19, 2006, with one out in the top of the sixth inning. That was the last period in time a New York Met fan really had something to cheer about...

Written by Ryan McCord about 6 months ago 11 reads 0 comments
There's Still One Animal That's Fit for Vick

One our most respected modern day philosophers, Dr. Cornell West, once wrote:“To prophesy is not to predict an outcome but rather identify concrete evils...

Written by Ryan McCord about 6 months ago 286 reads 3 comments
Welcome To Our Broadcast: 49er Cliches to Seek and Avoid In '09

Keep an eye on the X-factor. They refuse to lose. He’s a game manager. Defense wins championships.If you’re a sports reporter who is looking to get some payback on an editor who has ...

Written by Ryan McCord about 6 months ago 130 reads 0 comments
Can You Finally Be Wild About The NFC West?

Even as a baseball romantic, I’m willing to accept the fact that football is now our national pastime.The logic, most would agree, is that the NFL is not only television friendly, but perhaps ...

Written by Ryan McCord about 6 months ago 151 reads 2 comments
Rocket Launched: Out of His Mind, Out of This World

Former All-American athlete Roger Clemens now lives on Sirius—more so than radio hosts Howard Stern, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, Martha Stewart, or any ESPN Radio personality.Mr...

Written by Ryan McCord about 6 months ago 111 reads 3 comments
The Curious Case Of Eric Heitmann

On an unseasonably warm day in March about Northern California, Johnny 49er fan was walking his Jack Russell to Trader Joe’s and witnessed five super-sized men, face covered by pantyhose, rob his local neighborhood 7-11...

Written by Ryan McCord about 6 months ago 347 reads 0 comments
Last Call For an Old No. 1

Go down the line of all 32 NFL franchises and try to find more than one handful of teams who are sitting comfortably with the state of their quarterback situation headed into the 2009 regular season...

Written by Ryan McCord about 6 months ago 433 reads 1 comments
Breakfast Bracket Buster

Great Northwest native and ESPN Radio personality Colin Cowherd recently spoke of the man’s obsession for filling out brackets of any kind...

Written by Ryan McCord about 8 months ago 744 reads 0 comments
If Alex Rodriguez Wins, He's In

Just when you thought it was safe to anticipate the upcoming baseball season without anymore controversy or media hysteria, The Golden Boy himself, Alex Rodriguez, turned in his pride along with his Hall of Fame accomplishments...

Written by Ryan McCord about 9 months ago 52 reads 0 comments
LeBron-Kobe Matchup: Good For Ratings, Not For Championships

Many hot-button debates have helped shape an era of pop culture over the years: Pepsi vs. Coke. Ford vs. Chevy. VH1 vs. MTV. Bush vs. Gore. And now, there’s Kobe vs. LeBron...

Written by Ryan McCord about 9 months ago 233 reads 7 comments
Pittsburgh Steelers: Your New A-Team

If last year’s Super Bowl outcome marked the revolution in pro football’s rise as this country’s sport of choice, then last night’s spectacle may have posed as the inauguration party in crowing the First Franchise...

Written by Ryan McCord about 9 months ago 112 reads 1 comments
Boom! Whap! Pow! Never Attack a Sacred Cow!

John Madden used to patrol the Oakland Raider sidelines wearing his signature Carolina Blue-colored rayon pants while exhibiting a liberal head of parted hair that has since been made infamous by former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich...

Written by Ryan McCord about 10 months ago 272 reads 4 comments
Kurt Warner: Still Great Despite the Debate

It was Colin Powell who once said, “Have you ever noticed that people will personally commit to certain individuals who on paper possess little authority, but instead possess pizzazz, drive, ...

Written by Ryan McCord about 10 months ago 334 reads 1 comments
New York Mets Signing Manny Ramirez: For Better or for Worse?

Remember the movie entitled “A Christmas Story”? It’s about the boy who is infatuated with the idea of obtaining a Red-Rider B-B Gun for Christmas, but everyone warns young Ralphie that he’ll “shoot his eye out...

Written by Ryan McCord about 10 months ago 910 reads 7 comments
Longevity + Consistency = Baseball Hall of Fame

Consistency in baseball, for an average of 10 seasons, should be the first and foremost issue in evaluating a player’s Hall of fame worth...

Written by Ryan McCord about 10 months ago 127 reads 3 comments
Electoral College Football: Fans Should Vote on BCS Championship Participants

In December 2012, a little more than a month after we decide whether or not to re-elect Barack Obama for President of the United States, we should be sending our ballots in the mail once again...

Written by Ryan McCord about 10 months ago 190 reads 7 comments
Arizona Cardinals, Joe Flacco Aren't Who We Thought They Were

NFL Week 16: I thought that Joe Flacco's atypical rookie fortitude would finally surrender. It turned out to be the week that the Ravens, led by their Icy Hot first-year signal caller, dismantled America's Team, on the road, in prime-time...

Written by Ryan McCord about 10 months ago 344 reads 0 comments

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Ryan McCord Article Archive

The New York Yankees and the American Dream

New York Yanks in '09: Not Cheap, But Empty Pleasure

11 Reasons Why The Lions Make The '2010' Playoffs

He Wore It, Won It, And Now He's Rich E(li) Rich

Derrick Rose, S.A.T.'s: Superstars And Truancy

The Franchises That Guarantee Humility

The Organizations That Guarantee Humility

There's Still One Animal That's Fit for Vick

Welcome To Our Broadcast: 49er Cliches to Seek and Avoid In '09

Can You Finally Be Wild About The NFC West?

Rocket Launched: Out of His Mind, Out of This World

The Curious Case Of Eric Heitmann

Last Call For an Old No. 1

Breakfast Bracket Buster

If Alex Rodriguez Wins, He's In

LeBron-Kobe Matchup: Good For Ratings, Not For Championships

Pittsburgh Steelers: Your New A-Team

Boom! Whap! Pow! Never Attack a Sacred Cow!

Kurt Warner: Still Great Despite the Debate

New York Mets Signing Manny Ramirez: For Better or for Worse?

Longevity + Consistency = Baseball Hall of Fame

Electoral College Football: Fans Should Vote on BCS Championship Participants

Arizona Cardinals, Joe Flacco Aren't Who We Thought They Were

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