Tag: sports
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A career of adversity: Drew Brees breaks NFL all time passing record
It’s incredible to think about what Drew Brees has accomplished on the football field. Last night, against the Washington Redskins, Brees became the NFL’s all time leader in career passing yards. Sports radio show host Colin Cowherd brought up some of the adversity he’s overcome in his opening monologue on today’s program. Injuries In high…
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Nike ad says Colin Kaepernick is “sacrificing everything.” We should all agree that that’s absurd
“Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything. Just do it.” Sacrificing everything? This is the slogan on a new Nike ad featuring former Colin Kaerpnick, former NFL quarterback who was the first in the NFL to kneel during the National Anthem as a protest. The ad is on a new marketing campaign from…
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The danger of rabid political correctness – Auto racing driver loses sponsor for comment his father made in the 1980s
There have been incidents in the past when comments a person made years ago resurface and come back to haunt them. I certainly don’t want to justify or excuse hateful comments. But people are also capable of changing. And I think that’s one thing our society is struggling to accept with the social media mobs…
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What Jim Thome can teach us about strengths and weaknesses
Like any Cleveland Indians fan growing up in the 90s, Jim Thome is one of my all time favorite baseball players. Always had a good reputation as being friendly, a slugger, wore high socks like he was playing in the 30s. What wasn’t there to love? This past weekend, Thome was enshrined in baseball’s Hall…
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Art Modell dies: still unsure about why exactly he moved the Browns…
I don’t have a favorite NFL team. I haven’t since I was ten years old. In 1995, I was still in the early stages of forming my love of football. Growing up in Columbus, I loved the Buckeyes while the Cleveland Browns had become my favorite NFL team. It was in that same year where…
Josh Benner 