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• Super Bowl LIV: A contrarian prediction for a blessedly Patriot-free championship

  By themikeherndon on February 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Whoever wins the Super Bowl on Sunday, we can all be thankful that we at least know one thing – it won’t be the Patriots.

• On Kobe Bryant, being a #GirlsDad and the choices we make as parents

  By themikeherndon on January 29, 2020 • ( 5 )

  

  It’s clear Kobe Bryant was an inspiration to a generation of athletes. It’s also clear that he loved his daughters. That’s how I’ll remember Kobe.

• Why the Pro Bowl should go far away

  By themikeherndon on January 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Would you pay to watch Emeril Legasse and Bobby Flay eat a box of Cheez-its? To see Lizzo hum to herself at the dentist’s office? To watch Stephen King scribble “For a good time, call” on a… Read More ›

• Any all-time NFL team without Drew Brees is an all-time joke

  By themikeherndon on January 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON He is the NFL’s all-time leading passer in yardage and touchdowns. He has taken a franchise that had won only one playoff game in its history to eight playoff appearances, three NFC championship games and one Super… Read More ›

• In football or beer-chugging, never bet against a champ

  By themikeherndon on December 27, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Let’s see if we can put this in terms you’ll all understand. Say there’s a popular New Year’s party that everyone wants to get invited to, but not everyone can. At this party, there’s a beer-chugging competition…. Read More ›

• Quality wins are a myth, and other things we’ve learned in the last nine weeks

  By themikeherndon on November 15, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Why do we even bother to expend energy talking about “resumes” and “quality wins” while we breathlessly await the College Football Playoff rankings each week? The CFP selection committee keeps showing us, week after week and year… Read More ›

• Overreaction Distraction: Debunking first-week myths

  By themikeherndon on September 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON There’s no better time than the week after the first games of the college football season for knee-jerk overreactions. We can fight that urge and say “the jury is still out” or “let’s wait until the conference… Read More ›

• Who’s a hater supposed to hate in the NBA now?

  By themikeherndon on July 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Say this for the NBA: Its offseason isn’t boring. It may be more interesting than the season itself. KD decided to break up the Warriors’ dynasty. Kyrie, who left the Cavaliers because he wanted to be the… Read More ›

• Are we in the last days of dynasties?

  By themikeherndon on June 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Are we in the last days of dynasty in professional team sports? The Golden State Warriors looked like they were ready for the offseason as they slogged through a 105-92 loss on their home floor to fall… Read More ›

• Zion doesn’t care about your big-market narrative

  By themikeherndon on May 18, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By MIKE HERNDON Some of us just can’t stand it when our narratives get ripped to shreds. The predominant narrative being pushed by a significant portion of the national media leading up to this week’s NBA draft lottery was the… Read More ›