Adam Greene is a writer and photographer based out of East Tennessee. His work has appeared on Cracked.com, in USA Today, the Associated Press, the Chicago Cubs Vineline Magazine, AskMen.com and many other publications.
Jim Irsay is an odd NFL owner. As the head man of the Indianapolis Colts he seems to relish in signing his quarterbacks to massive deals. When Andrew Luck’s new contract, the biggest in the history of the NFL, hit the news wire Wednesday, Irsay was one of the first to celebrate. $140 Million over […] More
Toe-to-Toe Tuesday is back on FS1, with a PBC fight between Edner Cherry (14-7-2, 19 KOs) and Haskell Rhodes (23-1-1, 11 KOs) as the main event tonight in Bethlehem, Penn. It’s a comeback fight for Rhodes who took an eight-month layoff after his first loss, a decision defeat at the hands of Sergey Lipinets in […] More
You’re going to see a lot of words used to honor former University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt over the next few days. You’ll see “legend,” “Icon” and “Hero” and none of them will do her justice. Summitt was unparalleled in her sport, the best of her generation and long after. She not […] More
Buddy Ryan passed away Tuesday morning after a long battle with cancer and other health problems, including a stroke. While he leaves this mortal plane and two football coaching sons behind (Rex and Rob Ryan), his legacy goes far deeper than that. Ryan was an innovator who probably was appreciated enough in his own time, […] More
It’s still a good two months before the season begins but the Los Angeles Rams have nearly met their season ticket sales goal. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum can hold 80,000 fans and the Rams have already sold 63,000 season tickets, just 7,000 shy of the goal they set when they moved to Los Angeles this […] More
Two stories have emerged from Jacksonville Jaguars‘ linebacker Dan Skuta’s arrest for misdemeanor battery on June 19. The contradictions are a big reason we’re only now hearing about the arrest. According to the unnamed “victim” in the official police report, Skuta asked for her phone number and she refused. The two argued and she alleges […] More
A new half-season has breathed some fresh life into Southern League teams and for a while, at least, the standings have turned upside down. The second half opened back up Thursday after a day off from the Southern League All-Star game with some important series for teams with postseason aspirations. The key games were in […] More
Feckless. That’s the best word to describe the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), but this week they actually used some of their power when they shut down the Federal University testing lab in Rio de Janeiro for not meeting international standards. Which would be a good thing normally, but there’s one big problem and it gets […] More
A long day of boxing concludes with the final PBC show on NBC Sports Network. This show is all about up and coming prospects with the main event matching Justin DeLoach (14-1, 8 KOs) against undefeated Junior Castillo (10-0, 9 KOs) at 154 pounds. In the primary undercard we’ll see Ryan Karl (11-0, 8 KOs) […] More
We’ve got a world title on the line tonight in the first of two PBC shows and a busy day of boxing all around. I’ll be live blogging both shows. Up first we have Premier Boxing Champions on CBS where Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) puts his WBA World Welterweight belt on the line against […] More
For a while Ben Affleck was the butt of a lot of jokes, but he’s turned his career completely around over the last few years. The summer season began with Affleck taking center stage in Batman vs. Superman, Dawn of Justice, which is one of my favorite superhero movies of all time and Affleck, unquestionably, […] More
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for NFL players, current and former, and guns. Friday free agent quarterback Tarvaris Jackson was arrested for domestic violence and allegedly pointing a gun at his wife in Kissimmee, Fla. According to the police report Jackson pulled the gun on his wife while drunk and told her, “I’ll […] More
