Football will return to Los Angeles, no doubt. The issue remains when and where. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and a bunch of happy Los Angeleans are featured in this light-hearted video to the NFL, extolling the virtues of LA. The case for a stadium and team downtown next to Staples Center is being made more and more strongly each day. One thing is for sure, there wouldn’t have been a snowy Super Bowl.
Oh, by the way, its 70 degrees here in LA today. What’s the temperature where you are?
Let’s get right to it. The motion picture The Blind Side, for some, made for a great and heartfelt theater experience. For others, it felt unreasonable and borderline racist.
The movie, based on a book penned by Michael Lewis, tells the true-life story of a Tennessee teen (Michael Oher) who is rescued from his hard knocks life by a well to do suburban family. The film starred Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw as Leigh Anne and Sean Touhy (Bullock won an Oscar for her portrayal of the feisty, yet compassionate, my way-or-the high way mom).
Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers is featured in the latest “Got Milk?” ad, promoting the NFL’s Fuel Up to Play 60 campaign. The solo ad debuted Monday after a mustache battle version was previously released featuring Rodgers and Pittsburgh Steelers WR Hines Ward.
Luol Deng, forward for the Chicago Bulls, returned to his homeland of Sudan (he had not been there in nearly 20 years) in conjunction with the UN Refugee Agency.
The visit was filmed by famed commercial director Bryan Buckley and the footage was turned into a commercial campaign to raise awareness to the plight of the victims and survivors of decades of civil war.
Marvel Comics (founded in 1939 as Timely Publications, and dubbed Atlas Comics in the fifties) is firmly woven into American fiber. The Fantastic Four, The Amazing Spider-Man and X-Men delighted fans both young and old, and still do to this day. To a comic book enthusiast, the Marvel brand is sacred.
Congratulations to the World Champion Green Bay Packers. They defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 to win Super Bowl XLV. The Pack made it clear early on that they were serious about taking the Lombardi Trophy back to Wisconsin.
Super Bowl Champion Charles Woodson
Charles Woodson, the appointed team leader and successful CB left the game before the half with a collarbone injury. He wasn’t the only one, as several players from both teams suffered minor injuries. Jerry Jones deserves the sided-eye for that.
This weekend brought good news for many deserving members, past and present, of the National Football League. Some of the most coveted and important awards were handed out and Ballertainment has the rundown.
Tom Brady
See the Elephant in the Locker Room? His Name is Retirement
9 February, 2011
by Rob
William “The Refrigerator” Perry
Pro athletes are often less prepared for retirement than you know
When will the various leagues and unions of professional sport deal with the effects retirement or injury have on their players? Too many times, the story has been told of athletes retirement and he/she has lost a fortune, became a victim of bad business deals, sustained a chronic injury, abused a spouse, divorced, fallen to depression or the ills of society, i.e., booze, crime, drugs, or most devastatingly of all, murder or suicide. Advance the ball for more
Tags: Life After Sports, Retirement, The Association, The Ring, The Trenches
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