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Monday, November 9th, 2015
by Gus Griffin
I’m clear about Steven A. Smith’s agenda: he caught a lotta flak after the Ray Rice abuse case and is now pandering to the very folks who wanted his head.
What is more useful is to discuss the threshold of proof necessary to acknowledge the mistreatment of some, particularly women, Black, and Latino folks.
On due process terms, it seems to me that only the Dallas Cowboys can take any action against Hardy and we all know that if they did cut him, more than a few teams will be lined up to sign him. I’m clear that Greg Hardy is a bully and likely a psychopath. I would shed no tear if he never played in the league again. But I did not need to see pictures of his abuse to come to that line of thinking. The fact that anyone needed pictures to get to this level of outrage means that this is much bigger than Greg Hardy. This is about America and whose suffering is at the back of the line for addressing. It’s clear that women being brutalized by men and Black and Latino folks by police requires a certain level of visual proof beyond that of most others. In the Black man’s case, Eric Garner, sometimes even the picture isn’t enough. I’m not suggesting that alleged victims are all truthful. That “cry wolf” opportunist element is out there. But there is a distinct difference in justifiable scrutiny of the truth and hoping one is not being truthful so that we can maintain our business as usual world views about women, Black, and Latino folks being primarily responsible for their mistreatment. I say we because on the Greg Hardy issue, I am just as much of part of the problem. Certainly not for condoning violence against women but because Hardy’s arrogance and indifference is fueled by the very fundamental fact, be it conscious or subconscious, that he knows I and most of you will keep watching the NFL. Roger Goodell and Jerry Jones know it as well. So Ill climb down from my soapbox and hopefully “Screaming” A Smith will soon follow.
Gus Griffin, for War Room Sports
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Monday, October 26th, 2015
by Christopher Dinkins
AFTER FURTHER REVIEW #756 SHOUTOUT to you LAWRENCE TAYLOR ((NFL))….week 7 SEAHAWKS 20 NINERS 3(tnf)….JAGUARS 34 BILLS 31(london)….WASHINGTON 31 BUCCANEERS 30….FALCONS 10 TITANS 7….SAINTS 27 COLTS 21….VIKINGS 28 LIONS 19….CHIEFS 23 STEELERS 13….RAMS 24 BROWNS 6….DOLPHINS 44 TEXANS 26….PATRIOTS 30 JETS 23….RAIDERS 37 CHARGERS 29….GIANTS 27 COWBOYS 20….PANTHERS 27 EAGLES 16(snf)….tonight—->BALTIMORE RAVENS v ARIZONA CARDINALS……((((bye week—BEARS…BENGALS…BRONCOS…PACKERS))))…..which team is actually best in NFCE ??….who wants AFCS ??…..looks like those NFCE teams might wanna make up their minds before DALLAS returns to full strength…INDIANAPOLIS (super bowl pick) looking really regular right now….ANDREW LUCK is starting to look like his pops OLIVER LUCK (remember him…..sheeeeeesh)…..JACKSONVILLE…especially BLAKE BORTLES looking like they trying to be serious right now….NEW YORK JETS still the same……TAMPA BAY aint nothin changed….discussed another terrible loss with SUPER BOWL CHAMPION DERRICK DEESE last night…..looked at season from NFL perspective….hmmmmmminah…PITTSBURGH picked their poison ….has MIAMI finally awakened ??..we will find out on thursday night (v.NEW ENGLAND)…..TODD GURLEY is the ST LOUIS offense…..is this JEFF FISHERs dream team ((running and defense)) ??……ATLANTA yeah okay ….better keep your eye on OAKLAND…..who besides CAROLINA fans truly believe in that team ???….. ((NCAAF)) AFTER FURTHER REVIEW TOP 15 rankings 1.TCU bye 2.BAYLOR 45 IOWA STATE 27 3.OHIO STATE 49 RUTGERS 7 4.MICHIGAN STATE 52 INDIANA 26 5.LOUISIANA STATE 48 WESTERN KENTUCKY 20 6.ALABAMA 19 TENNESSEE 14 7.CLEMSON 58 MIAMI 0 8.STANFORD 31 WASHINGTON 14 9.NOTRE DAME bye 10.OKLAHOMA 63 TEXAS TECH 27 11.OKLAHOMA STATE 58 KANSAS 10 12.TOLEDO 51 MASSACHUSETTS 35 13.TEMPLE 24 EAST CAROLINA 14 14.MEMPHIS 66 TULSA 42 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 42 15.UTAH 24 who YOU got ?????? ****SHOW PICKS**** FLORIDA STATE over GEORGIA TECH (l) UTAH over SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (l) TOLEDO over MASSACHUSETTS (w)…((lw 1-2 season 14-10)) ((CFL)) WEEK 18 MONTREAL ALOUETTES 34 TORONTO ARGONAUTS 2 BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS 40 HAMILTON TIGER CATS 13 OTTAWA RED BLACKS 27 WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 20 EDMONTON ESKIMOS 35 SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS 24 CALGARY STAMPEDERS bye ((NHL)) JETS 5 WILD 4…RANGERS 4 FLAMES 1…KINGS 3 OILERS 2…. division leaders—–> ATLANTIC ((montreal 18pts))..METROPOLITAN ((new york r 14pts))…CENTRAL ((nashville 13 pts))…PACIFIC ((los angeles/san jose 10 pts)) ((MLB)) AFTER FURTHER REVIEW 2.0 MLB POST SEASON AWARDS **AMERICAN LEAGUE** MVP JOSH DONALDSON (toronto) CY YOUNG DALLAS KEUCHEL (houston) ROOKIE OF YEAR CARLOS CORREA (houston) MANAGER OF YEAR PAUL MOLITOR (minnesota) **NATIONAL LEAGUE** MVP PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT (arizona) CY YOUNG JAKE ARRIETA (chicago) ROOKIE OF YEAR KRIS BRYANT (chicago) MANAGER OF YEAR TERRY COLLINS (new york) who YOU got ??? ((NBA)) SEASON tips off tomorrow night……….who you got ??…who you like ??…dinnt see a lot of previews from you so called “NBA heads”…guess you waiting to see who starts winning…..you KNOW thats how you do….. RIP FLIP SAUNDERS (minnesota)…. ———————————————- NHL GAME of the day CALGARY FLAMES v NEW YORK ISLANDERS TRUE SCHOOL JAM of the day “HOLE IN THE HEAD” – CYPRESS HILL its MONDAY…..you already know what it is…make sure everyone is bundled up and warm……..the BALLISTICS have been kicked !!!!!…..AFR.
Christopher “The Mayor” Dinkins of the After Further Review Podcast, for War Room Sports
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
by B. Austin
It’s time to let “Riley Rebel”, champion of the Confederate Calvary of America, live in peace. Time to stop judging him for shit we allow others to get away with, because it is less brash…not as overt. I am absolutely certain his feelings are shared by many, many, many young white males from his background. Personally, I prefer my racists and supremacists out in the open where I can see them and know their position. I am not going to church, living near, or associating with Riley Rebel in anyway…so like white people have said for 100’s of years: “Run cracker run! Go run, jump, catch, hit, tackle, and entertain me with a football as you break your body apart for my entertainment”.
What BOTHERS ME THEN YOU ASK? Well, I am glad you asked. What bothers me is the 7 or 8 other NBA owners that were Donald Sterling’s pals, which we will probably never know about. What bothers me is the fact that the NFL, whose players are 72% black, have only 3 or 4 black head coaches, a few coordinators, the weakest player’s union, and NO BLACK MAJORITY OWNERS. No, Riley Rebel doesn’t bother me much. What bothered me was when 4 St. Louis Rams players decided to take a stand for justice regarding Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Police organizations and Policemen took a stand against that, and football fans didn’t rally or stand up against tyranny. Nah, Riley Cooper didn’t bother me at all…he is entertaining. I was much more concerned with the sports and athletic community’s lack of presence and silence in the #JusticeOrElse events. Riley Cooper had no input there. There are so many truly devious and heinous instances of white supremacy, racism, ethnocentrism, white privilege, white entitlement, Black apathy, Black colorism, self-hate, and overall societal erosion to point at, AND use sports as your landscape with which to do so. Riley Cooper isn’t worth all the anger and ire he receives. What Riley is to us and himself is a relatively slow, not-so-talented, overlooked, overpaid white professional athlete, who lives as a minority at his workplace and his true feelings came out on camera. He probably faces an inferiority complex every day, and in the comfort and confines of his own territory, a Kenny Chesney concert filled with white country music fans (but secured by hulking Black security guards), Riley let that inferiority complex and alcohol get the best of him. Here were guys that were bigger and stronger than him but making far less money and having far less status…and he was in front of his entourage…he had to let testosterone and frustration blend with the alcohol and racism, to go ahead and let his honest feelings be felt. I actually feel sorry for dude. He has to live with this and public scorn for the remainder of his career, meanwhile America remains the same and the real problems go unsolved. He is merely an honest product of his environment.
B. Austin of War Room Sports
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
by Christopher Dinkins
AFTER FURTHER REVIEW #754 SHOUTOUT to you RICH GOSSAGE ((MLB)) ALCS——-> ROYALS 14 BLUE JAYS 2 (KANSAS CITY leads series 3-1) NLCS——-> METS 5 CUBS 2 (NEW YORK leads 3-0) …can we say its over now in ALCS….dont see any situation that has TORONTO overcoming this deficit…KANSAS CITY is just too strong..they are on a mission to defend their AMERICAN LEAGUE title…..and take the next step…..in NATIONAL LEAGUE….NEW YORK has just taken advantage of CHICAGO miscues and foul ups to snatch a commanding lead in series…..will be interesting to see how CHICAGO will show some kind of fight of pride for the great season they had….. ((NBA)) practice….. BULLS 103(brooks 22) PACERS 94(george 26/13) BUCKS 106(middleton 17) WOLVES 88(muhammad 18) SUNS 104(morris 17) SPURS 84(leonard 14) THUNDER 113(durant 29/10/10) JAZZ 102(hood 23) CLIPPERS 130(griffin 29) WARRIORS 95(thompson 21) 2015-16 NBA PREVIEW IS COMING……and we dooin it AFTER FURTHER REVIEW style——> division picks…..ALL STAR teams……EAST/WEST top 8…..NBA FINALS picks……we gonna do it like that….knaaaaaaaaaaawimeen ???!!! ((NHL)) DEVILS 3 COYOTES 2(ot)……PENGUINS 3 PANTHERS 2(ot)…..ISLANDERS 4 BLUE JACKETS 0….STARS 2 FLYERS 1….CANADIENS 3 BLUES 0….PREDATORS 5 LIGHTNING 4(so)….CAPITALS 6 FLAMES 2……ALEX OVECHKIN (capitals) scores his 900th point career point…….479 goals most in league since 2001-02….but he dinnt start in league until 2005….crazy right !!!!…..CAREY PRICE (canadiens) comes thru with 2nd SHUTOUT in 3 games…. ((NCAAF)) *****SHOW PICKS***** FLORIDA STATE over GEORGIA TECH UTAH over SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOLEDO over MASSACHUSETTS …..((season 13-8 lw 2-1)) MLB LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES game of the day NEW YORK METS(matz) v CHICAGO CUBS(hammel) NHL GAME of the day DETROIT RED WINGS v EDMONTON OILERS TRUE SCHOOL JAM of the day “DEFINITION” -BLACKSTAR (MOS DEF & TALIB KWELI) its hump day……make it happen for yourself……enjoy the sunshine….but dont get caught slippin…..the BALLISTICS have been kicked !!!!!
Christopher “The Mayor” Dinkins of the After Further Review Podcast, for War Room Sports
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Monday, October 19th, 2015
by Christopher Dinkins
AFTER FURTHER REVIEW #752 SHOUTOUT to you GREG ODEN…. ((MLB)) NLCS—-> METS 4 CUBS 1 ((NEW YORK leads 2-0)) ALCS—-> KANSAS CITY leads TORONTO 2-0 it looks as if CHICAGO has not gotten the memo yet regarding NLCS….NY has defeated JON LESTER/JAKE ARRIETA ….putting CUBS behind the APPLE and all that….may be a different story at WRIGLEY FIELD for games 3/4/5…..we will see…..it also looks as if TORONTO is being exposed a little bit by the “rally kings” of KANSAS CITY…its not time to make mental errors on the field and ROYALS have now beaten DAVID PRICE and now halfway towards WORLD SERIES…GAME ONE of 2015 WORLD SERIES will be OCTOBER 27 at either KAUFMAN STADIUM (KC) / ROGERS CENTER (TOR.CA)… ((NFL))..WEEK 6 SAINTS 31 FALCONS 21(tnf)….JETS 34 WASHINGTON 20….STEELERS 25 CARDINALS 13….VIKINGS 16 CHIEFS 10….BENGALS 34 BILLS 21….LIONS 37 BEARS 34(ot)….BRONCOS 26 BROWNS 23(ot)….TEXANS 31 JAGUARS 20….DOLPHINS 38 TITANS 10….PANTHERS 27 SEAHAWKS 23….PACKERS 27 CHARGERS 20….NINERS 25 RAVENS 20….PATRIOTS 34 COLTS 27(snf)….tonight—-> NEW YORK GIANTS v PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (830/ESPN)…..ummm..big moment for CAM NEWTON (car)…not so big for LEGION OF BOOM ((ish happens…right RICHARD SHERMAN ??))….somebody might wanna start paying attention to CINCINNATI offensive line…..they are good !!!…..yall stil waiting for PEYTON MANNING (den) to make some spectacular comeback………yall been waiting three years…..dont think ADRIAN PETERSON (min) is gonna get anywhere near 2000 yards rushing this season….ummm….LANDRY JONES (pitt)….BENGALS…BRONCOS…PACKERS…PANTHERS…PATRIOTS… are still holding on to their EGGOS……DOLPHINS showed up…..think we might have mention SEATTLE SEAHAWKS and their downfall this season….they have NOT gotten past SUPER BOWL loss….. ((NCAAF)) AFTER FURTHER REVIEW TOP 15 rankings 1.TCU 45 IOWA STATE 21 2.BAYLOR 62 WEST VIRGINIA 38 3.OHIO STATE 38 PENN STATE 10 4.MICHIGAN STATE 27 MICHIGAN 23 5.FLORIDA STATE 41 LOUISVILLE 21 6.ALABAMA 41 TEXAS A&M 23 7.LOUISIANA STATE 35 FLORIDA 28 8.CLEMSON 34 BOSTON COLLEGE 17 9.STANFORD 56 UCLA 35 10.NOTRE DAME 41 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 31 11.UTAH 34 ARIZONA STATE 18 12.IOWA 40 NORTHWESTERN 10 13.OKLAHOMA 55 KANSAS STATE 0 14.TOLEDO 63 EASTERN MICHIGAN 20 15.OKLAHOMA STATE bye who YOU got ??????….. ***SHOW PICKS*** MISSISSIPPI over MEMPHIS(l) OHIO STATE over PENN STATE(w) UTAH STATE over BOISE STATE(w)….((season 13-8 lw 2-1)) ((CFL)) WEEK 17 xe-OTTAWA REDBLACKS 27 WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 24 xw-CALGARY STAMPEDERS 27 xe-TORONTO ARGONAUTS 15 xw-EDMONTON ESKIMOS 26 BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS 23 xe-HAMILTON TIGER CATS 23 MONTREAL ALOUETTES 11 SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS bye xe-clinched playoffs east xw-clinched playoffs west ((NHL)) DEVILS 2 RANGERS 1(ot)…BLUES 4 JETS 2….DUCKS 4 WILD 1….OILERS 2 CANUCKS 1(ot)….KINGS 2 AVALANCHE 1…. LONG STREAK ((canadiens 6)) WRONG STREAK ((blue jackets 6)) ((BOXING)) GENADY GOLOVKIN (champ) defeats DANIEL LEMIEUX by EIGHTH round TKO…..HE IS NOW THE UNIFIED(wbc interim) MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLLLLLLLLLLLD (michael buffer voice)…..watched the fight and it was a technical beatdown that ol DAVE jumped up for….it was the jab that kept ol DAVE at bay…then GGG opened up the bottle/can of whoop ass…earning a PPV TKO…..whole card was decent….so lets hope we can get GGG inside v ANDRE WARD / COTTO-ALVAREZ winner / ERISLANDY LARA……..and not for nothing what do you think of a TERENCE CRAWFORD v ADRIAN BRONER (jr welterweight) matchup ??? MLB LCS GAME of the day ROYALS (cueto) v BLUE JAYS (stroman)—–> ((8pm/FS1)) NHL GAME of the day SHARKS v RANGERS TRUE SCHOOL JAM of the day “NIGHTS ON BROADWAY” – BEE GEES its MONDAY……and its BRISKO COUNTY….NIPSEY RUSSELL…COLD AS ISHKABIBBLE out this piece……make sure the shorties are wrapped up tight……its HOODIE and OATMEAL season !!!!!!!!…….the BALLISTICS have been kicked !!!!!!!……AFR.
Christopher “The Mayor” Dinkins of the After Further Review Podcast, for War Room Sports
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Monday, October 12th, 2015
by Christopher Dinkins
AFTER FURTHER REVIEW #749 SHOUTOUT to you SHANDON ANDERSON ((MLB)) ALDS—> ASTROS 4 ROYALS 2…..((HOUSTON leads series 2-1)) BLUE JAYS 5 RANGERS 1….((TEXAS leads series 2-1)) NLDS—>((METS/DODGERS tied 1-1)) ((CUBS/CARDINALS tied 1-1)) ….it seems as if people talk and then do an entire 180 degree scenario…..the same ones that “dont like” baseball in APRIL and MAY….talkin kinda different maybe cause they realize that MLB is a little bit better than they would have you believe…..hmmmm….dont talk baseball with a baseball head…..you might get upended like RUBEN TEJADA (mets)……gonna be very interesting moving forward…….. ((NFL)) COLTS 27 TEXANS 20(tnf)…BEARS 18 CHIEFS 17…BENGALS 27 SEAHAWKS 24 (ot)…FALCONS 25 REDSKINS 19 (ot)…BUCCANEERS 38 JAGUARS 31…EAGLES 39 SAINTS 17…BROWNS 33 RAVENS 30 (ot)…PACKERS 24 RAMS 10…BILLS 14 TITANS 13…CARDINALS 42 LIONS 17…PATRIOTS 30 COWBOYS 6…BRONCOS 16 RAIDERS 10…GIANTS 30 NINERS 27(snf)…——> TONIGHT STEELERS v CHARGERS (830-ESPN)……bye weeks ((CAROLINA..MIAMI…MINNESOTA…NY JETS))…….umm…some teams are “super bowl” contenders again…..such craziness….indeed…but oh well….whats old is new again…allegedly….. ((NCAAF)) AFTER FURTHER REVIEW NCAAF top 15 1.TCU 52 KANSAS STATE 45 2.BAYLOR 66 KANSAS 7 3.OHIO STATE 49 MARYLAND 28 4.MICHIGAN STATE 31 RUTGERS 24 5.LOUISIANA STATE 45 SOUTH CAROLINA 24 6.FLORIDA STATE 29 MIAMI 24 7.TEXAS A&M bye 8.ALABAMA 27 ARKANSAS 14 9.CLEMSON 43 GEORGIA TECH 24 10.NOTRE DAME 41 NAVY 24 11.IOWA 29 ILLINOIS 20 12.UTAH 30 CALIFORNIA 24 13.OKLAHOMA STATE 33 WEST VIRGINIA 26 (ot) 14.MISSISSIPPI 52 NEW MEXICO 3 15.FLORIDA 21 MISSOURI 3 who YOU got ?????…… ***SHOW PICKS*** NORTHWESTERN over MICHIGAN (l) MIAMI over FLORIDA STATE (l) UTAH over CALIFORNIA (w)……(lw 1-2…season 11-7) ((NHL)) CANADIENS 3 SENATORS 1…… still with the EGGO——-> MONTREAL…DETROIT…..TAMPA BAY…FLORIDA…NY RANGERS…WASHINGTON…WINNIPEG…NASHVILLE…MINNESOTA…SAN JOSE…ARIZONA…VANCOUVER… cant let go of it—–>TORONTO…BUFFALO…BOSTON…NY ISLANDERS…PHILADELPHIA…CAROLINA…NJ DEVILS…PITTSBURGH…COLUMBUS…ANAHEIM…EDMONTON…LOS ANGELES…. ((WNBA)) ***THE FINALS*** FEVER 75(johnson 15) LYNX 69(moore 20)—-> series tied 2-2 INDIANA plays like they are NOT going away…setting up decisive GAME 5 to decide WNBA CHAMPION….(((INDIANA is 5-0 in elimination games this season))…… ((NBA)) practice games……. HORNETS 106(zeller 16/10) CLIPPERS 94(redick 23) WIZARDS 134(gortat 19) PASCHOALOTTO BAURU 100(day/meindl 17) MAGIC 123(marble 21) ROCKETS 119(brewer 20) LAKERS 126(bryant 21) MACCABI HAIFA 83(buckner 20) AFTER FURTHER REVIEW 2015-16 NBA PREVIEW being worked on……watch for it !!!!!!! ((CFL)) ***WEEK 16*** TORONTO ARGONAUTS 38 OTTAWA REDBLACKS 35 HAMILTON TIGER CATS 30 SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS 15 EDMONTON ESKIMOS 15 CALGARY STAMPEDERS 11 WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 29 BRITISH COLUMBIA 26 —–>TODAY TORONTO ARGONAUTS(8-5) v MONTREAL ALOUETTES(5-8) MLB PLAYOFF GAME of the day LOS ANGELES DODGERS(anderson) v NEW YORK METS(harvey) NHL GAME of the day COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS v BUFFALO SABRES TRUE SCHOOL JAM of the day “I SEE YALL” — DE LA SOUL featuring BUSTA RHYMES its MONDAY…….get those skullies out…dont let the smooth taste of the sunshine fool ya …the BALLISTICS have been kicked !!!!……AFR.
Christopher “The Mayor” Dinkins of the After Further Review Podcast, for War Room Sports
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Monday, September 28th, 2015
by Christopher Dinkins
AFTER FURTHER REVIEW #743 SHOUTOUT to you RICHARD PETTY ((NFL)) giants 32 washington 21(tnf)…eagles 24 jets 17…falcons 39 cowboys 28…panthers 27 saints 22…texans 19 buccaneers 9…vikings 31 chargers 14…steelers 12 rams 6…patriots 51 jaguars 17…bengals 28 ravens 24…raiders 27 browns 20…colts 35 titans 33…cardinals 47 niners 7…seahawks 26 bears 0…bills 41 dolphins 14…broncos 24 lions 12(snf)….TONIGHT—–> CHIEFS v PACKERS (830/ESPN)…..okay we are three weeks in (kinda)….and what do we know ????….we know alot of ya change your vibes like the weather regarding your NFL squad….and thats not a good look…..nobody is WINNING/LOSING SUPER BOWL XL after two weeks….knock it off !!!!……MIAMI is not getting the “good team” thing yet…PITTSBURGH is forced to go to MICHAEL VICK …wonder how “real” fans of the team feel about that….BALTIMORE is not as bad as they look…..or are they ???…ohhh wait heres one…..JACKSONVILLE is in first place wit an 1-2 record….how you ask ??….gotta talk to ANDREW LUCK about that one….OAKLAND is 2-1 ….so what ??…..DALLAS is still in first place after their season was put thru incinerator….DETROIT…..same ish different toilet…..ATLANTA and CAROLINA are best of a bad lot in NFCS….SEATTLE is 1-2…..still dont believe in them….holla back on it after WEEK 8 ((MLB)) YANKEES 6 WHITE SOX 1….BLUE JAYS 5 RAYS 4….TWINS 7 TIGERS 1….MARLINS 9 BRAVES 5….METS 8 REDS 1….RED SOX 2 ORIOLES 0….PHILLIES 12 NATIONALS 5….ROYALS 3 CLEVELAND 0….ASTROS 4 RANGERS 2….BREWERS 8 CARDINALS 4….ANGELS 3 MARINERS 2….GIANTS 5 ATHLETICS 4….DIAMONDBACKS 4 PADRES 2….ROCKIES 12 DODGERS 5….CUBS 4 PIRATES 0…gettin ready for POSTSEASON……..CONGRATULATIONS to teams who have clinched———> KANSAS CITY ROYALS (al central champions)…..NEW YORK METS (nl east champions)…..TORONTO BLUE JAYS….PITTSBURGH PIRATES….CHICAGO CUBS……here is THIRD EDITION of………… ****MAGIC NUMBERS**** BLUE JAYS -4 (+4) RANGERS -2.5 (+5) ———————————————————————– CARDINALS -4 (+3) DODGERS -2 (+6) *********************************************************************** ((NCAAF)) AFTER FURTHER REVIEW top 15 1-TCU 55 TEXAS TECH 52 (did ya see end of that one !!?!!) 2-OHIO STATE 38 WESTERN MICHIGAN 12 3-BAYLOR 70 RICE 17 4-MICHIGAN STATE 30 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 10 5-GEORGIA 48 SOUTHERN 6 6-NOTRE DAME 62 UMASS 27 7-UCLA 56 ARIZONA 30 8-LSU 34 SYRACUSE 24 9-FLORIDA STATE (bye) 10-TEXAS A&M 28 ARKANSAS 21 (ot) 11-MISSISSIPPI 27 VANDERBILT 16 12-ALABAMA 34 LOUISIANA MONROE 0 13-NORTHWESTERN 24 BALL STATE 19 14-UTAH 62 15-OREGON 20 SHOW PICKS NOTRE DAME over UMASS (w) NORTHWESTERN over BALL STATE (w) NEBRASKA over SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (w)——>THE MAYOR 9-3 (lw 3-0) ((WNBA)) ***PLAYOFFS*** EAST conf finals FEVER 70(catchings 25) LIBERTY 64(charles 25)..series tied 1-1 WEST conf finals LYNX 72(moore 40) MERCURY 71(dupree 16)..MINNESOTA wins series 2-0 2015 WNBA FINALS ——-> MINESOTA LYNX v NEW YORK/INDIANA winner(((why does that sound familiar??)) ((CFL)) CALGARY STAMPEDERS 25 WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 22 EDMONTON ESKIOMOS 29 BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS 23 TORONTO ARGONAUTS 35 OTTAWA REDBLACKS 26 SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS 33 MONTREAL ALOUETTES 21 HAMILTON TIGER CATS—–>bye EAST leader(((HAMILTON 8-4))) WEST leader(((CALGARY 10-3)) ((SOCCER)) ***MLS*** SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 SEATTLE SOUNDERS 1 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 1 REAL SALT LAKE 0 LA GALAXY 3 FC DALLAS 2 EAST leaders ((NEW YORK RED BULLS 47pts)) WEST leaders((LA GALAXY 50pts)) MLB GAME of the day ROYALS (ventura) v CUBS (hendricks) TRUE SCHOOL JAM of the day “FLY ROBIN FLY” – SILVER CONVENTION its MONDAY……make it happen for yourself……..and hope you gotcha HOODIES ready…………the BALLISTICS have been kicked !!!!!……AFR.
Christopher “The Mayor” Dinkins of the After Further Review Podcast, for War Room Sports
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Monday, September 14th, 2015
by Christopher Dinkins
AFTER FURTHER REVIEW #738 SHOUTOUT to you HOMER BUSH…. ((NFL)) PATRIOTS 28 STEELERS 21(t)….TITANS 42 BUCCANEERS 14….PACKERS 31 BEARS 23….RAMS 34 SEAHAWKS 31….PANTHERS 20 JAGUARS 9…..DOLPHINS 17 WASHINGTON 10….BILLS 27 COLTS 14….JETS 31 BROWNS 10….CHIEFS 27 TEXANS 20…..CARDINALS 31 SAINTS 19…..CHARGERS 33 LIONS 28….BRONCOS 19 RAVENS 13….BENGALS 33 RAIDERS 13….COWBOYS 27 GIANTS 26(snf)…….TONIGHT——> EAGLES V FALCONS (7pm/ESPN)…VIKINGS v NINERS (1015pm/ESPN)……it never fails……fickle fans ready to jump out the window after first game…….shame on you…..but on the real to real….its whats to be expected from people who really just wanna be able to boast and brag about “their” team….which is a bunch of GAH-BAGE (nyc vernacular)……there is a ENTIRE season to play…..knock it off….why dontcha !!!!!!…. ((MLB)) YANKEES 5 BLUE JAYS 0….CARDINALS 9 REDS 2….NATIONALS 5 MARLINS 0….RED SOX 2 RAYS 0(13)….CLEVELAND 7 TIGERS 2….METS 10 BRAVES 7(10)….PHILLIES 7 CUBS 4….PIRATES 7 BREWERS 6(11)….TWINS 7 WHITE SOX 0….RANGERS 12 ATHLETICS 4….ASTROS 5 ANGELS 3….GIANTS 10 PADRES 3….ROCKIES 3 MARINERS 2….DODGERS 4 DIAMONDBACKS 3….TIGERS 9 CLEVELAND 2(dh)….ORIOLES 8 ROYALS 2……long streak (METS 7) wrong streak (BRAVES..PADRES 4)…….AFR says NO MVP for YOENIS CESPEDES (mets)…..he is just being who he is…..a dope ball player who brings enthusiasm and a winning vibe….look at teams that he left ((ATHLETICS…TIGERS…RED SOX))…and where they are right now…BONG ..BONG !!!!!…..you ready for the FIRST EDITION of……….. ****MAGIC NUMBERS**** BLUE JAYS -17 (+3.5) ROYALS -11 (+10) ASTROS – 19 (+1.5) ———————— METS – 11 (+9.5) CARDINALS – 18 (+2.5) DODGERS- 13 (+7.5) ****************************** ((NCAA)) AFTER FURTHER REVIEW top 15 1-TCU 70 STEPHEN F AUSTIN 7 2-OHIO STATE 38 HAWAII 0 3-ALABAMA 37 MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE 10 4-AUBURN 27 JACKSONVILLE STATE 20 (ot) 5-BAYLOR 66 LAMAR 21 6-MICHIGAN STATE 31 7-OREGON 28 8-CLEMSON 41 APPALACHIAN STATE 10 9-SOUTHERN CAL 59 IDAHO 9 10-FLORIDA STATE 34 SOUTH FLORIDA 14 11-NOTRE DAME 34 VIRGINIA 27 12-GEORGIA 31 VANDERBILT 14 13-OKLAHOMA 31 TENNESSEE 24(2ot) 14-LSU 21 MISSISSIPPI STATE 19 15-GEORGIA TECH 65 TULANE 10 SHOW PICKS TEMPLE 34 CINNCY 26(l) MICHIGAN STATE 31OREGON 28(l) UTAH 24 UTAH STATE 14(w) MAYOR 4-2 BOB 3-0 KIA 2-1 SLATE 1-2 ((BOXING)) RESPECT TO FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR for a great career and being able to prepare yourself for life after boxing…..you are a great champion and 49-0 is not an easy achievement but you did it with ease and at your own pace….SALUTE and hope that your uncle ROGER MAYWEATHER continues to progress and get better……just wanted to say that….peace. ((CFL)) week 12 HAMILTON TIGER CATS 35 TORONTO ARGONAUTS 27 WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 22 SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS 7 EDMONTON ESKIMOS 27 CALGARY STAMPEDERS 16 OTTAWA RED BLACKS 31 BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS 18 MONTREAL ALOUETTES——>off week. EAST leader HAMILTON (8-3) WEST leader CALGARY (8-3) ((WNBA)) SUN 86(bone 31) SKY 75(delle donne 28) DREAM 73(mccoughtry 24) MYSTICS 71(latta 14) SHOCK 91(kiesel 28) MERCURY 87(currie 26) FEVER 81(zellous 22) LIBERTY 76(rodgers 15) STARS 59(hanby 15) STORM 58(mosqueda-lewis 19) ELENA DELLE DONNE(sky) wins SCORING TITLE (23.4) MLB GAME of the day ASTROS (kazmir) v RANGERS (hamels) TRUE SCHOOL JAM of the day “HERE I COME” – BARRINGTON LEVY its monday and its crispy outside….my old school heads know what it is…..enjoy the days….the BALLISTICS have been kicked !!!!!!!……AFR.
Christopher “The Mayor” Dinkins of the After Further Review Podcast, for War Room Sports
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Sunday, September 6th, 2015
by Nwaji Jibunoh
Dr. Bennett Omalu & Will Smith
Upon reflection, my very first exposure to the NFL aka “American Football” had to be in the 80’s when the Super Bowl became big ticket events in Nigeria because of the halftime performances. I remember at a very early age not understanding the game and also trying to compare it to Rugby. The one thing that stood out was the sheer physical nature of the game and how hard those tackles were. I remember my mother saying “I hope you never plan to play this dangerous sport”.
Fast forward 30 years and sports analysts and NFL enthusiasts are now engrossed in a medical term known as CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy), which according to PR newswire is a form of encephalopathy that is a progressive degenerative disease, which can currently only be definitively diagnosed postmortem. In March 2014, researchers announced the discovery of an exosome particle created by the brain which has been shown to contain trace proteins indicating the presence of the disease. The disease was previously called dementia pugilistica (DP), i.e. “punch-drunk”, as it was initially found in those with a history of boxing. CTE has been most commonly found in professional athletes participating in American football, Association football, ice hockey, professional wrestling, and other contact sports who have experienced repetitive brain trauma. It has also been found in soldiers exposed to a blast or a concussive injury.
One of the pioneers of the research that discovered and named this degenerative disease is Dr. Bennett Omalu, a forensic pathologist who is the Chief Medical Officer of San Joaquin County in California and a Professor in the University of California Davis Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Dr. Omalu is of Nigerian origin but has resided in the US for over 30 years. Through his research he discovered this disease and was able to link it to the death of certain NFL athletes such as Mike Webster, after CTE was found in his brain during an autopsy. He wrote a book called “Play Hard, Die Young”. His story is being adapted into a major motion picture called “Concussion”, and Hollywood Blockbuster icon Will Smith will play the character of Dr. Omalu.
We all know Will Smith. In 2007, Newsweek referred to him as “The most powerful actor in Hollywood”. You ask why? Well, over the last 20 years, where he has done 21 films in a leading role, those movies have earned $6.6 billion. Basically, if you are looking for a big actor to portray your story, there is no actor bigger than Will Smith. The movie Concussion will come out on Christmas day 2015.
Ever since the trailer for the movie came out, there have been a few social media discussions about how authentic Will Smith’s accent was, given that he is playing a Nigerian. Nigerians from all walks of life have made their displeasure known about how the accent sounded more Southern African (Rwanda, Uganda, South Africa) than anything close to West African, and more specifically Nigerian. Such questions as to why a “Nigerian” couldn’t play the role or why Will Smith couldn’t learn a proper Nigerian accent have been circulating all over the place.
The challenge with such perspectives is that it deviates from the purpose of what Will Smith is trying to accomplish. This story is about one of the most profound developments in sports in the last 30 years as it has fundamentally changed the regulations around hitting in the NFL. In addition to that, the NFL on August 30, 2013 reached a $765 million settlement with former NFL players over their head injuries. The settlement created a $675 million compensation fund from which former NFL players can collect depending on the extent of their conditions. Frankly speaking, this was astonishing given that the NFL is behemoth institution that nobody takes on and wins. So why on earth should it matter if “the most powerful actor in Hollywood” gets the accent right or not when there is a bigger mission at hand of letting the word know of this disease and the impact it has on life after sports for several NFL players?
Hollywood has a history of regionalizing accents and they get it wrong a good percentage of the time. Call it creative license or sheer standardization to culturally identify but at the same time ensure that the primary audience (USA) can understand what is being said.
Dr. Omalu is a remarkable human being who has probably saved the lives of hundreds of athletes. He achieved this feat practicing medicine in America and pushing this agenda in a very American game. He just happens to be Nigerian.
In a situation like this, the story is more important than an accent and that story is being told by one of the world’s biggest story tellers.
As a Nigerian, I am extremely proud of Dr. Omalu and I am so excited at the fact that a Hollywood Star such as Will Smith is about to play this role.
Credit to everyone involved in this project and may the lives of NFL athletes be spared as a result of this.
Nwaji Jibunoh, International Correspondent for War Room Sports
Located in Lagos, Nigeria, Nwaji Jibunoh is War Room Sports’ International Soccer Contributor. Nwaji also contributes commentary on U.S. sports from an international perspective. He’s an Atlanta Falcons fan, Howard University alum, and former tight end for the North Atlanta High School Warriors.
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