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On The Hypocritical Backlash Towards Richard Sherman

January 20, 2014 By Eric M. Ruiz 1 Comment

Maximus yells at the audience in the aftermath of the 49er's-Seahawks NFC Championship

Maximus yells at the audience in the aftermath of the 49er’s-Seahawks NFC Championship

“Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?”

Russell Crowe barked out these iconic lines in the critically acclaimed “Gladiator”. But his words could just as easily be uttered after every football game. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Thoughts Tagged With: 49ers, classless, in defense of richard sherman, nfl, richard sherman, seahawks

#FriendShipFridays with Nike Runner German Fernandez

March 1, 2013 By Eric M. Ruiz Leave a Comment

German Fernandez before a race while at Oklahoma State.

German Fernandez before a race while at Oklahoma State.

In this edition of #FriendshipFridays, Nike runner and hometown hero German Fernandez discusses patience, Olympic Trials and southern rap.

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Filed Under: #FriendshipFridays Tagged With: asap rocky, berlin, friendshipfridays, gatorade athlete of the year, german fernandez, london 2012, matt Barkley, nfl, nike, oklahoma state, olympic trials, usc

A Delusional Raider Fan’s Take On The Super Bowl

January 29, 2013 By Eric M. Ruiz Leave a Comment

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I want to root for the 49ers this weekend. I really do. I grew up about 2 hours away from San Francisco, I love The City itself, and hell, I even played against Colin Kaepernick in high school. But there is just one thing…I’m a Raider fan.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: dhb, michael crabtree, nfl, niners, oakland, percy harvin, raiders, san francisco, super bowl

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