Category Archives: Top Twelve

Playoff Top Twelve: Defenses

All week long, we’ve been running a special NFL Playoff Top Twelve “marathon.”  We did the quarterbacks, running backs, and receivers, but today we’re going to switch over to the other side of the ball and do defense.  Unfortunately, I … Continue reading

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Playoff Top Twelve: Receivers

This is now the third installment of the playoff edition Top Twelve.  We ranked the 12 playoff quarterbacks from Manning to Sanchez on Monday, and then Tuesday we did the running games from Dallas to Arizona.  Today, we are going … Continue reading

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Tuesday’s Top Twelve: Most Memorable Athletes

Two news stories broke yesterday that hit me pretty hard.  There is an outside chance that two of the most memorable Philadelphia athletes of my lifetime have each played their last professional sporting event.  So, for this week’s edition of Tuesday’s Top Twelve, I … Continue reading

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Tuesday’s Top Twelve – World Series Contenders

With August winding down, the baseball season is getting awesome, as always.  I can honestly say that this is the most relaxed I have ever been with a Phillies team in contention–at least when it comes to making the playoffs.  … Continue reading

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Tuesday’s Top Twelve: 2009’s Most Impactful July Trades

Now that we have all had some time to assess a rather hectic trade deadline in Major League Baseball, it is time to think about the upcoming pennant races and how those deadline deals will impact September and October 2009.  … Continue reading

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Tuesday’s Top Twelve: Questions Facing the Birds on the Eve of Training Camp

I know that all we can think or talk about these days is Roy Halladay (ya, me too), but the Eagles started training camp yesterday, and let us not forget that this team is one of the clear favorites in … Continue reading

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Tuesday’s Top Twelve – Legacies of the Sports World

In the wake of a week of huge deaths in music, entertainment, and sports–Michael Jackson, Farah Fawcett, and Steve McNair–the idea of legacy has really hit me.  Furthermore, it is fascinatingly interesting to see the varying “size” of the story … Continue reading

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Tuesday’s Top Twelve – Best Andy Reid Acquisitions

In the wake of the great trade pulled off by the Eagles, Tuesday’s Top Twelve will be dedicated to trying to find the best 12 acquisitions that Andy Reid has made during his decade at the helm of the Eagles. … Continue reading

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Tuesday’s Top Twelve – Best Matchup/Potential Matchups of the Weekend

The best sports weekend of the year–hands down–begins in earnest in less than 48 hours.  Yes, I am like little-kid-on-Christmas excited.  No, I’m not embarrassed by it.  Looking over the  brackets, there are a bunch of first-round matchups and potential … Continue reading

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Tuesday’s Top Twelve – Dominating College Hoops Big Men

For this week’s Top Twelve, I am going to go right off the top of my head and try to come up with the most physically dominating college hoops players that I can remember.  The criteria, as I am defining … Continue reading

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