President Obama Sings Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’ At Apollo

President Obama Sings Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’ At Apollo: President Barack Obama pulled out some unexpected singing chops during a fundraiser at the Apollo Theater in New York City on Thursday night (January 19). The President belted out a line of Rev. Al Green’s soul staple “Let’s Stay Together”–Rev. Al Green was also in the audience–and joked about not being ushered off stage by the notorious Apollo Theater Sandman. “Don’t worry Rev I cannot sing like you, but I just wanted to show my appreciation”, the President said lightheartedly. Can a sing-off against Mitt Romney be that far off?

Earlier in the evening, Obama kept the fundraising alive by noshing at an intimate dinner of 45 guests at director Spike Lee and his wife Tonya Lee Lewis’ home. The $35,800 per ticket dinner included notables Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon and former Knicks player Allan Houston. Continue Reading…

Patriots Rout Broncos 45-10 in AFC Playoff Rout

Patriots Rout Broncos 45-10 in AFC Playoff Rout: Tebowmania had no chance against Tom Brady’s playoff pedigree.

All the heroics, all the big plays and quite a few records belonged to Brady and the New England Patriots on Saturday night in a 45-10 rout of overmatched Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos. Brady threw six touchdown passes, five in the first half, putting the Patriots into the AFC championship game and silencing the nationwide frenzy surrounding Tebow.

The Patriots (14-3), winners of nine straight games, will host either Baltimore or Houston next Sunday for a spot in the Super Bowl. Saturday night’s romp snapped a three-game postseason losing streak, two of those at Gillette Stadium, and lifted the Patriots to the verge of their fifth Super Bowl appearance in 11 seasons. They’ve won three of those, two with Brady as the game’s MVP.

“We came in and started fast and it was a big win for us,” said Brady, who even got off a 48-yard punt on third down. Continue Reading…

Stingy 49ers Hold Down Drew Brees Saints 36-32

Stingy 49ers Hold Down Drew Brees Saints 36-32: Brees, whose team was coming off consecutive 600-yard games, completed 40 of 63 passes for 462 yards and four touchdowns and was sacked three times. He also threw two interceptions, his first in the postseason in five years, and New Orleans (14-4) fell short again in its quest to get back to the Super Bowl after winning it all two years ago. The Saints are still searching for the first postseason road victory in franchise history after falling to 0-5.

“Kind of an unbelievable game the way it went back and forth,” New Orleans coach Sean Payton said. “It’s obviously a difficult game to lose.”

How far these 49ers have come since that 24-3 trouncing they took back in August at the Superdome in the teams’ exhibition opener. Now, Harbaugh’s “Who’s got it better than us? No-body!” group is drawing comparisons to the good ol’ days of Montana, Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott and Steve Young. And of course, Dwight Clark, who came through with “The Catch” to beat Dallas in the NFC title game on Jan. 10, 1982. Continue Reading…

Leave Mark Sanchez Alone Jets Deserve More Hate

Leave Mark Sanchez Alone Jets Deserve More Hate: At least that’s the impression one gets reading Wednesday’s much-talked about New York Daily News story about the Jets quarterback.  The story, which set off a storm of controversy (both in the traditional press and on social media), cites nothing but anonymous sources, and they criticize Sanchez for everything from his playing ability to his mental toughness, calling him lazy, babied and complacent.

It’s worth noting that on the record, Sanchez is not universally despised. Teammate Nick Mangold took to Twitter calling the story “false,” adding “If ‘unnamed sources’ want to attack Mark, man up and put your name to it.” Continue Reading….

Ranking the 2012 NFL Playoff Do the New York Giants

Ranking the 2012 NFL Playoff Teams Where Do the New York Giants Fit In.

Ranking the 2012 NFL Playoff Do the New York Giants: NFL playoffs once again, with 12 teams that a 16-week war an NFL season with bets on its most ready to fight after a tourney earned win NFC East Dallas Cowboys New York Giants bracing. and Atlanta Falcons MetLife Stadium to attract the first Sunday of the postseason on a 31-14 win over the regular season.

Now records have reset, and it now and not a 16-0 record, Tim Tebow mania, drew Brees ‘ passing records or about Packers shot on it about 60 minutes of football, win or go home every weekend.
As we approach the first round of the wild card weekend we rank 12 teams in the second phase of the NFL season.
1. Green Bay Packers
The most deadly offense we’ve seen in a very long time in Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers in the arguably led. best overall regular season in NFL history of any quarterback, and some of the most explosive weapons and Jordy Nelson in Greg Jennings, as well as a huge mismatch in tight end Jermichael Finley producer in football on the outsides. they protect, Especially large role-by-side through the air very beatable, but the question is, anyone can outscore them? A bye and home field advantage throw around, and it’s going to be very difficult.
2. New Orleans Saints
Again, not a very good defensive team and a unit that is very aggressive with their blitz of calls they don’t pass the part Group intimidating. that said – this is a football team in its last eight games, the course title and six of those games postseason win on to win by two or more assets. football most accurate passers and speed And playmaking ability, led by a lot of tap on, the Saints to a very difficult out there are going to the postseason in the Superdome.
3. Pittsburgh Steelers
It’s a probably a lot of people will be an eyebrow raiser. Yes are a wild card team and yes they have a Steelers ACL injury to their starting running back, but I doubt they lost to the Steelers football team in place at several major pieces by Ben Roethlisberger is a five or six. best game, Callers signal I think head coach Mike Tomlin as head coaches of the NFL, defense still between talent and intensity to take over a game of football, and this led the Group playoff and Super Bowl experience between a team with a lot I really like the Steelers chances..
4. Baltimore Ravens
They are physical, they run the football, they are very well run, and they have a really strong Ravens locker room. as they help themselves to a single home game this season, haven’t lost in Cincinnati to give preference to them AFC second season by beating last week said that on.Is this postseason, and there are a lot of tight football game and a lot of tight football game coming down to play quarterback Joe Flacco to take the next step. next month, or the team as well as its ultimate target once again.
5. New England Patriots
Their defense is a real concern, and there is Tom Brady put up big numbers and the other side of the team to carry a ton of pressure on them this season as it finally cost. there still some improvement on defense over the past six weeks of the season is over, And Tom Brady and Bill Belichick is always hard to beat.
6. San Francisco 49ers
Very blue collar football team is a stout defense that thrives off takeaways. getting out of this group most Harbaugh has done an incredible job and bye weeks and at least one game at home when it comes down to it, Alex Smith Aaron Rodgers, drew Brees or Eli Manning at some point have to outduel the postseason. work long.
7. New York Giants
Is extremely dangerous when they dreaded..-see what others think on these giants NFC teams led by Eli Manning that any football team in the League on any given day can beat an explosive offense lead New York and manning Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz big-time playmakers, and defense at wideout, Cowboys season and Jets offense back to impressive performance against putting together the last two weeks More to come together. it come down to how great Eli Manning can be and how well this extremely talented and extremely athletic Giants defensive line after quarterback can get this postseason.
8. Detroit Lions
Another dangerous soccer team is, and any game. inconsistencies for you-but when Matt Stafford gets going and lion you firing type soccer game they can win big with game steals isn’t going to get a defense plays a long a difficult task in front of them they open with the Saints.