Robert D. Cobb
Rant Media Network Featured Columnist/NBA Network Manager , Follow me on Twitter, @RobertCobb_76
36, I'm a Rant Media Network Featured Columnist and NBA Network Manager that covers MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL and UEFA Champions League soccer. Background - Former Bleacher Report Featured Columnist for the Cleveland Browns and NFL Writer for sites such as NFL Touchdown and National Football Authority. My pieces have been featured in national media outlets such as Huffington Post, Forbes Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Fox Sports, ESPN and NBC Sports' Pro Football Talk. My soccer pieces has also been published internationally by media sites such as First Post (India) Bundesliga Today(Germany) EPL Talk(England) and Futbol Internacional Guia(Mexico) Personal - I'm a native of the Cleveland neighborhood of Shaker Square. Prior to that, I lived in the "City Of Champions" Pittsburgh, PA for 16 years. I have been married since March, 2010 to my beautiful wife, Kathryn and enjoy spending time chasing after my 2 year-old daughter, Arianna. Education - I'm pursuing my Bachelors Of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from Ashford University (IA) with a minor in Political Science and Government.
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Despite 1-0 Loss to England, Defending World Cup and Euro Champ Spain Is Still The Team To Beat.
Call it a glorified dress rehearsal or soccer’s version of a warm-up exhibition; make no mistake England wanted to prove a point against defending Euro and World Cup champion Spain that it belonged on the same pitch as them. Before England’s 1-0 victory over Spain, English manager, Fabio Capello stated that England is not in [...]
TweetPenn State Sex Scandal – What About The Victims?
They are nameless, yet their once-silent voice has caused a huge national shock wave, they are faceless, yet their actions have brought down a once-revered sports icon. We may never know their names or faces, but the nine victims of former Penn State defensive coordinator, Jerry Sandusky, have caused a national horror story that resembles [...]
TweetJerry Sandusky Sex Abuse Scandal : A Sad Day In Happy Valley
Horror writer, Stephen King could not write a more chilling and disturbing way on how Penn State football coach—and icon—Joe Paterno’s coaching career would end. With the recent sexual abuse allegations against long-time and former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, who is charged with 40 criminal counts of child sex abuse on nine young [...]
TweetFormer Heavyweight Champion “Smoking Joe” Frazier Dies of Liver Cancer
The City of Philadelphia lost a true champion and one of their own, as former heavyweight boxing champion, Joe Frazier passed away Monday night after a long fight with liver cancer at the age of 67. The former Olympic and undisputed champion simply known as Smokin’ Joe, is forever known for his epic boxing trilogy [...]
TweetBuyer’s Remorse? Should The Cleveland Browns Have Second Thoughts On Pat Shurmur?
After watching the (3-5) Cleveland Browns latest “performance” on offense against the (6-3) Houston Texans in a 30-12 defeat, it may be safe to say that there is some serious consternation coming from the Dawg Pound. The Browns would once again look inept and utterly clueless on offense as they would only muster a total [...]
TweetSEC Adding Mizzou As 14th Member, A Bad Fit For Both
According to ESPN, The Southeastern Conference has unanimously voted to add the Missouri Tigers as the 14th member to the 79-year old conference. The Tigers will play in the SEC East with Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, South Carolina and Tennesee officially in July 1, 2012. With their recent expansion complete, it looks like the SEC [...]
TweetLSU Tigers-Alabama Crimson Tide Worthy Of BCS Title Rematch
Tucsaloosa, Alabama may prove to be a very lonely place for Alabama Crimson Tide kickers, Cade Foster and Jeremy Shelley as they would both combine to miss four field-goals including a potential game winner in overtime in a 9-6 defeat at the hands of the LSU Tigers. In a game that featured the #1 and [...]
TweetWith Newcastle United’s 2-1 Win Over Everton, Upstart Magpies Turning Heads In English Premier League.
After Newcastle United’s 2-1 win over fellow English Premier League side, Everton F.C. 2-1 to maintain third place on the table—and remain unbeaten in 11 matches— it may be time to start taking the upstart Magpies seriously. Thanks in part to the slow starts of EPL heavyweights Tottenham, Arsenal and Liverpool—along with an early soft [...]
TweetSmokin’ Joe Frazier In The Fight Of His Life Vs Liver Cancer.
In the case of former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, there is no Muhammad Ali, no throwing in the towel and no final bell, as his latest opponent appears to have the former champ on the ropes and down for the count. According to Fox Sports, boxing legend, Joe Frazier is in the fight of his [...]
TweetBuy Or Sell? Is Chargers QB Philip Rivers Still An Elite Fantasy QB?
As the (4-3) San Diego Chargers prepare to play the (7-0) Green Bay Packers, fantasy football owners have to be wondering whether or not Chargers QB Phillip Rivers is an top-notch QB. In San Diego, Rivers is surrounded by top-tier fantasy football studs in wide receiver Vincent Jackson and the top tight end in fantasy football, [...]
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