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Paul Ervin

Born and raised in Chicago, Paul Ervin has an older brother and a younger sister. He went to Florida A&M University for college where he obtained his bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism while minoring in social work. After college, he moved back home and became an elementary school teacher/basketball coach for two years before moving to Bristol, CT and working as an associate producer for ESPN. After a little over a year at ESPN, he was offered the same position with Fox Sports Net and "The Best Damn Sports Show Period," a position he still holds. Music and sports are his passions, and he enjoys listening to music and playing video games in his spare time.

 Articles by this Author

Barry Bonds: Before the madness

Barry Bonds has taken constant heat over the past few years regarding his alleged steroid use. What most people fail to realize is Bonds was dominating the game for years prior to 1998, the year he allegedly began using performance-enhancing drugs.

No thanks, I'll pass

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen decided to pass on his team's visit to the White House. Since then, he has taken a lot of unnecessary flack for his decision. Guillen made a very sound decision and there's a lot to be learned from it.

You can't win 'em all

After USC's 34-game winning streak came to an abrupt end in Wednesday's Rose Bowl, Matt Leinart acted like anything but the two-time champion he was. Instead of admitting the Trojans fell to the better team, Leinart pointed out every reason his team "lost" the game as opposed to the reasons Texas "won." This is not the way he should have ended his storied collegiate career.     

ConVINCEd

Vince Young has listened to critics talk about his mechanics and technique his entire career, but all he does is win. He has proven to be one of the best college QB's of all-time, yet and still, "experts" like to point out his flaws as opposed to his winning percentage.

Planning to fail

"It's not whether you win or lose; it's how you play the game." That has to be one of the most ludicrous sayings ever uttered. If that were true, why even keep score? Apparently the Notre Dame football program agrees with this saying, as they've celebrated and rewarded defeat throughout the season. The Irish are a far cry from the team we grew to love.

The little Zeke that could

The impressive resume of Isiah Thomas leads me to want to give him the benefit of the doubt in his position with the New York Knicks. Let’s look deeper into Thomas’ "after life," if you will, to understand why.