Blog - Pen Boutique — Category_Super Bowl

Surely, the energy that usually surrounds the National Football League hasn’t been the same this year. While the indefinite suspension of Baltimore Raven’s running back Ray Rice (after the video of assaulting his wife was released) is peaking the controversy-laden season, the game itself so far has been rather amusing to say the least. Headed for Week 3, the NFL season has already seen some surprising outcomes, with the Buffalo Bills unexpectedly moving forward and the New Orleans Saints still winless. Will the defending Super Bowl XLVIII champion Seattle Seahawks remain undefeated, or will a new champion surface? Who knows,...

If there is one thing Americans are relatively modest about, it’s our sports teams. The Olympics, for example, are always a popular, but never fanatical, success. We go, we cheer passionately, we make sure we come home with the most medals (or at the very least more than China), we produce a few athletic starlets, and then we come home, safe and secure in our international athletic dominance. This of course isn’t to say that we aren’t fiercely proud of our athletes and the years of hard work and dedication they put toward their sports. The Fab Five are certified...