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Archive for June, 2010
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Think it's a coincidence that John Calipari finds a way to get the very best recruits to come to wherever he's coaching? No, I'm not saying he breaks or bends the rules to accomplish that feat (though he might). I'm just speaking about his impressive charisma and ability to talk ...
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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
If you had asked me before the start of this year's March Madness if I thought Gordon Hayward had much of a chance to excel in the NBA, I would have said no. After watching the versatile Butler star lead the Bulldogs all the way to the NCAA title game, ...
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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
The Texas Rangers have been in financial turmoil all season as previous owner Tom Hicks files for bankruptcy and the Major League Baseball has assumed financial control of the team. Josh Hamilton has been in and out of turmoil since he was drafted first overall 11 years ago. Those stories ...
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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
By any convention, the life of any highly drafted NFL player is an odd route to millions. Once they become "professionals," these players work extremely hard through OTAs, minicamps, meetings and other workouts with their new organizations, yet typically without contracts until around training camp. These would be millionaires keep ...
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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
It sounds like normal pre-draft fluff or what the prospect has been coached to say, but in this case, when Greg Monroe says that he can help any team in the league, I believe him. Monroe is a 6'11", 25o pound athlete, who can run, jump and defend, yet also ...
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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Last Friday the U.S. men’s soccer team was able to come from behind to earn a draw vs. Slovenia despite being down 0-2 in the first half. As we all know, the U.S. would have won the game had it not been for the improper officiating. Much like when umpire ...
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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
The Candy Man! You've got to hand it to Lamar Odom. He may not show up every single night to be the versatile match-up nightmare that he can be when he's focused and playing well, but he's managed to handle his role in Los Angeles pretty darn well. He's taken ...
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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Pebble Beach is one of the most exciting courses for a U.S. Open to be played at and this past weekend was no exception. In what seemed like an impossible course to play, Irishman Graeme McDowell became the first European to win the event since Tony Jacklin did so in ...
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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Now that the NBA season is over and the Celtics finished the year without an NBA Championship, there are many questions that Boston has to answer. Not only can Paul Pierce opt out of his contract, but there could be many new faces in Boston. The Celtics leading assistant, Tom ...
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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
It wasn't exactly an illustrious career, but at the end of the day, here we are and Kentucky forward Patrick Patterson is right where he hoped he would be when he stepped foot on campus in Lexington in 2007 - on the doorstep of being selected in the 1st round ...
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