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Archive for August 16th, 2010
Monday, August 16th, 2010
Last season the Browns started off 1-11 and there were times that they didn’t even look like an NFL caliber team. It looked like the Eric Mangini era was going to be over in Cleveland after just one season. However, despite awful quarterback play, the Browns rallied down the stretch ...
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
Derrick Rose came into the NBA with a ton of hype. He had just taken his team to a National Championship appearance in his freshman year, he was the first overall pick, and he was drafted by his hometown team. Since coming into the league, Rose has more than lived ...
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
For the last decade, the New England Patriots have been among the elite teams of the NFL having won three Super Bowls, four AFC Championships, seven AFC East division titles, and for having nine consecutive nine-win seasons. Most of their success can be attributed to having a roster stacked with ...
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
For the last five years, Ohio State has reigned supreme in the Big Ten. And coming into this season, the Buckeyes are once again the preseason favorites to win the conference crown. However, one of the teams that will be standing in their way is the Iowa Hawkeyes. Iowa lost ...
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
Coming off a season in which the Bears lost Brian Urlacher for all but one game last season, the team struggled and their defense wasn’t quite the same. After consistently being ranked near the top in every major defensive category and with Lovie Smith’s job being in jeopardy, the Bears ...
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
I have to brag a little bit here. Last year I made one of the most brilliant fantasy football picks of the season, snagging Dallas Cowboys receiver Miles Austin late. I'm also going to have to admit making the most foolish looking decision of last year, dropping Austin four weeks ...
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
We save the, "Now that his career is over, is Chipper Jones a first-ballot Hall of Famer?" debate for at least another seven months. Despite an ACL injury that forced him to have reconstructive surgery and miss the rest of the 2010 season, Jones will attempt to comeback for an ...
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
For a while there, it looked like Roy Oswalt would never leave Houston. He spent nearly all of his first 10 years in Major League Baseball there and, when he became the biggest name in trading chatter before the league's deadline, he reportedly was ready to put potential trades on ...
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
Mack Brown is a "gets it" guy. He is a master politician, who says all the right things, yet never seems contrived. So when he opens up and lets some of his stronger feelings through - though still in a very congenial way - it's definitely of note. The Texas ...
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
I wouldn't go so far as to say that it's as certain as death or taxes, but just about every year in the Mike Riley era, Oregon State's football team is competitive and right there in the mix in the Pac 10. Of course, USC's domination this past decade has ...
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