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Archive for September, 2010
Friday, September 17th, 2010
The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship is NASCAR’s answer to the excitement of the playoffs found in other sports. For the last ten races of the season, the qualified drivers have their points set in the position they qualify and the points are still assigned the same way ...
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Friday, September 17th, 2010
After a disappointing showing in the 2004 Olympics, Mike Krzyzewski and Jerry Colangelo put together the Redeem Team and captured the gold medal in Beijing two years ago. However, when the United States won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics, they did it with guys like LeBron James, Kobe ...
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Friday, September 17th, 2010
The Chicago Blackhawks have given head coach Joel Quenneville a three-year contract extension just in time for the start of the 2010-11 NHL season. Quenneville, who took charge in October 2008, led the franchise to its first Stanley Cup championship since ‘61 with a six-game victory over the Philadelphia Flyers ...
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Friday, September 17th, 2010
To put it mildly, the Cincinnati Bengals' defense didn't get off to the start they were looking for. Just over six minutes into their season, they had already given up their first touchdown. Just over a quarter later, they were in a 17-0 hole. And after a pick-six by the ...
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Friday, September 17th, 2010
In case you have not seen the play over 100 times yet, or you are Detroit Lions fan who likes pain (maybe a redundant comment given what it's taken to be a Lions fan recently), the video of Calvin Johnson's almost game-winning touchdown against the Bears is below. Lost in ...
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Friday, September 17th, 2010
The Ohio State Buckeyes entered the college football season as the favorite of many to bring home the Bowl Championship Series national championship. With Heisman Trophy contender Terrelle Pryor at quarterback, the Buckeyes were the favorite to come out of the Big Ten, but they also had to get to ...
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Friday, September 17th, 2010
Growing up as one of three brothers, I have a very strong definition of competition. I don't want to lose... anything... ever. That's the way it is. Anything and everything can be turned into a competition. Baseball, basketball and football? Of course. Video games? All of them. "Amazing catches," "lightning," ...
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Thursday, September 16th, 2010
The Minnesota Vikings will have had 10 days since their loss against the New Orleans Saints to prepare for their second opponent the Miami Dolphins. For a team with Super Bowl aspirations, this Sunday represents an important game for the Vikings, who obviously want to avoid starting out 0-2. All ...
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Thursday, September 16th, 2010
The storyline that has surrounded the Steelers all offseason is the first four games without Ben Roethlisberger. With Ben Roethlisberger serving his four-game suspension for his for his violation of the league's personal conduct policy, everyone has looked at the first four games for Pittsburgh as the deciding factor on ...
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Thursday, September 16th, 2010
This wasn’t the way Jerry Jones and the Cowboys envisioned they would start off the 2010 season by losing to the Washington Redskins. The ‘Skins are coming off a 4-12 season in which they went 0-6 in the NFC East, and the Cowboys are trying to become the first team ...
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