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Archive for October, 2010
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
Twenty years from now, when we think about the names that laid the foundation for the current run by the Philadelphia Phillies, the list will be long. Ryan Howard. Chase Utley. Jimmy Rollins. Cole Hamels. Shane Victorino. Jayson Werth.
Now, with the Phillies bounced from the playoffs, that core group may ...
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Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
There's no argument that Brandon Meriweather's hit on Baltimore Ravens tight end Todd Heap in Week 6 of the NFL season was the most egregious illegal hit amongst a week that wound up with the NFL strengthening its policies and punishments for illegal shots.
One week later, the NFL came out ...
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Monday, October 25th, 2010
Kobe Bryant isn't one to predict how many years he's got left in the NBA. That said, even when he does decide to retire, apparently he could see himself changing his mind.
Bryant will be looking for his sixth championship ring with the Los Angeles Lakers in his 16th season in ...
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Monday, October 25th, 2010
Despite a new head coach and the arrival of LeBron James and Chris Bosh in Miami, Joe Johnson has proclaimed that the Atlanta Hawks will not be taking a step back this season. The team is returning two all-stars, an all-star snub and the reigning sixth man of the year. ...
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Monday, October 25th, 2010
The NBA season is set to tip off tomorrow night and I can’t wait. There are so many new faces in new places and there are so many storylines to follow in 2010. After an offseason that brought a lot of attention to the league because of what happened in ...
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Monday, October 25th, 2010
Depending on your age and/or your interest in college football, you or may not remember the name Adam Taliaferro. He is a former cornerback for the Penn State Nittany Lions that was left paralyzed from the neck down ten years ago after a horrific and unfortunate accident on the field. ...
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Monday, October 25th, 2010
If there's anyone that knows what it's like to make a big-time deal with the Miami Heat only to be scorned by fans of his former team, it's Juwan Howard.
Um ... what?
Yeah, that was the reaction I had, too, though I suppose it's technically correct. Back in 1996, Howard was ...
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Monday, October 25th, 2010
Since being drafted in the seventh round of the ’07 Draft, Ahmad Bradshaw has shown the Giants that he will do anything within his power to help the team win games and that he can play through pain. He started off his career on special teams returning kickoffs and eventually ...
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
This weekend Brock Lesnar will go into UFC 121 looking to defend his Heavyweight Championship for the third time. If he wins this weekend, he will be the first person in UFC History to successfully defend a heavyweight title three times. It won’t be easy though this weekend as Lesnar ...
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
Heading into the season I wasn’t quite sure at how Chad Henne was going to do, but apart from his three-interception game in week four, he has looked very good this season. He has forged a great relationship with Brandon Marshall and has played a part in making Davone Bess ...
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