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Archive for October, 2010
Friday, October 22nd, 2010
The NFL has long been a culture that rewards bone-jarring hits. Fans love to see players get crushed and those types of hits are just part of the game, but the league is trying to put a stop to it after the violent hits from last weekend resulted in concussions. ...
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
The biggest story in the NFL this past week surrounded the NFL trying to enforce devastating hits after a weekend where four players left their games with concussions. The league has been doing their best to limit the amount of concussions in the NFL. The helmets have changed, the facemasks ...
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
Hold the ginger ale and champagne celebrations for now. The Texas Rangers whiffed on their first opportunity to close out the New York Yankees in the ALCS and move on to the World Series. C.J. Wilson, Texas's starter for Game 5, didn't give the Rangers much of a chance on ...
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
36-year old wide receiver Derrick Mason continues to add to his borderline Hall of Fame resume. I doubt he'll get inducted into Canton, but that certainly doesn't diminish how impressive his career has been. I imagine if you asked him about his HOF credentials he'd say he's still playing because ...
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
While some NFL players have come out with wide-ranging and often harsh criticism or have "thought about retiring" when it comes to the NFL's new policies and punishments regarding illegal hits, Adrian Wilson apparently isn't ready to take the bait.
The Arizona Cardinals star defensive back seems to simply be taking the ...
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
The New York Yankees are alive. With their season on the line, they won Game 5 at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday and have earned the right to try and do the same in Game 6 today at Texas.
The Yankees had some success in Arlington, winning the opening game of the ...
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Thursday, October 21st, 2010
Carl Landry has always been an undersized player in the NBA, but one that works for everything that he gets. This past week he got tied up with Matt Barnes going for a loose ball, ended up trying to save the possession, and got thrown down by Barnes on top ...
Posted in NBA, Sacramento Kings | 2 Comments »
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
It only took the 49ers six weeks to win their first game of the season but they managed to overcome a first half deficit to the Raiders and squeak out a 17-9 victory. Alex Smith threw for two touchdowns and had his first turnover-free game of the season, and the ...
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Thursday, October 21st, 2010
His final statistics don't jump out at you, but Marshawn Lynch's Seattle Seahawks debut was a smashing success. The former embattled Buffalo Bills running back carried the ball 17 times for 44 yards, but more importantly, the Seahawks won an important road game and are in position to separate themselves ...
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Thursday, October 21st, 2010
After he was fired in Cleveland following a 96 loss season in 2009, Eric Wedge decided to take a year off from the game of baseball. After one year away, Wedge is back managing a new team. He will become the seventh manager for the Mariners since 2003. For a ...
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