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Archive for January, 2011
Monday, January 17th, 2011
It may not have been the perfect senior season for Washington Huskies quarterback Jake Locker, but it's hard to feel anything but respect and admiration for the career he had in Seattle. There were injuries, a winless season, a coaching change, to name but a few of the obstacles Locker ...
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Monday, January 17th, 2011
There aren't a slew of people who would consider coaching Stanford their dream job. The Cardinal are hardly considered a perennial powerhouse -- not in the nation and not even in the Pac-10 ... or 12. And the standards for getting into Stanford make recruiting the country's top athletes difficult.
Don't ...
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Monday, January 17th, 2011
The New York Yankees have been deemed by many of having a "disappointing" offseason by not signing the star free-agent they sought after in Cliff Lee. It seemed as though Hank and Hal Steinbrenner along with Brian Cashman grew a little frugal this offseason by not shelling out the big ...
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Friday, January 14th, 2011
Vince Vaughn, a hilarious actor best known for his roles in The Wedding Crashers and Dodgeball, is a Chicago native and a huge sports fan. So who are his favorite teams? Anything Chicago, and this time of year you can bet he is the biggest Bears fan of them all. ...
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Friday, January 14th, 2011
After making the playoffs for the first time in franchise history a year ago, Charlotte came into this season hoping to build on last year’s success. However, things got off to a rocky start in Charlotte. After starting 9-19, the Bobcats were one of the biggest disappointments in the league ...
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Friday, January 14th, 2011
Washington Nationals rookie pitcher Stephen Strasburg burst onto the scene last season when he debuted with a 14 strikeout, seven inning performance against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s tough for a number one overall pick in any sport to live up to the hype, but he was able to do just ...
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Friday, January 14th, 2011
The University of Michigan feels they got the right guy when they announced on Tuesday that Brady Hoke would be the 19th head coach in the program's rich 131 year history. Hoke, a former Michigan assistant during the 1997 championship season, had spent the last eight years building up two ...
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Friday, January 14th, 2011
What an incredible season for the Oregon Ducks. I'm sure that's not what they or their fans want to hear after falling just short against Auburn in the BCS Championship Game last Monday night. Chip Kelly has done a top-notch job elevating the Ducks program to even higher heights since ...
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Friday, January 14th, 2011
Kendrick Perkins was faced with the brutal reality that he would not be playing in the most important game of his career last June when he tore two ligaments in his right knee during game 6 of the 2010 NBA Finals. The Los Angeles Lakers held on in game 7 ...
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Friday, January 14th, 2011
Dunk contest participant. Potential All-Star. Playoff contender. Los Angeles Clippers. Typing those words in succession didn't really feel right, I'll tell you that, but Blake Griffin has that grouping feeling appropriate.
The budding superstar has certainly won over fans far beyond the reaches of Los Angeles, thanks in large part to ...
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