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Archive for January, 2011
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
Two years at the helm of the New York Jets and Rex Ryan has two trips to the AFC Championship game. He and the Jets earned a spot there with a stunning upset of the New England Patriots on Sunday night and will now take on the Pittsburgh Steelers for ...
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Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
Jim Thome pondered retirement after the Twins' playoff loss to the New York Yankees in the 2010 Wild Card playoffs, but he has decided to return to a place he truly loves in the Twin Cities. Thome came into Minnesota last season with barely any expectations after a short stint ...
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Monday, January 17th, 2011
Leading up to Sunday’s game in New England, the Jets ran their mouths and they talked a lot of trash, but they backed it up yesterday. After getting dismantled 45-3 in their last regular season meeting against the Patriots, Rex Ryan’s defense was the target of a lot of criticism. ...
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Monday, January 17th, 2011
In just three years, Tampa Bay Rays’ Evan Longoria has established himself as one of the elite third basemen in the Major Leagues. In his rookie season, on his way to winning Rookie of the Year, he slugged 27 home runs with a decent average and good production in other offensive ...
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Monday, January 17th, 2011
Who's afraid of the big bad New York Jets? Leading up to this weekend's Divisional Round playoff games, I'm not sure too many people were convinced that the Jets weren't all bark and no bite. But after stymieing the Patriots 28-21 at Gillette Stadium, there's likely a whole lot more ...
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Monday, January 17th, 2011
Since the Cleveland Browns came back in 1999, they have had a number of different head coaches and a number of different GM’s. However, the Browns now believe that they have the structure in place to become relevant once again in the NFL. Not only is Mike Holmgren in charge ...
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Monday, January 17th, 2011
Heading into last season, there were huge expectations for the University of Houston’s long-standing quarterback, Case Keenum, as he was nearing several NCAA career records, but his dream season never materialized because he tore the ACL in his right knee in early September and missed the remainder of the season. ...
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Monday, January 17th, 2011
John Fox, the longtime coach of the Carolina Panthers, is the man responsible for turning around a Denver Broncos organization that has fallen on particularly hard times this past several years. After a 6-0 start to the Josh McDaniels era a year ago, the Broncos proceeded to fall apart and ...
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Monday, January 17th, 2011
In Mike Martz's offense, Greg Olsen wasn't supposed to have 100-yard efforts. At least that's what was said toward the beginning of this season. And the regular season basically proved that.
Now the Chicago Bears are one victory away from playing in the NFC Championship and they have Greg Olsen, in ...
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Monday, January 17th, 2011
George Karl is looking forward to a new year in 2011 after going through a series of chemotherapy treatments for his throat cancer and the unrelenting Carmelo Anthony trade talk. As head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics, Karl had set up a foundation, Friends of Hoop, that hosts an annual ...
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