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FROM RIDETHEPINE.WORDPRESS.COM:

10 Reasons to Watch the NBA This Year

By mrbecker712 | 15 points

I have to admit in recent years I haven't been much of a NBA fan. Ever since my favorite player of all time (Shawn Kemp) became irrelevant, my favorite team left town (Charlotte Hornets), and the strike in the late 90's, the NBA has become like the ex-girlfriend that every now and then when you're...

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FROM BUGS & CRANKS:

Rays even series in a wild game at the Trop

By humain | 5 points

Rays 9, Sox 8 (11)WP: Price (1-0) LP: Timlin (0-1) SV: NoneHRs: BOS-Pedroia, 2 (2), Youkilis (1), Bay (3); TB-Pena (1), Longoria (3), Upton (4)Summary:Josh Beckett blew three leads, the teams tied a postseason record for most homers in a game, and the Rays prevailed as soon as Mike Timlin took ...

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FROM REAR NAKED NEWS:

Clip from Rampage Jackson's New Movie

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By RearNakedNews | 18 points

Rear Naked News has a clip from Rampage Jackson's new movie "Midnight Meat Train". The horror movie is available on Fear Net On-Demand and should be released on DVD in the coming months.

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FROM ERROL KERR'S BLOG:

Jamaica Ski Team dryland training regimen

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By errolkerr | 14 points

Check out this video of our dryland training at Alpine Meadows. For those of you who have never heard of "dryland training", it is defined as all "off snow training".

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FROM INGAMENOW:

Gina Carano doesn't want to fight at 140 anymore?

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By InGameNow | 36 points

Gina Carano reportedly is giving up on her dreams of being a steady 140lb fighter. My only response to that is, "Dear God why!?!?!"

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FROM HOTNONPORN.COM:

Holy crap! UFC legend charged with gang rape!

By vjrabid | 13 points

Holy moly! This is worse news for the MMA community than Rampage Jackson playing Grand Theft Auto or even Devin Cole being accused of being White Mike Tyson!According to TMZ, Joe Son, the cult MMA hero and Austin Powers actor who participated in UFC 4 (and put up a good fight before losing to Keith ...

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FROM NFHELL:

The Office Episode 2 "Business Ethics" - Quotes

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By legitcity | 24 points

The second episode of the fifth season of "The Office" is out. The subplot with Dwight and Jim was hilarious. Here are my favorite quotes from the episode.Michael (whispering to Holly): "People expect a lot from these meetings. Laughter, sudden twists, surprise endings...you need to be Robin...

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FROM THE WRESTLING TRUTH:

Wrestling Star Attacks Comedian For Joke About Dead Wrestler

By skaterkee | 23 points

During a stand-up comedy gig last night in New Jersey wrestler Scott Hall went nuts after the comedian made a bad taste joke about the late wrestler Owen Hart. He charged the stage with a barrage of punches...

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FROM NFHELL:

The Chargers: the League's Unluckiest Team?

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By legitcity | 14 points

There's a lot of bad luck going around the NFL every year, in the form of injuries and bad calls. But what the Chargers are going through this year trumps every other team, including the receiver-less Falcons or even the luckless Raiders.Check out the reasons why at the URL below.

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FROM REAR NAKED NEWS:

CBS Paid for EliteXC "Heat"

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By RearNakedNews | 24 points

Just when you thought the news could not get worse for troubled MMA promotion EliteXC, it does. According to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, CBS paid for all expenses and received all revenue for last Saturday night's fight card. Rear Naked News has the full details.

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FROM FIRE NED COLLETTI NOW:

ESPN Is Awesome At Sensationalist Garbage Journalism

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By kensai | 10 points

I was shocked when I read Amy Nelson's article on the Dodgers loss to the Phillies in Game 2. If you read her piece, it sure seems like Chad Billingsley was being classless by throwing Russell Martin under the bus for his bad performance.She writes: "If Chad Billingsley is going to be an ace...

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