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FROM DARREN MCFADDEN'S BLOG:

Here come the Broncos

By DarrenMcFadden | 37 points

Here come the Broncos: You can tell the season's about to start just because the intensity has picked up. You always try to practice the same at all times, but there's definitely a little more urgency now that the Broncos are coming. I feel like I've learned a lot about football since I got here...

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FROM BAYAREASPORTSBEAT.BLOGSPOT.COM:

Raiders' McFadden can't wait to be unleashed

By bayareabeat | 3 points

Not even Raiders coach Lane Kiffin's vanilla-bland preseason game plans could hide rookie running back Darren McFadden's explosive talent. He gained 182 yards on just 34 carries - 5.4 yards a pop. He showed stunning quickness, speed and power, running nothing but the basic plays.That's why I can't...

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FROM MISSGOSSIP'S BLOG:

How well do you know your Yardbarker athlete bloggers?

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By MissGossip | 29 points

Have you been paying attention to everyone's Yardbarker blogs? If you've been reading every day, you should get 100% on this quiz. This is realness!!

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FROM FANTASY INSIDER ONLINE:

Week 1 Gridiron Fantasy Match-Ups

By FIOMattyH | 21 points

Check in on this weekly fantasy column by FIO, highlighting some of the favorable match-ups (and not so favorable match-ups) for the coming week in fantasy football.

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FROM RONNIE LOTT'S BLOG:

My thoughts on college football (plus Mercedes-Benz CLS 550 raffle)

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By RonnieLott | 33 points

To all you college football fans who wake up Saturday mornings like I do wondering how the season is going to unfold we got a taste last weekend of what makes the game so special. That's why I'm glued to the TV each week because you don't know that a team like UCLA can play with Tennessee or that a ...

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FROM KEITH RIVERS'S BLOG:

Buying the team breakfast

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By KeithRivers | 35 points

I found out Monday that I have to buy breakfast for the team Saturday. I came into the team room and heard the news - Keith, you buy breakfast. I'm not sure yet what that means, but I will figure it out quickly. I will talk to some of the guys who went through it last year. I want to make sure I...

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FROM BUCKNUTS:

Bucknuts: Week 2 Preview

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By mvbuckeye01 | 9 points

It's a pretty boring slate of games this weekend. In my latest installment of Koo's News, you can read about what the Buckeyes have to do in order to get ready for USC as well as look at some of the other interesting games happening this weekend.

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FROM MVN.COM:

Injuries hit two UFC fighters

By JMotiff | 19 points

Two fighters are out of scheduled fights and one of them will affect the pay-per-view this weekend in Atlanta at UFC 88. Karo Parisyan will miss his scheduled fight with Yoshiyuki Yoshida due to a back injury. Parisyan was returning to the Octagon for the first time since losing to Thiago Alves in...

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FROM THE CAVEMAN NETWORK:

UFC 88: Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans

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By DonJulio | 17 points

Rashad Sugar Evans takes on Iceman Chuck Liddell on Saturday night in the Dirty Dirty (aka Atlanta). Evans has beaten Hector Ramirez, Brad Imes, Sam Hoger, Stephan Bonnar, Jason Lambert, Sean Salmon and Michael Bisping, but Chucky should give him a good run for his money on Saturday night.-...

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FROM MSN.FOXSPORTS.COM:

Fantasy takeaways from Giants-Redskins

By FOXFantasy | 18 points

What can we learn from Thursday's game? Here are some fantasy notes from the Giants and Redskins, quarter by quarter.

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FROM SPORTS.YAHOO.COM:

Warehouse worker beats Lebron at H-O-R-S-E

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By WaltonsWisdom | 27 points

Jokes have been made about Lebron's, shall we say, lack of a jump shot.... But did we ever think it would come to THIS? A warehouse worker in southern california supposedly beat - no - "destroyed" James in a friendly game of horse. Sure, he used all of the unconventional trick shots in the book...

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