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FROM FANTASY INSIDER ONLINE:

College Football Week 1 Preview

By FIOMattyH | 48 points

It starts tonight - the 2008 NCAA Football season. FIO staff writer Dan Mesday previews the first week of action, including Week 1 News & Notes, Top Games & Picks, and more.

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FROM JOHN LACKEY'S BLOG:

Last Outing

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By John_Lackey | 34 points

Start a new series tonight against Texas. I meant to drop a blog on you yesterday but got caught up with my day after workout. I pitched pretty well the other night against the A's got the complete game. I was asked if complete games are important to starting pitchers, to me it's important in one...

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FROM SPORTSBYBROOKS.COM:

Michael Phelps will not appear on Olympic Wheaties boxes

By DonJulio | 6 points

Michael Phelps does not appear on the Olympic Wheaties boxes; however, unlike when Ray Lewis got spurned following the Ravens Super Bowl victory following the 2000 season, this snub has nothing to do with public relations and everything to do with the fact that Phelps endorses Frosted Flakes...

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FROM GIVE ME THE ROCK:

Manu Ginobli needs to have surgery

By FanaticalPupil | 4 points

Okay, I guess he kind of has to after basically being injured and proceeding to play in the Olympics. According to the AP via Yahoo, it sounds like he'll need the same kind of surgery that Monta Ellis already had. I guess we'll have to wait for an official prognosis before we adjust the Big Board...

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FROM THE WORLD OF ISAAC:

MSU vs. Cal Preview

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By WorldofIsaac | 5 points

Everything you wanted to know about the game this weekend. Injuries, videos, previews, etc....

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FROM HARD FOR THE YARD:

Train like LT: Kimbo Crunch!

By Dewey | 16 points

Core strength is the foundation of any balanced fitness regimen, and Kimbo Slice is the foundation of blue-collar, core-strength training. He and his methods are way too solid.

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FROM US.OPEN-TENNIS.COM:

Ivanovic crashes out of US Open

By EdStorm | 5 points

The 2008 US Open produced its first major upset yesterday as world number one Ana Ivanovic went down to France's Julie Coin in the second round.

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FROM NFHELL.COM:

Top 10 Defenses in Football

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By legitcity | 36 points

As part of my continuing season preview series of articles, I'm ranking what I think the top 10 defenses will be in 2008. Follow the URL to see the full article.

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FROM THE CAVEMAN NETWORK:

Top 5 Middle-Aged Ballers on Earth

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By vjrabid | 24 points

5. Bill Bradley (Age 64) : I tried my absolute best to not put ex-NBA stars on my list, but because of his credentials as a Renaissance Man. That's why I gave him the fifth spot on my exclusive list even though he is technically a senior citizen.After taking the collegiate world by storm as a...

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FROM HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS:

Why women hate sports (VIDEO)

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By HHReynolds | 23 points

This pretty much sums it up.

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FROM MCALCIO.COM:

UEFA Champions League 2008-09 - Group Stage DRAW

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By mCalcio | 12 points

The draw for the Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League 2008-09 took place in Monaco today, at 18:00 CET. Some very interesting pairings took place, with some very tough groups for certain teams (Real Madrid with Juventus, Chelsea with Roma, Lyon with Bayern Munich). Some easy ones too (for Inter ...

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