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Blog Ten Gameday: Ohio State's Rolling Along
October 03, 2009 by
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Our final game of the weekend features the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Indiana Hoosiers, and after seeing Indiana give Michigan all they could handle last weekend, I was interested in seeing how they’d fare against the Buckeyes. After the first thirty minutes of action I think it’s...
Blog Ten Gameday: Penn State Runs Over Illinois
October 03, 2009 by
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Well the second half brought a lot more points than the first one, and most of them were tallied on Penn State’s side of the scoreboard. This game wasn’t really as close as the final score indicates as the Illini scored both of their touchdowns after the game had already been decided...
Blog Ten Gameday: Penn State Leads In Champaign
October 03, 2009 by
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Much like last week we only have one game to worry about this afternoon, and once again it features Illinois. Unlike last week, this game is actually interesting. Oh, and Illinois has managed to put points on the board. I think it was 183-0 Ohio State by this time last week, so there’s...
Blog Ten Gameday: A Flurry of Finishes In The Big Ten
October 03, 2009 by
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Wow I think my head nearly exploded. All four games this morning came down to the final minute, and trying to watch all four of them at the same time and not miss anything was just about impossible. I did it though, and I emerge with what I believe to be with a brain that’s still...
Blog Ten Gameday: Close Games Throughout
October 03, 2009 by
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You’ll have to forgive me this morning as I was at my friend’s wedding last night, and I’m a bit foggy at the moment, so if what I write today makes less sense than usual now you know why. Also, I missed most of the first quarters in all four games this morning as I was driving...
Ned Colletti Is Getting an Extension
September 30, 2009 by
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While some people around Major League Baseball are losing their job for failing to win games, others around the league are being rewarded for their success. The Los Angeles Dodgers are getting ready to make their third appearance in the postseason in the last four years, and the man...
Gophers Players Involved In a Brawl
September 30, 2009 by
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It seems that the Minnesota Golden Gophers were in a mood to celebrate their victory when they returned home from Evanston on Saturday night. And by celebrate, I mean get into some fights, swing some wooden boards and run away from police. Police were called to a fight involving Gophers...
Eric Wedge Has Been Fired
September 30, 2009 by
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The final six games of the 2009 season for the Cleveland Indians will be the final six games of manager Eric Wedge's tenure as manager as well. The team announced on Wednesday that they have relieved Wedge and his entire coaching staff of their duties, effective at the end of this...
Tate Forcier Should Be Able to Play on Saturday
September 30, 2009 by
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While Tate Forcier saved the day for the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday, leading Big Blue to a couple big touchdowns late in their game against the Hoosiers and helping stave off an upset, he did not come away unscathed. As is usually the case when your quarterback plays with absolutely...
Bryan Bulaga Cleared to Play
September 30, 2009 by
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The Iowa Hawkeyes got some good news on Tuesday when they found out that offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga has been cleared to play on Saturday. Bulaga hasn’t played in three weeks for the Hawkeyes when the school announced he would be missing time due to an illness. An illness that...
New Look Mets in 2010?
September 29, 2009 by
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The first season at Citi Field will mostly be remembered for failed expectations and roughly 500 different players donning a Mets uniform at some point during the season due to the amazing string of injuries the Mets suffered during the season. In other words, they're memories...
Felix Hernandez and Mariners to Talk Extension This Winter
September 29, 2009 by
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Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez has always had the stuff to make opposing hitters and anyone watching him work drop their jaws and say "wow" but he's also had the ability to frustrate with his inconsistency. All of that has changed in 2009 as the 23-year old...
Blog Ten Power Rankings - Week 4
September 29, 2009 by
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Well there’s plenty of change in the Power Rankings this week, which is usually the type of thing that happens when the team that was on top gets knocked off the mountain. How far has Penn State fallen? How high did Iowa jump? Has anybody seen my pants? Answers to these questions...
Brewers Owner Unsure What to Do With Prince Fielder
September 29, 2009 by
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A year ago at this time the Milwaukee Brewers were wrapping up their first postseason birth in 25 years, and even though they were knocked out of the Divisional Series by the Phillies, expectations were raised in Milwaukee. Expectations that weren't met this season as the Brew...
Blogpoll Ballot: Week 4
September 28, 2009 by
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RankTeamDelta 1 Alabama 2 Florida 3 Texas 4 Boise State 1 5 LSU 6 6 Houston 14 7 Virginia Tech 17 8 Oklahoma 2 9 Iowa 10 Cincinnati 2 11 Kansas 2 12 TCU 1 13 Southern Cal 5 14 Ohio State 15 Michigan 16 South Florida 6 17 Missouri 1 18 Oregon 19 Penn State 11 20
Ohio State's Kurt Coleman Suspended For Late Hit
September 28, 2009 by
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Another week, another suspension for a Big Ten football player. This one doesn’t come as a surprise at all — I even Tweeted it was coming the moment it happened, though I did call him Kirk — considering the way the Big Ten is really starting to crack down on personal fouls this...
Blog Ten Dean's List - Week 4
September 28, 2009 by
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While most people around the country will look at the results of this weekend’s games and think that it’s just another sign of how weak the Big Ten is, I like to see it the other way. In my opinion the things we saw this weekend just proved that the “second-tier” of the conference...
Iowa's Defense Could Lead To Big Things
September 28, 2009 by
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Given their history against the Penn State Nittany Lions it’s pretty hard to label the Iowa Hawkeyes victory on Saturday night as a surprise. Instead it’s just another reminder about how Kirk Ferentz and his team are just in the Nittany Lions heads, and will likely continue to...
Charlie Manuel: Newest Member of Nutrisystem Roster
September 28, 2009 by
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The Philadelphia Phillies will be heading back to the postseason to defend their title, but they're going to look a bit different than they did at this time last year. Pat Burrell has been replaced by Raul Ibanez, Pedro Martinez has taken the role of "Old Pitcher" from...
Anyone Know How The Bears Did Yesterday?
September 28, 2009 by
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I tried to watch but my cornea's were burned before the end of the first quarter.If you live in Seattle or know a Seahawks fan who actually goes out and buys one of these abortions, it's your obligation to not only laugh at them, but to beat the hell out of them. It's for...
Carlos Zambrano Talks Retirement
September 28, 2009 by
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Though he gets most of the attention for doing so, Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen isn't the only member of the Windy City's baseball teams who sometimes talks just to hear his own voice. Guillen's not even the only Venezuelan in town to do so. On the other side...
Simoni Lawrence Has A Potty Mouth
September 27, 2009 by
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers no doubt enjoyed their win over the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday afternoon, but one of the more painful moments for Minnesota came when Simoni Lawrence introduced his crotch to a yardmarker — we even Tweeted about it because that’s the kind of...
Ozzie Guillen Is Not A Fan of College Football in The Clubhouse
September 27, 2009 by
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The Chicago White Sox have no chance of getting to the playoffs this season as the AL Central is only a two-horse race between the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins. They do have a chance to play a deciding role in who will win the division though since they have a few games remaining...
Blog Ten Gameday: Iowa Does It Again, Purdue Falls
September 26, 2009 by
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I don’t know what it is about the Hawkeyes that is so clearly in Penn State’s head, but it’s hard to deny that whatever it is, it’s real. They did it again. The Hawkeyes went into Happy Valley on Saturday night and beat the Nittany Lions with the whole country watching. It’s...
Blog Ten Gameday: Penn State's Winning In The Rain and Purdue Trails The Irish
September 26, 2009 by
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Well after having to watch that Ohio State/Illinois debacle earlier this afternoon, it’s nice to have two interesting games to cleanse the palate of boredom. We’ve got a couple of good ones going as the Nittany Lions and Hawkeyes are doing battle in the rain and the Boilermakers...
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