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3 Reasons Jeremy Lin Has Succeeded & Could Be Here To Stay

Woah.  Who would have ever thought that Tim Tebow would be back in our lives so quickly? After five stellar performances by Jeremy Lin – another guy who doesn’t look the part based on stereotypes associated with his sport, is outspoken about his religious beliefs, who has come in for his struggling team and, it seems, single-handedly turned them around – people...
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Whitney Houston Has Died, Leaving Behind Complex But Incredible Legacy Highlighted By These 11 #1 Singles

Whitney Houston died tonight. She was 48 years old, two years younger than Michael Jackson when he passed, a comparison I make because those two are inextricably linked in my mind – much more for the genius and brilliance that made them stars than for the controversy and personal demons that embroiled them later in life. Simply put, the two most iconic voices of my childhood...
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Call To The Bullpen MLB Podcast: Tim Lincecum v Clayton Kershaw and The Best/Worst Offseason Moves

On this week’s episode of the Call To The Bullpen MLB Podcast, things get heated this week with Corey and I having a serious debate over which pitcher we would build our respective franchises around: Tim Lincecum or Clayton Kershaw. We also discuss: Billy Beane being extended until 2019 Elvis Andrus and Nelson Cruz resigning in Texas The Jeremy Guthrie trade to Colorado AJ...
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Alex Morgan Body Paint Pic for SI Swimsuit Issue Impresses

Alex Morgan continues to dominate the soccer universe, and despite a number of other worthy soccer stories that could be featured today, none are quite as spectacular as the teaser image of Morgan in bodypaint for the upcoming Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Before We Get To Alex Morgan, A Quick Word of Fabio Capello… After my piece ran on the Chelsea/Manchester United...
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Jeremy Lin: The ‘Linsanity’ Continues v Lakers and Kobe

Yesterday we told you the story of Knicks point guard and overnight sensation Jeremy Lin. Then promptly, last night, Lin went for a career high 38 points and 7 assists in a victory over the visiting Lakers. Lin scored 89 points in his first three starts. According to Elias, that’s the most points by any player in his first three starts since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976. If...
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College Basketball Advanced Stats Overview: ‘Four Factors’ Formulas and Meanings

Prior to the season, I wrote a number of posts centered around advanced metrics and tempo-free stats, but with more college basketball writers and analysts starting to use them, it seemed like a good idea to provide a brief summary of the key stats and how they are calculated. Pace and Points Per Possession (PPP) The purpose behind looking at scoring on a per-possession basis is...
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NHL Trade Deadline: Players Likely To Have A New Home

With the NHL trade deadline less than three weeks away, general managers now face the decision whether to be a buyer or a seller come February 27. It’s a matter of whether you think you have a team that’s good enough to make a push for a deep playoff run, or if you’re missing a few too many pieces and the team would be better served to sell off some assets for immediate or...
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The NFL’s One Hit Wonders: Single Season & Super Bowl Outliers…With Songs To Match

[Editor's note: This was originally posted back in January, but it got lost in the Super Bowl shuffle. Keith did a great job on it though, so we're cycling it back to the front of the site for those of you who missed it.] You know how sometimes when you hear a one-hit wonder song on the radio or on the jukebox at a bar, it makes you think of a certain time in your life and...
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The Overselling of British Accents to American Audiences

Whether its news, politics, entertainment or advertising, the British accent seems everywhere in American culture. There are many contemporary British-accented characters making a heavy impact, including Piers Morgan of CNN, Stuart Varney of Fox News, Stewie of Family Guy, entertainer/host Ricky Gervais, and the Geiko Gecko. The simple explanation for all these British accents may...
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College Basketball Stock Watch: Louisville, Notre Dame UP; Baylor, Creighton DOWN

I hesitate to give anyone credit for how the schedule has played out, but whether it be by luck or by design, the college hoops slate has been terrific in the first week of post-football action. Wednesday night featured a pair of great rivalry games, as Syracuse outlasted Georgetown in overtime and Austin Rivers capped off an impressive Duke comeback with a buzzer-beating three...
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Jeremy Lin: How He Went From No Respect to ‘Linsanity’

In less than a week New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin went from unknown—except to Ivy League basketball fans and people who monitor which players get called up from the D-League—to trending worldwide on Twitter. ‘Linsanity’ Last Saturday against the Nets, Lin had 25 points and 7 assists in 36 minutes off the bench. It was only the second NBA game all season...
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Chicago Bears ‘Ultimate Franchise Player’ Selection

This is the latest post in Kurt’s continuing series to identify the NFL’s Ultimate Franchise Player of All-Time. For an explanation of his methodology for choosing each franchise’s ultimate franchise player, and then how you and he will choose the NFL’s Ultimate Franchise Player from that list, click here. To see all the category page for this series, of which there will...
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NHL Winter Classic 2013 Venue and Matchup Set: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings at ‘Big House’ in Ann Arbor

After months of speculation and discussion, the location for the 2013 Winter Classic was confirmed today in a press conference held by the NHL. The game will take place between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings on January 1st at ‘The Big House’ (The University of Michigan stadium) and is expected to set attendance records for an NHL game as well as an outdoor...
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Video: Will Ferrell’s Player Introductions From Last Night’s Hornets-Bulls Game

Last night the New Orleans Hornets let Will Ferrell announce the starting lineups for the Hornets’ game against the Chicago Bulls. Ferrell, who is in the Big Easy shooting a movie with Zach Galifianakis about “political rivals who are seeking the same congressional seat” (must see), got especially clever with the visiting Bulls’ lineup, introducing Joakim...
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Indiana-Illinois Preview: Analysis, Point Spread, Prediction, TV Time and Announcers

On Thursday at 8:00 ET, the 23rd-ranked Indiana Hoosiers (18-6, 6-6) return home to face the Illinois Fighting Illini (16-7, 5-5), on the Big Ten Network. As always, Jerod, Ryan, and Andy will be here with another episode of The Assembly Call as soon as the game ends with instant analysis and fan reaction. IU-Illinois Gameday Info Date: Thursday, February 9th Time: 8:00 ET...
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Be Careful How Loudly You Watch Rocky…The Police Might Show Up

Unless you want unexpected knocks on your day, you might want to be careful how high you have the volume turned up while watching Rocky. Image source: Imgur via Reddit For confirmation, this also appears verbatim in the online edition of the Creston Valley Advance. If I had to guess, I’d bet it was this scene, in which Rocky and protege Dwayne Schintzius (err, Tommy Gunn,...
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It’s a slow sports day, so here is a video of professional bowlers freaking out on fans and eachother

As the Wednesday after the Super Bowl typically seems to be, today is a slow sports day. The collective media is catching its breath and recharging its batteries after a hard-working and perhaps even debauchery-filled week in Indianapolis, and with only mid-week regular season NBA, college hoops, and NHL games going on, there isn’t a whole lot to get worked up about. And speaking...
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Fantasy Hockey: Goalies To Add and Start – Halak, Miller, Ward, Hiller, amd Bryzgalov

The NHL is past its halfway point and headed down the stretch towards the playoffs. This is when goalies are relied upon the most and rise to the top of their game in a push for Lord Stanley’s mug. Here is a look at a few goalies who had rough starts, which may have sent them down to the waiver wire in shallower leagues or at least earned them a seat on the bench. These five...
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Bottoms Line College Basketball Bubble Watch: February 8th, 2012

With just over four weeks remaining until Selection Sunday, it’s time to start taking a weekly look at teams on the bubble.  Since this is the first edition of the season, the list is fairly extensive, but with each week more teams will move themselves firmly into the field of 68 while others will fall off the bubble entirely. Just in case this isn’t enough to tide...
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How Many Hall of Fame QBs Have Led The League In Interceptions?

Eric Mangini, in a discussion on this morning’s First Take about whether Eli Manning would be a Hall of Famer if his career ended today, mentioned that Eli led the league in interceptions in 2010 and asked, “How many Hall of Famers have led the league in interceptions?” (Neither Mangini nor Skip Bayless thought that Eli had done enough yet to deserve Hall of Fame...
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14 Other Songs As Irresistibly Fun As ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’ by The Darkness

There were so many great things to come out of Super Bowl XLVI. Tom Brady lost, making his life now only 99.98% perfect. We got the first supermodel-induced scandal in NFL history. MSF had its great single-day traffic total ever. But for me, the single greatest outcome of Super Bowl XLVI is that “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” by The Darkness is back in regular rotation...
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Carolina Panthers ‘Ultimate Franchise Player’ Selection

This is the fifth post in Kurt’s continuing series to identify the NFL’s Ultimate Franchise Player of All-Time. For an explanation of his methodology for choosing each franchise’s ultimate franchise player, and then how you and he will choose the NFL’s Ultimate Franchise Player from that list, click here. To see all the category page for this series, of which there will be...
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The Bottoms Line College Basketball Podcast: Whither Duke, UCONN, and Alabama?

In episode #21 of The Bottoms Line College Basketball Podcast, host Andy Bottoms is once again joined by Troy Machir of Ballin’ Is a Habit to discuss all the latest news and events in college basketball. This week’s topics include: Whether Duke is all that good Whether UConn might play their way out of the tournament Whether Baylor will beat either Kansas or Missouri...
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Video: Purdue’s Kelsey Barlow With Vicious Dunk On Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger

In tonight’s Ohio State-Purdue game, Boilermakers guard Kelsey Barlow turned the tables on potential player of the year Jared Sullinger with a vicious poster dunk. Usually it’s Sullinger you see on the highlight reels thundering over some helpless defender, but not this time. Check out the video below: Keep your head up, Jared.  Everyone gets dunked on at some point...
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Fantasy Hockey Report 2012: 5 Players To Keep Your Eye On – February 6-12

Looking forward at the week ahead, here are some hockey players with low owned percentages to keep your eye on and, in some cases, to pick up immediately in deeper fantasy hockey leagues. Photo via Anna Enriquez under Creative Commons 1. Todd Bertuzzi – RW – Detroit Red Wings – 31% Owned 12 G, 15  A, +23 in 46 GP Things are looking up for Bertuzzi. After a very...
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