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New Yorkers Witness Another LeBron James Show
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After losing to the Chicago Bulls by one point, in a game that ended on what appeared to be a blown foul call by the refs, LeBron James led his Cleveland Cavaliers to a 100-91 victory over the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden. Many athletes and celebrities were in attendance...
Attention Fantasy Football Players: Revised Week 9 Outlook for Matt Schaub
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Matt Schaub started out the week as a potential sit candidate, but revised thinking by Jerod and injuries to the Colts secondary have turned him into a start.
Detroit Pistons Weekly Watch: Making Do Without Rip Hamilton & Tayshaun Prince
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Those who would dismiss the Pistons for their 1-2 record during the week are overlooking the signs of this young team building chemistry and learning how to win without leaning on injured veterans Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince.
Sunday Night Football: Dallas at Philadelphia Preview and Prediction
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Dallas heads to Philadelphia Sunday night for a key NFC East battle between old rivals. In a battle between marquee QBs, who will come out on top: Donovan McNabb or Tony Romo?
Steelers-Broncos Monday Night Football Preview and Prediction
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Pittsburgh travels to Denver Monday night for a huge AFC battle between contending teams. AJ outlines his keys for the game and and what Josh McDaniels must let Kyle Orton do for the Broncos to come out on top.
Could Sammy Sosa’s Pale Appearance Be the Result of Vitiligo Brought on By Steroid Use?
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The obvious question in the immediate aftermath of these pictures making their way around the web is, what might be the root cause of Sammy's paleness? And is there a link between vitiligo and steroid use?
NFL and College Picks for November 7th and 8th
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The Guru still lives up to his name in the pro game, being 17-11 for the season so far.
Still not so hot with college though. 12-16-1 in a disappointing year so far.
Click here to see Jerod’s picks from earlier this week and then follow after the jump for this week’s college...
What Is Going On With Sammy Sosa?
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Something is drastically different about Sammy Sosa's appearance, as is evident from pictures taken of him at a recent event. Does anyone know the explanation for this?
ESPN’s Pro Football Talk Reads A Lot Like Pro Football Talk’s Pro Football Talk
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I just caught a really interesting post by Florio over at Pro Football Talk about how their content had been plagiarized by “someone in the journalism business” other than a “small, no-name blog site.”
I was going to copy/paste it here for you to read, but then...
NFL Betting: Week 9 Odds and Picks: Chiefs-Jaguars, Panthers-Saints, Pittsburgh-Denver
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Goodbye baseball, hello NFL betting.
OK – the end of the baseball season doesn’t mean we all have to start betting on football. But we sports fans sure will be watching it and some of us will wager on it for office pools, friendly bets and so on. Let’s try a few more Week 9 NFL [...]
The Circle City Holds its Collective Breath
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The entire city of Indianapolis is about to hold its collective breath while it awaits the results of yet another Bob Sanders visit to see Dr. James Andrews.
Pete Rose Will Sit on You, But Refuses to Eat Your Hair
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Never-before-aired footage of a scene from the movie Bruno that featured baseball's all-time hit king Pete Rose using laborers as a chair and taking issue with eating sushi off of a naked man.
Week 9 Injury Updates: Devin Hester, Calvin Johnson, Roddy White, Donald Driver, More
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Tracking the fantasy-relevant injuries for each game on the Week 9 schedule with injury updates for guys like Devin Hester, Donald Driver, Calvin Johnson, and Roddy White.
MSF’s NBA Polls: Part 1
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Chime in with your votes on a variety of NBA questions, including: who will win it all this year? Who will be the MVP? Rookie of the Year? Plus many, many more.
Notre Dame-Navy Preview
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This Saturday, the 19th ranked Fighting Irish will take on their long-time rivals, the Navy Midshipmen.
Notre Dame’s game last week against Washington State was the first boring game the Irish have played all year as they swamped the Cougars 40-14. Even though it was a boring...
LeBron vs New York: Chapter 3
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So, with the Cavs heading into New York on Friday (11/6), will LeBron put on another show? Will Spike Lee be able to handle another blow? Will the Knicks be able to take another blow? Devon thinks not.
The Debate by the Lake: Browns Fans Disagree on Planned MNF Protest
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Famous Browns fan Dawg Pound Mike Randall is organizing a "late-walk-in" protest for the Browns-Ravens MNF game. Peter Pattakos of ClevelandFrowns.com is one of many who disagrees with this plan. They debate with Jerod on the MSF Podcast.
Feel Good College Football Story of the Week: WAC Hires PR Firm to Help Boise State Get BCS Bid
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Yes, this is what is has come to in college football. Public relations firms are being held on retainer by conferences to help individual schools politic for BCS berths.
Nine Year Old Yankees Fans Finally Get Their Championship
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I mean, look at the picture of this little boy. He is perhaps seven or eight or nine years old. Do you realize that until last night, this depraved young soul had never experienced a World Series championship?
IU Kicks of 2009-10 Season with Graceful Home W
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Yes, it was only an exhibition game against Grace, but last night proved to be an encouraging and auspicious beginning to the 2009-10 basketball season for a program seeking redemption.
Blackhawks Play Phoenix Thursday, Toews Practices
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It is kind of a relief to finally be watching the Hawks again. Life is a little more dull when the Hawks aren't playing. The way this season is going I don't ever want it to stop as the Hawks are currently 3rd in the Western Conference with 17 points.
Chiefs Fans Join Activism Trend: Demand Season-Long Deactivation of Larry Johnson
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Chiefs fans have joined what feels like a growing trend of fan activism in sending a petition to Scott Pioli requesting the season-long deactivation of Larry Johnson. The goal is to prevent LJ from becoming the franchise's all-time leading rusher.
Greatness: Norman Chad on NFL Relocation to LA
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Our very own AJ Kaufman emailed me a link last night to Chad's most recent column on the possibility of the NFL relocating back to LA. As Midwesterners, it's difficult for us to have a truly informed perspective on this topic. But luckily, that's why we have Norman Chad.
NFL Betting – Week 9 Lines and Picks: Cardinals-Bears, Chargers-Giants, Eagles-Cowboys
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Do Week 9 matchups between the Cardinals-Bears, Chargers-Giants, and Cowboys-Eagles have any surprise NFL lines and/or picks in store for us? Let’s have a look.
Michigan State Basketball Preview: Izzo Hopes to Take Spartans Back to Indianapolis
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Michigan State comes into the season with a #2 national ranking and is favored to be Big-10 champions for the second year in a row. Center Goran Suton and point guard Travis Walton may have both graduated, but new players are ready to step into their roles.
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