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Tim Lincecum – Are You Really Surprised?

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So San Francisco Giants’ pitcher Tim Lincecum, big deal right? Nah, not really. Lots of athletes smoke marijuana so we really shouldn’t take this too seriously. The numbers have shown that the weed has never effected his performance or his actions on and off the field....
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Week 9 NFL Picks

I’m hoping I do a lot better with my Week 9 NFL Picks then I did last week. Week 8 was exactly what I said it would be, unpredictable and because of that it was my first poor showing of the year., going 6-7. The one positive I once again hit [...]
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Phillies Keep One, Dump One

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The Philadelphia Phillies are wasting no time making personnel moves. Not even two full days since they lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series, they’ve picked up one players option and informed another he’ll be let go. The two players? Cliff Lee and Brett Myers...
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NFL Power Rankings Week 9

It was a wild weekend in the NFL, that’s all I can really think of to say about it. Let’s just get right into the Week 9 NFL Power Rankings. 1. New Orleans Saints (7-0) 2. Indianapolis Colts (7-0) 3. Minnesota Vikings (7-1) 4. New England Patriots (5-2) 5. Philadelphia...
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Rudy Gay to Hit Free Agency

It looks more and more like Memphis Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay will be hitting free agency next summer. There’s only a couple more hours till the midnight deadline for an extension and the two sides have ceased negotiations. That means the forward will become a restricted free...
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Cubbies Keep Busy During the Series

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The Chicago Cubs have been keeping busy during the World Series. They’ve been talking with many teams about disgruntled outfielder Milton Bradley. Now they’re close to resigning one of their big bullpen pieces, John Grabow. Bruce Levin of ESPN Chicago said the two sides...
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Cheatings Its More Then Just Steroids

There is no doubt that the Steroid Era has had a huge effect on baseball over the past two decades. Power numbers have risen, legacies of Hall-of-Famers destroyed and the continuous doubt about our favorite players. The Steroid Era is also at the forefront of this years World Series...
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Halloween and Baseball

So Game 3 of the World Series takes place today, on Halloween. It’s a little late for baseball but the setting for tonight’s game actually fits. You have a baseball game taking place in a city with the most obscene sports fan and on the “scariest” night of the year. [...]
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Trade Winds Swirling in the Windy City

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There’s one thing that is no secret this off season and that’s the Chicago Cubs desire to trade Milton Bradley. In fact the Cubs have plenty of teams that are interested in his services. Some of the teams mentioned have been the New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays...
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Agassi – Early Signs of Abuse

Many of us were shocked to hear that Andre Agassi used meth during a portion of his playing days. When you look at old tennis footage and interviews you start to wonder were there early signs of the abuse? Can you pinpoint when he actually started just by his actions? Well [...]
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And the Hot Stove Begins

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The World Series isn’t even over yet and the Hot Stove action has begun in Major League Baseball. Seems a little early to have the announcements of free agent signings but hey the San Francisco Giants got a lot of work to do. The Giants announced today that they resigned infielder...
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Week 8 NFL Picks

It’s that time of the week again, time to pick our winners for Week 8 in the National Football League. A quick note on last week, everything went pretty much as I thought it would, as I went 11-2 with my picks. Most, if not all of the games were fairly predictable. This week [...]
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Yankees Add Zimmer to Staff

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The New York Yankees have announced that Don Zimmer will be Joe Girardi’s bench coach tonight against the Philadelphia Phillies. This is obviously another attempt to get inside the head of Game 2 starter Pedro Martinez. The Yankees already seem to be in the head of the guy after...
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Things To Like About Tonight

There are many things to like about tonight’s Game 1 of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees. Both teams have quite a few things going for them and ironically its the same things. How often can we say that when it comes to a big game. [...]
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NFL Power Rankings Week 8

Not really much to say about this week in the NFL, the outcomes were pretty much what everyone expected. So we’ll just jump straight into the NFL Power Rankings for Week Eight. 1a. New Orleans Saints 1b. Indianapolis Colts 3. Denver Broncos 4. Minnesota Vikings 5. New England...
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Yankees / Phillies Battle Musically Too

I’ve been living in Philadelphia now for 10+ years and the whole time I’ve been waiting for my beloved New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies to face off in the World Series. The time has finally come and unlike other World Series this decade there is an excitement...
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In Andy, We Trust

Rain has put the status of Game 6 of the ALCS in doubt. The rains been falling for a while and is showing no signs of letting up in time for the game. There’s quite a bit more of it expected throughout the night so there is a decent chance of [...]
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Bonehead Move of the Week

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While looking over NFL Highlights from Week Six, I came across one absolutely idiotic move by a member of the Seattle Seahawks. That player was one Owen Schmitt. During pregame introductions he decided to smack his head with his own helmet. Now we know some players like to smack helmets with [...]
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Jimmy Fallon Gets Beat Up

So video Saturday usually involves a couple sports videos, with at least one being a sports figure on one of the late night talk shows. Well I was going through some Jimmy Fallon videos and decided I had to switch that up this week. The reason? Eliza Dushku. [...]
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Colts Getting Reinforcements

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You know what’s a scary thought? The undefeated Indianapolis Colts are about to get even better over the next few weeks. That’s right reinforcements are on the way. Remember they’ve been playing without wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez since the season opener. On top...
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Get Your Popcorn Ready!

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it’s that time of the year in the NFL folks. It’s time to get your popcorn ready, the full fledged Terrell Owens implosion is coming. The Buffalo Bills wide receiver has been simmering all season and we all know that he will eventually blow. I think it will be coming within [...]
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Curry Out, Curry In

So last night Stephen Curry earned a spot in the Golden State Warriors starting lineup. Big deal right? Actually it kind of is when you look at how head coach Don Nelson has handled the situation. Wednesday the coach said Curry would be coming off the bench to start the [...]
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All Coal for this Christmas

Things have gotten pretty bad for former Temple University star Dionte Christmas this week. On Wednesday he was released by the Philadelphia 76ers. The release wasn’t really a surprise as the Sixers are pretty deep at the guard position. He had some pretty good talent, a high...
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Week 7 NFL Picks

Here we are with the Week 7 NFL Picks. The pretenders have shown themselves and the contenders are damn sure separating themselves from the pack. Most of those contenders are on the road, which is why I’m thinking the road teams are going to do pretty well this weekend. As always home [...]
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Back Online

Sorry for the brief disappearance of My Sports Rumors. The power supply on the home computer blew out and had to wait for payday to get it fixed. But here we are back online and ready to get things rolling again. I apologize even more to those of you who [...]
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