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Does Eric Wynalda Like Anything?
July 23, 2007 by
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Sadly, I got suckered in to the huge media hype surrounding David Beckham's first game for the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday. I watched the game, and all 15 minutes that Becks played. For the most part I enjoyed the spectacle, I was shocked that the MLS and ESPN could put on a...
D-Bad Of The Week: Barry Bonds
July 20, 2007 by
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It would have been easy to pick Mr. Vick as the winner of our Douchebag of the Week Award, but after watching Barry Bonds get within two home runs of the most hallowed record in sports, I had to pick him. I don't like to get preachy on here too often, we tend to keep it light and...
Teixeira's Potential Future Destinations And Other MLB Rumors
July 19, 2007 by
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This week has seen lots of rumblings around baseball about where certain players will end up and who will end up parting with prospects for a boost down the stretch. So here's what we've got for you in this installment.
Teixeira will move, but to where?
The Dallas Morning...
Actual Legal Analysis Of The Michael Vick Situation
July 18, 2007 by
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When news of the Michael Vick indictment came across the wire yesterday, we immediately turned to Booter, our resident legal expert, to sift through all the crap and give us the straight talk as to what Mr. Vick & Co. are in for and what this all means. Just to be clear, yes we...
De La Hoya Planning A Move Back To Welterweight
July 16, 2007 by
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The welterweight division has long been thought of as boxing's strongest and it's about to get even stronger. HBO's Larry Merchant reported Saturday night that Oscar De La Hoya is currently walking around at 152 pounds and feels he can make the 147-pound weight limit for...
Adu, U.S. Bounced At Under-20 World Cup
July 16, 2007 by
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The United States and Freddy Adu were knocked out of the Under-20 World Cup Saturday after a 2-1 overtime loss to Austria. The quarterfinal win for the Austrians is being considered a major upset.
The Americans jumped ahead 1-0 in the 15th minute thanks to a brilliant cross by Adu...
D-Bag Of The Week: David Samson
July 13, 2007 by
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We're starting a new feature this week here at Rumors and Rants, it'll be every Friday and it's a simple concept. We like to call it our Douchebag of the Week Award. It's pretty self-explanatory, but in case you're a little slow, it will go to the noun (person,...
Baseball's Latest Rumors
July 13, 2007 by
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The All-Star game is past us now and it's time to look forward to the most overblown, least important part of the baseball season, that's right, the trading deadline. In just 19 days some desperate team will vastly overpay for an average upgrade, thereby ruining its farm system...
Adu, Bradley Lead U.S. To Quarterfinals
July 12, 2007 by
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Despite being down late in the match and being dominated for most of it, the US Under-20 national team knocked off Uruguay 2-1 in overtime yesterday, to advance to the quarterfinals at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup.
After a first half that saw the US on the defensive throughout, the...
NBA Free Agency Rumors
July 12, 2007 by
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We figured it was time to get back to our roots here at R & R, so we're going to be doing weekly updates on all the major rumors circulating in the world of sports. We figured this was the perfect time to get back into rumor-mongering, since the NBA free agent period is here...
Goodbye, Homer Bailey. Hello Jake Peavy And Dan Haren
July 09, 2007 by
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Homer Bailey, we hardly knew ye, though we may know ye again soon. Alas, young David Dewitt Bailey has been sent down from Cincinnati to their triple-A club in Louisville. In six starts he is 2-2 with a 6.99 ERA and only 28.1 innings pitched. Cincy GM Wayne Krivsky says the Reds needed...
Klitschko Was Hurt, Still Won
July 08, 2007 by
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If you didn't think Wladimir Klitschko was a tough sonafabitch after he pummeled Lamon Brewster in last night's heavyweight title fight, we have a feeling you might change your mind now. Turns out he fought most of the fight with a broken left hand. To catch you up to speed...
Klitschko Pounds Brewster, Looks Ahead
July 08, 2007 by
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Wladimir Klitschko avenged the most puzzling loss of his career by thoroughly dominating Lamond Brewster for six rounds Saturday night in Cologne, Germany. The younger Klitschko controlled the action with his jab, landing (by HBO's count) 162 in the six rounds. Brewster put up...
Kobe Is Sorry
July 06, 2007 by
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Kobe Bryant just couldn't go another minute without getting headlines. So, yesterday at his basketball camp (at Loyola Marymount) he told the audience at a press conference that he had met with Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak in person and apologized for his remarks and public...
Jack Cust Update III: The All-Star Break (Nearly)
July 05, 2007 by
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We've been tracking Oakland A's Designated Hitter Jack Cust's progress this season since our Padres traded him in May. Naturally, this trade was before we realized that Terrmel Sledge and Jose Cruz Jr. can't hit and Milton Bradley is hurt. But it's cool, we don...
It's Not OK To Lose This One
July 05, 2007 by
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Other than the Basketball World Championships and the World Baseball Classic, doesn't there seem to be a void that needs to be filled in terms of world championships in sports that America invented?
Ladies and Gents, the World Cup of American Football. Finally, an international...
Chris Young Deserves To Be An All-Star
July 04, 2007 by
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Now I know I'm a total homer Padre fan, but I was looking at the list for the "Fan Vote" for the final slot on the N.L. All-Star team today and I don't understand why this is even a competition. At last count, San Diego's Chris Young was barely holding the lead...
Shocking
July 03, 2007 by
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Team USA lost yet again in the Copa American tournament in Venezuela. This time the loss came at the hands of Paraguay 3-1. We know, the score shocks you. It shocked us. We'll give you time to recover. Obviously no one saw this coming.
That's right, this incarnation of the...
This Should Be A Great Career Move
July 03, 2007 by
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With the sixth pick in this year's NBA Draft, the Milwaukee Bucks earned the right to select whoever they deemed the best player available. That player was Yi Jianlian, the 7-foot Chinese forward who intrigued most scouts with his unique skill-set. The Bucks obviously feel he&...
That Ought To Shut Kobe Up
July 03, 2007 by
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Throughout the Kobe/Lakers summer drama, we've all just been waiting for L.A. to rope a star, a perfect running mate for Bryant to make a move on another championship with. Well, I'm sure the Lakers most recent move will totally placate their temperamental star. Early this...
What's Next For Gilbert Arenas?
July 02, 2007 by
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After watching his fantastic new NBA Live '08 commercials with Kevin Durant, we started to realize that Gilbert Arenas really has the potential to be a star. And we aren't just talking about his basketball ability, the guy could crossover into the world of television or even...
Say It Ain't So Tim!
June 28, 2007 by
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Perennial Wimbledon disappointment for British tennis player Tim Henman and his fellow countrymen is as predictable as, well, England not winning the World Cup. We were going to go with a tennis comparison, but we were afraid no one would get it. For a long time, Henman was England...
Simmons Needs To Give Up This Durant Thing
June 28, 2007 by
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Bill Simmons and Chad Ford did an interactive mock draft yesterday, in which they alternated selections, with Simmons taking the odd picks and Ford taking the evens. Therefore, Simmons had the top pick and predictably he made himself look like an idiot. Bill has been slobbering all...
Thank You Jesus
June 27, 2007 by
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This post only has meaning for IU fans, but it's a huge deal for us. The trustees of Indiana University have agreed that IU needs a new basketball arena to replace the old, crappy Assembly Hall. We couldn't be happier about this. IU won four of its five national titles while...
Hockey Can't Even Beat Soccer Anymore
June 27, 2007 by
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We used to be really, really big hockey fans. In the early and mid-90's, we were constantly playing street hockey, talking hockey, and who could forget the seminal NHL games for the Sega Genesis. Those games changed a whole generation. Hockey was big.
Then there's this....
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