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Rush-ed Out in St. Louis
October 15, 2009 by
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The group that will bid to buy the St. Louis Rams franchise has dropped Rush Limbaugh from their roster. The move was made after players lashed out at the prospects of the highly controversial radio host actually running a team, Colts owner Jim Irsay promised not to vote for the group...
John Riggins Goes Off on Redskins, Jim Zorn
October 15, 2009 by
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Whoa. Our Hall of Fame running back got a lot off his chest. He goes off on owner Daniel Snyder, Vinny Cerrato, DeAngelo Hall and gets all into head coach Jim Zorn.He is just saying what most of Redskins Nation is saying: Zorn is in over his head. That whole "you could coach high...
Bengals Bandwagon, Like Their Stadium, Still Has Seats Available
October 13, 2009 by
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This is the 11th year I've lived in the Cincinnati area (it's been that long!?!?!?) so I have had the privilege of seeing how Bengals fans work. They want badly to have a winning team but hate their miserly owner. They'd rather see the team do poor enough that Mike Brown...
This May Be One Of the Worst NFL Seasons In a While
October 12, 2009 by
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Spare me two gripes going into this: yeah, I've been a bit grumpy with my blogging of late but I've had two surgeries that weren't too pleasant over the past two weeks. And, yeah, the fact that the Redskins stink does contribute a small bit to what I'm about to write...
UNC to Hang Four New Jerseys In the Rafters
October 12, 2009 by
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North Carolina is set to add four new jerseys to the rafters during basketball season. To get your number retired, you must have been a National Player of the Year. To have your jersey honored and hanging from the rafters, you had to be a first or second team All American, an Olympic...
Ranking the AFL Throwback Jerseys
October 12, 2009 by
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With the original AFL teams celebrating 50 years of excellence, they are popping out their original uniforms. So, I want to rank the uniforms from best to worst ... and the results surprised even me.1-TENNESSEE TITANS: The old Oiler uniforms make the current Titans uniforms look foolish...
Sportz' NCAA Football Playoff Pairings - 1st Edition
October 12, 2009 by
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Hi again. Another year and another opportunity for me to play fantasy college football. No, not with the players but with the teams. The fantasy world where teams actually compete in a playoff to determine a champion.As usual, my playoff format consists of 12 teams. The champion of...
Sunday Just Reaffirmed That I'm Not a Big Baseball Fan Anymore
October 12, 2009 by
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On Sunday, I sat and watched a little bit of every game. With my NFL Sunday Ticket package, I had my TV flipping around games and my computer on the Red Zone channel. I forgot completely that the baseball playoffs were also going on. Why? I don't care as much anymore. I'm...
Week 5 Really Opened My Eyes
October 11, 2009 by
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During the first few weeks of the season, you really don't know if what you are seeing is legit. Is this team really that good? Has this team lost it? Who really is a contender?After Week 5, what you see is pretty much what you get. There are some things that may not be totally...
Sportz' Central Division Predictions
October 10, 2009 by
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CENTRAL DIVISION1-CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (M. Williams, West, James, Varejao, S. O'Neal): Things are tight around Cleveland. With LeBron in possibly the final year of his deal and Shaq on his last legs, this could be the last year the window stays open before slamming shut. I'm...
Sportz' Southeast Division Predictions
October 10, 2009 by
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SOUTHEAST DIVISION1-ORLANDO MAGIC (Nelson, Carter, Pietrus, R. Lewis, Howard): Of course everyone will be wondering if Orlando did the right thing but letting Hedo go and bringing on Vince-anity. Vince brings a better offensive player, but Hedo was the man running things. Don't...
My NFL Week 5 Picks
October 09, 2009 by
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I've done alright in my NFL picks this season. As of now, I am 42-20. Week 1: 12-4Week 2: 7-9Week 3: 11-5Week 4: 12-2Not too bad. Not bad at all. So, here are my Week 5 picks:Ravens over Bengals: Yes, Cincy fans have every right to be excited, but they aren't good enough to...
Sportz' NBA Atlantic Division Predictions
October 09, 2009 by
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ATLANTIC DIVISION1-BOSTON CELTICS (starters-Rondo, Allen, Pierce, Garnett, Perkins): Kevin Garnett will be back which should keep the team hungry. Key bench addition Rasheed Wallace adds to the hunger and another champion. The item to watch is the age factor. Is the core getting a...
Sportz' Belated NHL Predictions
October 09, 2009 by
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I'm not going to pretend that I'm an NHL guru. I like the NHL, especially during the Stanley Cup playoffs but I'm not as into it as I am with other sports.So below is my very uninformed guess at how the standings will shake out this year (*-denotes a playoff team).NORTHEAST...
How Do I View the UFL?
October 09, 2009 by
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The UFL debuted last night to a modest crowd (not sure about the ratings, yet). I didn't know the opener was last night because I really didn't care. Look, I want the UFL to last. I hope it does. But it is hard to believe in something that may not be around for very long....
Holliday Has a Legit Point, Even If I Don't Agree
October 09, 2009 by
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Cardinals' left fielder Matt Holliday made a very costly error in the 9th inning that helped give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five series. After the game, starting pitcher Adam Wainwright said that it wasn't fair that Dodger fans are allowed to have a "white...
The Yardbarker Bloggers NFL Poll
October 09, 2009 by
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I am honored to be part of the first ever Yardbarker Bloggers NFL Poll that was released yesterday. I am part of an eight-blog collection that will rank every NFL team on a weekly basis. Here is how I voted in the poll ... which you can see here:1-COLTS: As I said on the poll, I'...
It's Not Wrong For Packer Fans to Hate Brett Favre ... Right Now
October 06, 2009 by
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Last night was a weird scene in Minnesota. Seeing Brett Favre face off against the Green Bay Packers was bizarre. It was also bizarre to see so many Packer fans in attendance with either Favre gear on or anti-Favre stuff.Some in the media and the message boards think it's silly...
Oh, What a Exciting Day in the NFL!
October 04, 2009 by
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Today was a pretty good day in the NFL. Not every game was a nail biter, but there were some great performances in the blowouts, too.REDSKINS WIN: Forgive me for being both happy and concerned about the Redskins' 16-13 win over the Buccaneers. Beating anyone is a good thing and...
A Year Ago, I Predicted a Rio De Jameiro Olympics
October 02, 2009 by
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Right after the Beijing Games ended, I focused on the 2016 games. I was working for The Fanhouse then and was part of their Olympic Team. I wrote this about how I actually was rooting for Rio to win the '16 Olympic Games:One of the things I've enjoyed about the Sydney, Athens...
Realigning MLB like the NBA
September 29, 2009 by
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This is just me typing stuff out, so don't think I'm a nut. I like the idea of a National and American League. I just had a wild hair about the possibility of baseball realigning completely by geography. EASTERN LEAGUENORTHEAST DIVISIONBoston Red SoxNew York MetsNew York YankeesPhiladelphia...
List of NFL's Hottest Seats
September 28, 2009 by
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Here is a quick list of the levels of hot seats in the NFL ... as of Week 3:PIPING HOT!1-Jim Zorn, Redskins. He moves to the top of the list with the loss to Detroit. Zorn has two advantages, though, that could allow him to keep his job for the season: replacing him is difficult to...
Chad Pennington Done For the Season
September 28, 2009 by
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Expect Dolphins' QB Chad Pennington to be the 2010 NFL Comeback Player of the Year. That's because he'll be missing the rest of the 2009 season.Pennington was diagnosed with a torn capsule in his throwing shoulder and is shut down for the year. Chad Henne will take the...
The NFL Season Is Taking Shape, So Now Let's Make Predictions
September 28, 2009 by
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The NFL is almost three weeks old. We've had some pleasant surprises and some interesting disappointments. So what do I think will happen looking forward?NFC EAST: 1-Giants, 2-Eagles, 3-Cowboys, 4-Redskins.The Giants look like the best team in the NFC right now. The fact that no...
Don't Give That "We Don't Put Names On the Back Of the Jerseys Because It's About the Name on the Front" Crap to Me!
September 28, 2009 by
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I watched a good chunk of all the great football action this past weekend. Usually I watch a ton of NFL action but I rarely get a chance to sit back and watch the college game.Which reminded me of one of the sports cliches I hate. Many college teams like Penn State, Notre Dame and...
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