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November, 2008

Pacquiao and De La Hoya

November
28

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On December 6, Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao will take on “The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. For De La Hoya, this is just one of his last few fights of his career where he will try and prove that he’s still a great boxer. For Pacquiao, this […]

USA and Sweden

November
24

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Following a 2-0 victory over Guatemala, the US Men’s soccer team should be in high spirits. Especially since this victory was preceded by a 4-0 rout of Cuba. Now, they will have the rest of the year off to rest and focus on a huge upcoming matchup against Sweden. Sweden, like any European soccer club, […]

Cubs get Dempster

November
18

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Ryan Dempster, opener for the Cubs, has been resigned with the team for $52million over four years. Dempster played a few years as a started before being moved to relief and closer positions, where he had 87 saves in 102 chances. In the last two years, however, he has moved to a starting position, which […]

Lesnar vs Couture

November
14

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After quite some time off from the UFC (this time not a retirement) heavyweight champion Randy Couture will be returning to the octagon this Saturday night to face off against Brock Lesnar. Some may feel that Lesnar has not earned this shot (and its quite true that he hasn’t), however, it will still make for […]

Indians’ Favorite Passes Away

November
11

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Herb Score, a former pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, passed away at the age of 75 on Tuesday. He became a broadcaster for the team after his career ended at the hands of a line drive. He pitched for the team from 1955-59. He had great promise in 1955 and 56, but in 1957, he […]

I’m Convinced

November
7

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At age 43, Bernard Hopkins had 48 victories, 5 losses, 1 Draw and 1 no contest. He successfully defended his middleweight title 20 times in a ten year reign. One would think he’d be done, just like one would think he’d already had his respect. Wrong on both accounts. In his underdog unanimous decision victory […]

Packers almost unseat Tennessee

November
3

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The Tennessee Titans and the Green Bay Packers played an amazing game yesterday, as the Packers tried to take the loss-less record away from the Titans. But alas, Tennessee prevailed again, winning 19-16 in overtime. But Green Bay took them all the way to Overtime, which is impressive, considering that Green Bay isn’t seen as […]