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August, 2009

Yao Ming!

August
31

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This offseason, the Rockets got some bad news: he was going to miss the 2009-2010 season due to an operation that he would have to have on an injured foot. He’s had the operation and he’s progressing well. In fact, he’s doing so well that he might even get a chance to play during the […]

Pitino Continues

August
28

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The Rick Pitino saga continues. He came out this week as a very angry man. Turns out, this week the media aired some of the police questioning tapes of his accuser making her accusations. But he thinks that he was on the bad side of it all. The lady apparently was going to extort a […]

What Happened to the Cubbies?

August
25

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The big question right now in parts of the MLB is what happened to the Chicago Cubs this season. It’s a remarkable fall from grace for a team that had such great promise at the beginning of the season. There were times where the team could blame injuries to key players and difficulty pitching. But […]

The Big R

August
21

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Everyone in the football world shifted in their collective seats this week when we heard the news that Ben Roethlisberger had injured his ankle. He was overheard to say that his ankle felt like he had run a car over it. Big Ben will be in trouble if he can’t make his starts this year, […]

Nationals Buoyed

August
18

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Finally, the Washington Nationals have signed their new big player, Stephen Strasburg. The number one overall pick in this year’s draft signed a contract with the team last night for 4 years and more than $15 million over that time. This puts a lot of stock and a big investment into this young player and […]

Stallworth

August
14

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Donte Stallworth was punished this week for the sad incident he was involved in, regarding a man he killed when he was driving drunk. It was a construction worker who was not at work, but just walking along the sidewalk like a normal person. Killed by a drunk NFL player. Stallworth spent 24 days in […]

Busted Kane

August
11

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There was an interesting story yesterday about Chicago Blackhawk’s player Patrick Kane, who was in Buffalo this weekend. Apparently, he and his brother took a cab to the place they were staying. The cab ride cost $13.80 and he gave them $15. The cab driver had the dollar, but didn’t have 20 cents for the […]

Manning Back in NYC

August
6

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Eli Manning has signed a contract extension with the New York Giants, worth over $95 million dollars over 6 seasons. This makes him one of the highest paid players in the NFL and also commits the Giants to keep a real quarterback on their team at least up until that time. The reports are only […]

To StrikeForce!

August
3

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Fedor Emelianenko is joining StrikeForce, a fast-growing competitor to the UFC. He is one of the best fighters in the MMA world and he’s going to be missed in the UFC. This is in part due to the fact that one of his competitors failed a drug test and the Affliction promotion fell apart. So […]