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Report: OKC Thunder interested in Marcus Smart?

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With less than 24 hours to go before the NBA trade deadline, I’m hearing all is quiet on the Celtics…

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2012/13 Preseason NCAA Top 25: #12 Gonzaga Bulldogs

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Fall is here, and school is back in session, which means the good times are almost here – the start…

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5 Questions with the Enemy: Foxboro Blog (Pre-Draft Edition)

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Foxboro blog reached out to me this week to do a little AFC East offseason Q&A. You can check out…

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Cowbell Kingdom Prospect Profile: Kawhi and Co.

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There’s been a seismic belief shift on what could happen when the Kings pick next Thursday.  A week ago, Kawhi…

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The Boys Are Back In Town!

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  By Geoff Stoddart, Director of Social Media —  “The Jukebox in the corner blasting out my favorite song The…

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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 12/1

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Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball teams…

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Blue White Game offered some positive vibes

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It was nice to get back to covering some football over the weekend. Waking up early on a Saturday tends…

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Links

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The prospect stuff is taking on a life of its own and may end up with its own heading at…

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2011 Pre-Season Preview: Fresno State Bulldogs

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2010 Record: (8-5, 5-3 in WAC) Head Coach: Pat Hill (108-71 All-Time) Last Bowl Game: 2010 Humanitarian Bowl (lost to…

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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 9/30

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Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball teams…

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Detmer Award Week Twelve Ballot

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I got invited earlier this year to take part in our friend Kyle Kensing’s “Detmer Award” over at Saturday Blitz….

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What’ll You Have? Part 6: Tallgrass Brewing Co.’s 8-Bit Pale Ale, Please

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Photo: joygazm.com (Editor’s note: This is the sixth installment in the What’ll You Have? beer-review series.  The fifth one went…

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Mini Pony of the Day 1-14-11

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Thanks to Janine for this. What a great mini pony unicorn. I feel like we’ve only had a few mini…

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How Does that Kyle Lohse Signing Look with One Season of Hindsight?

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  (Image: AP/John Bazemore) As you may have heard, yesterday was Kyle Lohse’s last start of the 2013 season, and…

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Mini Pony of the Day 11-12-10

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Someone needs to save this guy. He looks so defeated. Latest Pensblog podcast. [The Pensblog] Some Pirates stuff. [WHYGAVS] Week…

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PJD’s Masturbatory Game Eight Preview – Considering Cheering for a Loss

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Because he may be fired if we lose! I really wish there was more to report leading up to the…

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Video Breakdown: Focusing on the Strengths and Weaknesses of Jayson Tatum

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Jayson Tatum is projected to go in the top 5 but do you think his isolation-type game will translate to…

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Links of the Day 7/24/09

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Mark Buehrle had a pretty good game last night. I believe this could be addressed from any desperate fans out…

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2012/13 Preseason NCAA Top 25: #19 Florida Gators

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Fall is here, and school is back in session, which means the good times are almost here – the start…

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Franklin asks Herb Hand to cut back on tweets aimed at Pitt

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Penn State and Pittsburgh will finally resume their series on the football field in 2016 with the start of a…

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Spurs vs. Suns Liveblog

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Our co-live blog this week was hosted on neutral ground by Zach Harper of TalkHoops, but if you didn’t get…

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Oilers Hire Todd McLellan As Head Coach

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When Dallas Eakins was fired in December of 2014, most Oiler fans began looking forward to the expected free agent…

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No Limp

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From what I’m seeing on Comcast and reading on Boston.com, Rondo looks good: Rajon Rondo walked onto the Staples Center…

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Has Mike Babcock Lost the Team?

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Despite picking up a point in last night’s 4-3 shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues, Wings fans are in…

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Alan’s Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions

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Oh hi there. The D4L guys asked me to write a special post in exchange for Doug’s phone number. The…

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Check out my new gig

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In addition to this, The Weather Blog and of course, Barry Melrose Rocks, I have been asked to contribute on…

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Weekend Update 7/5: Almost Perfect

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Joe Coblitz (@BRBBlog) from Burning River Baseball and Chris Burnham (@CMB1979) from It’s Pronounced Lajaway discuss the most recent week…

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Monday Bloguin Links – Fan Behavior Going too Far, The Worst Player of All-Time, & the Most Important NBA Playoffs Ever

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I was a bit preoccupied this weekend (more like hella busy), but I took some time to put together links…

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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 12/22

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Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball teams…

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