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Crazy Old Marjorie Wants Purple Jesus to Eat up Her Ginger Snaps

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Marjorie Johnson is a bit of celebrity around these parts, as if you didn’t know. Such a celebrity that you…

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Match report: #2 UC Irvine vs. #1 BYU, crowning a national champion

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Well here we are again. Four months ago (to the day, in fact), this men’s college volleyball season began on…

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Can The Bench Be A Factor For The Portland Trail Blazers Next Season?

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Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Ron Leyba, the lead editor of FantasyBasketballMoneyLeagues.Com – good source of fantasy…

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2012/13 Preseason NCAA Top 25: #11 Missouri Tigers

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(photo courtesy of jefflphoto) Fall is here, and school is back in session, which means the good times are almost here…

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Mini Pony of the Day 12-17-09

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THAT WATER MAY BE SHALLOW TO YOU, LADY BUT IT’S LIFE-THREATENING TO THE MINI PONY. But since you’re pretty smoking…

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Match report: #8 Hawaii vs. #1 BYU, MPSF quarterfinals

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While having previously said that Hawaii’s presence in the MPSF playoffs feels undeserved (and to be clear, I stand by…

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Make Mine A Micro…cosm

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Chapter One FIRST PLACE  In the beginning, competition reflected the nature of mankind. Whether you look to the first life-form slithering…

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Five Keys to Victory for Cincinnati’s Game vs. South Florida

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Though the season hasn’t gotten off to a great start, the Cincinnati Bearcats will return home coming off a convincing 41-3…

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The Rivalry Revisited: 1/18/09 Steelers 23, Ravens 14

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  On Saturday, the Steelers and Ravens will face off for the 8th time in the last 3 seasons. It’s…

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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 2/2

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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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Pac-10 Media Day Musings

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Hey, did you hear that USC is #1, but we’re #10!?! Uh, dude….#10 in the CONFERENCE. Well, what do you…

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Report: Heat, Rockets could work out Ryan Anderson trade

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Will Ryan Anderson be on the move soon? Heading into the offseason, all of the momentum was in the Houston…

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Ray Allen’s OCD

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We posted this like a few days ago from the Globe… but in case you missed it… I’d like to highlight…

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2012 Steelers Draft Preview: Defense

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The last week in April brings many things in Pittsburgh. This year it has brought us some not-so-typical occurrences like snow and…

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The Titans’ coaching carousel continues

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Will Dave McGinnis replace Chuck Cecil as DC? Three Titans coaches are gone and it will probably get worse.  I…

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>Pre-Season Preview: Pittsburgh Panthers

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>2009 Record: 10-3 (5-2- Tied for 2nd in Big East) 2009 Bowl: Meineke Car Care Bowl (beat North Carolina 19…

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Jalen, Vegas, and why it matters to you

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I’m not going to bore you with everything I did and said at Blogs with Balls 2.0 in Las Vegas……

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Video: Kobe’s Path to 30,000 Points

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Congratulations to Kobe Bryant for becoming the fifth man to score 30,000 points in the NBA. http://youtube.com/watch?v= ydzoWL8Kt-E[/youtube] Big Up:…

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Wizards are Bad, Dancers are Naughty

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As usual, I research and scout the opposing team before every Celtics game. Today, I uncovered some interesting facts about…

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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 11/19

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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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World Cup Preview: Group E

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We’re not going to pretend like we know a lot about soccer. Or that we watch it besides when the…

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A Strong Take on Stipends

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This morning Greg Poole, EC Dawg of the Leather Helmet Blog, took on the issue of stipends for scholarship athletes:…

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The Week That Were: 11.14.09

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The only weekly update guaranteed to not use the “M” word. For whatever reason, I couldn’t get this song out…

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The Tuesday Afternoon Update

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Let’s give you a brief update and perhaps a mini-rant if I have time. We start with NBC Sports. It…

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SN BlogCast ep.8 Is Loomis Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?

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Once again, Saints GM Mickey Loomis is drawing praise … and criticism for his seemingly brilliant/short-sighted ability to fit in…

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Wolves Updates 11/26 Part 2

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Britt Robson/On The Ball with notes from Saturday’s game and on the “Garnett backlash”: Garnett isn’t perfect, by any stretch….

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Houston Cougars Ready to Show Off New Stadium

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It’s time to let the new jewel of Houston shine. The Houston Cougars will start the 2014 season against UTSA,…

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ECU Pirates QB Shane Carden is a Legitimate Heisman Contender

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Whenever the East Carolina Pirates hit the field on game day, there is no doubt that senior quarterback Shane Carden…

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2013 Pre-Season Preview: UConn Huskies

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2012 Record: 5-7 (2-5 in Big East; 3-3 home; 2-4 away) Head Coach: Paul Pasqualoni (Third year, 10-14; 151-90-1 in…

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