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College Football: Recruiting Quarterbacks for 2008

College Football: Recruiting Quarterbacks for 2008

Feb. 19 | By Daniel Freer Signing Day has been completed….and fans everywhere have had some time to digest (or regurgitate…depending on the school) the recruiting classes for 2008. In this anyalysis from Fantasy College Blitz, we grabbed our crystal...

Is The Concept Of Clean Sports A Reality Or Misplaced Idealism?

Is The Concept Of Clean Sports A Reality Or Misplaced Idealism?

Feb. 19 | By Sal Marinello The list is really quite long; Roger Clemens and the whole performance-enhancing drug (PED) in baseball scandal, Kelvin Sampson and the University of Indiana, Bill Belichick and the video tape humiliation involving the New England Patriots,...

Pavlik-Taylor II Will Yield a Similar Result

Pavlik-Taylor II Will Yield a Similar Result

Feb. 14 | By JA Dawson I have already shared my tips on successfully predicting boxing match winners, but as the Kelly the Ghost Pavlik-Jerman Bad Intentions Taylor super middleweight rematch nears, I just realized that I forgot to include an additional tip. That...

The NBA Plans To Add A European Division

The NBA Plans To Add A European Division

Feb. 13 | By Alessandro Now that’s a swell idea. For those of us who have been aware of (and have visited) European sports leagues, it comes as no surprise that the NBA is considering a five team division there. Europe is home to some excellent basketball...

Jonathan de Guzman Is No Judas

Jonathan de Guzman Is No Judas

Feb. 13 | By Alessandro Jon de Guzman is a rare bird: a Canadian soccer phenom. Lately, Canada has produced some very good players including his brother Julian, the awesome Dwayne de Rosario who plays for Houston in the MLS and Owen Hargreaves. Of the four names...

Historical Quote Of The Day

Historical Quote Of The Day

Feb. 12 | By Alessandro “…and I do not mind saying I think they are taking a gamble.” Thus was Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee’s assessment of Babe Ruth after trading him to the New York Yankees in 1919. Yikes. I mean, yikes! No doubt...

Is Vanity Cycling On The Rise?

Is Vanity Cycling On The Rise?

Feb. 12 | By pelotonjim The tradition of cycling has men escaping from the fields and mines to find a life pushing two wheels. When an outsider pointed at the anemic salaries of your run of the mill donestique, the response always included a reference to the salary...

Chris Osgood Should Consider A Name Change

Chris Osgood Should Consider A Name Change

Feb. 11 | Like Cristobal Huet, Detroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood gets little respect. Apparently, when you win a Stanley Cup you are ordained a championship goalie – not Osgood. If an alien came down and listened to some sports casters talk about Chris...

Amazing What Winning A World Cup Will Do

Amazing What Winning A World Cup Will Do

Feb. 11 | By Alessandro Italians are all the rage now. When the Germans were winning cups, off German coaches went traveling ’round the world. Then, the Brazilians were in demand. They were followed by the French – who also happen to offer coaching...

NASCAR: Junior’s Back In The ‘Shine Business

NASCAR: Junior’s Back In The ‘Shine Business

Feb. 10 | By Bob Ellis Piedmont Distillers, Madison , NC , the only legal Distiller in North Carolina , and NASCAR driving legend Junior Johnson have joined forces and introduced the company’s second moonshine product, Junior Johnson’s Midnight Moon. Johnson...