 If you grew up in the late eighties and early nineties, you remember the movies Major League (1989) and its sequel Major League 2 (1994). It was centered around a ragtag group of no name, little talent athletes playing for the Cleveland Indians. The team concept swept through the clubhouse when it was revealed that their first season would be their last. The team unity and drive helped t...
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So the thought was the Michael Jordan would take over the Bobcats, kind of stay behind the scenes, and let the basketball folks run the show. And who exactly believed this? Yeah, outside of your buddy who just bought that gym that hooks onto your door, not to many folks. MJ's first move as owner was to head down to the court, play and lose two games of HORSE with Gerald Henderson. Ouch...
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 The 2010 Vancouver Olympics were full of excitement, drama, and tragedy. Team USA had a terrific overall performance and came home with the most medals. 37 total medals as Team USA essentially won these games. That total is the most ever for Team USA in the Winter Olympics. Alpine Skiing was the big winner this year, bringing home a total of 8 medals.
There were some significant New York an...
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 As the NFL free agency market opens up on Friday, teams are lining up for the services of one - Julius Peppers.
With an uncapped year coming in 2010, the Redskins are expected, as they do every year, to make a splash in free agency. Much like a fat kid in a candy store, Daniel Snyder is salivating at an opportunity to open his wallet even wider than in previous years.
As suggested in the W...
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As February comes to an end, we can take a look back at the present condition of the New York Mets after an interesting month. Upon examining the ball club closer, the Mets have the potential for a solid bullpen. However, just as the stadium is falling apart, so may that bullpen be as well. This is an area of the club that I have broken down previously, but there are several stories emerging ...
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 According to ESPN, the New York Jets will release running back Thomas Jones. It was previously reported that they were working on a restructuring of Jones's contract, that seems to have fallen by the wayside.
The Jets will be pushing in all their chips regarding 2nd year running back Shonn Greene whom had an all-star performance in the playoffs. Greene had 304 yards rushing leading a...
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There is an interesting topic brewing in spring training. A revisit of an old topic that just will not go away. The use of performance enhancing drugs. Every spring, it seems as if this question is raised or brought up. Whenever a player comes into camp, trimmer or more muscular, they are said to be 'in better shape'. In the back of everyone's collective mind, however, it is pondered. Last season ...
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David Wright has two Gold Glove awards. He has all star appearances. He even has the 'captain' status on a major sports franchise in New York. He seemingly has everything. That everything includes a power outage in his teams' new ballpark. We've all been through this, I know, but the numbers don't lie. Allow me to briefly visit this topic in light of a recent interview David Wright has g...
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 Oh how the mighty fall! New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin informed Osi Umenyiora and everyone else that Osi doesn't have a starting job next season. At least that is how it stands today.
Tom informed Osi that he will have to earn back his starting gig, however, Osi previously told New York brass that he wanted to start or play elsewhere. Now we have a standoff.
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Outside of about a three week period following the release of the Mighty Ducks movie, I have really never been able to get interested in the sport of hockey. Now I really tried to get into soccer on ice. I tried to watch games, I bought rollerblades, and even snagged a Wayne Gretzky poster one year at the book fair at school. But just like so many other forgien things, Indian food, tig...
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