 When did Boise St. stop being the lovable underdog? Right about now. Here's a story that was a little bit under the radar this weekend, but after reading the article "Boise St. Goes Big Time" by Andy Staples of CNNSI.com, the Broncos won't ever be looked upon the same, at least by me.
In short the Bronco’s president Robert Kustra and their coach Chris Petersen's have made it crystal clear th...
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 Sunday was day 3, practice No. 4 and the second day the Bears were in full pads. Now, for some links and tidbits:
Injured List
Harvey Unga (hamstring) and Juaquin Iglesias (groin) left practice early. [Chicago Breaking Sports]
The Sun-Times says that Marcus Harrison didn't finish practice either. [Chicago Sun-Times]
Chris Harris sat out again, too. And if ESPN (or anyone else) continues ...
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 Well it seems like the Phillies finally found out how to beat the Nationals. It took them long enough. The Phillies went into the series with a very large eight game win streak, but were only able to win one of three games. Well at least they got one.
The Phillies came out of the clubhouse swinging. Though the first two batters of the game, Rollins and Polanco could not re...
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 With two series and a total of seven games still to be played between the Yankees and Tampa Bay it's obvious that pitching is indeed the name of the game for the Rays.
Whereas Saturday night the Yankees topped Matt Garza, he the author of a franchise first no-hitter vs. Detroit earlier last week, Sunday afternoon TB's James Shields turned in his best outing as he led his club to a 3...
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 Known as a team that is never satisfied, the Yankees once again upgraded their team as the Major League Baseball trade deadline passed Saturday.
GM Brian Cashman pulled off three deals that upgrade the team while also not giving up much.
By acquiring outfielder Austin Kearns, the Yankees add an outfield bat on the bench. Kearns will basically take on the same role that Marcus Thames had been do...
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 Dear Brad Lidge, I have a question. Why? Do you hold a grudge against us for something we are unaware of? Is $12,000,000 not enough? Do you not like the fact that we traded for your former team mate? Or is it just that you are nowhere near as good as we think you are? No matter what the reason for Lidge's failures is, the losses need to stop.
Tonight the Philli...
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 Tomorrow night is the second UFC on Versus event. It's being held in the San Diego Sports Arena. The event is headlined by Jon "Bones" Jones taking on Vladimir "The Janitor" Matyushenko. If you have never seen "Bones" fight, then you're missing out on some great MMA action.
The kid is only 23 years old and holds wins over the likes of Stephan Bonnar, Jake O'brien, and most recently Brandon Vera. ...
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 Yankees general manager Brian Cashman was busy over the last couple of days trying to upgrade the Bronx Bomber lineup as they begin to come around the clubhouse turn of grueling the 162-game schedule.
As the NYY were prepping for their weekend series against their closest pursuer, Tampa Bay, Cashman acquired veteran Lance Berkman, a switch hitting multiple All-Star selection from the Astros and ri...
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 After another sub-par outing against the D-Backs, the Mets should consider cutting ties after the season with Mike Pelfrey. Yes, he had an amazing April and solid months of May and June, but he has been just awful in July. His problem this year, and over his short career has been the streakiness.
At this point the Mets have to find players that are consistent. They can'...
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 In light of Albert Haynesworth failing multiple conditioning tests and being regulated to the treadmill during team practices I thought it would be interesting to toss out for discussion the top 5 most out of shape current athletes. (non-linemen. Let's face it, it's not really fair to include those guys who get paid to become immovable objects.)
5. Ben Roethlisberger - He's listed at 240lb ...
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