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Disturbing Conversation Heard On a Golf Driving Range

Posted by Peter F. · Published: June 13, 2008 · Comments (4)

The following is an honest account of a conversation I overheard at the Riverbend Driving Range on Thursday in Kent, WA, during my noon lunch break. And nope, this isn't some fictional web story, either. "TJ" is a 17-18 year old, freckle-faced, lanky but athletic kid working behind the counter... [Full Story]

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Miami Dolphin Coach Cam Cameron is toast

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 28, 2007

Bill Parcells, Miami's new VP of Football operations, gave his first press conference yesterday since accepting the job.. Despite the challenge, Parcells expressed confidence that he can be successful where others have not been because he brings a proven plan. "This is basically a talent-acquisition business," he said. "In addition... [Full Story]

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Dear Average American Soccer Fan

Posted by Nathaniel Gordon · Published: July 19, 2007 · Comments (8)

From LA Sports Blog: LAsportsblog.bravehost.com By: Nathaniel Gordon E-mail: LASportsblog@gmail.com Dear "Average American Sports Fan", We haven't talked in a long time, mainly because You resent my love and I despise your ignorance. But I've come to extend an olive branch, to save You from yourself; I take that back,... [Full Story]

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East coast sports network (my beef with ESPN)

Posted by Anthony Ciccone love sports · Published: April 22, 2007 · Comments (3)

It has become extremely popular to chastise ESPN for broadcasting exclusively games that include one or both teams from the east coast. Let me say that I usually don't drink the kool aid, and try to form my own opinion despite the current opinions of the general public. Despite this,... [Full Story]

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International Equestrian Skill-at-Arms Championships

Posted by · Published: March 28, 2007 · Comments (1)

Tent pegging, the cavalry sport of equestrian skill-at-arms, has a mounted cavalier riding at a full gallop across a timed course, on the flat and over jumps, using sword and lance to smite a succession of ground and elevated targets. Yes, really. Military cavaliers have practiced tent pegging for... [Full Story]

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Passing of a Champion

Posted by · Published: January 30, 2007

I remember how I felt when Walter Payton died of liver cancer (liver cancer? no one gets liver cancer). He was my first football hero. I used to dive over the couch to copy his dives into the end zone. I remember feeling a loss at the untimely death of... [Full Story]

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Blacklisted athletes, fault of their own, or the fault's our own?

Posted by JoJo Zang · Published: August 5, 2006 · Comments (3)

Sport: this one word has meant so much over time. Fun, winning, losing, succeeding, heartbreak, joy, journey, upset, lifes glory, but what has it turned into now? Steroids? With the recent controversies surrounding Tour de France winner Floyd Landis and 100-meter world record holder Justin Gatlin, it seems as if... [Full Story]

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Don't score too much!

Posted by · Published: June 16, 2006

I'm sure if you've been to Multiple Mentality lately, you know that I've basically had to give up blogging for my new job. However, sometimes something comes along so despicable that you just have to write about it. The football committee of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, the state board... [Full Story]

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Survey

Posted by · Published: April 7, 2006

Hi, I am a student and I am conducting a survey. If you have 5 minutes, please fill out the survey. It is about a crazy sports idea. Thanks in advance. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=227581970877... [Full Story]

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Iowa Collegiate Wrestling

Posted by · Published: March 31, 2006

Where Iowa Has Been The Best of the Best ... [Full Story]

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Fmr Senator Mitchell to lead/ Dupey says, "We didn't know."

Posted by Damion Skeans · Published: March 30, 2006 · Comments (2)

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitchell will lead the investigation in to performance enhancing drugs. In a press conference today Commissioner Selig remarked, "Nothing is more important to me than the integrity of the game of baseball." When a reporter asked why the MLB did nothing over the last ten years... [Full Story]

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Will Sports Ever Grow Up?

Posted by Damion Skeans · Published: March 28, 2006

Let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to strawberry fields. Nothing is real and nothing to get hungabout. Strawberry fields forever. Those immortal words, written by Beatles' song writers Lennon/McCartney some years ago, capture the current state of the sports world. It seems that no other facet of American... [Full Story]

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Restructured

Posted by · Published: February 24, 2006 · Comments (2)

In late 2004, Mike Vick signed a blockbuster 10-year, $130-million contract with the Atlanta Falcons, who wanted him to retire as a part of their team. (Not right away, but eventually, when he's done playing.) Now, according to NFL.com, his contract is already heading toward restructuring: Quarterback Michael Vick has... [Full Story]

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Another ESPN Failure

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: November 28, 2005 · Comments (2)

"Poetry Jam?" On Sports Center? Yes, you heard it right. I just put up with Stuart Scott dishing out free verse on Sunday's games. Why? Why? Why? Isn't replaying sports highlights enough for the sports network? I don't turn into ESPN for culture. I want highlights. Sports Center is losing... [Full Story]

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Pedro, Carlos, and the Mets Revival

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: January 11, 2005

"Back in the saddle again," Steven Tyler sings, as if about the 2005 New York Mets. While no guarantees emanate from Shea, the Mets Spring Training will be buzzing with excitement. Offense Barring injury, the Mets field a lineup that will fill the bases with plenty of speed. CF Carlos... [Full Story]

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Final Exam

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: September 29, 2004

ESPN has started up their in SportsCenter athlete test "Final Exam" again and nothing could be more frustrating. The problem is, as a person with competitiveness in his blood, I can't take the crappy ass banter Linda Cohn engages the contestant in while the clock in still running. Just shut... [Full Story]

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Touched By The Camaraderie

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: August 25, 2004

Why do we watch the summer games? For the stories, for the competition, for Olympic Spirit, for the events that bring out the best in us all. We watch because when our team wins it feels like we have won, like we are standing at the podium. Choking back tears... [Full Story]

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Tainted Gold?

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: August 21, 2004 · Comments (1)

Gymnastics judges admit they made a mistake that cost South Korean gymnast Yang Tae-young a gold that was awarded to Paul Hamm. The judges based their scoring on a 9.9 scale even though Yang's same routine was scored on 10 scale in the team qualifying and finals. A one-tenth addition... [Full Story]

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ESPN

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: August 19, 2004 · Comments (1)

Seriously, can ESPN put their Olympic headlines on a page other than the front one?... [Full Story]

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Paul Hamm Clutch Performer

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: August 19, 2004 · Comments (5)

Messed Up Korean Gymnasts... Poor Sportsmanship After stumbling on the vault, U.S. gymnast, Paul Hamm, delivered a clutch performance on the high bar. Did you see it? He was great. You're a stud, Paul. With mixed emotions I watched two Korean gymnast win the silver and bronze medals. I was... [Full Story]

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Olympic Basketball

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: August 15, 2004

The United States is about to lose to Puerto Rico in their first game of the Olympics (55-36 PR with 4:30 left in the 3rd). The reason: no outside shooters. Though I have only been watching the game a little bit at a time, everytime I turn around somebody is... [Full Story]

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Clemens Redux

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: August 6, 2004

The other story was so much more fun: Roger Clemens was given an emphatic apology Thursday for "unjustly" being ejected from his 10-year-old son's baseball game last weekend in Colorado. At son's game, a case of mistaken identity [ESPN]... [Full Story]

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USA Basketball loses

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: August 3, 2004 · Comments (1)

If Carmelo's guarantee is going to come true, the team is going to have to do better than this: The U.S. men's Olympic team did more than merely lose. It was embarrassed and exposed like never before in international competition. Losing an exhibition game for the first time when using... [Full Story]

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Preseason Divisional Breakdown: NFC North

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: August 3, 2004 · Comments (2)

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Broncos: Berry, Hayward and Shanny

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: August 2, 2004

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