Sports
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COSTANZA CONTENDERS
I am a Reds fan. I watch a lot of bad baseball. I would consider myself an expert on loser ball and what it takes to be a perennial non-factor. The Reds are a model for how to become irrelevant by the All-Star break.
So when picking the favorites for the 2008 World Series, it is logical to assume that the teams left standing will be the ones... Read more...
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NFL SEASON PREVIEW: An Early Look At The Contenders
The New England Patriots entered last season’s Super Bowl with an 18-0 record. The final game on New England’s march to a 19-0 record seemed to be just a formality. However, the underdog New York Giants had other plans. Utilizing a ferocious pass rush and an opportunistic offense, the Giants shocked the world by defeating the Patriots 17-14 to claim... Read more...
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USA BASKETBALL: Determined To Reclaim Gold In '08
“Our only goal in Beijing is to win the gold medal.”
Lebron James summed it up nicely, as the USA Senior National Team began preparation for the Olympics this past weekend. The nation that invented basketball wants its gold medal back, and they intend to get it done the old fashion way.
“Defense and rebounding win championships, whether... Read more...
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PGA RESORT: A Golfer's Paradise And More
If you find yourself in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, get a set of golf clubs and head to the PGA Resort and Spa, just west of the Florida Turnpike on PGA Boulevard.
This is not your typical country club; it is a golfer’s paradise. The Resort’s biggest and most challenging course has also played host to the Professional Golf Association’s... Read more...
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OUT OF AFRICA: The U.S. Newest African Pro Footballer
"Soccer is...I just love it," said the newest acquisition of the Cleveland (Ohio) City Stars, Sallieu Bundu. Bundu, a native of Sierra Leone, was recently granted a tryout with the City Stars and proved to the team that is was well worth their time coming away with a contract with the USL-2's City Stars.
The United Soccer Leagues (USL) makes it’s... Read more...
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DON'T DISS 'THE FED'
June 8, 2008. 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.
A date and a result that is forever burned into Roger Federer’s brain. It was on this date three weeks ago that Rafael Nadal gave Federer the worst beating of his illustrious career, in the French Open Final. A beat-down so bad, that Federer spent days washing out the Roland-Garros clay stains Nadal stomped into... Read more...
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There Is No Comparison
Another NBA season has just concluded, and for the second straight year, the comparisons between Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Michael Jordan should as well.
In what could only be described as a drubbing, the Boston Celtics beat Kobe and the Los Angeles Lakers in six games, coming back from 20 down in the fourth quarter of game four, then... Read more...
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Celtics Thump Lakers Capturing 17th NBA Championship
With legendary greats Bill Russell and John Havlicek sitting court side,and Red Auerbach surely lighting up a victory cigar somewhere, the Boston Celtics returned to glory like the great teams before them.
On a new parquet floor below championship banners hung in the rafters two decades ago,the Celtics won their 17th NBA title and the first one... Read more...
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TIGER WOODS: The Billionaire Athlete
It is reported that there exists an estimated 946 billionaires in the world. Bill Gates, Warren Buffet even Oprah Winfrey are on the list but there is no mention of Michael Jordan, David Beckham or even Michael Schumacher. Demigods in the realm of athletic prowess, you would assume have reached this financial pantheon once reserved for Wall Street... Read more...
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Samuel Eto'o: The Goal Machine
I saw Eto'o Power first-hand in the summer of 2004. I was visiting Paris, doing my cultural critic thing, too much eating, drinking, dancing, flirting with the ladies, and witnessing first-hand the heavy manners of les flics. When it comes to dealing with any folks of color, once they are out of their 'natural' home environment in suburbs like Les... Read more...
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BARRY BONDS: 756; THE UNTAINTED
As the small, round star fell just yards shy of McCovey Cove on Tuesday night, so did the prestige of the most regarded record in sports. But is it a justified demotion? Everyone has their opinion concerning Barry Bonds, the new career home run leader. However, few seem sufficiently supported.
Major League Baseball Commissioner, Bud Selig, has been... Read more...
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Hitting A Honeymoon Hole In One/ Finding The Best Golf Spots
The honeymoon...one of the few times in a guy's life when he knows that he'll be able to get away from it all in a gorgeous, exotic land. And, unless he grew up with an PGA Tour-obessed stage mom wh duct taped a golf club to his hand at the age of two, it also marks one of the few times that a man will ever get the chance to hit a world renowned golf... Read more...
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Power Struggle
Almost every child who grew up during the Hulkamania craze that swept America could remember the demandments that Hulk Hogan espoused: "train, eat your vitamins and say your prayers." The women on the WTA tour seemed to have listened to these words. From all Women's Grand Slam tournaments since the U.S. Open in 1999 to the Australian Open in 2007... Read more...
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Federer's Greatness No Gimme
Roger Federer is the most dominant athlete on the planet, and he’s also the most overrated. The level of competition he faces in men’s tennis today is a joke. Lleyton Hewitt is too small, Andy Roddick’s a one-trick pony with a great serve but not much else, Marat Safin is a total head case with the game to compete with Federer but the focus and... Read more...
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It's Time For Baseball To Share The Wealth
Major League Baseball is in desperate need of a salary cap. The other major sports all have one, but not baseball. And so each off-season the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, and other big market teams back up the Brinks trucks to the front doors of every top free agent and simply hand them the keys. The Sox need more pitching? No problem – go buy... Read more...
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Good Game: Black Super Bowl Coaches
Any Given Sunday has become synonymous with football. The two uprights can decide many a game if that pigskin falls short of making the field goal. An inch across the line of scrimmage can earn the team a first down. Two seconds left on the clock can be an eternity for the victor, or the loser. Either way, on Any Given SundayRead more...