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WHYGAVS Night update and links

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Can everyone that’s planning on meeting up for WHYGAVS Night at the game on Friday and has ordered a shirt…

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ECU Pirates Have a Tricky Road to Peach Bowl

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After their excellent early-season form (see their midseason report here), it would be easy to prematurely anoint the East Carolina…

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Monday round-up

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Since my Pirate preview stuff is due for FanHouse tomorrow and I’m busy Photoshopping Xs over manatees’ faces in preparation…

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On Being A Pittsburgh Penguins Fan In New York City

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Longtime readers know that I moved to NYC after the 2007-08 NHL All Star break despite living all of my…

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Top Hat Picture Day

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It’s a Friday afternoon in late February and I can’t stop looking at the picture of the SEC coaches from…

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Easy Decision: Penn State fires John Donovan

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Penn State’s offense ranked 108th and 114th in two years under John Donovan It was a move that absolutely had…

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Links of the Day 9/2/08

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The big question about Sarah Palin is why her sports broadcast from 20 years ago is still on tape anywhere….

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Mini Pony of the Day 1-29-09

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Thanks to reader Kate for these pics. She snapped ’em while in Paris. I’m in Amerca, freezing both of my…

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Armstrong: Jake Allen will be with the Blues in 2014-15

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The St. Louis goaltending picture for 2014-15 is a cloudy one. Will the Blues retain Ryan Miller? What does the…

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Everyone Point and Laugh at the Cubs

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrDxlf9bMYU&w=400&h=250] I don’t care if both teams are hopelessly out of the race.  I don’t care that by trading Ted…

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Memories of Memorial Day 2009: the Gallardo-Carpenter Duel

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Memorial Day is a time to reflect and be grateful for the heroic actions taken in the name of making…

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All Smiles

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Congrats, Edge.  We are all pulling for you.  I hope you get that ring. As for the second game, all…

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AL East stacked with ROTY candidates

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Here’s your Wednesday post from The Bottom Line. You can get more Red Sox news and analysis from The Bottom…

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Counting The Cost With Silver Bullet Points

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It’s a relatively quiet week for Ohio State sports (*knocks on wood*); coaches are recruiting, hoops is preparing for an…

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FINALLY! We Signed a Point Guard!

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Yeah, I admit it. When Ricky Rubio went down with a torn ACL, I was a little bit nervous. The…

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Happy 3rd Birthday to The BBC

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Allow us a moment of celebration….today is our birthday! During the early stages of the magical 2006 season, I was…

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The Week That Were: 12.4.10

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There’s no way that we can start this week’s post without wishing Happy Birthday to Coach Jim Tressel. Ironically, it’s…

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Best of 2014: Undercard Roundtable: What was Your Favorite Entrance Ever?

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  (As part of our year-end review at Undercard Superstar, we’ll be going through the twenty best columns of the…

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BlogPoll: Week 5

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It’s time for the week 5 BlogPoll. Here is my ballot. My reasoning is as followed. I can’t tell who…

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2012/13 Preseason NCAA Top 25: #5 Michigan Wolverines

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Fall is here, and school is back in session, which means the good times are almost here – the start…

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Which corner will the Titans draft in the third round?

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  One position of need was filled in the first round with the Titans’ selection of DE Derrick Morgan. Cornerback,…

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Put a Stop to Counterfeit Sabres Jerseys

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There’s an epidemic sweeping through First Niagara Center and there doesn’t seem to be a cure. Counterfeit jerseys continue to…

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Avery Reports to Whale (Updated)

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Updated, 4:56 p.m.: Andrew Gross reports that Avery won’t skate with the Whale tomorrow as he will be receiving treatment…

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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 9/24

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Paw Prints is our daily look at the happenings for the UConn Huskies football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball teams…

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We’ve Been Nominated For Best Celtics Blog!

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Thanks to all of you who nominated us for Best Celtics Blog in the first annual New England Sports Blog…

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Escape from LA

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Happy Cougar Football Basketball Saturday, So after an epic come-from-behind win, the likes of which have not been seen by…

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Reactions to Wittman firing

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Tas and Skeets/The Basketball Jones discuss the Wolves situation in their daily podcast. From Bethlehem Shoals/The Sporting News: There’s no…

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Nuggets Have No Shot

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The Denver Nuggets conclude their road trip at the Garden tonight. They’re coming off a 110-99 loss in Cleveland last…

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2009 Tennessee Titans draft class: Year-three outlook

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Last week, we took a stab at projecting the performances of the Tennessee Titans’ 2010 draft class as they approach…

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