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Oregon recruiting: recruiting decisions take faith, ripple through many careers and futures

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This week Oregon got a verbal commitment from defensive tackle Stetzon Bair, and in doing so they said good-bye to…

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Just One More Reason To Despise New England UPDATED

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Poster made myself. Photo from touchdown.org via 100 Percent Injury Rate. I really wanted to touch on this subject as…

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Analytics Vs Eye Test: The Pros and Cons for the fan

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Recently, there has been a definite buzz about the effectiveness of analytics. We have recently seen some highly regarded analytics…

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The Slant: Episode 43

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On this episode of The Slant, host Brad Stein discusses how to improve the MLB All-Star Game, the most dangerous…

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Oh My God…No Triangular B.S.

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The Penguins finally unveiled their new jerseys. The Post-Gazette has a video. The Pensblog has reaction. I say, “Cool, but…

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Report: Bucks had ‘great conversations’ with Jabari Parker

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One of the best remaining free agents in this class is Bucks forward Jabari Parker. Currently, Parker is a restricted…

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AngelsWin.com’s 10th Anniversary Member Appreciation Interview with TDAWG87

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This week we continue our feature series celebrating our 10th anniversary of AngelsWin.com by highlighting one our members and big…

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Mini Pony of the Day 7-21-08

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Wow, the weekend needs to be a lot longer than just 2 days. I think we got a raw deal…

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Your Morning Dump… Where sometimes you just gotta get away

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Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline.  Because there’s nothing…

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2014 NBA Consensus Mock Draft: December Update

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(David Banks-USA TODAY Sports) The unthinkable has happened – Andrew Wiggins is still atop our consensus mock draft, but he is no…

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GameDay 41: Dallas Stars Visit NJ and The Cup Tonight

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The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (29-10-1) vs. the Dallas Stars (18-12-11). This is the second meeting of the season….

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The GOOD NEWS hidden within Redskins’ season start

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I can think of another “bright spot” to add to Scott Hirsh’s story. The Redskins are the highest scoring team…

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Some quotes from a World Series prediction post

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“Justin Verlander and Doug Fister won’t be wasted.” “Pablo Sandoval is the most recognizable home run threat, and he only…

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The greatest series in baseball

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Three years ago, a terrible Pirate team on an awful losing streak and a Royals team with the worst record…

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NCAA Dunk of the Year Candidate: Jonathan Ouegnin

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As diehards of this site (Mom? Are you there?) already know, The Hoops Manifesto runs a College Dunk of the Year…

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MLS2020: St. Louis

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Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber announced last week during the MLS All Star Game that the league would be…

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Scouting the Trail Blazers: Limiting Hickson, Crawford, Batum key for Spurs

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It’s the final home game of the regular season for the San Antonio Spurs (47-16) as they try to finish…

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Historic

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“Boras used the word ‘historic‘ to describe Rodriguez’s value.” So historic, in fact, that the value that the Mets received in…

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Bouncing Balls: Episode 2

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The second episode of Bouncing Balls is here! Listen as Phil and Matt talk about the Trail Blazers’ recent struggles…

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Facing his biggest baseball challenge, Ammons finds comfort in wearing multiple hats

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It’s a scorching hot Thursday afternoon, Keefe Ammons sits across from me at a marble countertop overlooking all of downtown…

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First Look at the UC Freshmen

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You can thank our good friends over at Bearcat Lair for this one. The Bearcats freshmen played their first ball…

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Penalty Kill Snakebitten, Wings Lose Game One 3-2

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Wow, that sucked. The Wings lost Game 1 of the Western conference playoffs last night, 3-2. The Coyotes scored 3…

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Eagles and Giants to NFL Post-season says Stat Guru Paul Bessire

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[picapp] ·We’ve developed a relationship through the season with Paul Bessire who runs Predictionmachine.com, charting plays and tendencies of every…

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THON night at Citizens Bank Park scheduled for July 30

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It's official: @THON Night with @coachjfranklin and @Phillies on July 30th! LEARN MORE: http://t.co/ALBMV3h243 #FTK pic.twitter.com/TPehlIjY6W — Four Diamonds (@fourdiamonds)…

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Kings of the AFC: Titans defeat Steelers 31-14

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The AFC road to the Super Bowl will go through Nashville. The Tennessee Titans clinched home-field advantage with a statement…

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Dolphins at Patriots: 5 Questions with the Enemy

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Looking back to when the schedules first came out before the season started, many looked to this game as one…

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Ethan Bear, Caleb Jones and Scoring

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https://twitter.com/WaceyRabbit20/status/745008122666749952 Hockey Canada recently released its development camp roster and Oilers prospect Ethan Bear was missing from the list, prompting…

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2013 Tennessee Titans preseason positional analysis: DT

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We continue our analysis of the Tennessee Titans position by position as we approach the 2013 regular season with a…

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No, No, No … This is what REALLY Happened

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So LT ended up signing with the Jets. Besides Jets fans being the original douchey Patriots fans, it also just…

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