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Rich Pitino is a strong hire

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As I understand it, the Minnesota Gophers made a coaching decision just before I left for my annual April vacation….

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Wolves 88, Nets 92

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From Brian Murphy/Pioneer Press: Tuesday’s offensively inept 92-88 loss at the Izod Center was their fourth straight as the Wolves…

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The Winter Classic Goes Retro

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NHL.com As you may already know (because you got screwed when it came to buying tickets), the NHL is slated…

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Podcast: Talkin’ trades

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  Cross-posted from NBA Outsider I got a chance to talk to Ryne Nelson of SLAMonline, Stu Holdren of NBA Noise, Zach…

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How Temple’s 2015 Recruiting Class Fits In

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At this point, it’s a breath of fresh air to say the Temple Owls football program is “up and coming.”…

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Monday Links – Packers and Ravens Win On the Road, Pistons Involved In Melo-to-NJ Deal, Jim Joyce Still Haunted By Blown Call, & Chicago Media Can’t Identify Matt Garza

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Enjoy your snow day, SEC. Don’t panic or anything. The Baltimore Ravens and Green Bay Packers both won road playoff…

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Greatest. Article. Ever…and a lot of other stuff

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Want to have some fun today? Check out this gem on Zombie Bob Sanders. I had gone back and forth…

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Top Hits: Your favorite content through July 11

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Here are the top five links on Nittany Lions Den this month according to Google Analytics (through July 11). 1….

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Questions and Answers: Starring AstroBull from Voodoo 5

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(All female USF fans are this) With a pivotal game with South Florida on the docket for later tonight, AstroBull…

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The Art Of “Failure”

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Two weeks ago I wrote a piece about the importance of goals and in it I mentioned the need for…

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Links of the Day 6/22/13

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Hello. Congratulations if you still have electricity. It’s a little post-apocalyptic today in the Twin Cities. The Creepy Sedins are…

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The Gauntlet

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“I’m looking forward to getting out there, and one, playing defense, two, hitting the baseball, seeing where it’s going to…

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The PawSox, the Sox, the Braves

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So I attended the game in Pawtucket (WRAP|BOX) against the Indianapolis Indians on Wednesday, and came home to see some…

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BREAKING: Linus Omark has Signed………With the Oilers Updated

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Que the crazy day on the Oilogosphere! Linus Omark has resigned with the Edmonton Oilers. Yes you read that correctly…

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2010 MMA Manifesto Pick ‘Em Contest Final Standings

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After much number crunching (thank God for that economics degree!) we have determined the 2010 grand prize winners of The…

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How good is Howie Kendrick, really?

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By Jonathan Northrop, AngelsWin.com Columnist –  While I fully agree with the idea that you can’t truly define a player…

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Saints Nation: NFC South Lines Today

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With the Saints playing tomorrow we’re left to passively watch football and root for other outcomes. The two main games…

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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 5/2

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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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Halo Headlines: Dean Chance passes away, Todd Cunningham claimed on waivers

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The October 12, 2015 edition of Los Angeles Angels news includes the passing of a franchise great, the first transaction…

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A Voice Of Hope: Sonya Bryson’s Love For Family, Community And Helping Others Behind New MS Foundation

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Many people in the Tampa Bay area know the name Sonya Bryson-Kirksey as a retired U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant…

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This Just In: Redskins Have QB Issues. Choice of Grossman or Beck Is A False Dilemma

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Rex Grossman always had a bi-polar image. There was Good Rex and there was Bad Rex. There was Sexy Rexy…

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San Antonio Spurs v Cleveland Cavaliers

Report: Kawhi Leonard not ‘enamored’ about playing with LeBron James

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In the past 24 hours, trade talks have heated up yet again surrounding Spurs star Kawhi Leonard. The Lakers have been aggressive…

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Some Monday Links

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Time to give you some Monday links. One of my employees remains out so I still have to cover for…

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Stanley Cup Final New York Rangers vs. Los Angeles Kings

Best of 2014: An Editorial: I HATED THIS SHIT (UFC 170 Edition)

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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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2013 Pre-Season Preview: Texas State Bobcats

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2012 Record: 4-8 (2-4 in WAC) Head Coach: Dennis Franchione (197-115-2 All-Time) Stadium: Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, TX (capacity =…

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Report: Blue Jackets offer contract to Vladislav Gavrikov

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Yesterday, I received a tweet in Cyrillic from Anton Vasyatin, and after a quick translation, it showed that Columbus appears to…

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Zumaya K’s Milton Bradley With 104 MPH Fastball

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Everyone knows Joel Zumaya can bring the heat.  Even after beating Guitar Hero on expert level and having two major…

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Sidney Crosby PWNED Darren Dreger Last Night

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(For the record, I have no idea what pwned actually means. I just find it funny) Prior to last night’s…

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NBA: Los Angeles Lakers at Detroit Pistons

Report: Lonzo Ball would be the ‘key piece’ in a trade for LeBron James

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With salary cap implications, signing LeBron James straight up — who makes $33M with Cleveland, would be very difficult. That…

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