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Update: The Miami Dolphins have signed seventh round draft pick Austin Spitler to a four-year contract, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Fantast Impact: Spitler should see most of his action on special teams for the Dolphins.
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Update: According to Pro Football Talk, a shooting occurred at the recent birthday party of Eagles backup quarterback Michael Vick. Just what the Eagles needed, more bad press surrounding Vick.
Fantasy Impact: Vick is not said to have been involved, but it is still not a good thing for him to be at a location where a shooting took place.
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Update: Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed, who is recovering from reconstructive hip surgery, is unsure if he will be fully healthy by Week 1 of the regular season, according to Pro Football Talk.
Fantasy Impact: Reed has admitted he is not healthy yet, and although he is coming back, look for Tommy Zbikowski to fill in for him should he miss any time.
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Update: New York Giants rookie Chad Jones is out of emergency surgery after his Friday morning car accident, according to Pro Football Talk. For the time being, he has been able to keep his severely injured leg, but “amputation remains an option.”
Fantasy Impact: Jones may not ever play again and this is a very sad story. Stay tuned for more on this situation.
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Update: Undrafted free agent safety Brett Johnson has been released by the Buffalo Bills.
Fantasy Impact: Johnson is a quick safety that has some talent, and is worthy of being on an NFL roster. Look for him to get picked up by another team before training camp begins.
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This afternoon, the Chicago Cubs leave the friendly confines of the city’s north side to begin a three game series on the south side with the White Sox.
The two two teams met a couple of weekends ago, with the White Sox taking two out of three in Wrigley. Since that series, the White Sox have not lost, stringing together nine straight wins and moving to three games over .500. The Cubs, on the other hand, have continued their century long trend of sucking by going 4-5 to move to eight games under .500.
It is in times like these when Cubs fans resort to their most trusted source of solace: the barenaked naked asses of other men.
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Don’t stop…believing.
Hold on to that feeling.
These are the infamous words sung by Steve Perry in Journey’s classic “Don’t Stop Believing”, which just so happened to be the official song of the White Sox 2005 drive to the World Series title.
Clearly, the 2010 White Sox are listening.
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What Jimmy Traina said in his tweet about the video below sums it up perfectly:
The unlikeability of Rob Dibble in this clip, in which he argues with Ray Knight, is off the charts
Quick background: the video was taken after yesterday’s 1-0 Royals victory over the Nationals in which Stephen Strasburg got his first loss despite striking out 9 batters, walking none, and giving up only 1 run in 6 innings. The only blemish was 9 hits given up, which is slightly higher than you might like from an ace.
But seeing as how the kid is 21 years old and already one of the best pitchers in baseball, I think we can all live with a few hits. Just don’t – and I mean don’t – tell Rob Dibble that Strasburg was giving up hits because he was around the plate too much.
You hear that Ray Knight? Don’t do it! You only got a hit in the World Series; Rob Dibble was an NLCS MVP!!! And he can melt granite with the beams of his icy glare!
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A second can change everything.
You could not invent a more dramatic ending for the USA/Algeria game. A 91st min goal by none other than Landon Donovan sent the USA into the quarters while also making American fans the happiest people on Earth.
With England up 1-0 against Slovenia, every minute that ticked by with the USA and Algeria tied meant doom and a very uneasy exit from the World Cup for the Americans.
Chances were a plenty for the US, but the ball would not go into the net. Close call after close call, and another disallowed goal by a non-existent offsides, could’ve put the US in the wrong situation.
One man, Landon Donovan, had other plans.
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GOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLL!!!
I can honestly say this if the first moment I’ve really been genuinely ecstatic about something that happened in a soccer game.
In case you haven’t heard yet, the U.S. beat Algeria 1-0 during stoppage time on a great goal by captain Landon Donovan. Team USA now moves onto the knockout round of the 2010 World Cup.
WOW, what a game. What a moment. [Read more...]
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A couple of weeks ago I introduced a new post series called The Scales of Douche. In the first installment, I took Bryce Harper to task for his eye black and ripped golfer Rickie Fowler and Michigan QB Tate Forcier for their websites. (Plus, I also ripped on myself for creating the post in the first place.)
Well, The Scales of Douche received such a good response that just two weeks later I am back with a new edition.
This week, I consider changing the ranking scale from Mariottis to Tikibarbers, poke unnecessary fun at Adam Morrison and his not-so-magic mustache, and rip on a 300+ pound defensive tackle who could lather me with spicy mustard and eat me as a hors d’oeurve if he wanted to.
All right, let’s start calling out some douches.
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Update: ESPN’s John Clayton believes that running back Ricky Williams has a better chance than Ronnie Brown of returning to the Dolphins in 2011.
Fantasy Impact: Brown is coming off a major injury and could be looking for more money than the Dolphins are willing to pay him. This season will go a long way as to who will be back in 2011.
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Update: The Bengals have waived wideout Chris Davis.
Fantasy Impact: Davis came to the Bengals after being cut by the Titans. Once the team added Antonio Bryant, Jordan Shipley, and Dez Briscoe, he was a certainty to be released.
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Update: The Nashville Tennessean is reporting that Titans wideout Nate Washington is sitting out this week’s practices with a sprained wrist. “We didn’t know it was this serious,” Washington said. “But it’s just a sprain.” The wrist, injured in last week’s practice, is still “sore and tender.”
Fantasy Impact: Washington will be fine for training camp and this is just a minor injury.
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Update: According to Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Bengals and running back Cedric Benson are in the “early stages” of discussions regarding a contract extension. The Bengals appear willing to sign Benson to a long term deal.
Fantasy Impact: Benson might see a contract offer after the season starts if he gets off to a nice start. Something should get done between the two sides.
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