Chelsea-Liverpool highlights another packed sports weekend

November 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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With the NBA not in season, many of us are finding some free time where professional basketball viewing used to be.

While college basketball, college football, and of course the NFL are still here to satiate our sports’ appetites, anyone who appreciates a) intense rivalries and b) watching some of the greatest athletes in the world compete will want to carve out some time this weekend to watch an epic tilt from one of the world’s most competitive soccer leagues.

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Filed Under: Soccer Tagged With: chelsea, fox sports, liverpool, premier league

Can Packers Stay Perfect? They May Have To…

November 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
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I’m one of those old schoolers who does not like to jinx.

Kind of like a Cubs game where Ryan Dempster makes it to the sixth inning only allowing a pair of walks. On WGN, Pat Hughes goes to painstaking measures to explain what is happening to his audience, ‘The Cubs have six hits, that’s six more hits than the Pirates…’

Meanwhile I scream into my car radio, ‘RYAN DEMPSTER IS PITCHING A NO-HITTER!!!!

This leads me to the Green Bay Packers and their possible historic path.

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Filed Under: NFL Tagged With: aaron rodgers, alex smith, Green Bay Packers, NFL, san francisco 49ers

A Look at All the Professional Baseball Teams That Have Jumped From One Major League to Another

November 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
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New Astros owner Jim Crane during yesterday's press conference. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Yesterday Major League Baseball announced that, as part of the Houston Astros‘ sale to Jim Crane of Crane Capital Group, the team will be switching leagues, moving from the National League Central to the American League West in 2013.

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Fantasy Football Week 11 Stock Watch: Vince Young Edition

November 18, 2011 By 6 Comments
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Now this is what football season is about!

Denver found a way to beat the Jets last night, and New York can now pretty much kiss the playoffs goodbye.  Important division games in Baltimore and New York will have a hand in deciding the future for all of the teams involved.

But let’s get to the fantasy world.

Asante Samuel thinks the front office in Philly is playing fantasy football; maybe they are, maybe they aren’t, but those guys do know how to put up numbers…and there is a new face from that squad who we would like you to give a chance to come Sunday night.  From rookies to vets, we have it all in this week’s Stock Report.

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Big Ten Game of the Week: #16 Nebraska at #18 Michigan – Preview, Prediction, Poll and Point Spread

November 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Nebraska and Michigan have quite a lot in common, and Saturday we will get to find out which team can keep it’s Big Ten title hopes alive.  We will also find out if a new rivalry will be born of these two teams with so many similarities.

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Filed Under: Big Ten Football, CFB Tagged With: big ten game of the week, Denard Robinson, Michigan Wolverines Football, nebraska cornhuskers football, Rex Burkhead, Taylor Martinez

The Bottoms Line: College Basketball Stock Watch

November 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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With the season roughly a week old, what better time to make snap judgments and rash reactions to what has happened so far?!

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Houston Astros To American League and Additional Wild Card Team Both Make Perfect Sense For MLB

November 18, 2011 By 2 Comments
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The MLB is currently in the process of signing a new labor agreement, and they are not going to need a lockout to get it done. It seems crazy, but professional sports leagues are capable of getting things done in a normal manner.

There are two main changes to the baseball landscape that will take place over the next few years.

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Tim Tebow, Michael Jordan, and the Will To Win

November 18, 2011 By 60 Comments
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Scroll to the bottom of this post in order to enter this week’s contest to not only win the exciting opportunity to see Cam Newton live at Lucas Oil Field, but also receive a FREE Droid Bionic from Verizon!!!  All you have to do is comment below.

I guess it’s human nature, but it seems that the grass is always greener somewhere else.

Why does the guy with the super hot girlfriend always end up cheating?

Why does the rich business man get busted for fraud when he already had more money than he could ever spend?

Why is it so easy to ignore all of the good things in your life and instead focus on few flaws?

It’s about time to stop looking at what Tim Tebow can’t do, and appreciate what he can do.

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Fantasy Football Week 11 Injury Updates

November 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Hey fantasy fanatics! Who’s ready for week 11? How are your teams shapin’ up? Let’s take a look at the important injuries for Week 11 and who we all need to keep an eye on heading into Sunday.

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Filed Under: Injury Report Tagged With: ahmad bradshaw, aj green, frank gore, jeremy maclin, kevin kolb, Knowshon Moreno, ladainian tomlinson, leonard hankerson, matt cassel, Matt Schaub, michael vick, peyton hillis, sidney rice, stevie johnson, willis mcgahee

NFL Power Rankings Week 11

November 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
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Like 80% of America, I own a smart phone. Specifically a Blackberry. I am on my Blackberry constantly, much like everyone else who has one. I email, text, tweet, check my Facebook, and play the occasional BrickBreaker.

So please indulge me in a quick rant before we get to this week’s Power Rankings.

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Dear NBA Fans: May I Introduce You To The NHL?

November 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
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Many NBA fans who were hopeful that the 2011-12 season would happen must have been disappointed to hear the news that the season will now likely not happen (or be severely truncated if it does).

While I was never a big fan of the NBA, I feel for the fans who may now go through a single year without their favorite team and players play. I also assume that many of those fans are looking for some kind of alternative.

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Matt Leinart Can Redefine His Career In Houston

November 17, 2011 By 4 Comments
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The Houston Texans (7-3) are poised to make the playoffs this season, especially considering the Colts (0-10) are not in the AFC South race. They have been missing key players all season, including Mario Williams, Andre Johnson, and even Arian Foster for a few games, but injury news came out following Sunday’s win over the Bucs that will have the greatest impact on the team yet.

Matt Schaub is out, possibly for the entire season, after injuring the Lisfranc joint in his right foot. If it requires surgery, he will definitely miss the rest of the season.

His backup, Matt Leinart, is now taking over the reigns of a team who is among the best in the AFC. They have the most complete team in their franchise’s history, and cannot afford to waste their great start.

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Fantasy Football Week 11 Player Rankings

November 17, 2011 By 7 Comments
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Warning: These fantasy football player rankings for Week 11 classify Timmy Tebow as a quarterback, even though it has yet to be proven that he is, in fact, a quarterback.

Proceed with caution.

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College Football Picks, Spreads, and Over-Unders for Week of Saturday, November 19th

November 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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It is hard to believe that most teams only have two games left in the season and a lot of teams now are playing to get invited or improve on their bowl game status.

Unlike the past two weeks, this slate of games does not have two top 10 teams squaring off against each other but still has some very big conference matchups.  Despite the lack of marquee games this week, there still are some very interesting betting lines.

Tyler already ran down the entire college football TV schedule and point spreads for Week 12. Here are the point spreads and picks, as well as other relevant information for this weekend’s top games. [Read more...]


Filed Under: CFB, CFB Picks, Sports Betting Tagged With: CFB, college football betting lines, college football odds, college football picks, college football point spreads, Kansas State-Texas, Nebraska-Michigan, North Carolina-Virginia Tech, Oklahoma-Baylor, USC-Oregon spread

No, Stan Verrett did not say the N-word on air

November 16, 2011 By 6 Comments
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I think a number of websites made a mistake today posting a video claiming it to be ESPN anchor Stan Verrett saying the N-word on air.

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