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AL Central Preview 2008-03-29 08:00:14 Continuing my Major League Baseball season preview by division, here are the AL Central
teams listed in order of predicted finish. Detroit Tigers. Let’s get this out of the way first. The Detroit Tigers are not going to score 1,000... Read more:Preview
The Circle of Trust Has Been Broken-Canseco, His Wife, & A-Rod 2008-03-27 21:35:43 With all the rumors spreading about Canseco's new book, who's mentioned, and that A-Rod was interested in Canseco's wife there's only a few things to be said. Somewhere along the way DiNero's 'circle of trust' has been broken. Has anyone... Read more:Circle
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AL West Preview 2008-03-27 19:09:38 Continuing my Major League Baseball season preview by division, here are the AL West teams listed in order of predicted finish. Seattle Mariners. Despite being the Arizona Diamondbacks of the American League in 2007 (having given up more runs than... Read more:Preview
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ESPN Sports Nation Doesn't Know The Redskins 2008-03-27 18:56:46 ESPN Nation is having a mock draft and it appears that McShay and Scouts,Inc. provide the guidance. "Who are these people!?" and what are they thinking. Do those that voted even follow the Skins? How did McShay come to the... Read more:Sports
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Play Ball! 2008-03-25 13:47:21 Did you hear it? No, everyone pretty much knows about March Madness (yeah, Georgetown is out!). The Major League Baseball season started this morning (for those of us in North America) or tonight, if you are in Japan or other... Read more:Play Ball
NL West Preview 2008-03-22 06:06:57 Continuing my Major League Baseball season preview by division, here are the NL West teams listed in order of predicted finish. Arizona Diamondbacks. As usual, the NL West looks to be a very tight race, with any of four teams... Read more:Preview
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CBS Coverage of the NCAA Tournament 2008-03-20 11:54:34 The time is 12:50 and yet as in prior years when CBS allowed fans to watch two different games on HD TV and low definition TV, this is not the case again this year. Once again CBS tries it's best... Read more:Tournament
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2008 NCAA Tournament - March Madness 2008-03-20 09:59:48 "It's go time", as Mendlebaum said on Seinfeld. People may not be trying to lift a heavy TV and throw out their back right now but they're probably frantically figuring all the permutations and scenarios dancing in their heads with... Read more:Tournament
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Terps Win in First Round of NIT 2008-03-19 08:59:58 Well this is certaintly not the entry I wanted to write in mid-March about the Maryland Terrapins. In any case, the Terps travelled to Minnesota to take on the Golden Gophers. After a close first half, at which Maryland led... Read more:First
A Team to Root Against 2008-03-16 21:28:04 OK, this is not local, and I would not even care about this team if The Sports Freak and I had not seen the interview. But really, who is going to root for the Georgia Bulldogs in the NCAA Tournament?...
UMBC to the Dance 2008-03-16 21:15:17 I really feel like I'm doing a disservice by discussing UMBC's first ever trip to the NCAA Tournament. They won the America East Championship over Hartford. I've never followed them other than the times the Maryland Terrapins scheduled them for... Read more:Dance
Book review: The Hardball Time Baseball Annual 2008 2008-03-16 15:14:51 We are living in a golden age of baseball writing, as evidenced by all of the enjoyable, thought-provoking and engaging content being written about all aspects of the game in many different media (books, newspapers, and the internet). The Hardball... Read more:review
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American to the Dance 2008-03-14 22:06:05 Finally, we can all say, American
Eagles can dance. American University, with former Virginia coach Jeff Jones guiding them, got an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with the defeat over Colgate in the Patriot League Final.... Read more:Dance
Terps Get Punched...but not a Dance Ticket 2008-03-14 08:11:24 The Maryland Terrapins lost to Boston College Thursday night in the opening round of the ACC Tournament. It was a punch in the gut, but at the same time, all us fans felt that this was how it was going... Read more:Dance
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Nationals Lead NL East 2008-03-31 22:34:26 That's right the Nationals are now 2-0 and own a half game lead over the Mets in the NL East. The future looks bright, but let's not forget to enjoy the present. The Nationals have a great new ball park,...
No title 2008-03-31 22:00:54 "21" the movie adaptation of Bringing Down the House about a group of MIT students taking down casinos in black jack for millions of dollars should score big in the box office. The recent explosion of poker on tv and...
AL East Preview 2008-03-31 18:12:50 Wrapping up my Major League Baseball season preview by division, here are the AL East teams listed in order of predicted finish. While I admit it is not easy for me to be objective about the AL East, I’ll give... Read more:Preview
Nationals Break In New Park With a "W" 2008-03-30 22:03:47 From the pre-game festivities to the nationally televised game on ESPN, the Nationals from top to bottom delivered the goods. Channel 7 and ESPN's pregame showcased the stadium, it's view, and all it's emenities. The only thing left to accomplish... Read more:Break
The 2008 Final Four is Set 2008-03-30 19:10:18 The Final
Four is set today with a Jay Hawks two point margin of victory as Davidson's three point shot failed to hit iron. Curry was forced to give up the ball after three different screens failed to clear any...
Dunking...NCAA Style 2008-04-04 13:27:02 And with the next pick, Kelvin Sampson calls a bunch of recruits. We bring this less than breaking news to break into the Mock NFL Draft. It's really a curiosity. OK, raise your hands if you knew there was an... Read more:Style
Mock Draft: Atlanta 2008-04-04 06:00:00 Hmmm…. Atlanta
, huh? What can I say about this city? Well, CNN is headquartered here. I’ve had the fortune of getting an inside tour of the place and actually being on the floor where the anchors broadcast. And from the... Read more:Draft
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Mock Draft: St. Louis Rams 2008-04-03 06:50:55 To continue our own mock draft, rotating the picks among the bloggers the St. Louis
Rams are on the clock now with the 2nd Pick in the draft. 2nd Pick: Chris Long, DE Virginia With an aging core of wide... Read more:Draft
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illegal contact 2008-04-02 19:47:57 As the NFL Draft approaches on April 26th, scouts may want to take a greater look in the DC Metro area. I happened to be taking the metro to work this week and found myself sitting on the outer seat... Read more:illegal
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Mock Draft: Miami Dolphins 2008-04-02 05:39:41 We at the DC Sports Page thought it would be fun to run our own mock draft, rotating the picks among the bloggers. We'll be bringing that to you over the next few weeks. So without further ado here's the... Read more:Draft
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Welcome to Nationals Park 2008-04-06 21:09:13 With baseball season being back, it's time to see the ballpark. And for us National fans, do we have a great one. Photo by BMT... Read more:Welcome
Mock Draft: Baltimore Ravens 2008-04-06 20:11:24 To continue our own mock draft, rotating the picks among the bloggers the BaltimoreRavens
are on the clock now with the 8th Pick in the draft. 8th Pick: Ryan Clady, OT Boise St. Many good players are available for... Read more:Draft
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Mock Draft: New England Patriots 2008-04-06 10:26:05 To continue our own mock draft, rotating the picks among the bloggers the New EnglandPatriots
are on the clock now with the 7th Pick in the draft. Pick #7: Vernon Gholston, LB Ohio State After a record setting offensive... Read more:Draft
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Mock Draft: New York Jets 2008-04-05 21:17:06 To continue our own mock draft, rotating the picks among the bloggers the New York
Jets are on the clock now with the 6th Pick in the draft. 6th Pick: Matt Ryan, QB Boston College The best player available would... Read more:Draft
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Mock Draft: Kansas City Chiefs 2008-04-05 17:34:32 Pick #5 Sedrick Ellis, DT USC With a QB depth chart that features Brodie Croyle, Damon Huard, and Tyler Thigpen, the Chiefs
have to take a long look at Matt Ryan at the #5 spot. Although the jury is still... Read more:Draft
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