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Friday, February 20, 2004

With my Maryland Terrapins all but assured a place in the NIT, I guess that I have no choice except to write about this weekends NFL scouting combine. You know. The one where players are evaluated in the forty, bench press, agility drills and football skills. The one where the players are lined up... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 17, 2004

Whoa, Nellie! The hot stove league has been on fire all winter long and now the Yankees have burned down the cabin by signing one Alex Rodriguez away from the Texas Rangers in exchange for Alfonso Soriano and a player to be named later. The rich get richer and Red Sox fans are left to wonder, "What... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 13, 2004

The recent indictments of employees at the BALCO chemical lab have opened a can of worms into steroid use in major league baseball. Of course, the fact that Barry Bonds' personal trainer was one of the persons indicted makes it all the more newsworthy. And it's gotten people to began asking how... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 11, 2004

So Miami University recruit Willie Williams has been arrested for breaking his parole. And, as usual, everyone in the college community is up in arms. The University of Colorado is in the news for using strippers on recruiting visits in order to get players to sign. And we all know about the Maurice... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 9, 2004

Hey Lennox Lewis retired last Friday! In case you missed it, don't worry. You weren't the only one. Why? Because no one cares. This guy wat the sorriest heavyweight champion that I have ever seen. I mean he lost to Hashim Rachman and Oliver McCall for crying out loud. The only reason that he beat... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 6, 2004

THE NFL IS KING! Once again, something or someone has tried to challenge the National Football League and lost. This time it is ESPN, the total sports network. Our boys in Bristol sold out and cancelled "Playmakers", because the NFL threatened to take away their broadcasting rights. ESPN said that... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 2, 2004

WHAT A GAME! The New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers took a little while to get started, but once they did, DAMN! It went right down to the wire and Adam Vintiari came through again. I said that it would be a pitchers duel, but I didn't mean a Tom Brady, Jake Delhomme shootout. In the end,... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 30, 2004

It's prediction time. The Super Bowl is two days away and it's time to pick a winner. Over the past two weeks we've heard it all. That's always the case when there are two weeks between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl. After the title games are over we get a point spread with a... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 27, 2004

Super Bowl week is upon us. The Panthers and Patriots may not be the glamour teams that everyone wanted, but they are the best teams that the league has to offer. In looking forward to Super Sunday, I am reminded of Super Bowl memories past. Seeing as I'm only old enough to remember back to Super... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 22, 2004

I don't follow college basketball much. Dickie V. screaming in my ear does nothing for me. I used to be a big college basketball fan, but the players don't hang around long enough to breed familiarity. But I love my Maryland Terrapins. And Wednesday night I had to watch them go down to defeat... Sign in to see full entry.

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