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Extol all the virtues you want about new 49ers running back Brian Westbrook. You can’t go wrong. He can run, catch, block and fill a leadership role for an impressionable 49ers offense, all while peacefully backing up and acknowledging “Frank’s The Man” Gore. Share this link: Email
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Being a Mets fan is always having to say you are sorry. Sorry for your team. Sorry for having to put up with all the amateurs running the show. Sorry that there are no meaningful games in your baseball life. Share this link: Email
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The Beast requires constant feeding, and that is why Roy Oswalt is a Phillie today. Another organization sitting 2 1/2 games out of the wild card and 3 1/2 games out of first place could have passed on the expense, in dollars and prospects, that it took to add a pitcher about to turn...
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For the first time in a long time, there’s a reason to be optimistic about the Astros. Maybe the people in charge are starting to get it. Maybe they understand the need for a new blueprint, a fresh start. Share this link: Email
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Fox Sports, not necessarily known for its mistakes like it’s “News” division, has a little thing going on this afternoon. In a feature called, “Five trades that have to happen” there is an absurd nugget in there that has Florida’s Dan Uggla headed to the Mets. However, there is a photo of Jorge Cantu...
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As far as off-season moves go, this one was arguably the worst. This past winter, General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. and Phillies management made a truly horrendous decision, jettisoning a proven starting pitcher, a guy with years of Major League experience who’d proven he could be counted on come playoff time. A guy who...
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NEW YORK — It wasn’t so much the audacity of the shot from the end line that snaked between the North Korean goalie and the right post, it was the lavishness of the celebration by Brazil’s midfielder, Maicon. Part interpretive dance mixed with eq...
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While there is a ton of talk going on about this May/June swoon the Phillies are currently wading through, there is still a prize out there people. Yes, the Phillies offense is less than awful right now with Chase Utley hitting .153 since May 22nd, Ryan Howard is at .230 and Jayson Werth .164...
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The Blackhawks dominated the Flyers tonight and are now one win from drinking sweet-ass cool ones from the venerable Stanley Cup. For anyone who saw the game, I’ll spare you the details – but it was a damn mess. Share this link: Email
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The baseball gods are a superstitious lot. Amongst the ballplayers who call themselves the devoted, the trick is to never disturb the gods and upset a happy equilibrium. Jim Thome used to say he had a little thing he liked to call karma, but really he ...
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The Blackhawks’ win over the Flyers last night got the best overnight rating for a Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals – EVER. The game drew a 4.1 rating and 7 share on NBC – up a whopping 21 percent from last year’s 3.4 for Red Wings-Penguins. The Blackhawks won the game, 2-1....
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I am hearing over and over from the Phillies players and manager this the team’s 27-inning scoreless streak is “baseball” and with a turn of the head imply that shit happens and there is nothing they can do about it. What the hell is that? There are tons of reasons this team is not...
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The first run of All-Star Game voting results were revealed for the NL today and the Phillies are very much represented. Five Phillies players — second baseman Chase Utley, shortstop Jimmy Rollins, third baseman Placido Polanco, center fielder Shane Victorino and right fielder Jayson Werth — are currently in line to start the July...
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Today is the first time the Phillies top-notch ass-kicking lineup will be playing together at home this season… Victorino CF Polanco 3B Utley 2B Howard 1B Werth RF Rollins SS Ibanez LF Ruiz C Moyer P Welcome back, boys. While I’m not sure why Victorino and Rollins are switched up, it’s gonna be fun...
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The Boston Globe’s Albert Breer is reporting this morning tha the Eagles may be interested in signing newly-released cornerback Shawn Springs. Springs visited the Eagles as a free agent before last season but did not sign with the Birds because he didn’t want to move to safety. However, if he wants to play with...
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Anyone care if the Sixers win the NBA’s draft Lottery tonight? Well the point is moot anyway – with less then a 6% chance of winning the right to draft former Kentucky freshman point guard John Wall, the Sixers will once again find themselves with a ton of options on draft day. Options that...
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