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Awesome Amateurs Aim At Augusta Part 1

There are 93 golfers who have qualified to compete in the 77th annual Masters played at the Augusta National Golf Club this year.  Officially, the Masters remains an invitation only event, but there is a set of qualifying criteria that determines who is included in the field. Here is a quick look at some of the amateur golfers who are …

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by admin on April 8th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Roger Goodell Is at it Again!

I guess when you make ten dimes a day you figure that you had better do something but this is ridiculous.  Mandatory Video Cameras in the NFL players locker rooms?  Is he forgetting that all of these guys are millionaires too and accustomed to some degree of privacy?  What’s next, mandatory jock straps?  Shower cams? These were the questions going …

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by admin on April 5th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Tyrann Mathieu Shines At LSU Pro Day

The Honey Badger was back on the LSU campus last week for LSU Pro Day continuing his campaign to convince some NFL team to take a chance on him as a serious professional football player.  Just as in the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Tyrann Mathieu made a respectable showing and took another step towards an NFL contract and that big …

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by admin on April 1st, 2013 Leave a comment »

Tiger Roars At The Arnold Palmer Invitational

Tiger Woods is on a roll… is he ever. He is dating an Olympic Ski Champion and he has won two major events in a row.  All of a sudden, Tiger is the odds on favorite to win the upcoming Masters in April at 11-4.  That even better than 3-1! Woods made an impressive come-from-behind victory out on the Bay …

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by admin on March 30th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Dumervills Drama

Who would have thought that a fax machine could end up being a major player in a multi-million dollar deal? Elvis Dumervill was perfectly happy living in Denver and playing for the Broncos… never even thought of leaving.  But when his agent, Marty Magid, did not fax the paperwork for Dumervill’s contract to the Broncos front office on time… they …

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by admin on March 29th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Coach Andy Enfield Is A Lucky Guy

He is the coach of the most talked about team in the “Big Dance” in years.  Cinderella has come back to March Madness in the unlikely form of the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles from down there in Fort Myers… and they are something else… and their coach, Andy Enfield has become famous for something other than his beautiful wife. …

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by admin on March 28th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Cinderella Has Arrived At The Big Dance

For the first time in the history of March Madness, a number 15 seed team has reached the Sweet Sixteen plateau of the NCAA National Basketball Tournament taking place all around the country.  And they did it with style and grace, beating two very good teams… very handily.  Not only that, the Eagles were fun to watch because the players …

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by admin on March 27th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Feeling The Heat As Their Winning Streak Continues

The Miami Heat made it 24 in a row as LeBron James returned to Cleveland with a vengeance. The Cavaliers dominated the first half and the beginning of the second half before King James and Company caught fire and overcame a 27 point deficit to take the victory 98-95.  Who made the winning buckets… who else? Miami is now only …

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by admin on March 26th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Bookies Celebrate The Madness As Upsets Prevail

The second and third rounds of the annual NCAA College Basketball Tournament produced its usual share of upsets and one genuine Cinderella story featuring little known Florida Gulf Coast University from Fort Myers with just over 12,000 students which utterly dominated the Georgetown Hoyas who some folks had picked as one of the favorites to win this year’s Big Dance. …

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by admin on March 25th, 2013 Leave a comment »

March Madness Means Mega Money

March Madness is upon us and the stakes have never been higher for both the teams and their schools.  NBA contracts are going through the roof and the NCAA Hoops Finals are beginning to have a carnival feel with all the hoopla and fast talk. It has all been staged like a gigantic pageant with the Conference Playoff fading to …

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by admin on March 22nd, 2013 Leave a comment »