Sporting News

The Pro Bowl In Hawaii (Part 1)

All Pro Quarterback Peyton Manning, as kind of an elder statesman, gave a little pep talk to the players preparing for the Pro Bowl being played in beautiful Hawaii.  The games in recent years…and in particular last years’ game…. have not been exactly what real football fans would call a game.  Guys were falling down before getting hit and no …

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by admin on February 11th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Dodgers Now Have That Magic Touch

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Magic Johnson have made a deal……and it’s a big one!  Johnson is heading a group of investors who just dropped a whopping $2.15 Billion, yes, it says Billion…with a B, to purchase the floundering Dodgers organization and bring it back to life with a huge capital investment aimed at putting the legendary baseball club back …

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by admin on February 9th, 2013 Leave a comment »

MLB Legend Sandy Koufax Still Going Strong At 77

There is no better known name, no more respected player in the game of baseball than Sandy Koufax.  Sure, there’s Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, but Sandy Koufax is right up there with them.  Koufax had a short but intense 11 year career with the Dodgers back when they were in Brooklyn.  He only played for the Dodgers. Sandy Koufax …

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

Phil Mickelson Slam Dunks Phoenix Open

Golfing Hall of Famer Phil Mickelson kept the crowd in the match at the Phoenix Open. He started off the tourney with a blistering 59 on the first round and never again relinquished the lead. Phil has become sort of a local hero there in Arizona having now won the open 3 times.  During the outing Mickelson made 40 pars, …

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by admin on February 7th, 2013 Leave a comment »

A-Rod, PED’s, HGH & MLB

Last week MLB Commissioner Bud Selig pronounced, “Vigilance remains the key toward protecting the integrity of our game.  We have the best and most stringent drug testing policy in professional sports, we continue to work with our doctors and trainers to learn what they are seeing day to day and we educate our players about the games un-bending zero tolerance …

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by admin on February 6th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Urlacher On The Market, Maybe

Brian Urlacher has been our 21st century answer to Dick Butkas and Alex Karras.  He is a tough guy.  He intimidates quarterbacks. Heck, he intimidates people out on the street.  Maybe it’s just the way he looks…. 6’4” tall and 260 pounds…. with that shaved head and that “don’t mess with me” attitude he carries around. But Urlacher is a …

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

Indiana Back On Top In College Hoops

The Assembly Center on the Indiana University campus roared to life once again as the #3 ranked Hoosiers hosted the nation’s number one basketball team, the University of Michigan.  Widely known as being one of the toughest venues in NCAA competition, the highly partial home crowd of over 18,000 screaming fans were chanting “We’re No. 1!” half way through the …

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by admin on February 4th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans

The City of New Orleans interrupted the traditional Mardi Gras celebration to take time out for Super Bowl XLVII played in the Super Dome on Feb. 3. Much to do was made out of the fact that the opposing coaches for this championship matchup are, in fact, brothers. The brothers themselves did their best to down play the relationship down …

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by admin on February 3rd, 2013 Leave a comment »

Pro Football Hall Of Fame Action For 2013

Canton, Ohio is the site of the National Football League Hall of Fame since its inception on September 7, 1963 when 17 charter enshrines were inducted into what would become the ultimate goal for many an athlete over the next 5 decades. The original 17 included such legends of the game as Red Grange, Sammy Baugh, Bert Bell, George Halas, …

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

Barry Bonds To Cooperstown?

Never in the history of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame has there been so much controversy and speculation such as we have seen unfold over the candidacy of former Giants slugger Barry Bonds. Although Bonds was one of the most talented players ever to play the game, his connection with performance enhancing drugs (PED’s) after the 1998 season …

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