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Bookies Hold Their Breath As Top BCS Rankings Hold On Amidst Close Calls !

Alabama, Kansas State, Oregon & Notre Dame still hold on the top 4 spots in the BCS rankings despite some close calls on college gridirons this past Saturday. The fifth ranked LSU Tigers came as close as any team this year to beating the Alabama Crimson Tide in Baton Rouge before a capacity crowd on Saturday night.  With only one …

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by admin on November 7th, 2012 Leave a comment »

Heisman Hopefull Marcus Lattimore Out For The Season

South Carolina star running back Marcus Lattimore has thrilled home crowds at Columbia for the last three seasons.  He became an instant hero as a freshman when he rushed for 1,149 yards and 17 touchdowns.  In his sophomore year he was on his way to eclipsing those numbers until an injury in the game against SEC rival Mississippi State sidelined …

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by admin on November 5th, 2012 Leave a comment »

The NCAA Cracks Down On Recruiting Violations

It all got started back in August 2011 during the midst of one of the most scandalous years in college sports history. NCAA President Mark Emmert asked a group of university leaders to join him in revising procedures now in place to sanction college programs who were flagrantly bending and often breaking the rules set down to govern how the …

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by admin on November 3rd, 2012 Leave a comment »

Dwight Howard Shines In Gold & Purple

The Los Angeles Lakers Basket Ball Team has received a lot of press recently for having put together what some are calling a dream team.  Off season trades and deals have left the Lakers with a different look than their fans are accustomed to. Now in pre-season play the Lakers are doing something else that leaves their fans a bit …

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by admin on October 23rd, 2012 Leave a comment »

Paul Tagliabue Takes Over Bountygate

Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue will be replacing current NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to hear the appeals of four players suspended in the New Orleans Saints‘ “BountyGate” scandal. Goodell consulted with NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith in several conversations before deciding to appoint another hearing officer for this case.  The union and the four players had asked Goodell to excuse …

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by admin on October 22nd, 2012 Leave a comment »

Bookies Clean Up As College Football Favorites Fall In The South

Perennial Powerhouses Auburn, Georgia, LSU and Florida State were all favored going into game day Saturday. Georgia, Florida State and LSU were among the top 5 teams in the nation. All four lost outright at the end of the day. Mighty LSU, ranked third in the country, barely beat a struggling, listless Auburn team two weeks ago and their performance …

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by admin on October 11th, 2012 Leave a comment »

Lakers Off Season Upgrades Effect Future Betting Lines

Throughout most of last season the Los Angeles Lakers looked like contenders at times, and an outright disaster at others. It was a season of change, far too much of it for the fans in Los Angeles, from the coaching staff to the roster to the whole approach. A failed trade for Chris Paul left several members of the Laker …

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by admin on October 6th, 2012 Leave a comment »

NFL Fines Continue to Fly

Coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots grabbed an official’s arm at the end of Sunday night’s game after the Ravens kicked a winning field goal. The NFL fined Belichick $50,000 for the grab. Washington Redskins assistant Kyle Shanahan was also fined $25,000 for his conduct toward replacement officials. Shanahan was cited by the league for “abuse of officials” …

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by admin on October 5th, 2012 Leave a comment »

MLB Playoff Picture

MLB Playoffs PictureMajor League Baseball in winding down toward the Playoffs and the World Series. The New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles are battling down to the wire in the American League East. The Yankees are 8 & 2 in their last 10 games while the Orioles are 7 & 3 and holding on at one game back. The …

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by admin on October 4th, 2012 Leave a comment »

NFL No No’s

There are some unwritten rules in professional football that almost all the players respect. It can come down to a matter of self preservation because just like in NASCAR, the old saying “what goes around, comes around” holds true in the NFL as well. No Going Low for the Knees. As tough and as violent as this game is, every …

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by admin on October 3rd, 2012 Leave a comment »