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Eleven days ago former Oakland Athletics/St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire admitted to taking performance enhancing drugs. Much discussion came of the subject, both from the media and fans alike. One subject that ensued was how his admission would affect his chances of entering the Hall of Fame. Most people recognized that it was a [...]

Try as you may, but there is no running from the idea that the Browns past and potential future will be on display come this Sunday’s AFC title game. For the 5-11 Browns, the closest type of simulation they will have in terms of playing late January football comes in the form of the Jets.
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Tennessee spent 13 months loving Lane Kiffin. In his first season as a college head coach, his tactics were criticized by the media and resented by others in the SEC, but not a negative word was spoken in Knoxville . That all changed in an instant, and Vols fans unable to damage the departing coach [...]

Imagine a world where Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco and Buffalo Bills wide receiver Terrell Owens are playing side-by-side in 2010. As crazy as it sounds, this would still seem like an impossible duo to stop on the field, which would improve a Bengals‘ passing game that finished near the bottom of the NFL [...]

Now it’s time for another edition of Fantasy Football Out on a Limb.
I scour the rosters to select a player who I feel will outperform a higher profile player in that given week.
I base my decisions on match-ups, how the players are trending, and the ever-important hunch.  To mix things up I’ll occasionally do some [...]

Jerry Jones just announced at the end of the season press conference that he has extended Wade Phillips contract through the end of the 2011 season. There is no option on this contract.
If the Cowboys want to go far soon, this is a good step. If the Cowboys went with another coach, would there be [...]

The team of the decade is always open for debate. And as a Southern California loyalist, I always felt Pete Carroll’s teams of 2004 and 2005 deserved to be near the top, with the undefeated National Champions leading the way. I often wondered if longstanding bias or actual field performance swayed my vote and established [...]

It was a good night for state of Wisconsin basketball fans as both the Bucks and Badgers got a win.  Both games ended at nearly the same time so there was plenty of channel flipping in the last few minutes of each game.
Bucks
Who cares how pretty it was, the Bucks needed a win.  Chris Bosh [...]

Have you been curious as to how Miguel Cabrera spent his offseason? Well, he’s spent the past three months in rehab, undergoing alcohol abuse treatment in Miami, Florida.
The Detroit Tigers first baseman, who prepared for one of the most important games of the 2009 season by beating the crap out of his wife and getting [...]

After the first installment of my tournament where we introduced all 32 athletes included, now it’s time to shorten the field.
Without further ado, let the matchups begin.
Conference One
1. Michael Phelps
8. Dwyane Wade
There is no doubting D-Wade has had a good decade, but he can’t hold a candle to what Phelps has done. Even before he [...]