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LOS ANGELES, July 26 - “STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” just got propelled into another galaxy, as it was announced today that rising Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez will defend his WBC super welterweight championship against Alfonso Gomez on the televised undercard of the September 17 pay-per-view extravaganza featuring the WBC welterweight world championship mega-fight between [...]
Earlier today, the Washington Nationals acquired Jonny Gomes from the Cincinnati Reds for two minor leaguers, so let’s take a look at the fantasy impact of that trade.
Gomes: Unless Gomes is flipped, expect him to platoon with Laynce Nix in left for the Nationals. The right-handed Gomes has a .333/.439/.537 slash line with three HR’s versus left-handed pitching…
How do you sum up her career?
-23 Veteran of the Women’s National Team
-2005–2007 Captain of the U.S. National Team
-Runner up World Player of the Year ’06
-U.S. Soccer Player of the Year 1993, 2005, 2006
Played in 5 World Cups– 1991,1995,1999,2003,2007
-Played in 3 Olympics– 1996, 2000, 2004…
Josh Ellis, staff writer for the Cowboys official internet site at Dallascowboys.com, just published an article in which he writes that the Cowboys are ’scared to death’ of losing their premier free agents to competitors with bigger wallets:
Another Valley Ranch official said he was ’scared to death’ about Free and defensive end Stephen Bowen hitting the open[...]
There is no better way to build a team in the National Football League than through the draft. General managers and owners and head coaches scour the country to find the best college players.
Sometimes a team strikes gold, such as the Indianapolis Colts when they selected quarterback Peyton Manning with the first overall pick in [...]
Have you ever heard the classic country tune “red necks, white socks and blue ribbon beer?”
I wish it was about by hometown White Sox. Cuz when I’m at games I certainly see lots of red necks, who’s taste in beer is blue ribbon or below. But nonetheless Knoxville, TN is a town with lots of blue collar jobs and love for country music…
(Ed. Note: On July 25, 1991, winger Brendan Shanahan signed a 4-year deal with the St. Louis Blues as a restricted free agent, leaving the New Jersey Devils. This eventually led to the Devils being awarded defenseman Scott Stevens as compensation for losing Shanahan. The following is an excerpt from “Hell & Back: A People’s History of the New Jersey Devils,”…
On Monday, USA secured a tight victory over their Asian rivals China in a thrilling Group E encounter. Kaleena Lewis led the charge for the three time defending champions by netting 19 points altogether, accompanied by a healthy tally of 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Her main contribution came from behind the three point line, as she scored 15 points with an accuracy of 62.5 %…
We mentioned last week how much the Seattle Mariners were sucking at baseball, and after an entire weekend, that is still the case.
Generally, records and milestones are pretty awesome accomplishments. In the 43-58 Mariners’ case, the record they set on Sunday is rather embarrassing. The club suffered a franchise-worst 15th straight loss upon a 12-8 [...]
Amir Khan’s trainer Freddie Roach, who is one of the most well-known trainers in the world, reckons his fighter has the speed to outclass the five-division world champion, Floyd Mayweather.
The Bolton’s finest, who is widely known as King Khan, knocked out former five-time world champion, Zab ‘Super’ Judah…