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From the day we launched FanIQ, my brother has been asking me when he can stop going to ESPN to get his scores, news and standings. Due to a ton of work by our team at FanIQ, I'm pleased to announce that today is the day.
Look up at the top of the page and check out our scoreboard. The FanIQ scoreboard will not only show you the score during and after the game but it will ...
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NCAA Basketball
I hate NFL training camp holdouts, but every now and again there is one that's justified.
Rookies, who have yet to play a single down, holding out for that extra .2 million when they haven't earned a dollar yet in their career might be the most maddening yearly ritual in the NFL. It's never done anyone any good. Cedric Benson is a bum. Brady Quinn missed some time, and then had to watch ...
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NFL
Chicago Bears
Devin Hester
I'm not a big fan of cycling now that Lance Armstrong is out of the sport. Well, I've actually never been a fan of cycling, period. But if Australian Cadel Evans keeps doing what he's been doing the whole Tour de France, which is berating and assaulting the hell out of reporters, then I might just become a fan.
Let's take a look at some of his highlights from the Tour, shall we?
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Other
France
Today's blog goodness
1. The only time the WNBA will ever lead off this list. Naturally, it's because of a fight .
2. Roger Goodell tells orders Brett Favre and the Packers to hurry and solve their mess .
3. Josh Childress starts the march of mediocre NBA players heading to Europe for obscene amounts of cash .
4. NFL training camps have started. So have crappy QB controversies .
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NFL
New York Mets
Forbes released another highest paid athletes list, this one focusing on the ladies.
The good news is that not only are these woman closing the gap on their male counterparts, most of the millions come from tennis and golf where performance directly affects earnings. Conversely, a great portion of the men's top paid athletes were the result of horrendous contracts.
The bad news is ...
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Golf
Michelle Wie
Nike
The NFL will allow teams to stick their logos on literally anything. [ Deuce of Davenport ]
Who has the toughest college football schedule this year? [ MoonDog Sports ]
Athletes who went out on top. [ Rumors and Rants ]
Someone thinks Reggie Bush won't suck this year. [ The Hazean ]
10 more tennis players who could follow Ashley Harkleroad's lead in posing for Playboy. [ ...
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NFL
Reggie Bush
Ashley Harkleroad
ESPN
Francisco Liriano
Minnesota Twins
Up until this point in the season, it's pretty much been a great ride for the Cubs. They've played well all season and they've seemingly made all the right moves by bringing in Fukudome, snatching Edmonds off of waivers, and trading for Rich Harden.
But suddenly, things aren't going so well. The Brewers went all in by acquiring C.C. Sabathia and Ray Durham, and they're now only one game ...
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MLB
Chicago Cubs
ESPN's Chris Mortensen has reported that the Packers have officially started working to get Brett Favre out of town . With the recent trades of Jeremy Shockey and Jason Taylor, it's looking like Favre might be the 3rd big name traded this week. Commissioner Roger Goodell is as sick of this fiasco as the rest of us, and wants the Packers to settle it ASAP.
It's a bit convenient for the ...
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NFL
Brett Favre
Green Bay Packers
Roger Goodell
I remember one of the first things I would do as a kid during the summer was to grab the newspaper (FYI - they were those outdated black and white papers things that would have information a date late on your doorstep) and turn directly to the MLB box scores page and look at the league's statistical leaders (dork!).
In those pre-juice days and pre-small ballpark days I was always ...
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MLB
Philadelphia Phillies
Pat Burrell
Chase Utley
We, as Americans, often forget how lucky we have it. Even though you hear people complain about what a poor stadium Shea is, or how Candlestick Park (or whatever the hell they call it these days) is a crime against humanity, at least these stadiums are sturdy and, you know, don't fall to pieces during the middle of a game.
The same is not true in Colombia, my friend. Yes, the ...
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MLB
I didn't really think this would happen, and yet it did. Josh Childress of the Atlanta Hawks has decided to go to Europe to make a boatload of cash playing for Olympiakos of Greece .
Apparently the deal is much more than the initially reported 3-years, $20 million (equivalent, of course). While the details haven't been released yet, it is the largest EuroLeague contract ever.
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NBA
Josh Childress
Greece
You remember Manny Ramirez' botched fly ball from over the weekend. Melky Cabrera might have topped him in the mindless fielding department, if only his name were something more relevant.
At the beginning of every Yankees game, the "Bleacher Creatures" chant the name of each starting Yankee and in turn, the players will salute them. It's a nice, albeit odd, tradition.
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MLB
Melky Cabrera
Manny Ramirez
Alex Rodriguez
Derek Jeter
Thanks to this very gravitating new ad from Reebook entitled "Migration," I've officially got NFL training camp fever. That, or it's the fact it's day 1 of the best starting quarterback competition in the history of the NFL.
That's right, folks, Rex Grossman vs Kyle Orton begins today in Bourbonnais, IL. A fitting location, as it may be necessary to consume pint after ...
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NFL
Chicago Bears
The New York Mets recent success under Jerry Manuel's guidance has almost made us forget about that retched collapse last September. Almost .
Tuesday night, with the Mets and Phillies squaring off in a huge three-game series, we were reminded about New York's unique capabilities to squander large leads.
Leading 5-2 after eight solid innings from Johan Santana (complete with his ...
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MLB
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Jerry Manuel
Rich VandenHurk (great name, by the way) was pulled by Marlins' manager Fredi Gonzalez after 5 innings, without allowing a single hit. He DID walk 5 batters, and his pitch count was already nearing 100, but there are times when, as a manager, you just have to ask yourself... WWDD... What Would Dusty Do?
It turned out fine for the Marlins, as 3 other pitchers combined to only allow one hit ...
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MLB
Barry Zito
Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Marlins
July 22nd 2008, Los Angeles Sparks vs Detroit Shock. Why does this always happen in Detroit?
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NBA
Los Angeles Sparks
Detroit Shock
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So first we kicked off the week with
Danica Patrick and Milka Duno with their semi cat
fight , if you even want to call it that, and now the WNBA has one upped them big time. Naturally, the fight occurred in Detroit (what is it about that ...
Many of the most memorably Tour de France moments have happened on the climb up L'Alpe-d'Huez. It's a winding, staggering climb that is more sloped and difficult than it appears over the airwaves.
Doping or not, climbing this part of the Alps at the rate of the these riders is phenomenal. Here's a look at the profile, the portion to the far right is what the Tour de France brings ...
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France
Lance Armstrong
Lance Berkman
I don't hide the fact my hatred for all things Maize and Blue runs deep. It's a gene I inherited and one I embrace daily. Thus, it's little surprise my highlight of the 2007 college football season was the same as many of yours: Appalachian State's victory in the Big House on opening weekend.
The Wolverines redeemed themselves with a solid Big Ten season and represented the conference ...
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NCAA Football
Appalachian State Mountaineers
Michigan Wolverines
Washington Redskins
Jon Jansen
Oh Brett Favre. Even when you're not doing anything, you're still news. Why? Because it turns out you're an absolute idiot, that's why.
As you may remember, last week it came out that the Packers had filed tampering charges against the Vikings for allegedly talking to Favre . Of course, the question was, who was calling whom? And how in the heck did the Packers find out Favre was even ...
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WNBA Fight Between Detroit Shock And Los Angeles Sparks