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http://stilespoints.blogspot.com/ - This is a blog dedicated to sports and news items not only nationally, but also in the Mahoning Valley in Ohio. The Mahoning Valley is comprised of Youngstown, Warren, and Niles.
Mark Snyder of the Detroit Free Press has an article about the changes Rich Rodriguez has made in Ann Arbor... "When Rich Rodriguez arrived in Ann Arbor for the first time on Dec. 17, 2007, he knew very little would be staying the same. Those close to him had some idea, his new players had a hint of an idea and fans pretty much had no idea." ... Mark Snyder
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Alabama Crimson Tide (0-0) vs. Clemson Tigers (0-0) 8:00 p.m. (EST) - ABC - Atlanta, Georgia Michigan favored by 5.5 points Alabama Quick Notes - Alabama returns 9 on the offensive side of the ball...the Tide's strength is its offensive line which is anchored by OT Andre Smith and C Antoine Caldwell....John Parker Wilson is an ole hand at QB and he has one of the most exciting true ...
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Alabama Crimson Tide
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Bowl Championship Series
Utah Utes (0-0) at Michigan Wolverines (0-0) 3:30 p.m. (EST) - ABC - Ann Arbor, Michigan Michigan favored by 4 points Utah Quick Notes - the Utes, from the Mountain West Conference, make their second trip to Michigan...in 2002 they lost 10-7...even though they are a slight underdog again this year, many skeptics of Michigan football believe Utah can walk out of The Big House with a ...
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Dan LeFevour, Junior, Central Michigan Quarterback, #13, 6'3" - 230 lbs. LeFevour just may be the first quarterback drafting when he decides to enter the NFL Draft...the kid has size, arm, and speed...he became the second player in I-A history to throw for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 in the same season (Vince Young, Texas, 2005)...LeFevour was the first quarterback to lead his team to ...
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Michael Oher, Ole Miss
Offensive tackle, #74, 6'5" - 318 lbs.
If you are looking for a player to root for this year, I have that person for you - Michael Oher....Oher will probably be the first offensive lineman drafted in the 2009 NFL Draft...he is a consensus First Team All-American...Oher had a difficult, yet interesting life...he is the subject of Michael Lewis's 2006 book, The ...
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He Kexin
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Chris Foster of The Los Angeles Times writes about Norm Chow's return to college football... "Chow was on vacation with his family in Europe this summer when, stepping out of the Sistine Chapel, he discovered he was the second-most recognizable person in Vatican City that day." ... Chris Foster Suzanne Halliburton of the Austin Statesman writes how Texas head coach Mack Brown is trying to ...
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Robin Givhan of The Washington Post was not happy with the Sports Illustrated cover of Michael Phelps... "But Sports Illustrated did him an injustice with its Aug. 25 cover. The photograph treats Phelps like a pinup, like beefcake, like a babe. And he is none of that." ... Robin Givhan
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Michael Phelps
This article in The London Times bluntly details what will be going on in the Olympic Village this final weekend of the Beijing Games - Booty Call!!!...according to Matthew Syed, a former Olympian and wuthor of the article, it is basically nothing but sex all weekend... "I played my first Games in Barcelona in 1992 and got laid more often in those two and a half weeks than in the rest of my ...
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Barcelona
Greg Middleton, Indiana Defensive end, #92, 6'3" - 275 lbs . How did this stud and future NFL star get past Ohio State, Michigan, and Notre Dame?...Middleton, who is from Indianapolis, earned a number 6 state ranking from Rivals.com prior to the 2005 season and closed his senior year with 79 tackles and nine sacks... In 2007, as sophomore at IU, he led the nation with 16 sacks...Middleton ...
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Indiana Pacers
Ted Hendricks
Former Oakland Raider Hall of Famer and NFL Player's Union President Gene Upshaw died today of pancreatic cancer...Upshaw was just diagnosed with the disease last Sunday...he was 63-years-old... ESPN
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Michael Crabtree, Sophomore
Wide Receiver, #5, 6'3" - 214 lbs.
Michael Crabtree - remember the name!...as a redshirt freshman last season, Crabtree sprouted onto the national scene with a mind boggling 134 receptions for 1,962 yards and 22 touchdowns...
Crabtree played "bigtime" against the big opponents...he led the team with 12 catches for 154 yards and a touchdown in Tech's ...
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I first read about John Scott Challis when the New York Yankees came to PNC Park to play the Pittsburgh Pirates...Challis was an 18-year-old kid from Pittsburgh who was dying...he got to meet some of the New York Yankees including Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez...a few weeks later, at the height of the A-Rod-Madonna stories, Challis visited Yankee Stadium...he was determined to visit Yankee ...
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Alex Rodriguez
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George Selvie, Junior Defensive End, #95, 6'4" - 245 lbs. In 2007, South Florida showed the country they are a force in the college football world...also 2007, South Florida defensive end George Selvie put his stamp on being a force at sacking quarterbacks...the first ever consensus All-American in school history...led the country with 31.5 tackles for loss and needed just one more to ...
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South Florida Bulls
ESPN's Mark May and Lou Holtz give their thoughts about the Big Ten this football season...
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Lou Holtz
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With Michael Phelps' amazing feat of 8 Olympic gold medals, ESPN's Buster Olney wrote in his blog about who he thought were the 10 greatest male athletes...he listed in no particular order: Babe Ruth, Michael Phelps, Tiger Woods, Muhammad Ali, Wilt Chamberlain, Wayne Gretzky, Pele, Willie Mays, Lawrence Taylor, and (tie) Michael Jordan and Emil Zatopek. My top 10 (in no particular order) ...
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Wilt Chamberlain
Babe Ruth
Jim Thorpe
Bo Jackson
Jim Brown
Elena Delle Donne announced today that she plans to enroll at the University of Delaware...story below is from the New Castle-Wilmington (Delaware) News Journal ... DelleDonne hopes to attend UD this fall Ex-Ursuline star issues statement on decision to leave UConn The News Journal Elena DelleDonne intends to enroll at the University of Delaware this fall, the former Ursuline basketball ...
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Connecticut Huskies
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
If you want the best darn coverage of the NFL, check out The Zone Blitz ...everything is one click away...he has links to game stories, videos, boxscores...all that shit...so if you are a REAL MAN - a true NFL Fan, then you better check it out...from what I hear, I believe L.T. checks it out...
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