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Michael Phelps winning eight gold medals was a global corporate conspiracy. Jay Mariotti was also involved, too. ◼ BC
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Announcer, during the Rangers-Tigers game: “Baseball is a game of inches. [pause] It’s also a game of Inges.” Gak. ◼ FSN Southwest
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Due to technical issues, about three people watched my Phillies-Padres live blog last night. Dude, if I wanted that kind of saturation, I’d have done the live blog here. ◼ Deadspin
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UT hoops signs Emeka Okafor’s cousin … Emeka Okafor. This was done to make family reunions easier to gather everyone at the drop of a hat. ◼ Blade
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Emeka Okafor
And they’re both documented in the headline :
Tigers sign Freddy Garcia; Willis headed to Triple-A
One I can handle. The other … sure. But both ? In the same headline, no less?
1. So the Tigers have added potential depth to their rotation by adding Fredward Garcia. It can’t hurt. At this rate, they’ll have reunited the 2001 Seattle Mariners baseball team by the ...
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Freddy Garcia
Detroit Tigers
Dontrelle Willis
Toledo Mud Hens
Seattle Mariners
Not that it’s any of your business, but I’ve been watching a lot of Olympic judo online. The Azerbaijani didn’t see that yuko coming! ◼ BC
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So I’m watching some Olympic water polo match online (yes, I know) and it’s halftime. The song they picked? Why, the instrumental version of “Cotton-Eye Joe.” Not sure what’s more shocking. That they’re playing the instrumental version of “Cotton-Eye Joe,” or that someone made an instrumental version of “Cotton-Eye Joe.” Is this how ...
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Well, once the masses were actually able to see the SportsCenter live blog (which will be sometime next October), it turned out pretty well. ◼ Deadspin
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Finally, some levity in this Brett Favre ongoing story.
Last night we all found out about the Favre-to-Jets trade, seeing the “JET FAVRE” headline from a mile away. Last I heard, the Jets gave up just a 4th round pick. But today I found out what the specifics were , and one’s just hilarious. (more…)
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Green Bay Packers
Thursdays are Suss days at the Ess-Bee-Bee ◼ More on Villegas ◼ Shaq has a success Webinar? ◼ Bluetooth headset enables Yanks-on-Sox violence
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Mr. “Maff,” whoever you are, you are clearly an old school sportswriter. You cut your teeth between the gutters. You wrote to fit. And you established yourself. Hats off! But you’re writing, what appears to be, a blog entry . You’re not bound by a handful of picas. You can kick back and streeetch that bad boy out.
If you play the metro columnist reading game ...
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Well, on purpose. Not the typical way UT players underperform.
This is pretty huge stuff . Sammy Villegas, who played for the Rockets from 2002-2006, has been charged with helping “fix” UT games in a point-shaving scheme. Specifically they mention missed free throws from a February 4, 2006 game against Central Michigan .
I’m gonna have more on this over at SbB Thursday, ...
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Michigan Wolverines
UT graduate Jerrah Young doubles Ireland’s black population by signing pro hoops contract with Cork’s UCC Demons. ◼ Xs and Mo’s
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Ethan J. Skolnick, a name that’s tied with
Tristan H. Cockcroft for the Sportswriter Most Likely To
Be Using A Fake Name Or Possibly Also The Sender Of A Spam E-mail, wrote a feature story on sports blogs and sports blogginess and their ...
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