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thesportsbank.net - 5 hours ago
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By Paul M. Banks Have you ever met
a girl who’s barely a 6 out of 10
on a good day, yet struts around like she’s a supermodel? You see such arrogant condescension, despite even the slightest bit of justification. That’s the Chicago Bears and their relationship with the ...
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Chicago Bears treat Media like Garbage yet Again
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thesportsbank.net - 25 hours ago
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By Andy Weise Brad Childress is staying on
as the coach of the Minnesota (for now) Vikings
until 2013 after it was announced yesterday that he received a contract extension. Childress was .500 before the 2009 season began but an 8-1 start has cooled some of the “Chili Haters” that once ...
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Vikings’ 8-1 start results in Childress extension
thesportsbank.net - 27 hours ago
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By: David Kay Welcome to The Sports Bank’s
newest college basketball weekly feature, “The Field of 65.”
Every Friday I will do my best Joe Lunardi impersonation and predict the NCAA Tournament field; further proof of my extreme college basketball nerdom. The season is beginning to take ...
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The Field of 65
thesportsbank.net - 28 hours ago
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By Paul M. Banks and Jake McCormick (
PMB ) #16 Wisconsin has had themselves a quietly,
make that very quietly productive season. At 9-2, 5-2 and neither of their losses were very bad losses. Yet no one is singing their praises, what’s up with that? We know all about Scott Tolzien, ...
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Northwestern vs. Wisconsin: Battle for Better Bowl Placement
thesportsbank.net - 29 hours ago
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For Part one click here By Paul M.
Banks At Big Ten Media Day, Ohio State alum
Jim Jackson was just like the rest of us journalists, he participated in the college hoops version of speed dating that is Media Day, as he went from table to table interviewing players and coaches. At the ...
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Jim Jackson’s Fearless Big Ten Forecast
thesportsbank.net - 31 hours ago
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By Paul M. Banks For this week I’m
including the insights of a very special guest for
my Power Rankings. I recently had an exclusive with Ohio State legend Jim Jackson, the only man every to win the Big Ten Player of the Year Award twice, and current Big Ten Network analyst. I’ll be using ...
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Big Ten Power Rankings 11-20
thesportsbank.net - 44 hours ago
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By Paul M. Banks 1. Phoenix Suns (10-2)
They have won eight of their last 11 in
Houston. They feel more comfortable at the Rockets’ home court than Mark Mangino at an all-you-can-eat pizza buffet. 2. Los Angeles Lakers (8-3) A recent tweet from NBAGuy summarizes my thoughts ...
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NBA Power Rankings Western Conference 11-19
thesportsbank.net - 47 hours ago
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By Jake McCormick Editor’s note: I’ll be updating
The Sports Bank Twitter status from the Bradley Center
on a regular basis, and I’ll have a reaction to this weekend’s games on Monday. Milwaukee Bucks head coach Scott Skiles must be the best motivational speaker since Tony Robbins. For ...
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Bucks continue bad first half, strong second half trend ...
thesportsbank.net - 2 days ago
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By: David Kay Before the season even began,
a buddy of mine kept claiming Brandon Jennings was
the next Allen Iverson. I refused to buy into his hype. Then Jennings had to go off for 55 points on Saturday night as he is pretty much saving basketball in the city of Milwaukee. Now, I am ...
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2010 NBA Rookie of the Race
thesportsbank.net - 2 days ago
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By Paul M. Banks The Milwaukee Bucks and
their hot start led by uber-rookie Brandon Jennings are
the talk of the NBA. So how far did they move up in this week’s power rankings? 1. Boston Celtics (9-3) Kevin Garnett is their centerpiece, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce the main ...
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NBA East Power Rankings 11-19
thesportsbank.net - 2 days ago
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By Mike Gallagher While Trevor Mbakwe was in
suit and tie on the bench, Devron Bostick home
sick, and Royce White nowhere to be found during the Gophers 82-42 drubbing of Stephen F. Austin, Rodney Williams Jr. was making the Williams Arena crowd forget those three were ever part of the ...
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Gophers Basketball Showing Depth Despite Off Court Troubles
thesportsbank.net - 2 days ago
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By Soxman Yes Chicago baseball fans, I’m back
from a long winter’s nap, To talk Sox rumors,
to dispel some of the flap. Who will our teams trade, and who might they acquire? Will we be buyers, or sellers by fire. So grab your Sox Snuggie and drink some egg nog, Soxman is here with an ...
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Chicago White Sox News and Notes
thesportsbank.net - 2 days ago
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By Mike Gallagher You might not have heard
of Seantrel Henderson. But if you follow the college
recruiting scene at all, you’re probably jumping out of your chair just by reading his name. But for those of you not familiar, here’s what he brings to the table. Henderson is a 6-8, 301 ...
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Seantrel Henderson Key for Minnesota Football
thesportsbank.net - 2 days ago
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By Tom Lea I remember the time when
I heard Brandon Jennings was going to bypass the
chance to play for Lute Olson and Arizona and trade it for the life of luxury in Italy. I was kind of taken aback at the idea and I was a little shocked that a kid would turn down a chance to play for a ...
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The NBA Nifty 250
thesportsbank.net - 2 days ago
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By Paul M. Banks At Big Ten Media
Day , Ohio State alum Jim Jackson was just
like the rest of us journalists, he participated in the college hoops version of speed dating that is Media Day, as he went from table to table interviewing players and coaches. At the same time, the NBA veteran ...
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Jim Jackson on the Big Ten’s Strengths & Weaknesses
thesportsbank.net - 2 days ago
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By Jake McCormick Milwaukee Brewer GM Doug Melvin
is taking a page from the Batman book of
rebuilding. At the end of Batman Begins, Michael Caine asked Christian Bale what the billionaire is going to do in regards to rebuilding Wayne Manor. Bale responds that he’s going to tear down the ...
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The most interesting offseason in Milwaukee Brewer history
thesportsbank.net - 3 days ago
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By Peter Christian Every week I feel a
little happier and a little more queasy at the
same time. The Minnesota Vikings are currently sporting their best Week 11 Record since 1998. Yes, the same 1998 where the Vikings went 15-1, scored more points than any team in NFL history (at that ...
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Is this the 1998 Minnesota Vikings all over again?
thesportsbank.net - 3 days ago
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By H. Jose Bosch I’m going to be
the first one to admit it: the signings of
Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva are working well for the Pistons so far. Over at PistonPowered.com the other day Dan Feldman showed me the light : But in Detroit’s 98-75 win over Charlotte last night, with ...
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Signings can’t hide Pistons shortcomings
thesportsbank.net - 3 days ago
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By Peter Christian thecallouts@gmail.com follow Peter Christian on
Twitter follow TheCallOuts on Twitter The Call-Outs took a
sabbatical last week for reasons that will be explained in just a few moments so we will have a couple call-outs that would have been taken care of last week ...
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The Call-Outs
thesportsbank.net - 3 days ago
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By Paul M. Banks It’s the most unheralded
position on the field, some would say the most
boring. But they, the Penn State offensive linemen, are just as critical as the quarterback (they have a really good one in Darryl Clark) into getting accomplished the things offensive coordinator Jay ...
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Penn State has Loads of NFL Talent on the Line
