joshqpublic.com - 7/3/2009
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Sandy, the fireworks are hailin’ over Little Eden tonight. Forcin’ a light, into all those stoned-out faces left stranded on this Fourth of July. -Bruce Springsteen
Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! 4th of July baby, 4th of July. I’m a Red Sox Doodle ...
bizofbaseball.com - 7/4/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
In an effort to raise awareness and financial
support for organizations leading the fight against ALS (Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis), otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, every Major League Baseball Club playing at home on July 4 th will conduct a special on-field ...
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MLB Clubs to Hold Special On-Field Ceremonies on 4th to ...
keitholbermann.mlblogs.com - 7/5/2009
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When I think of Lou Gehrig, I see
him in a hotel room somewhere in the summer
of 1938. It is the middle of the night, nearly silent, sweltering in Cleveland or St. Louis or Washington. If there is any air conditioning it is feeble and no match for ...
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It Disgusts Me
sportingnews.com - 7/6/2009
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sportingnews.com —
You know what the world really could use
right about now? Some more outrage. Because there just
are never enough people outraged about something or other. We could especially use some outrage about performance-enhancing drug use in baseball, since ...
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Keith Olbermann is Disgusted by Manny, Baseball Fans, ...
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Famous Chicago 4s
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... Josh Q. Public has a cool 4th of July piece up on Famous Sports Fours. No Chicago athletes made the cut, so we present our list of some ‘Famous Fours’ from Chicago sports. Some good, some…not so much. ...
SAINT ANDREW’S NET: IMAGE CROP
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... likes his hair
|Bugs and Cranks|
The Dodgers seem to care a lot less about PEDs after their star player was busted for them
|Rumors and Rants|
What would happen if Bengals wideout Chad Ochocinco ran ESPN
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The Lakers signed Ron Artest
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Famous athletes who have worn the number 4; none of which are Japanese baseball players, for a very amazing reason.
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Inspiriation to help start your week; it’s 40 great movie speeches ...
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