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Some former athletes are having their homes forclosed and have to sell their yatches to feed their family.
(Latrell Sprewell)
MITCHELL BLATT
The subprime mortgage crisis has assailed victims from every social class and now moved up to affect retired millionaire athletes. The latest victim is Latrell Sprewell. A classic example of how no one is […]

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Type in “MLB Trade Rumors” in Google, and his site is the first to come up. Fitting since that’s the name of Tim Dierkes’ most popular blog. It is on pace to surpass 50 million page views this year. He has now been able to quit his job as a search engine […]

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Thoughts on March Madness and UNC’s defense.
NEIL JOSHI, The Sports Lounge
JSB COLLEGE BASKETBALL COLUMNIST
Clemson entered its crucial matchup with North Carolina having never won in Chapel Hill, an amazing 52-game losing streak for the Tigers that tied an NCAA record for the longest home winning streak one team had over another. Adding some more […]

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COLIN LINNEWEBER
• Genuine thanks to you all for giving me some of your time. I hope I am able to entertain you with my rapid take on the week that was in the world of sports.
• Tarnished baseball legend Roger Clemens and controversial trainer Brian McNamee met with congressional investigators this past week in preparation for their […]

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This is the first of a new weekly series where I give advice on how to promote and monetize sports blogs. Read it every Saturday to have blog success.
MITCHELL BLATT
How do you make money sports blogging? Through advertisements, of course. But, you need to know how to sell ads on your own […]

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The second interview in my series is Brian Powell of Awful Announcing. He has made a name for himself criticizing sports commentators and broadcasters. The interview is here: Awful Announcing Interview.
One “exclusive” Powell gave me is that he has now quit his old job to blog full-time, after getting a contract with the […]

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Megadeal that sent Shaq Daddy to the Valley of the Sun could be a big success

SCOTT JACOBS
I get the critics. And the crickets that are all coming out following Phoenix’s stunning blockbuster trade that landed the old, out of shape, and out of gas Diesel for the young, quick, fresh legged Shawn Marion and […]

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MITCHELL BLATT
I understand why the Suns traded Shawn Marion for Shaq. They lost in the playoffs a few times, so they think an aging big man with a big name is going to win them the Finals. If not, they will at least go deep in the playoffs or at least make the […]

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