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It’s the series that won’t end.  Like the Energizer bunny it just keeps going and going and going…
SCOTT JACOBS
Tonight’s the night!  No seriously, they’re going to finish this unprecedented suspended game five tonight.  It’s going to happen.  It’s going to start at 8:37, last nine innings (wouldn’t that be fitting if it went 15 [...]

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Tampa Bay looks over-matched, the Phillies are rolling, and I just don’t see a whole lot of reason right now for the Rays to be optimistic.
SCOTT JACOBS
Pick up a phone, find Terry Francona’s number and put it on speed-dial. For the duration of this less then exciting World Series, the Rays should keep [...]

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It’s been a long time coming since Kansas cut down the nets and the Celtics claimed another championship, but we’re getting ever so close to the start of a new basketball season in both the college and pro ranks
SCOTT JACOBS
So are you ready? Like really really ready?  Cause basketball season is just about upon us, [...]

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Continues to reach out to minorities and poor people by dropping puck at another NHL game
SCOTT JACOBS
Self proclaimed hockey mom Sarah Palin is once again in the NHL limelight. This time it’s because she’s confirmed that she will be the Blue’s ceremonial guest of honor for their game October 24th against the [...]

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For the second year in a row the NFL is taking it’s act to London, but lo and behold, no one seems to care!
SCOTT JACOBS
Sometimes the numbers do lie.
The Saints-Chargers are set to play the NFL’s Euopean pet project 2.0 for 2008 this weekend at Wembley Stadium in London. 90,000 people are expected [...]

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Brad Lidge is once again lights out as the Phillies survive the Rays 3-2 in game one
SCOTT JACOBS
The Rays may be the comeback kids, but Brad Lidge is a totally different animal.
Lidge came out in the ninth, completely shut down Tampa Bay’s potent offense, and the Phillies walked out of game one with a [...]

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Michael Vick, already sentenced to 23 months in jail, is pleading guilty again to dogfighting charges.
The reason for this new trial is that he is guilty of both state and federal charges, transporting dogs over state lines and gambling being the federal charges that he has already been sentenced for.
He shouldn’t have to [...]

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In the tradition of Chad Johnson racing horses, Olympic triathlete Tim Don took it to the street against a London subway train.
Don first raced between stations 965 meters apart (That’s 0.6 miles for us Americans; what’s with those silly Brits basing all of their calculations on the tens?), then he went 4,988 meters (3.1 miles) [...]

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