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The USA lost to Ghana on Saturday after pulling one out of their rear end against Algeria three days prior. The Algerians, never known for their soccer brains, rolled some serious dice and pulled too many men forward in a late attack on goal. Considering Algeria had not [...]

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Forget frenzy, starting July 1st, the NBA is looking at a circus of attention, unlike anything seen in a sports’ free agency period before
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The post-season has come and gone.  The draft has passed.  On July 1st, the event the NBA has been waiting for finally kicks off.
NBA Free agency.
Where amazing ceases to happen.  And [...]

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The NBA’s newest phenomenon (and he’s not a player) talks remixes, press conferences, the future, and Vince
MITCH BLATT
Throughout the NBA playoffs, you may have noticed the NBA’s “Where Amazing Happens” campaign was all mixed up. That’s because DJ Steve Porter was involved.

Porter signed with Fade Records in 1999 and placed second in America’s Best [...]

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Hey FIFA, here’s a novel idea: why don’t you actually have overtime in your opening round games so we can actually get some winners
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You know what a tie is? It’s a great movie dying with 15 minutes left in the movie.  It’s your favorite band walking off the stage in the middle of their [...]

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With the NHL and NBA’s marathon long post-season officially over, it’s baseball here on out for the rest of the summer. Well that and vuvuzelas
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The NBA crowned another champion on Thursday, but the culmination of the end of the NBA season means more than no more basketball till late October.  It means that [...]

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Kobe won without Shaq; now he beat the Celtics… What will Kobe’s haters attack him with next?
MITCHELL BLATT
For all the years of Kobe Bryant’s early career, he lead the league in scoring and won three championships, but he wasn’t exactly the most popular player. His critics pointed out that he won all those [...]

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Lakers win another NBA championship in a strange game seven.  Once again Memphis, thanks for nothing!
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Kobe Bryant has been business-like and practically emotionless this entire 2010 NBA Finals.  With his eyes on the prize, and a razor sharp focus as brute and untouchable as any athlete in team sports, it was hard to tell [...]

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By a wide margin you the sports fan, don’t forsee LeBron James donning a Cavaliers jersey come next season
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After scouring the globe for your opinion, it seems pretty clear.  Come the start of the 2010-2011 season, LeBron James will not be playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers.  That according to you.
With 57.5% of the vote [...]

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