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Double Coverage: Week 17, the picks

Coaches on the hot seat, division titles still on the line, and the final game of the regular season between two sub .500 teams. Our resident pickatologist throws his hat in the ring for week 17 as we prepare to ring in the New Year
MIKE KAYE
Last Week: 8-7 / Season: 121-90 / Guest: 8-7  (last [...]

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2010: The Year in Juiced Sports

SCOTT JACOBS
It’s been another fantastic year for Juiced Sports.  The Colin Cowherd of Blogs was named the 6th best sports blog of 2010 by FlyNews.com and even bigger things are on the horizon.  For all of you that voted us, we thank you, and hope that we can continue to be a unique voice in [...]

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LeBron James defends himself against “contraction” controversy by invoking lack of college education

“That’s crazy, because I had no idea what the word ‘contraction’ meant before I saw it on the Internet.”
LeBron James once again ended up in the crosshairs of controversy earlier this week when he (falsely) claimed that the league would be better off if there were more players like him who could create a superstar [...]

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Terrelle Pryor shouldn’t be suspended for selling his own property

People should have property rights–like, you know, the right to buy and sell property with your own money.
MITCH BLATT
Terrelle Pryor and five other Ohio State Buckeyes players were suspended for the first five games of next season for selling their own property. They were suspended for selling championship rings, jerseys, awards and autographs. [...]

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Fear the Tri-nasty

Miami’s impressive win over the Lakers made a big-time statement. The Heat are not going anywhere and they’re only going to get better
SCOTT JACOBS
It was so convincing that it almost seemed like a fluke.  But make no mistake about it, Miami’s dismantling of the defending back to back world Champion Lakers on a much bally-hooed [...]

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Week 16 picks (Against the Spread)

Some huge NFL games on the slate this weekend, including a big time clash at Lambeau
JIM RUBERA

Dallas -7 @ Arizona
The Cowboys are playing for Jason Garrett’s job and should score in the high 20s/low 30s.  The Cardinals will play musical quarterbacks once again with no best case scenario.  Arizona doesn’t even have pride [...]

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The Military Contractor Armed Forces Bowl: Do these two bowl games raise questions about the Military-Industrial Complex?

Northrop Grumman’s Military Bowl and Bell Helicopter’s Armed Forces Bowl raise the issue of the military contracting lobby’s influence.
MITCH BLATT
The bowl game played in Washington, DC and originally known as the Congressional Bowl (in planning stages) is now the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman. In its inaugural season, it was the Eagle Bank [...]

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Double Coverage: Week 16, the picks

And then there was two… weeks that is.  Our resident pickatologist takes his stab at the NFL’s second to last week of the regular season as teams begin jockeying for playoff positioning, or in the case of the NFC West, hopefully someone’s 7th win
MIKE KAYE
Last Week: 10-5 / Season: 113-83 / Guest: (last week 1-0) [...]

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