What might be the effects long term for the sport of hockey in the U.S. going forward?
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If you found yourself rooting for a goalie you had never heard of, before these 2010 Vancouver games began, you weren’t alone.  Aside from your hard core hockey enthusiasts, America wasn’t exactly making U.S.A goaltender Ryan Miller their [...]

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Bad becomes worse, as the Nets drop their 8th in a row in front of barely 1,000 fans
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Sometimes things are so bad that to avoid crying you just have to laugh.  Maybe the New Jersey Nets should start laughing.  Not that their fall from respectable team to historic challenger of the worst record in [...]

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With the advent of new technologies has come new ways of advertising: no more evident than during Super Sunday
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Once upon a time a cute little kid (now probably in his late 30’s) handed Mean Joe Greene a Coke, and the infamous tough guy returned the favor by throwing his jersey to the kid.  “Hey [...]

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Once known for nothing more than their fans wearing bags on top of their heads, the Saints are now champions of the football universe
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If you could capture a moment in Super Bowl XLIV and frame it, a mere definition of the Saints cinderella rise from have nots to Super Bowl champions, Tracy Porter’s unforgettable [...]

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Alas the big game is here.  Are you ready?  Here’s our pick
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Yap, yap, yap.  Freeney, Freeney, Freeney.  Enough!
Tonight they finally get to play the damn game.  Finally instead of hearing about how the Saints will blitz package Peyton Manning we get to see it.  Finally instead of wondering whether Reggie Bush will be a [...]

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Roger Goodell was about as genuine as a sleazy real estate agent in answering questions about the future of the league, but we at Juiced Sports are not afraid to give our two cents (but only as long as it doesn’t go to the owners)
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The world is supposed to end in 2012, but 2011 [...]

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Look out Boise, here comes Eastern Washington and their new red field
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Green, blue, and.. red?  Why not? says Eastern Washington.  You probably don’t know who they are now, but little Eastern Washington– located in.. you’d never guess– Eastern Washingon– is prepared to role out the, ahem, red carpet, for their ahem again, new red [...]

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People buying sports teams shouldn’t do it to be business savvy, they should do it for love of the game and do everything they can to win– even if that means losing money
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If there is one line that has driven me to a point of no return lately, it’s this one: “Sports franchises [...]

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