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Barack Obama just might be ready to outlaw the BCS

MITCH BLATT
Now I know the BCS is kind of unpopular, but I wasn’t aware of any provision in the Constitution that makes it unconstitutional:  Justice Department: Obama May Take Action on the BCS
As a governing note, Congress or the President can claim that the “interstate commerce” clause allows for regulation of college football, but essentially [...]

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Congress Gets Back to Work: Tries To Take Over the Bowl Championship Series

With the economy reeling, foreign powers building nukes, and no oversight over $700 billion in bailout money, Congress is fast at work trying to use state force to restrict the rights of the BCS and athletic directors.
MITCHELL BLATT
Texas Rep. Joe Barton compared the BCS system to communism as he wrote a bill attempting to outlaw [...]

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A-Rod & Danny Tanner

COLIN LINNEWEBER
• Former Atlanta Braves relief pitcher John Rocker, a village idiot who alienated the city of New York with his racist and homophobic comments, became the latest outcast to finger New York Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez as an abuser of steroids. On Monday, the obnoxious hick from Georgia claimed that in spring training of 2002 [...]

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HGH, HIV, Knight, WWF, Superman, Braveheart

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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Pats Are 43rd Best Team Ever

COLIN LINNEWEBER
• I thank you all for giving me some of your time. I hope I am able to entertain you with my thoughts on the greatest Super Bowl ever played.
• Ding Dong the witch is dead. The team that many proclaimed was the greatest in the history of the NFL was not even the best one [...]

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3 Days in Sports

COLIN LINNEWEBER
• I thank you for taking the time to give me some of your time. I hope I entertain.
• The New York Mets acquired two-time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana this week from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for four coveted minor league prospects. The deal was finalized Friday night when Santana, 28, and the [...]

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Congress Messing With Sports Again

Mitchell Blatt
“Rudy… Hillary… What is Your Position on the NFL Union’s Pension Plan?”The dispute between the NFL Player’s Association and retired players who allege that they haven’t received fair benefits is now being investigated in Congress. Finally our government is doing its job.
But, the 2008 presidential candidates have largely ignored the issue, instead [...]

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Listening to Robert Byrd is BARBARIC!

Allen Iverson has a new contemporary in speaking ability. Now, I’m not talking about practice here, but I am talking about dogfighting. West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd took the time to let us know just how “barbaric” dogfight… “barbaric” dog… “barbaric” … dogfighting really is. The breaks he took [...]

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