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Is pro football writing it’s own death certificate? — Can the game be safe, but retain what makes its great?

SCOTT JACOBS
The NFL is in a sticky wicket. It’s the most popular league in the United States by a wide margin, and with popularity, comes a closer examination than any other sport. Then you throw in former players, young in their early 40’s going the suicidal route – possibly due to head injuries sustained while [...]

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Welcome to the Draft Circus! 8 Big Questions on the eve of the 2012 NFL Draft

SCOTT JACOBS
The NFL Draft is one giant crap shoot, but it’s also quite the circus. So we brought in our NFL Draft ringmaster, Mike Kaye to shed some light on 8 key NFL Draft questions. What did our NFL Draft expert have to say?
Here’s what we discussed:
1. Will Luck live up to the [...]

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The sad tale of the Suns: once a shining star, now buried in irrelevance

SCOTT JACOBS
Sports run in cycles. For most franchises, tasting victory consistently is a hard fought process, that takes years of great drafting, deft trades, and savvy personnel at the top. It takes luck, skill, vision, facilities, and an owner committed to some kind of winning.
You don’t just luck into a championship. Titles don’t fall from [...]

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20 Predictions and Explanations for the 2012 NFL Draft

MIKE KAYE
The 2012 NFL Draft is a few days away. With speculation at an all-time high, Juiced Sports looks into the Juiced Crystal Ball for answers.
1. Let’s start with an easy one: Every team that has a 1st, 2nd and 3rd round pick will draft at least one wide receiver at some point in [...]

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Juiced Sports Presents: 2012 NFL Draft Big Board

MIKE KAYE
With the 2012 NFL Draft just two weeks away and most of the free agency madness of March in our rear-view mirror, we at Juiced Sports present the 2012 Juiced Sports Big Board (Top 100).
The cream of the crop may rise to the top, but in this year’s draft, there is plenty of [...]

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Day 2: And then there was 32 – breaking down the madness

Wrapping up a wild day 2 of the NCAA Tournament and where we stand going into the field of 32
SCOTT JACOBS
Shockers! I’m sure someone will do the research on this, but I can’t recall another tournament in recent memory boasting 9 double digit seeds surviving the second (**cough cough**) first round:
A breakdown by seed (note: [...]

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Juiced Sports Presents: The Post-Major Trade and Pre-Free Agency Mock Draft (3 Rounds of Goodness)

MIKE KAYE
With free agency starting Tuesday and the major trade this weekend, let’s take a look at how the 2012 Draft stacks up right now and who is going where.
*The Oakland Raiders gave up their third round pick this year when they drafted Ohio State QB Terrell Pryor in the 2011 NFL Supplemental Draft.
Round 1
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Saying Goodbye: Colts, Manning part ways after 14 seasons

SCOTT JACOBS
“Circumstances… Those circumstances,” said Colts long-time owner Jim Irsay.
“Times change, circumstances change,” said Peyton Manning.
It was the buzzword of the day, and the final cue to a 14 year relationship that produced the most successful era of Colts football. Ever.
“Growing up together in an organization,” Irsay said, “I was a 37 year old owner [...]

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