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Once upon a time basketball players could opt for the NBA upon completing high school. In fact, some of the game's biggest stars: Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett and LeBron James took exactly that route to the NBA.But back in 2006 the NBA instituted a new policy, one that prevented teams from selecting players directly out of high school. Now, those eligible for the NBA draft must be at least 19-

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The storyline was set for Lefty but by the time the mud settled at Bethpage Black journeyman and Southern gentleman Lucas Glover stepped in to grab the U.S. Open title.The great players execute at crunch time and for the South Carolinian his performance over the final three holes was something to behold. A gorgeous iron into 16 then rolling it dead center for birdie gave Glover a two stroke

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Let's face it, this was not the NBA Finals we anticipated. Early on, as the season began, the entire focus was on a Lakers-Celtics rematch.Then as the year progressed and LeBron continued to grow as a player, leaving no doubt as to who is now the best in the NBA, the thoughts turned to a King James versus Kobe showdown for all the marbles.Unfortunately, what we got was Lakers-Magic. It was a not

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On Sunday, Tiger Woods announced to the world he was back. PGATour.com said it thus:"Two holes, two towering shots, two clutch birdies."A Golden PerformanceThey came on 17 and 18 on Sunday at Jack's Tournament. At Muirfield, a course that featured such lightning fast greens and punishing rough that it turned every wayward shot into a bogey or more.In his final round charge, Woods would manage to

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The best advice I ever got regarding errors:When you make a mistake, acknowledge it and take full responsibility. Then be sure to learn from it so as not to repeat it.In regards to the NBA playoffs we were a sorry 0 for 4. Not only were we hitless, the Eastern Finals had to go down as a pair of strike outs on three pitches.Looking.Out West, well all we could manage was a pair of meek pop ups to

Thomas J. Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00008455658327267473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10631040.post-30229180018163500772009-05-25T16:13:00.000-07:002009-05-28T14:33:34.970-07:00

The PGA news this week focused on the sad news that Amy Mickelson was battling breast cancer. Less than six months after the return of the game's number one player Tiger Woods, the world's second best player, Phil Mickelson, announced he would put his competitive schedule on hold to be with his ailing wife.While Rory Sabbatini was offering some stellar play to earn his fifth career title on the

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The NBA season runs so long that you can't come up with a phrase like March Madness. But the pros are now down to the final four even if May Madness will run into June.Eastern ConferenceOrlando put an end to the Celtics reign in dominating fashion, crushing the C's in the fourth quarter of a game seven on the defending champs home floor. Boston was of course done, as in not going to repeat, the

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Every week in the world of sports, we are witness to eye-opening performances - this past week the sports world saw several, what we just might call hellacious showings:NBA WestHow about those Rockets? Already playing without Tracy McGrady, they lose Yao Ming for the remainder of the playoffs. We are thinking, this team is dead. Then they go out and put a whupping on the Lakers, a thorough

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Being from the Northeast, I remember the warnings from the Boston writers last year. Tampa Bay was vastly improved and they could be ready to make some noise in the American League East.Now, to be fair, those writers didn't have the Rays topping either the Sox or the Yankees in 2008, but at least they had them on the radar.Now, one year after the Yanks went on another spending bender and the Sox

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Let's face it, when Boston Celtic fans learned that KG was likely out for the playoffs there was a collective sigh of relief. With everyone already putting the C's chance of defending their NBA title chances at slim to none, the news on Garnett actually gave the team a way out.Because, even die-hard Boston fans had stopped thinking of a Celtics-Lakers final. Most, in fact, gave the team no

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The baseball world, particularly the minor league baseball affiliate of the Angels, has been abuzz with the release of a new memoir, Odd Man Out. Actually, it might be a stretch to call it a memoir since it documents just one year of Matt McCarthy's quest to become a professional baseball player.Yale GraduateMcCarthy was a young man who could throw a baseball 92 miles per hour and that fact meant

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It was a Masters full of surprises and excitement. The incredible Sunday rush up the leaderboard by two of the game's current stars, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, only to result in an anticlimactic finish as the dynamic duo ran out of gas. Both missed make-able eagles at 15 and Lefty added a missed gimme at 17. And both concluded with bogies at 18 (at 17 as well as for Woods) to put an end to

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After Phil Mickelson's maiden World Golf tournament win at Doral, he was asked about the fact that he was now knocking on the door, point-wise, to becoming the number-one ranked player in the world. Lefty earned an indelible amount of respect by brushing off the question as essentially irrelevant. The fact was, and Lefty knew it all too well, that he was in his current position not because of

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It wasn't all that long ago that the internet was abuzz over an exchange between a reporter and University of Connecticut men's basketball coach, Jim Calhoun.If you missed the story, Ken Krayeske, a political activist and sometimes freelance journalist asked Calhoun if he had thought about returning some of his $1.6 million annual salary to the state.Calhoun, one of the highest-paid employees in

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African athletes, and especially those from an East African nation called Kenya, are reputed to be the best in the world especially in the middle and long distance races to an extent where other top sporting nations have chosen not to enter these races for the simple reason that the Kenyans are unbeatable. What makes these men and women from the tiny east African state impossible to defeat?For

Chrisnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10631040.post-1167719489398058062007-01-01T21:55:00.000-08:002007-01-01T22:31:29.703-08:00

What a season. The New York Giants inherited the toughest schedule in professional football this year. Their first three games were a horror house-Indianapolis, Philadelphia and Seattle. After the bye week the Giants faced a year of match ups against the NFC's best teams. In fact the Giants played every team in the NFC playoff bracket. This year was so competative that the Giants were one of

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Sunday 17 Dec 2006West Ham United 1 Man United 0It always happens. When a new manager takes over a club, the players usually raise their game and try to impress their new boss. Even a team a team as messed up as West Ham was able to come up with the goods to defeat the league leaders, Man U. Alan Curbishley was not exactly an exciting choice as a manager, but he is a solid manager, and he brought

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Saturday 16 Dec 2006Aston Villa 0 Bolton 1Bolton keeper, Jussi Jaaskelainen, had great game to help his side stay on course for their quest of European qualification. This Bolton team does have high ambitions, and they believe that it is possible to gatecrash the top four to snatch a Champions League spot. "There is an opportunity if we want to take it," said Allardyce. "It is not beyond us now

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Saturday 16 Dec 2006Arsenal 2 Portsmouth 2Arsene Wenger's plan of resting Emmanuel Adebayor nearly back fired big time. With Thierry Henry injured, Wenger opted to start Jeremie Aliadiere instead of Adebayor, but the Frenchman was almost anonymous and did not have an impact at all. Soon, Portsmouth were up two goals. With the home fans booing during half time, Wenger had no choice but to play

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Saturday 16 Dec 2006Reading 1 Blackburn 2Even though Blackburn's South African striker, Benni McCarthy scored to help his team earned an important victory, he was not that happy after the match, especially with some of the decisions in the match. "I'm pleased and disappointed because I got a yellow card - my fifth this season - and now I miss our game at Arsenal on Saturday, so I'm not too happy

The Nuggetnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10631040.post-1166360428420040852006-12-17T04:58:00.000-08:002006-12-17T05:00:28.493-08:00

Although Argentine polo players continually travel all over the world to play, they rarely do so as a team. To see the best polo in the world played by Argentine teams, one has to go to Argentina, more particularly Buenos Aires where the top tournaments are played in October and November.Polo- Polo is played almost all year in Argentina, but the big tournaments are played in the spring. The

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Saturday 16 December 2006Charlton v LiverpoolLiverpool are on the rise, and Charlton are sinking. It should be a comfortable Liverpool win.Charlton boss Les Reed said, "Saturday's is a big game all round. For Liverpool to remain in contention at the top, they have got to win every game. We will take every advantage we have got - and if there is pressure on Liverpool, then that can only be good

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By Tovash HatcherWhat do Reggie Bush, Vince Young, Doug Flutie, Tommy Frazier, Maurice Clarrett, OJ Simpson, Barry Sanders, Deion Sanders, Michael Vick, Marshall Faulk, Charles Woodson, Doak Walker, Ricky Williams, and Mr. Heisman all have in common? All are great names that make college football one of the most adored games in the United States. There is nothing like a stadium full of hundreds

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By Ed JennettAllen Iverson has played his last game for the Philadelphia 76ers, but he definitely has not played his last game in the NBA. In fact, Iverson may pop up in a city near you (or your city) very soon. Tomorrow is December 15, which is the day that NBA teams can begin trading players that signed contracts this past summer. With more players available to be used in trades, it makes it

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By Tovash HatcherThe 2006 NBA season is in full swing and we've already seen some brow-raising events. How many of you knew that the Philadelphia 76ers and Allen Iverson would be parting ways? What team in their right mind would get rid of their franchise player? It actually went the other way however. Iverson went up the front office of the Sixers and told the ownership that he demands to be

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