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New York Knicks are now New York Nobody’s

November 22, 2008 - No Comments The New York Knicks franchise has made a statement to their fans and they have made it loud and clear: wait ’til 2010. After an encouraging 6-5 start to the season under new Head Coach Mike D’antoni, the Knicks have effectively shut it down for 2008-9, dealing their two best players for what is essentially cap space for 2010. The Knicks two leading scorers, Jamal Crawford and Zach Randolph, are now wearing new uniforms and all the team....

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Nothing is Interesting in Music News Today

October 30, 2008 - No Comments So today’s music news is just boring as heck. I try to deliver interesting and fun news to the Texasholdem.com audience, but today there is just nothing good. T.I. continues to dominate the Billboard Hot 100 (who cares). LeBron James and Jay-Z rally for Obama (this is not news, everybody in the entertainment industry rallies for Obama. If they rallied for McCain, that would be news, because nobody in that industry likes McCain). As a result,....

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NBA Season Kicks off With Celtics and Lakers in Action

October 29, 2008 - No Comments The 2008-2009 NBA season kicked off last night as both the defending champion Boston Celtics and the defending Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers were both in action. In the early game, the Celtics defeated a prepared Cleveland Cavaliers team 90-85 to start their season off right. The C’s also collected their World Championship rings during an emotional ceremony in front of the home crowd. Nobody in the arena was more affected....

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Phelps Achievement Unmatched in Olympic History

August 18, 2008 - No Comments Michael Phelps had lofty expectations heading into this year’s Olympic Games in Beijing, and yet somehow, he managed to exceed them. Phelps has now gone a perfect eight for eight in Gold metals, smashing the record of seven Gold’s in one Olympic games, formerly held by fellow swimmer Mark Spitz.  The achievement is incredible in its own right, but more amazing may be how the world, and the United States, has embraced a sport that is....

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Team Redeem Lives Up To Their Name

August 14, 2008 - No Comments The United States Men’s Olympic basketball team lived up to their moniker as Team Redeem on Wednesday night, avenging their disappointing loss two years ago in Japan at the World Championships against the Greeks. The Americans played with aggression and passion, batting away balls and constantly pressuring the Greek players. Behind their stalwart defense, the U.S. team broke open a close game in the second quarter en route to a 92-69 destruction....

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U.S. Olympic Basketball Squad Arrives in Beijing

August 6, 2008 - No Comments After a successful string of exhibition games in which the United States Olympic Basketball Team dismantled Turkey and Lithuania, and handled Russia and Australia, the team has finally arrived at its final destination.  The exhibition schedule saw the team train in Macao and play games in Shanghai before their arrival in Beijing, the site of the 2008 Olympic games. The anticipation is great for the United States as the motto for this year’s....

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