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Shogun Hua Shows Rust at UFC 93 — White Shows His True Colors

January 20, 2009 - 1 Comment Maurcio “Shogun” Hua, previously regarded as one of the best 205 pound fighters in the world, has now officially been placed in the category of a gutless underachiever by yours truly. Watching MMA luminaries Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson slug it out in a three-round light-heavyweight affair, a fight in which nothing but grit and guts were displayed, helped to put into perspective the immense ineptitude of the efforts of  Hua in his....

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Upstart Cardinals to Meet Powerhouse Steelers in Superbowl XLIII

January 19, 2009 - 1 Comment When the Arizona Cardinals got off to a 7-3 start, people were taking notice, but nobody was convinced. When the team proceeded to drop four of it’s next five, they were written off. Even after clinching the NFC West division, the Cardinals were still a joke — a team most felt didn’t even deserve to make the playoffs let alone contend for a Super Bowl. Yes, the Arizona Cardinals truly did take on the persona of their starting quarterback....

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Curry Continues Knick Tradition — Slapped With Sexual Harassment Suit

January 14, 2009 - No Comments Following in the foot steps of former New York Knick saboteur Isaiah Thomas, $9.4 million bench-warmer Eddy Curry becamethe newest Knick to be slapped with a sexual harassment suit. Curry, who has battled knee injuries that have kept him out of all but 2:38 of action this season, will now be battling his former driver, David Kuchinsky, in court.  Among the allegations levied against the 6′11 center by Kuchinsky is that he tried to solicit....

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Darius Miles Blacklisted by Blazers

January 9, 2009 - No Comments Darius Miles has only one thing on his mind — getting healthy and making his return to the NBA. Unfortunately for him, the Portland Trail Blazers REALLY don’t want that to happen this season. How much do they not want it? Try $18 million plus luxury tax payments, that’s how much. Due to contractual obligations stemming from Miles’ release due to medical reasons, the Blazers do not have to pay Miles’ $18 million salary....

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UFC’s Rampage Jackson Pleads Guilty to Felony, Misdemeanor

January 8, 2009 - No Comments Only weeks after a huge victory over chief rival Wanderlei Silva at UFC 92, my BOY Quinton “Rampage” Jackson pleaded guilty on Thursday to reduced charges of one felony count of evading a peace officer and driving against traffic and one misdemeanor count of driving recklessly. Rampage was arrested on July 15 for a very public vehicular chase with authorities through the streets and sidewalks of Costa Mesa and Newport Beach, Calif —....

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Long Overdue UFC 92 Analysis and Recap

January 7, 2009 - No Comments UFC 92 was one of the better events I’ve seen the UFC put on in recent memory. The card featured three premiere-level bouts, including two championship fights and one match-up of former PRIDE vs. UFC champions. While my predictions for the fights held true for the most part, there was one stunning upset, which I will get into below. The Main Event: Rashad Evans vs. Forest Griffin (205 lb Light-Heavyweight Title Match). This bout was my pride....

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Cardinals, Chargers, Ravens, Eagles Advance — I go 4 for 4 in My Predictions

January 5, 2009 - No Comments For all of you sports enthusiasts out there, how many of you picked all four wild-card Playoff games this weekend? The answer: not many. Well, I DID (yes, I think I am actually kissing my own ass). In any case, all four were excellent games that happened to end the way I thought they would. Here is the breakdown: The Arizona Cardinals had the luxury of playing in the friendly confines of the muggy desert, a home-field advantage their 8-8 record should....

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Canned-Gini Out as Jets Coach — Crennel, Marinelli Also

December 29, 2008 - No Comments New York Jets Head Coach Eric Mangini was fired today, after his team lost four of their final five games to finish out of the playoffs. A month ago, Mangini had the Jets in first-place at 8-3, and many were talking Super Bowl behind their future Hall-Of-Fame quarterback Brett Favre. Unfortunately, Favre’s play came undone down the stretch, and Mangini was unable to reign him in, resulting in a disappointing collapse that culminated in the coach’s....

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Celts Streak Snapped at 19

December 26, 2008 - No Comments The record-breaking Boston Celtics, winners of 19 in a row and owners of the best start in NBA history, had to lose sometime right? That being the case, why not make it against bitter rival and the defending Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers? Why not lose against the team that was second in the NBA with a 23-5 record, and gunning for  a rematch since being run out of the gym in last year’s NBA Finals? Well, perhaps for all those....

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Yanks Make Yet Another Big Splash — Sign Teixeira

December 23, 2008 - 1 Comment Just when you thought the New York Yankees had finally completed their off season spending spree that included the likes of top name starting pitchers C.C. Sabathia and A.J. Burnett, the Yanks dig even deeper into their pockets to make yet another massive signing. The Yankees signed free-agent first basement Mark Teixeira today to an eight-year $180,000 contract that solidified the Yankees’ infield and struck fear into the rest of the American....

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