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05 Aug 2009 10:26

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Sports: Eli Manning is probably rubbing this contract in Peyton’s face

  • $107 million to lead the New York Giants for 7 years source
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04 Aug 2009 21:09

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Sports: Arena Football is screwed. Not even Bon Jovi could save it.

A Kansas City Brigade game in 2007
  • Remember when you were really excited about arena football? Like, really, really excited? Neither do we. Which is why the league’s end is about as disappointing as a Bon Jovi concert. (Clarification: Bon Jovi concerts aren’t disappointing, but they aren’t awesome either. And Jon Bon Jovi owned the Philadelphia Soul, the defending champs.)source
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04 Aug 2009 11:05

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Sports: Why it rules to be Florida coach Urban Meyer

  • $24 million to coach the Gators in football for six years source
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02 Aug 2009 12:37

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Sports, Tech: So begins the love affair between the NFL, its fans and Twitter

  • Had a six inch Sub for lunch and now I’m headed back to practice number 2. Ugh
  • Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley • Wrote on Twitter during the first day of training camp. NFL players (and fans) are slowly starting to fall in love with the micro-blogging site, but execs and handlers aren’t really sure what to make of it yet. Some think it’s a killer marketing tool and a great way for people to get to know the person behind the helmet, while others are freakin’ out because there’s not much control you can have over it. Well, yeah…that’s kinda the point.  • source
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02 Aug 2009 11:36

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Sports: The Boston Red Sox: A recent legacy tainted by steroids?

  • Two staffers were fired last summer over steroid use. One of baseball’s most iconic recent success stories, the championship runs of the Boston Red Sox, is currently under fire after two revelations which put steroids at the team’s forefront. Earlier this week, it was revealed that star sluggers David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez tested positive in 2003 while Red Sox players. Today, a Boston newspaper reported that two security staffers were fired last summer over steroid use. While they deny knowledge of other players doing it, it sure feels sketchy, doesn’t it? source
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02 Aug 2009 11:17

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Sports: Tiger Woods suddenly has his mojo back – a little late, but still back

  • Woods missed a cut at the British Open, which was a big deal – since when does freakin’ Tiger Woods miss the cut at a major? source
  • After a cruddy opening round at the Buick Open, Woods finds himself in the lead – a more likely spot for him to be. source
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01 Aug 2009 11:49

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Sports: Golfer John Daly is freaking out, doesn’t think he has it anymore

  • The last two weeks have been
    the first time in my career I didn’t think I could win. I don’t have
    the feel I used to have. I don’t have the confidence. I just don’t have it.
  • John Daly • Describing his frustration with golfing after getting an 88 at the 2009 Buick Open this week. “I tried my [tail] off and shot 88,” he said. “I’ve thrown in the towel and shot 82 when I quit. But I didn’t quit this time. It was a weird feeling.” Daly is described to be out of sorts by his swing coach, who says he hasn’t slept and is barely eating after getting lap-band surgery four months ago. Daly has lost 80 pounds due to the surgery, which has taken away some of his ability to hit the ball. • source
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30 Jul 2009 16:45

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Sports: The NYT reporter that exposed Ramirez and Ortiz is just a baby

  • 25 the age of New York Times reporter Michael S. Schmidt. He just broke the story that Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz tested positive for juicin’ up in 2003 source
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30 Jul 2009 10:40

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Sports: Better late than never: Boxer Jack Johnson may get pardoned

  • 96 years ago, Johnson was jailed for dating a white woman source
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29 Jul 2009 11:17

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Sports: This is the greatest catch ever. (But the ump didn’t think so.)

  • Off his teammate’s foot, into the hands of Pittsburgh Pirate Delwyn Young. The only thing worse than the fact that this amazing catch wasn’t allowed by the ump (though it clearly didn’t touch the ground)? The fact that Delwyn Young is a Pittsburgh Pirate.source
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