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Why Is This News? 28: Cagewriter's Maggie Hendricks on Da Bears, MMA and critics
These are sad days in the city of Chicago. The promise of an unexpectedly good Bears regular season vanished in a haze of green and gold, and the city is now left contemplating whether its starting...
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Why Is This News? 29: Puck Daddy's Greg Wyshynski
Last weekend was something of a dress rehearsal/victory lap in sports, as most major sports were running either all-star games or mostly irrelevant early/mid-season games. Still, that doesn't mean...
View ArticleIf you do nothing else today, watch this clip of wrestlers dancing
Where did this video come from? It doesn't matter. Who's in it? Don't care. All that matters is that you watch. Packed in these 232 seconds of greatness are two men dressed as ancient Egyptians doing...
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Why Is This News? 30: Shutdown Corner's MJD on the Super Bowl
Because it's Super Bowl week, we bring back our go-to football guy, Matthew J. Darnell, a.k.a. The Mighty MJD. With him, we break down the game (two of us pick Green Bay, one Pittsburgh) and dissect...
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Soccer star's girlfriend on Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover
Irina Shayk, girlfriend of international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, is the cover model for the 2011 Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition. The announcement was made Monday night on "The Late Show...
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Contador cleared of doping charges, used eating steak as defense
The steak defense worked. Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador was cleared on Tuesday of doping charges stemming from a positive drug test he insists was triggered by eating contaminated...
View ArticleVideo: Sports Illustrated cover model on 'Today' show
Irina Shayk says she was jet-lagged when she took the photo that appears on the cover of this year's Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. This is where I need a sarcasm font to say that she really looks...
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Why Is This News? 31: Donald Trump on Tiger Woods, the Mets and the NFL lockout
When you get word that Donald Trump is up for talking with you, and you know that he doesn't have the power to fire you, you pay attention. Such was the case Friday, as we talk to Mr. Trump about his...
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Why Is This News? 32: Hank Aaron on Pete Rose, Bonds, ARod and Jeter
Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest home run hitter of all time: Mr. Hank Aaron.Hammerin' Hank joined us Thursday thanks to the good graces of Topps, which is in the midst of a 60th anniversary...
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Which songs were played most at sporting events last year?
A song written before most professional athletes were born was played more than any other at sporting events last year. According to music licenser BMI, Queen's "We Will Rock You" topped the list of...
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The top 10 most popular athletes on Twitter
The biggest athlete in professional sports is also the biggest athlete on Twitter. NBA star Shaquille O'Neal has the most followers of any athlete on the social media site, with over 3.5 million users...
View ArticleVideo: Memphis dancer's crazy title celebration goes viral
Earlier this year, the University of Memphis spirit squad won the national championship in hip-hop dance. Captain Marina Barrett was understandably excited about the achievement, as she demonstrated by...
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Why Is This News 33: Jennifer Tilly, playin' poker
If you've ever played poker -- and if you haven't, get out there and start -- you know that there's nothing more nerve-wracking than head-to-head competition, you and your oppnent checking, raising and...
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Stanford drops list of easy ‘jock courses’ for athletes
Athletes at Stanford won't have an easy class list to help them plan their schedules next semester. Officials at the university discontinued the controversial guide after it was suspected that it...
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Why Is This News 34--Spring Training Swing Part 1: Florida!
It's almost spring, and that means it's a season of rebirth, a time when green cathedrals reopen anew, a time when the verdant promises of a nascent baseball season cause sportswriters to break out in...
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Why Is This News 35: Hal Needham, stuntman, NASCAR owner, 'Smokey & The...
There are men. There are manly men. And then there's Hal Needham.Now 80 years old, Needham has done more in one life than most men have done in ten. He's just published a book, Stuntman!: My...
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Why Is This News 36: The Dagger's Jeff Eisenberg
Tournament time! You folks have to fill out your brackets based on mascots or colors or alma maters. We get to call in the experts, like our colleague Jeff Eisenberg, who runs The Dagger here at Yahoo!...
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Man who wrote ‘Charge!’ song suing for back royalties
That "da-da-da-da-da-daaaa ... CHARGE!" chant you ignore at sports stadiums has a name. ("Stadium Doo Dads.") It's only been around since 1978. It also has a composer who wants to get paid for his...
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Previewing the women’s field at the Madrid Open
The French Open begins two weeks from today but not before back-to-back premier tournaments in Madrid and Rome. Busted Racquet insider Patrick Mouratoglou breaks down the women's field at the first of...
View ArticleIf you only watch one table tennis shot this year, make it this one
Mattias Oversjo was playing fellow Swede Jorgen Persson in a recent table tennis match when Persson hit a cross-table slam that took a wicked bounce and caught Oversjo short-paddled. So he did what any...
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