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Training Day: Spinning the ball (or not…)
Up through the NFL Draft, Shutdown Corner's Kristian Dyer will be training at TEST Football Academy Powered by Parisi Speed School in New Jersey along with roughly 20 players. All of these athletes...
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Rory McIlroy on the doorstep of taking over golf’s top spot
Golf fans used to marvel at the fact that, at the age of just 21, Tiger Woods took over the top spot in the world rankings. It was one of those rare feats that made you wonder if anyone would ever...
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Paolo Guerrero commits the ‘worst foul of the season’
Hamburg striker Paolo Guerrero was sent off in the 54th minute of his side's 4-0 loss to Stuttgart for what Bild is calling the "worst foul of the season." Stuttgart goalkeeper Sven Ulreich was...
View ArticleFenerbahce’s Miroslav Stoch scores with a wondrous volley directly from a...
A mere 70 seconds into Fenerbahce's 6-1 dismantling of Genclerbirligi, former Chelsea winger Miroslav Stoch completed an act of absolute perfection. From well outside the 18-yard box, the 22-year-old...
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Thomson and Misaki take decisions while ‘Jacare’ and Sayers cruise at...
Josh Thomson won in his first fight in more than a year with a decision over K.J. Noons in the co-main event at Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey in Ohio Saturday night. Thomson was not happy with his...
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North Carolina claims ACC title, eyes bigger prize
For all the hand-wringing about North Carolina's non-league losses to UNLV and Kentucky, its 33-point meltdown at Florida State or its late collapse against Duke, the Tar Heels find themselves in an...
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Ronda Rousey takes Strikeforce bantamweight belt with another armbar
Ronda Rousey backed up her months of smack talk, submitting Miesha Tate to win the Strikeforce bantamweight championship in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday night. Though this fight went longer than any of...
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Ronda Rousey already has world champion swag available
After a Super Bowl or World Series win, teams immediately sell shirts announcing their big win, but MMA had not caught up to the big four in terms of merchandising. That is, until new Strikeforce...
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Saturday’s loss ensures that Butler won’t have a shot at third straight Final...
In the last two years, Butler became America's team. The mid-major program from the tiny private school in Indianapolis twice defied the odds, twice wiggled its way to the national championship game...
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Saturday’s Three Stars: Stamkos OT hero; Carlyle wins Leafs debut; Sabres...
No. 1 Star: Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning Stamkos scored an unassisted goal in the second period to cut the Carolina Hurricanes' lead to 3-2 and then scored the game-winning goal in overtime to...
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Ticket Punched: Is this the year that Belmont scores an opening round upset?
Hey, remember Belmont? Well, they're back in the NCAA tournament's field of 68, and despite failing to capitalize on a world of preseason buzz in the non-conference portion of its schedule, the Bruins...
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Bruce Boudreau on Ducks/Kings officiating: ‘Worst calls I’ve friggin’ seen in...
The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks each had 13 penalty minutes in their game on Saturday night. But Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau disagreed ever so slightly with referees Dan O'Rourke and Ian Walsh...
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At Maxwell Awards, Luck talks about a Colts future
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — It has all the intrigue of a soap opera -- or a dual-family drama. Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, almost assuredly the first overall selection in the 2012 NFL Draft, attended...
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Stunning late surge has Tennessee in contention for an NCAA bid
At this time one month ago, Tennessee was 2-5 in the SEC, under .500 for the season and well on its way to a losing record. Four weeks later, the Vols are somehow on the cusp of NCAA tournament...
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You Can Play: Behind Patrick Burke’s bold effort using NHL players to fight...
Patrick Burke calls it "casual homophobia" in hockey. It's the jocular language used in the locker room and on the ice that's intended to be humorous among teammates or insulting to opponents, but are...
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Andre Villas-Boas fired, Fernando Torres still manages to keep job
Following yesterday's dismal defeat at West Brom, Chelsea have finally pulled the trigger on Andre Villas-Boas. For the heinous crime of leaving the London club three points adrift of the top four,...
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Game 163: The playoff system’s forgotten victim?
There have been six tiebreaker games since the wild card system was implemented in the early '90s and there's no doubt the success of those contests led to the adoption of baseball's new 10-team...
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Missing child support could land Terrell Owens in jail
Terrell Owens' latest money woes can land him in jail. The six-time Pro Bowl receiver, who is currently playing in the Indoor Football League, is $20,000 behind on child support payments for one of his...
View ArticleElche’s Xumetra scores a Beckham-esque 60-yard goal
As a Wimbledon fan, it's not easy to recall the opening day of the 1996/97 season, when I sat slumped in disbelief as Davey Becks put away Manchester Utd's third goal of the afternoon from his own...
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David Poile’s moves further proof Predators are real Cup contenders
As I wrote last year, the thought of the Nashville Predators being treated with kids gloves is over and done with. The continuing praise of "doing so much with so little" is very tired considering,...
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