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Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
At least one prominent college basketball star seems to remember the old public service message to "Be Cool: Stay In School."
Oklahoma State freshman guard Marcus Smart, considered by anyone I've ever paid attention to to be a Top 5 pick in this year's NBA draft, is expected to formally announce ...
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Monday, April 15th, 2013
It's like that nightmare where you show up to school in nothing but your underwear actually happening in real life.
Less than a week after I took time to crunch the numbers and determine that Kevin Gregg was the worst closer in Cubs history, the team signed the goggle-wearing blown save ...
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Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
We're still in April, but by season's end you'll be hard-pressed to find a stranger baseball score than Astros 16, Mariners 9 at Safeco Field on Tuesday night.
First off, it was a cold night in a pitcher's park with two inept offenses. And not even that basic descriptor does this ...
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Sunday, April 7th, 2013
Carlos Marmol sucks.
This is not new information to Cubs fans, who have watched the once-electric closer lose his job less than a week into the 2013 season. Marmol's been awful, going 0-1 with a 27.00 ERA with a 4.80 WHIP and .600 opponent batting average in three appearances before manager ...
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Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
Only time will tell if the Blue Jays are the best team in baseball this year, but they certainly made an early claim for "awesomest" on their opening night by having Rush lead singer Geddy Lee throw out the season's ceremonial first pitch.
I mean, think about it -- first pitches ...
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Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
If a return to college could benefit Thornton Mellon, then maybe it can do the same for Vince Young.
The artist formerly known as VY was back in Austin on Tuesday to participate in Texas Pro Day alongside the Longhorns entering this year's draft class. Young is attempting to get somebody ...
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Monday, March 25th, 2013
Sixteen teams remain in this year's NCAA tournament, which means we've had plenty of winners and losers over the course of the first two rounds. But who has won or lost the most?
Here's a region-by-region look at the best and worst the tournament has had to offer so far.
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