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Sunday, February 3rd, 2013
Former USC quarterback Matt Barkley will (apparently) not be throwing at the 2013 NFL Draft Combine. Technically, he's "not sure" if he'll throw. Either way, this isn't earth-shattering news for a top quarterback prospect who expects to go high in the subsequent draft.
Except Barkley isn't expected to go high in ...
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Friday, January 25th, 2013
It's not often something comes up on the sports memorabilia market that's probably really worth its price. Mike Eruzione's jersey and stick from the 1980 Olympic hockey victory over the Soviet Union might just be one of those things.
The former Team USA captain is selling his jersey, stick, and other ...
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Sunday, January 13th, 2013
I suppose former USC defensive lineman Armond Armstead would have a problem with being associated with USC in the headline and in this sentence since he is suing them for allegedly causing the heart attack that caused him to miss the 2011 season and go undrafted in the 2012 draft. ...
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Saturday, January 12th, 2013
Syracuse forward James Southerland has been suspended indefinitely for "eligibility issues." It's rumored that his suspension is due to academic issues, most likely from the fall semester. If that's the case, this is a remarkably similar scenario to that of Fab Melo last season. Melo ended up leaving the team ...
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Saturday, January 5th, 2013
So yeah, anyone who wasn't sure if the Minnesota Timberwolves were cursed when Ricky Rubio decided to stay in Spain, injured his knee last season when leading something of an offensive revival for a fiesty T-wolves squad, or when lynchpin forward Kevin Love fractured his shooting hand in October which put him ...
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Sunday, December 16th, 2012
When Brett Bielema left Wisconsin for Arkansas, athletic director Barry Alvarez stepped in to coach the team in its Rose Bowl appearance this January. The 65 year old Alvarez was the head coach of the Badgers from 1990 to 2005 before retiring and naming Bielema his successor. Alvarez's return as ...
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2012
Following Juan Manuel Marquez's shocking knockout of Manny Pacquiao Saturday, the boxing world has tried to figure out how the 39-year-old Marquez suddenly found more punching power than he had in his first three encounters with Pacquiao. The conventional wisdom/conspiracy theory of choice is that Marquez has been doping.
To wit: he ...
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