Tuesday, June 4th, 2013
Former Auburn basketball player Kyievarez "Varez" Ward has been charged with conspiring with gamblers to throw games during the 2011-12 college basketball season. Ward was suspended midway through the 2012 season as the FBI investigated him for point-shaving.
Ward faces two bribery-related counts for "commerce to influence, in any way, by ...
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Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
From our waistlines to our politics, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and I have very little in common, although a mutual love for The Boss is a nice thing to fall back on. I bet he likes farting, too.
But one thing Christie and I definitely see eye-to-eye on, besides bacon's ...
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Friday, December 30th, 2011
UFC 141 is finally here! Tonight on Pay-Per-View, MMA fans finally get to watch (or if you're too cheap to order the PPV you can follow the live blog we're doing for FoxSports.com right here on R&R later this evening) two of the best heavyweights on the planet duke it out in this long-awaited clash ...
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Well-traveled English soccer player Michael Chopra claims $3 million in gambling debts.
I know, peanuts. Charles Barkley lost $10 million gambling. But since you've never heard of Michael Chopra (that is unless you're a Newcastle fan), he can't afford that much red ink.
Per BBC News:
"Your first bet's your worst bet. As ...
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Monday, March 14th, 2011
Every year on Selection Sunday, the only thing more entertaining than filling out a bracket and incessantly staring at it is incessantly staring at the lines which get posted at some books as early as just a few hours after the Selection Show. Needless to say, this year was no different in WiseGuyAction's humble bungalow. My ...
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Monday, January 24th, 2011
At the Pontiac Silverdome this Saturday one of my favorite fighters, Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley, squares off in a battle against up and comer Devon Alexander "The Great." On the line will be the WBO and WBC light welterweight titles, and perhaps more importantly, pride. Both fighters are undefeated and looking to ...
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Friday, January 7th, 2011
On Saturday afternoon, perhaps the worst NFL team ever to make the playoffs in the modern era will take the field against the defending Super Bowl champs. Are the Seahawks bad? Yes. Utterly god awful? Check. Lack star power and dynamic playmakers? Touche. So why on earth would any sane ...
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