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This Day In Sports History (January 16th) — Micky Mantle & Whitey Ford
It was on this day in 1974 that Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Both former members of the Yankees were two of the six players inducted into Cooperstown that year. Mickey Mantle played his entire 18-year career with the New York Yankees. Throughout his historic career, he [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 1/15/2013 — Dwight Howard
The Los Angeles Lakers kicked off the new year by losing their first six games of 2013, but their fortunes could suddenly be changing. On Sunday, they snapped their streak of futility by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers. And last night it was their two superstars, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard, that were leading the way [...]
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The Rock Revived His “Rock Concert” Gimmick on Monday Night Raw (Video)
Remember when The Rock switched his name to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson—and then to just Dwayne Johnson—in an effort to leave behind his WWE past and make himself a legit Hollywood movie star? Well, I guess his movie career wasn’t going quite as well as he’d hoped, because now Dwayne is just “The Rock” again, [...]
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11 Worst Moments in Toronto Maple Leafs History
Last week, just about 10 days before the hurried start of the shortened and condensed 48-game 2013 NHL season, the richest and most valuable team in the league did a very strange thing: the Toronto Maple Leafs threw their entire organizational structure into disarray by firing loudmouth GM Brian Burke. In fairness, Burke had been [...]
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Wrestler Bully Ray Getting Hitched to Brooke Hogan, Having Bachelor Party at Rick’s Cabaret NYC (Video)
Well here’s a match made in pro wrestling heaven. Pro wrestler Bully Ray proposed to Brooke Hogan, daughter of the Hulk Hogan, live on Spike TV’s “TNA Impact Wrestling” last Thursday night. And despite daddy Hulkster’s unequivocal disapproval, Brooke said yes. So now they’re getting married. On television. This Thursday night. And apparently, this Wednesday [...]
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Cricket Fan Makes Great One-Handed Catch Without Dropping His Food (Video)
Winter is a tough time for hardcore baseball fans. But here’s some good news for all you baseball-loving folks out there: pitchers and catchers report in just four weeks. And if four weeks still seems like an eternity to you, well then how about this—today we’ve got a very baseball-like cricket highlight from Australia. Heck, [...]
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This Day In Sports History (January 15th) — Super Bowl I
It was on this day that the first ever Super Bowl took place. At the time, it was referred to as the First AFL-NFL World Championship Game. The First ever Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles, California, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The two teams taking part in the game were the NFL [...]
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Lance Armstrong Admits PED Use To Oprah
Apparently Lance Armstrong finally saw the writing on the wall: everyone knows he used performance enhancing drugs to win his seven Tour de France titles. Time to stop lying through his teeth and ask for forgiveness. So where does one go in this day and age to ask for such forgiveness? To a church confessional? [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 1/14/2013 — Russell Westbrook
ex gf exbacksms.com how to get your ex back The Oklahoma City Thunder visited Phoenix on Tuesday looking to become the first team in the NBA to reach 30 wins on the season. And they would accomplish that feat, thanks in large part to the performances put forth by their two superstars. Leading the way [...]
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Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods Team Up for Nike Golf’s “No Cup Is Safe” Commercial (Video)
No athlete had a better 2012 than Rory McIlroy. Okay, fine. LeBron James did. But after LeBron, it’s Rory. The guy won the U.S. Open in 2011 at the age of just 21, then he followed that by winning the 2012 PGA Championship, leading the PGA in earnings, being named the PGA Player of the [...]
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13 Biggest NFL Playoff Chokes
On Saturday night, Peyton Manning and the mighty Denver Broncos lost to Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens, and pretty much immediately people were calling it one the biggest chokes in NFL playoff history. But was it? Sure, the Broncos were the #1 seed in the AFC. Yes they were led by one of the [...]
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This Day In Sports History (January 14th) – Miami Dolphins
It was on this day in 1973 that Super Bowl VII took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The Miami Dolphins took on the Washington Redskins and were trying to complete their season with a perfect 17-0 record. The Dolphins entered the game at 16-0, as they went 14-0 in [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 1/13/2013 — Shane Vereen
How to get your ex boyfriend back When the New England Patriots and the Houston Texans met at Gillette Stadium during week 14 of this season, it was Tom Brady who emerged as the star of the show, throwing for 296 yards and four touchdowns during the Pats' 41-14 victory. And while the Pro Bowl [...]
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11 Big Questions Heading Into the 2013 NHL Season
Well here’s something I didn’t think I was going to get to write this year—a list of the biggest storylines for the upcoming NHL season. Just three weeks ago I had pretty much given up all hope that the groundless and maddening NHL lockout would ever end. Now here I am, very pleasantly surprised to [...]
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This Day In Sports History (January 11th) – AFC & NFC Championship Games
It was on this day in 1998 that both the NFC and AFC Championship Games took place. The Pittsburgh Steelers hosted the Denver Broncos in the AFC while the Green Bay Packers traveled to San Francisco to take on the 49ers in the NFC. The Denver Broncos were led by their defense and running back [...]
