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Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world today. It is the dream of every student to find his or her name on a reputable College Basketball team. However, Basketball college recruiting is done through a guided procedure. Only those with special talent find their names in Basketball...

• Date Added: 7/24/2006
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Finding a name on college athletic team is a matter of pride for every student. Prospective student athletes are increasing every year and athletic recruiting services are becoming more than a necessity. The guidelines and procedures of prospective student athletes are provided by NCAA...

• Date Added: 7/24/2006
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If we compare the NFL regular season with a marathon, then the league's signing season for draft choices is more like a sprint. And with all the NFL franchises scheduled to report to training camp by the end of the month, this is the time when the team negotiators and the agents for nearly 200...

• Date Added: 7/18/2006
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If we analyze the latest signs, all signs point toward Tiger Woods being ready to go on another of his very famous rolls. The latest victory in the PGA Championship was his third straight win on the PGA Tour, the fourth time he has put together such a winning streak. Two of them were majors, and...

• Date Added: 8/22/2006
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A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
- Earl Wilson

When they start the game, they don't yell, "Work ball." They say, "Play ball."
- Willie Stargell, 1981

When we played softball, I'd steal second base, feel guilty and go back....

• Date Added: 7/20/2005
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Like any other game, you will want to be certain that you have both an offense and defense in place. This is no exception to volleyball and can help your team to play their best. Whether they are working on keeping the ball in the air, or striking out the other team, you want to make sure that...

• Date Added: 1/11/2007
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Fortunately for my wallet, the Buccaneers staged a remarkable comeback yesterday behind Chris Simms and pulled off a point spread cover against the Panthers. On a crucial drive late in the third quarter, Simms catapulted into the end zone after receiving a tremendous hit on his left side. He was...

• Date Added: 9/27/2006
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While I certainly don't want to downplay the severity of the incidents involving Charger linebacker Steve Foley and Bengal linebacker Odell Thurman, the reports of the apparent attempted suicide of TO is really the final straw.

Millions of other sports fans are usually busy every Wednesday...

• Date Added: 10/2/2006
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Most people look forward to Christmas or New Year's as it gives them a chance to raise a cheer with all their good friends and family members. I, on the other hand, am completely dysfunctional and my greatest moment every year is the start of the College Football season. That's when the excitement...

• Date Added: 8/28/2006
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College football betting early in the season can be a tricky proposition at best, but now that the NCAA has decided to speed up the game with more running clock, the point total (over/under) have been affected mightily!

The case in point is on kickoffs where normally the clock would not...

• Date Added: 9/5/2006
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If by chance you have a son or daughter playing competitive sports, I would suggest that you don't advise them to resort to the following tactics that this Northern Colorado punter did.

A disguised reserve punter of the University of Northern Colorado football team stabbed the team's first...

• Date Added: 9/14/2006
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In the past several years, as the Boston Red Sox have lurked around the top of the American League East, the one constant and reliable figure on the hill has been Tim Wakefield. The knuckleballer was second on the team with 119 2/3 innings, but after grappling with back discomfort for the better...

• Date Added: 7/18/2006
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Day 19 of July, 2006 and to suggest that the Atlanta Braves are swinging the lumber would be a bit of an understatement. They have played 14 games in the seventh month of the year and are 13-1 on the over total in that span. Do you have your

• Date Added: 7/19/2006
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Has there ever been a manager in baseball like Felipe Alou who can get results while playing with less then a full deck? With all the swirling controversy in San Francisco, Alou has been able to keep his players focused long enough to post a 49-47 record, good enough for second place and just 1 ½...

• Date Added: 7/21/2006
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Week one is almost on the books and the team taking the most shots in the media certainly has to be Joe Gibbs' Washington Redskins. With the addition of Al Saunders as the offensive coordinator, Brandon Lloyd and Antwann Randle El at wideouts, and an explosive defense, the Skins were highly...

• Date Added: 8/14/2006
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Since early April there has been a ferocious Tiger on the loose and he has been devouring anyone who dares get in his way throughout the United States. On the weekend there were reports that he has been spotted on the South Side of Chicago and the Mayor of Chicago placed a call to no-nonsense...

• Date Added: 8/14/2006
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The St. Louis Cardinals visited Hollywood on the weekend and in sweeping the series against the Dodgers, sent a statement to the rest of the NL that they are getting their act together.

The three-game sweep was the Cardinals' first at Dodger Stadium since April 1993. They have won nine...

• Date Added: 7/26/2006
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July 24, 2006 (Dublin, Ohio) – With the precision of Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, Tiger Woods created a masterpiece on the Royal Liverpool golf course Sunday and laid waste to the rest of the field.

While Chris DiMarco played remarkably to finish second just two strokes off the paste,...

• Date Added: 7/26/2006
• Views: 313

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This Friday, over 7,000 men and women from all walks of life will sit down at THE Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and bet $10,000 that they can bluff with the best poker players in the World.

Last year's World Series of Poker shattered all participation and prize money records...

• Date Added: 7/27/2006
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Whether it's the AL West or the NL West in MLB, the level of play seems to drop off substantially when rating the various divisions. In the AL West, the LA Angels and the Oakland A's are presently tied for the lead, but then a team like Texas drops four in a row and they still only find themselves...

• Date Added: 7/27/2006
• Views: 227