Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics* - the Modern Legacy of MLB team Sports |
| 2/26/2008 4:11:26 PM |
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Samuel Clemens, better known by his nom de plume “Mark Twain” (and no relation to a certain pitcher with the same last name) once said, “There are three types of lies. Lies, damned lies, and MLB team statistics.” In the modern era of MLB team, there is perhaps no more succinct and befitting summary.
Twain was undoubtedly referring to politicians... Read More with Video |
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Find your MLB team online |
| 2/25/2008 9:21:36 AM |
 Visit MLB.com, and find your team in either the American or National league from there. Keep up with the latest MLB team news, statistics, player roster, and acquisitions. Most MLB team sites have shops, videos and stories that you can watch and read online. If you want MLB all team sports information, MLB.com is your one place to get the latest... Read More |
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NHL team: what do you know? |
| 2/23/2008 10:10:40 PM |
 All right, so you know a lot about any given NFL team, and you might be quite knowledgable about any given NBA team. Furthermore, you might be an ace on any given MLB team, but where do you stand when it comes to any given NHL team? If you're a true sports fan, and you've neglected the NHL, you're cutting yourself short--you've sold yourself down... Read More |
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Dallas Cowboys: the legend. |
| 2/23/2008 4:17:39 PM |
.gif) What is it about the Dallas Cowboys that makes or has made them such a legend? Yes, it's true that the Dallas Cowboys have won the Super Bowl, and they've won their Super Bowls in style, but what has made them a legend, or are they really a legend or does marketing just make them appear to be so? Well, one of the enduring bits of legend lore would... Read More |
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Keeping on Top of an NFL Team While Doing Laundry |
| 2/23/2008 12:21:04 PM |
 Staying on top of all team sports information is much easier now with the Internet than it used to be. Fortunately no one here has to share a computer, so we can check our favorite sports team frequently to see how they are doing. I myself follow the Suns NBA team pretty closely because I am a huge fan of this team. I am so glad there are lots of... Read More
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With Quarterbacks at a Premium, Many NFL Teams are Hurting at the Position |
| 2/22/2008 2:07:45 PM |
 
It is a well known and often-discussed fact that NFL teams with good quarterbacks are often those that also experience the most success. A look through the 2007 NFL post-season field backs up the notion, with names like Manning (twice), Favre, Brady, Hasselbeck, Roethlisberger and Romo leading the pack in terms of name recognition. Young guns in... Read More |
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Keyshawn Johnson Wants out of the Booth and Onto the NFL Field |
| 2/19/2008 5:25:50 PM |
  The outspoken former receiver, who often clashed with coaches and attained fame early in his career, just “wants the damn ball” again as he considers a return to the NFL as a player.
In his career as a wide receiver, Johnson has played for the NFL Jets, Buccaneers, Cowboys and Panthers, amassing 814 receptions for 10,571 yards and 64 touchdowns. He... Read More |
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Howard Soars to Win NBA Dunk Contest |
| 2/17/2008 11:12:23 AM |
 Look, up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Dwight Howard -- super slam NBA dunk champion.
A red cape trailing behind him, NBA Orlando's man of steel made like Superman and won perhaps the best dunk contest, definitely the most creative, in NBA history to close a memorable All-Star Saturday.
Using a variety of props as well as teammate... Read More |
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Beltran for Rollins: `We are the MLB team to beat' |
| 2/16/2008 8:08:36 PM |
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Johan Santana's first sports workout with the MLB, New York Mets had his teammates all pumped up -- even quiet Carlos Beltran.
The star MLB, center fielder reported to camp three days early Saturday and revealed he probably won't be ready to play when spring training games start because he's still rehabbing from Oct. 3 surgery on both knees.
That... Read More |
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Cowboys looking to the draft |
| 2/15/2008 4:41:31 PM |
The spin from the Cowboys players and coaches is all on next season, but weren't the Cowboys the biggest playoff collapse of the year? The Cowboys haven't won a playoff game since 1996 and owner Jerry Jones is building a magnificent new stadium with the same old trophies. Jones has invested a lot in Tony Romo and T.O. and now offensive coordinator... Read More |
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Peterson helps carry NFC to win in NFL Pro Bowl |
| 2/11/2008 4:37:27 PM |
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Dallas Cowboys wide received Terrell Owens (81), of the NFC team, smiles as he he walks by Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) after the NFL Pro Bowl football game in Honolulu, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008. The NFC defeated the AFC 42-30. It looked like the AFC would get some measure of revenge after not taking home the Lombardi Trophy. However, the NFC... Read More.jpg) |
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Taylor's Memory Looms at NFL Pro Bowl |
| 2/10/2008 1:41:39 PM |
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There's one player missing from the NFL Pro Bowl everyone keeps mentioning.
Sean Taylor.
The slain Washington Redskins safety, voted an NFC starter for Sunday's NFL all-star game, will have a presence at Aloha Stadium. All three Redskins on hand - tackle Chris Samuels, tight end Chris Cooley and long snapper Ethan Albright - will wear NFL jerseys with... Read More |
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Would Cowboys Trade Up in the Draft to Get Darren McFadden? |
| 2/9/2008 2:50:52 PM |
Should the Cowboys trade up to get Darren Mcfadden in the NFL draft? Depends on which Cowboys first-rounder you're talking about. I'm still not ruling out the possibility of packaging a deal to take Darren McFadden, the best player in the draft. If he falls to four or five, which some mock drafts show, Cowboys will take a shot. Or should. If they... Read More |
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Cowboys Round Out Coaching Staff, Add Linebackers Coach Reggie Herring |
| 2/9/2008 1:40:56 PM |
 The Dallas Cowboys have now filled all the voids created when the Miami Dolphins raided their coaching staff, hiring Reggie Herring as linebackers coach.
The linebackers coach job opened when Paul Pasqualoni left for the Dolphins to work for former Cowboys offensive line coach and current Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano. Two other 2007 Cowboys... Read More
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Cowboys Owens a magnet for media, fans, at Pro Bowl |
| 2/7/2008 4:24:03 PM |
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With his blue Cowboys No. 81 jersey already tucked in his bag and his shades firmly fastened in front of his eyes, Terrell Owens still had no chance of going unnoticed after the NFC's Pro Bowl practice Wednesday. Not that escaping incognito was what the Cowboys receiver had in mind.
So while a few hundred Cowboys fans screamed for him, Owens sat on... Read More |
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The NBA Suns, Heat agree to Shaq trade |
| 2/6/2008 7:04:06 PM |
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PHOENIX - The NBA, Phoenix Suns acquired Shaquille O'Neal in a stunning, blockbuster deal that sent four-time all-star Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to the Miami Heat.
The improbable pairing of the speedy Suns and the slow but once-mighty O'Neal became official when he cleared a physical exam Wednesday, reported by the NBA.
The trade, a dramatic move... Read More |
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New Yorkers hail Super Bowl champions |
| 2/5/2008 3:15:26 PM |
.jpg) New York Giants players Michael Strahan, left, and Eli Manning, holding the Vince Lombardi trophy, celebrate during a Super Bowl parade in New York on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. The Giants defeated the New England Patriots 17-14 in Sunday's NFL championship game.At the front of the float, from left, defensive end Michael Strahan, New York Mayor Michael... Read More |
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NFL Giants super bowl CHAMPS ! |
| 2/4/2008 3:19:08 PM |
The Giants thrilling win over New England was the most-watched Super Bowl ever with 97.5 million sports viewers, a total that is second only to the "M-A-S-H" finale audience, Nielsen Media Research said Monday.
The game eclipsed the previous Super Bowl record of 94.08 million, set when Cowboys defeated Pittsburgh in 1996. The final "M-A-S-H"... Read More |
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Who's really the head coach ? |
| 2/1/2008 8:40:06 PM |
 
As the Cowboys appear to be putting the finishing touches on the 2008 coaching staff, a question is starting to arise. Is this Wade Phillips' staff? Or is this staff being put in place for Phillips' suspected replacement Jason Garrett? What's true is that the speculation regarding Garrett being promoted to head coach ,of the Cowboys at the... Read More |
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