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Pittsburgh – If you’re the West Virginia Mountaineers you do NOT lose this year’s game against the Pitt Panthers. It doesn’t matter where it’s played, who’s hurt or any other factor. After last year’s embarrassment on your home field, you win at all costs. Instead they lost.What should’ve been a target on the WVU schedule, [...]
With the Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma game not being in Lubbock, Texas, the Red Raiders certainly have more to lose in this game than any game in their past.
What’s on the line this Saturday?
The Big 12 South Conference championship (barring a disaster against inept Baylor on November 29
An appearance and legitimate shot at a National [...]
It’s put up or shut up time for Paulie Malignaggi (25 – 1, 5 KO’s). Not really, but after all the chirping he’s been doing, the “Magic Man” better do something to Ricky “Hitman” Hatton (44-1, 31 KO’s) on Saturday.
Paulie’s only loss coming against former WBO light welterweight champ and one of the most respected [...]
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One thing comes to mind when hearing that Mike Mussina is retiring from baseball after 18 seasons. That one thing…this guy needs to go to the Hall of Fame. The numbers nerds can shut their mouths b/c Moose got his 20 win season this past year. So break it down any way you want, [...]
Thank you, Pittsburgh. Your city has some of the worst weather in the country and I love it for two reasons… 1) I live in
San Diego and 2) football isn’t football unless it’s played in freezing temperatures with a light coat of snow on the field. That’s football weather. Could the weather conditions have played a role [...]
Nashville, TN Friendship will be set aside as 2000 USA Olympic teammates Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor (27-2-1, 17 KOs) and Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy (24-1, 17 KOs) put bragging rights and their boxing careers on the line in their super middleweight clash tonight at Vanderbilt University’s Memorial Gymnasium. The fight will be televised live at [...]
Ed Mulholland
New York, NY - The Pride of Wales, Joe Calzaghe, improved his record to 46-0 by bloodying and soundly defeating former four-division champion Roy Jones (52-5) this past Saturday at the Mecca of Boxing: Madison Square Garden, Jones floored Calzaghe in round one, just as Bernard Hopkins did in his April scrap with [...]
Here our your expert picks for tonight’s game at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA. Vegas likes the Pats (-3) at home. Who ya got? Leave your comments.
Moneyball Matt - New England 34 New York 24
Cassell will star in his Thursday night debut
G’s up, Hoes down - New England 34 New York 28
Jets running game won’t [...]
boxen.com
Bamberg, Germany - Undefeated IBF Middleweight title holder “King” Arthur Abraham (28-0, 23 KOs) defended his alphabet strap against mandatory challenger Raul “El Diamante” Marquez (41-4-1, 29 KOs) Saturday afternoon in Germany. It was the Armenian’s eighth title defense.
The early rounds were close as both fighters took time to feel each other out. Abraham [...]
Yea. A couple weeks ago you had it all figured out…The Cowboys would play the Saints for the NFC Championship but would eventually lose to the Chargers in the Super Bowl, right? USC would meet mighty Georgia in the NCAA Championship game and everyone would live happily ever after. Not exactly. It might be time [...]
Some notes about the weekend in sports…
If you missed the #6 Texas Tech win over #1 Texas on Saturday, you missed the best prime time football game of the year. The Big XII has put its stamp as NCAA’s best conference in ‘08 - hands down.
Mike D’Antoni is already making winning moves in New York, trying [...]
