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Archive for March, 2009

Sheffield Released By Tigers

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Lakeland, FL - In a surprise move Tuesday morning, the Detroit Tigers released designated hitter Gary Sheffield.
Sheffield, who currently has 499 career home runs, is guaranteed $14 million from the Tigers for this season, whether he plays for them or not. Whats $14 million anyway? Once he clears waivers, don’t be surprised if he gets scooped [...]

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How Sweet 16 It Is

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

          

Louisville is no joke

 
Marge, the office receptionist, currently leads your work pool and you’re wondering why. Reason being…she didn’t pick any upsets except Arizona because her grandson just applied there for fall admission.  Great, Marge. Just great. You don’t watch a basketball game all year and you’re going to win the pool. Unbelievable.
Sound familiar? This year’s NCAA [...]

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NCAA Bracket Madness

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Print your brackets out, get your fake cough ready, call in sick to work and get ready to do nothing but sit back and watch endless basketball for the next four days, while drooling on yourself…its March Madness!

Here are some are key things to look out for during the Tourney:
* 11 seed Temple is coming [...]

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Newark, NJ  -  New Jersey Devils’ goaltender Martin Brodeur has had an amazing career to date…3 Stanley Cups, 4 Vezina Trophies and 93 postseason wins. With a win tonight, the future Hall of Famer will notch arguably his most impressive feat, becoming the all time winningest goalie in NHL history with 552.
Currently Brodeur is tied [...]

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Backyard Brawl at the Garden

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

 
New York, NY - For the third time this season the West Virginia Mountaineers will face their bitter rival Pittsburg Panthers in the third round of the 2009 Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden.
These two schools, separated by 70 miles of Interstate-79,  have met twice in the regular season. The Panthers, who currently rank #2 in the [...]

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World Baseball Classic? How so?

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Whats so “classic” about the World Baseball Classic? Nothing. This tournament is a joke and should be wiped off the slate of spring sports.
Are 7 straight months of baseball not enough for fans?  Not to mention the disruption this causes in the MLB’s spring training schedule.  How do the residents in Florida and Arizona feel about [...]

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NFL Free Agent Signings

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

MG is all over the NFL offseason. Here is the latest…

Today’s big headline…Terrell Owens is cut by the Dallas Cowboys. In a surprise move, Jerry Jones has finally had enough of TO’s antics and decided to cut the primadonna wide receiver Wednesday night. With Jones’ comments during the regular season, encouraging the negative publicity brought [...]

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Manny To Remain With Dodgers

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Manny Ramirez and the Los Angeles Dodgers FINALLY came to an agreement early this morning on a two-year, $45 million deal pending a physical. After numerous offers turned down by the outfielder and his darling agent Scott Boras, Ramirez settled for a measly $25 mill a year, with an opt-out clause after this year.
I understand a [...]

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