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Weekend Preview

Friday, May 15th, 2009

Its Thursday and the weekend starts now. Let’s see what’s poppin in the world of sports…
Sports Betting In Delaware
Congress in the First State aka Delaware became the 4th state in the country to legalize sports betting. Oregon, Nevada and Montana all currently share the same privilege. FINALLY! The east coast now has an outlet to [...]

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North Carolina Crowned Champs

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Detroit - The North Carolina Tarheels showed their dominance on Monday night in front of a record crowd en route to their fifth NCAA men’s basketball championship beating the Michigan State Spartans. The Tar Heels are now tied for the third most championships with Indiana, behind only UCLA and Kentucky.
“It was a blur”, said one [...]

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And Then There Were 4:The Final Four

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

So you’re out of the office pool…big deal. Did you really expect to win it all this year? Picking teams like Arizona State, USC, Butler and Utah State in your sleeper special Final Four? Don’t feel bad. There’s always next year. The best part about getting knocked out of the tournament pools is the chance [...]

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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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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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Weekend Preview

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Just some thoughts on the upcoming weekend in sports…

Let’s face it…if Tiger Woods was still sitting at home rehabbing his knee, no one would be talking about this week’s WCG-Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana, Arizona. But the PGA’s cash cow is back , after an 8 month hiatus, in usual form and the sport has my [...]

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NCAA Basketball Roundup

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

#4 Pitt knocks off #1 UCONN in Hartford
- In a clash of the Big East’s best, the Panthers proved themselves as National Championship contenders after going into hostile territory to defeat the top team in the nation 76 -68. While ESPN and the national media continues to ogle over the Huskies’ Hasheem Thabeet, Pitt’s Sam [...]

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