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For a presidential candidate, there’s nothing more important than researching before you hit the campaign trail. Generally speaking, people are easy. If you make the right references to sports and pop culture, and make the swing state people …
I don’t care how big of a fan you think you are of your favorite team, Karen Bell has you beat. You may have memorabilia lining your bedroom, 15 jerseys, and three pairs of underwear with your favorite team’s logo on them. Heck, you may …
How old is too old? The Boston Celtics could very well answer that question for us this season. Since the Celtics won the title in 2008, there has always been talk of the current season being the Big Three’s “last chance.” Experts …
Successful motivational tactics are hard to come by. Sometimes when you are a coach at the professional level, you have to dig deep to get your guys to play hard. Professional athletes are getting paid millions of dollars whether they win or lose. It …
Are toddlers and young children inherently smarter these days or are we just doing a better job of capturing their flashes of brilliance on camera? On the surface, it looks like kids are taking up a huge interest in their parents’ favorite …
You know what they say: when in South Beach. In case the Miami Heat’s three kings introduction party wasn’t enough to convince you that they are a collection of players with a celebrity mentality, perhaps their new home game introduction …
R.A. Dickey is aware of the risks involved if he climbs Mount Kilimanjaro, but he plans on doing it anyway. The 37-year-old Mets pitcher has been planning to make the trek for months, joined by former Twins teammate Kevin Slowey. Earlier this week, …
If we said that Alex Rodriguez recently took advice from Kobe Bryant, Yankees fans might get a bit nervous. Don’t worry: Kobe didn’t give A-Rod any pointers on how to embarrass ownership into making a transaction. This was medical …
Soccer players need to do something to better protect themselves from injuries to the groin area. With football we’re always talking about concussions and head injuries which are disturbing enough, but nothing makes people cringe quite like an …
Soon enough, fans will grow tired of booing Kris Humphries. To his credit, Humphries responded in the best way possible when Wizards fans booed him every time he touched the ball on Monday night and put together a tremendous game. The Nets’ …
Typically it takes an NBA player at least a couple weeks of poor results to start complaining about his role in the offense. For Andray Blatche, all it takes is one game. Blatche is committed to being a leader for the Wizards this season and even …
It is no surprise to hear Darren Sharper say he would take former teammate Drew Brees over former teammate Brett Favre. Sharper played with Brees more recently and Brees is a much more well-liked NFL player than Favre. However, the reason he gave is …
When it comes to cutting edge uniforms, we all know the Oregon Ducks are at the top of the food chain. For that reason, it comes as no surprise that the fine folks at Nike have decided to go all out for Oregon’s upcoming Rose Bowl appearance …
Normally I’d say we should be patient and let the season play out before crowning any “best play of the year” candidates. That being said — 60-plus games remaining or not — I highly doubt we are going to see someone get …
What is it with hockey fans and throwing dead stuff on the ice? Better yet, what is it with security at hockey games and allowing people to smuggle dead animals into the arena? The only thing I can think of is that these people stink so badly with …
In years prior, if a group of fans chanted “Beat L.A.” at the Clippers you would probably laugh. Obviously your team is going to beat L.A. — we’re talking about the Clippers here. The “Beat L.A.” chant has …
