By Rusty Weiss
What seems to be common knowledge to the general population, has apparently escaped the likes of some of the more accomplished Major League Baseball players and athletes of our time.
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By Carol Pearson
After two less than stellar years involving the Tour de France, several doping scandals involving top riders, and lack of a decent human-interest story, USA Cycling has voted to throw in the towel. This comes as a shock to many, since a large number of Americans were unaware that there were enough cyclists in the United States to form a governing body, much less an entire organization.
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By Craig Gonciarczyk
In a bold move sure to draw criticism, Peyton Manning is in a new TV spot featuring the Indianapolis Colts offensive playbook. The commercial features Manning calling out various offensive schemes and having the participants run them. Scenarios include a Pop Warner football game, the checkout line at a supermarket, and a concert.
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By Tyler Hinman
The West Virginia Mountaineers, just a month after a crushing defeat to Pittsburgh eliminated them from the national title hunt, defeated Oklahoma 48-28 in a bowl game that was not the BCS National Championship.
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By Nick Maloney and Jamal Fuller
On the heels of the contract that made Bob Sanders the highest paid safety in the league, the Indianapolis Colts have made another important part of their organization the highest paid at his position.
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By Carol Pearson
What started as a normal family football game for the Timberg family turned ugly when five-year-old Riley Timberg, defensive tackle for the Timberg Trains, was penalized for unnecessary roughness during the fourth quarter. The call was made with ten minutes left to play.
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By Nick Maloney
The simulcast of the Patriots-Giants game on ABC, NBC and the NFL Network last Saturday night had millions of housewives across the country up in arms, and millions of husbands across the country married to their dominant hands for the next few weeks.
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By Nick Maloney
The 2007 New England Patriots made history late Saturday night in becoming the first team to go 16-0 in the regular season. Though an undefeated season will mean little without hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in victory on February 3rd in Glendale, Arizona, the accomplishment is one that still speaks for itself.
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By Rusty Weiss
Newspaper columns are rarely hard up for shocking news when it comes to the world of entertainment or sports. Occasionally, quite unexpectedly, those worlds collide. Such is the case for one wayward pup named Scooby-Doo, and the ever growing saga that is steroid use in professional sports.
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