Category: Sport
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As the NCAA baseball tournament approaches, changes in bats have been followed by reductions in homers and ERA.As the NCAA baseball tournament approaches, changes in bats have been followed by reductions in homers and ERA. [L.A. Times]
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Mitch Mustain has signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL. A transfer from Arkansas, he spent his career as a backup to Mark Sanchez and Matt Barkley, playing sparingly. With the NFL lockout still in effect, a career in the Canadian Football League doesn’t sound so bad. In case you missed or forgot when…
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I don’t mean to interrupt the national barbecuing of Jim Tressel, which I’m enjoying as much as the next guy, but there are three kinds of hypocrisy in play here, and at this point it’s hard not to see Tressel’s as the least of the bunch, and almost noble in its own weird way. More »…
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Tressel resigned as head coach of Ohio State Monday morning. Some have suggested he departed so abruptly because of George Dohrmann’s story in this week’s Sports Illustrated. More » [Deadspin]
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Johnson defeats Tennessee’s Rhyne Williams, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, to become the Trojans’ first singles champion since 1996. Last week, Johnson helped USC to its third consecutive NCAA team title.Johnson defeats Tennessee’s Rhyne Williams, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, to become the Trojans’ first singles champion since 1996. Last week, Johnson helped USC to its third consecutive NCAA…
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Stay tuned. There’ll be more to this, we imagine. There’s a reason he quit in the early morning on Take Out the Trash Day. Even if he was fighting back tears. More » [Deadspin]
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After missing the bulk of the 2008 and 2009 seasons due to injury and academic ineligibility, Shareece Wright finished his 2010 senior season on a high note, racking up 73 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 2 forced fumbles, 10 passes broken up, and 0 interceptions. Yes, zero! Now that he is a San Diego Charger,…
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The “Tate Forcier is transferring to Miami, Tate Forcier isn’t transferring to Miami” story may be a little more complicated than initially imagined. WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Mich. is reporting that police were called to Forcier’s apartment on April 22 after the QB who quit the U. of Michigan football team locked himself in a…
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It was more than four years ago that this very site brought you the story of Ben Onett, a 13-year-old New Hampshire quarterback who was already thinking college recruiting. His lovably low-tech scouting profile, set up by his family, still exists, but it’s an artifact of a simpler time. Now this stuff is commonplace, like…
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Text messages from press row …Text messages from press row … [L.A. Times]
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Leader of new Pacific 12 Conference calls for consistency in NCAA rulings. Football Coach Lane Kiffin says USC ‘will continue to execute the plan we have in place.’The NCAA decision rejecting USC’s appeal means penalties imposed against the school’s football program, including a two-year bowl ban. [L.A. Times]
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Your morning roundup for May 26, the day after Disney realized that it probably wasn’t the best of ideas to trademark American heroes for profit. More » [Deadspin]
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