Category: Sport
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Marc Isenberg of the terrific site Money Players finds a gem of a story. Several former South Carolina and Clemson standouts are investors in BurnLounge, an online music retailer that is being sued by the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC alleges BurnLounge is a pyramid scheme. Currently only former South Carolina running back Rob DeBoer,…
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USC freshman guard Marcus Simmons might not hit many outside shot this season but after watching him frustrate O.J. Mayo in pickup games, he might be the Trojans’ most intense player as a defensive stopper. He’ll be especially valuable in Pac-10 road games, such as places as Arizona, where he’ll be able to get in…
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In an era of exploding salaries (…why hello, there, Mr. Saban), reports from the Fort Wayne, IN Journal Gazette show that Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis was paid just $565,566 last season. The salary information, pulled from non-profit tax filings, show Weis as the third highest paid official at Notre Dame. The school paid…
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Forward Leonard Washington showed up at USC today and demonstrated why Coach Tim Floyd got him to commit last year with an impressive performance at Floyd’s basketball camp. Washington could not sign a letter of intent because of academic issues and should end up at junior college or prep school. Washington still wants to come…
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Filed under: Notre Dame Football, USC Football, Washington Football, Pac 10 Sports Blog – The FanHouse: Notre Dame recently revealed they would be wearing throwback uniforms during their game against USC this year. The Irish will honor the 1977 championship team with custom remakes of that team’s garish garb. Well, at least contemporarily garish. ……
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Nick Young will get to shake NBA commissioner David Stern’s hand the way he always envisioned. Young was one of 15 players invited to New York to be on hand during the June 28th NBA draft and go on stage when selected. “It’s a great sign,” said Aaron Mintz, Young’s agent. “Usually, they poll all…
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When it comes to recruiting, no one does a better job than Pete Carroll. Rivals.com’s Mike Farrell says the key to Carroll’s success is his concentration on receiving early commitments.
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I was chatting with Giants second-round draft choice Steve Smith of USC this afternoon when we somehow started talking about how much he loved playing chess. Let’s refer to the following feature as The Two-Minute Drill because it’s too late in the afternoon to think of anything creative: HM: When did you start playing chess? SS: My…
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I don’t know what’s worse, answering all these questions or listening to Petros Papadakis say, “Mitch Moose-stain.”
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Thank goodness it’s Friday! Just a few days ago I mentioned that Demar DeRozan has made huge strides in becoming a legit top 15 player, well, Scout.com just updated their top 100 and Demar is now ranked #11: #1 – Greg Monroe – PF#11 – Demar DeRozan – SG#35 – Jeff Withey – C#37 –…
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