Football season has come and gone, March madness is a month away, the NBA just hit the all-star break, tennis is major-less, and golf is Tiger-less. The sports world has officially hit its first lull of the year. The only thing that can save us from boredom in the sports world right now is the…
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I sat watching College Football Saturday and kept hearing the same phrase used over and over again, “he’s an incredible athlete.” Sports announcers have always used colorful references and analogies to help paint an entertaining picture for sports fans. If you you can jump out of the gym and dunk you’re the next Michael Jordan….
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This weekend Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto will square off against each other for the World Welterweight Championship. For Filipinos and Puerto Ricans this fight is about country pride and bragging rights. For general boxing fans it could be an absolute war. But for the general sports world does it mean anything? Growing up, every…
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Referees are criticized on a game to game basis, but one thing is clear, you cannot criticize the support they have shown of late. For every uniform that’s updated with poor taste (i.e. NFL Referees uniforms) an alteration is made in support of a cause (i.e. Pac-10 Referees prostate cancer support sleeve). There are several…
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The betting world will hold its breath for two minutes or less eight times as horse racing enthusiasts celebrate the World Championships today, The 2009 Breeders’ Cup. $17 million in purse money will be given out to the winners on the dirt and turf. The Breeders’ Cup Classic is the granddaddy of them all pitting…
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The first Saturday in May can only mean one thing, the Kentucky Derby. Like The Masters, the Kentucky Derby is a tradition that pulsates across the world. From the start of January trainers begin training their horses with the hopes of making a trip to Churchill Downs. In a matter of two minutes it’s over….
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Since 1934 the first weekend in April has been home to the magic and folklore of the Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters. Never before has this event utilized social media to the same precision as Phil Mickelson’s Masters record front nine. The combination of a social community, blogs, applications, photos, widgets, and games…
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