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Archives for February 2014

Blackhawks Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook appearing on NBC Drama

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Chicago Blackhawks Duncan Keith (#2) and Brent Seabrook (#7) play will appear on the NBC drama "Chicago Fire" tonight. This is not to be confused with the local soccer team of the same name. Star defenders Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith guest star on tonight’s installment of the NBC show, which returns to its 9 p.m. CST Tuesday slot tonight after an Olympics-induced hiatus. … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook appearing on NBC Drama

Manchester United’s Juan Mata in new corner kick commercial (VIDEO)

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Manchester United's new midfield maestro, Juan Mata puts his skills to the test in the latest edition of bwin's Corner Kick Challenge. This is the first commercial spot Mata has been in since moving from Chelsea to Old Trafford. The Spanish star Juan Mata follows in the footsteps of teammates Michael Carrick, David de Gea and Anderson to take part in a test which gives Man … [Read more...] about Manchester United’s Juan Mata in new corner kick commercial (VIDEO)

Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir get new gigs with Access Hollywood

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Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir were two of the big winners in the Sochi Winter Olympics, from an American stand point. Well, we did alright in the medal count, but we didn't exactly set the world afire. Except in all those fake sports created by ESPN in the past decade or so for their Winter X-Games. We dominated those! 'MERICA!! But Tara and Johnny brought it. In the … [Read more...] about Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir get new gigs with Access Hollywood

States of Illinois and Indiana to be shut out of NCAA Tournament

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Illinois is a state that's certainly synonymous with the great sport of basketball. Say that you're from Chicago when traveling abroad, and the first thing people will say is Michael Jordan. Which replaced Al Capone. Before the 1990s, people on planet Earth first associated gangsterdom with the second city. Now it's the Chicago Bulls. The state of Indiana is right up there … [Read more...] about States of Illinois and Indiana to be shut out of NCAA Tournament

Notre Dame the bigger villain than Prince Shembo in Lizzy Seeberg case

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When you search for "Prince Shembo" in Google, do you know what comes up in the auto-complete function? "Prince Shembo rape." When I entered "Prince Shembo" into Wordpress (the software I use to create this site) when commencing this article, the exact same thing occurred. In Bing, the auto-complete shows "Prince Shembo Arrest" and in Yahoo! you get "Prince Shembo sexual … [Read more...] about Notre Dame the bigger villain than Prince Shembo in Lizzy Seeberg case

Notre Dame football players at Combine: Draft stock evaluation

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Notre Dame football produced nine players who were invited to the NFL Scouting Combine which we are currently in the midst of. This includes three likely first round picks in May's NFL Draft: OG/T Zack Martin, NT Louis Nix III and DL Stephon Tuitt. The other six Notre Dame football players at the combine are: OG Chris Watt, WR TJ Jones, OLB Prince Shembo, CB Bennett Jackson, RB … [Read more...] about Notre Dame football players at Combine: Draft stock evaluation

Dale Jr says manipulating races is quite common

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. or Dale Jr. (or even Junior if you will) said "this isn't the first time it's happened," in reference to Michael Waltrip Racing trying to manipulate a race. "I don't think we need to beat on Clint (Bowyer) and MWR too much because it's been done before," Dale Jr. said in Chicago at NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup Media Day this afternoon. Dale Jr. was … [Read more...] about Dale Jr says manipulating races is quite common

Jason Collins plays for Nets, checks in, makes history, crowd cheers

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Ever since NBA Center Jason Collins made his historic announcement a couple months ago, the question has been asked, will he actually play? Yes, we've broken through now to have an openly gay male athlete in one of the major team sports. Jason Collins the social trail blazer is accomplished and accepted. But what about Jason Collins the NBA five? He hasn't set foot in a NBA … [Read more...] about Jason Collins plays for Nets, checks in, makes history, crowd cheers

Tom Crean is basketball Ron Zook

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Tom Crean is an excellent recruiter. He's phenomenal. Coaching?? Well...the Indiana Hoosiers roster averages a 3.57 stars per recruit (at least in the eyes of one recruiting service). That's not the starting five's average, that's the whole entire roster's rating.  And that roster has played their way to an RPI of 98. They're sitting at 15-11, 5-8 in conference. Out of the … [Read more...] about Tom Crean is basketball Ron Zook