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- The Ongoing Problem of Stadium Violence
- The Cowboy Way: My painful relationship with America’s Team
- The Derek Jeter Conundrum
- We Need a Revolution: Ten Ways to Improve Major League Baseball
- For the Love of the Game: In Defense of the Steroid Era
- NBA’s Ten Best Players
- Solving the BCS Madness Once and for All!
- Penn State’s Self Inflicted “Death Penalty”
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- The Power Struggle – A Salute To Jim Thome
- Heh-Heh…Cool: Beavis and Butthead make their Highly Anticipated Return to MTV
- New NCAA Scholarship Reform will Likely do more Harm than Good
- The Birth of “OFIS”
- Rethinking the MLB Awards Race
- The Baseball Gods Work Their Magic
- Greatest Pop Culture Lineup of All Time
- September to Remember – The Kansas City Royals Are at it Again
- The Beauty of Rivalries
- The Demise of Boston Area Sports?
- The Best Season Ever
- Steve Jobs – Game Changer
- The Battle for NL Central and Free Agent Supremacy
- Suck for Luck No Longer In Play for the Kansas City Chiefs
- TCU to Big 12 Should Make Mizzou Want to Stay
- Why Fans Shouldn’t be General Managers – The Tim Tebow Experiment
- Could Theo Epstein to the Cubs Reverse One Curse and Revive Another
- My World vs. Brandon Marshall’s World
- THE NFL TRADE DEAD-LINE
- The Biggest Loser: Kansas City Sports Scene Transformation
- Mizzou has Gone All-In; You Calling KU?
- Postponement of World Series Game 6 a Blessing for the Cardinals?
- The Kansas City Royals Five Offseason Points of Emphasis
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- Does Nebraska Want a Mulligan on Move to the Big Ten?
- MLB Wild Card Teams forced to play Russian Roulette
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- Did That Just Happen?
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- Where have all the Quarterbacks Gone?
- “Tebowing” Taunt Turns Good Into Evil
- Tippy’s Corner: Tainted Love: The End of Joe Paterno’s Legacy at Penn State
- Tippy’s Corner: Coach K Wins Record 903, Continues Legacy
- Sweet and Sour
- NFL Power Rankings
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- SEC Announces Mizzou as 14th member. Quickly takes Article off Site
- Hitting the Road – A College Sports Fan’s Dream
- Conference Realignment Shakes Up College Sports
- Mizzou Reaches a Pivotal Point in Conference Realignment Saga
- Mizzou Basketball Preview
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- Minute with Meltdown
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- Q & A With Kansas City Royals Pitcher Everett Teaford
- Q&A with Evan Hiatt – COO/Head Brewer for Six Row Brewing Co.
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- Oregon’s Cliff Harris Arrested Again
- Asante Samuel Accuses Eagles of Playing “Fantasy Football” with the Team
- Former Kansas State All-American Michael Beasely Admits to Improper Benefits
- Houston’s Case Keenum sets NCAA Touchdown Passing Record
- West Virginia to the Big 12 a Done Deal?
- Redskins’ Chris Cooley Heads to IR
- Video: Philip Rivers Fumble Leads to Chiefs Back in Control of AFC West
- Breaking News: Frank McCourt Reaches Agreement with MLB to sell Dodgers
- Michael Jordan leading group of Owners taking Hard Line in NBA Labor Negotiations
- Texas Rangers Heated over Leaked World Series Recording
- Florida Marlins Pursue Free Agent Short Stop Jose Reyes
- Amare Stoudemire Forced to Sell $37k a Month NY Apartment, Lockout Struggle?
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- NBA Players Unlikely to accept Owners’ Latest Proposal
- Cardinals announce former Catcher Mike Matheny as their new Manager
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Dispatch from the Edge: Week Ending 11/25/11
By Michael Devlin 28-year old Marko Cheseto, an All-American distance runner who’d won several championships, went missing from the University of Alaska Anchorage on Sunday night, November 6th. He survived the outdoors for nearly three days through snowstorms and was discovered wandering near campus early Wednesday morning, wearing light clothes with no hat or gloves. […]
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Tippy’s Corner VIII: Why Verlander and other Cy Young Winners Shouldn’t Be MVPs
November 24, 2011
By John Lund Justin Verlander was recently named the 2011 AL MVP to go along with his 2011 Cy Young Award. He became the first pitcher voted MVP since Oakland’s Dennis Eckersley in 1992 and the first starting pitcher since Boston’s Roger Clemens in 1986, leaving some heads shaking, including mine. Many baseball fans agree […]
Posted in: MLB, Tippy's Corner
Beast or Bust: NFL Week 12 Fantasy Analysis
November 24, 2011
By Jeremy Sickel Beast: Jermichael Finley – Based on what we’ve seen the entire season, the Thanksgiving Day matchup between the Packers and Lions is set to be a barn burner. Aaron Rodgers does a very good job of spreading the rock around and with the pressure the Lions front four will apply, Finley will […]
Posted in: Beast or Bust, Fantasy Football
Minute with Meltdown: What I’m Thankful For…
November 23, 2011
By Matt Melton The holiday season is the perfect time for us to slow down and spend a few moments in thought, to take stock of everything that is important to us and our lives, and to really appreciate the blessings given to us. When you are finished with that, here’s a random tongue-hand-foot-arm-shoulder-elbow-thigh-in-cheek look […]
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NFL Week 12 Power Rankings
November 22, 2011
By Geoff Ratliff Not much movement in the top ten teams this week as many of the expected contenders are starting to find their groove heading into the final third of the season. Week 12 brings us a couple of prime time match ups with Green Bay visiting Detroit and The Brothers Harbaugh squaring off […]
Posted in: NFL, NFL Power Rankings
Off the Cuff: Border War, I Bid you Adieu
November 22, 2011
By Jeremy Sickel The Border War is the moniker given to the intense rivalry between two universities planted squarely in the heart of our great country. The University of Missouri Tigers and the University of Kansas Jayhawks have a rich history matched by no other, due to their roots dating back to the Pre-Civil War […]
Posted in: Uncategorized
Why so Serious?: Luda-crazy!
November 22, 2011
By Matt Sheiner Ludacris is back baby, and that boy is on fire. The new mix tape “taking it back to the streets” is no joke. The second I saw he dropped some new music I instantly began listening. He is one of the most overlooked, underrated rappers ever and in recent conversations with friends […]
Posted in: Why So Serious?
With a Little Help from my Friends
November 21, 2011
By Kimit Trotman Everyone needs a little help from time to time. Whether it be to appeal to a vast new audience, or to win the one thing that has eluded them their entire career. While both Adam Sandler and Lebron James are draped with countless accolades they have not yet reached the summit. They […]
Posted in: Brother from Another
Breaking News: Justin Verlander Wins AL MVP
November 21, 2011
By Geoff Ratliff As he has done against hitters all season, Justin Verlander dominated the opposition by winning the American League Most Valuable Player award, becoming the first starting pitcher in 25 years to do so. Verlander beat out a competitive field led by runner-up Jacoby Ellsbury of Boston, and Toronto’s Jose Bautista. Verlander’s by […]
Posted in: Breaking News, MLB
Is Tim Tebow’s Early Success Just Fool’s Gold or the Wave of the Future?
November 21, 2011
By Geoff Ratliff I have to admit that I am finally fascinated by the Tim Tebow experiment. As a fan of the NFL and football in general, and a former quarterback myself, I can’t help it. I’m also fascinated by what the treatment of Tim Tebow says about our society, but I’m mostly focused on […]
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