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Matt Hughes isn’t retired yet, but headed towards it
It's been more than a year since UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes was knocked out by Josh Koscheck at UFC 135. At 39, he has a career record of 45-9, and was the UFC welterweight champion twice with a...
View ArticleThe Warriors should probably guard Blake Griffin under the rim (VIDEO)
Golden State Warriors fans are used to coaches' preseason proclamations that this year's team will place an increased emphasis on defense. They are even more used to finding out that, emphasis or no,...
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Mountain West Preview: The rivalry between UNLV and San Diego State rivalry...
When early-arriving fans walked into the Thomas & Mack Center for last February's UNLV-San Diego State showdown, the first thing they probably noticed was a huge "THIS IS ARE HOUSE" banner hanging...
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Goodbye Mon-TAY Ball, hello Mon-TEE Ball
Wisconsin coaches are done with Mon-TAY Ball. From here on out, the running back formerly known as Mon-TAY Ball will now be known as Mon-TEE Ball. Adjust your rosters accordingly. "The coaches have...
View ArticleWho says there isn’t great goaltending in Russian hockey? (VIDEO)
Watch the following play from a Kazzinc-Torpedo game in the VHL (a.k.a. the KHL's feeder league). Watch the passing, watch the set-up and the position of the shooter. And then watch goalie Sergey...
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Tim Tebow’s high school program retires his No. 5 jersey
Tim Tebow and the Jets may have lost a heartbreaker to the Patriots on Sunday, but the dual-threat quarterback's weekend was hardly a washout, thanks to the first school at which he starred. As...
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Vandals use ATV’s to damage East Carolina’s field, stadium
Three vandals did more than $35,000 worth of damage to the field and concession stands at East Carolina's Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium early Sunday morning while the team was playing a road game. Now, school...
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Rick Carlisle offers, um, colorful analogy for the Mavericks’ preseason...
As we covered on Monday, the Dallas Mavericks find themselves in a pretty dicey position as they get ready to start the 2012-13 NBA regular season. They're without their German meal ticket for...
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Here is the NHL’s memo to GMs, owners allowing them to talk to players about...
The NHLPA has been spewing rage over the NHL's decision to allow its owners and general managers to discuss the League's latest proposal with their players over a two day period last week. It was a...
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Lolo Jones’ new venture: bobsledding!
Are you ready for more Lolo Jones in the Olympics? It could happen, and in less than four years. Jones, the Olympic hurdler who made headlines throughout the summer but failed to medal, is in training...
View ArticleCalifornia student athletes engaged in ‘fantasy sex league,’ scored points...
A group of California teenage athletes have brought their school into disrepute by allegedly running a "sex" fantasy league, in which the different male student athletes received points for "documented...
View ArticleDTotD: 36 players sent off during Paraguayan junior league match
On most days, the Dirty Tackle mailbag is stuffed full of complaints that, we simply do not pay enough attention to Paraguayan non-professional junior football leagues. "It's an outrage," says reader...
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Outside the Game: On the field or in a court of law, Alan Page always reigns...
From 1967 through 1981, Alan Page established himself as one of the most dominant defensive linemen in NFL history with the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears. The epicenter of the infamous "Purple...
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VOD: Announcer quotes Young Jeezy while SDSU QB Adam Dingwell couldn’t have...
Today's Video of the Day is actually a two-parter and comes from San Diego State's stunning 39-38 overtime win against Nevada on Saturday. Not only did this game have a two-point conversion to win in...
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Mesut Ozil banned from wearing adidas branded boots for 180 days
There's a brand war raging (well, happening) and the battle ground is Mesut Ozil's feet. Ozil fans and foot fetishists may have noticed that the midfielder, now out of contract with Nike, has...
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Dwight Howard thinks he, not Tyson Chandler, deserved Defensive Player of the...
After anchoring the Dallas Mavericks' swarming, matchup-zone-loving defense that stifled the Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder and Miami Heat en route to the 2010-11...
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. cleared to return to the track
After sitting out the past two races with symptoms from a concussion suffered at Talladega, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been cleared to return to the track this weekend at Martinsville. Earnhardt completed...
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Would Geno Auriemma’s proposal for lower rims in women’s hoops lead to higher...
Eager to find a way to make women's basketball more appealing to TV viewers who insist they don't enjoy watching the sport played below the rim, UConn coach Geno Auriemma proposed a simple solution....
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Flames: Jennings’ reemergence ignites ‘Cat Scratch Fever’
Each week the Noise highlights 12-13 somewhat obscure, unobvious names who he believes are destined to torch the competition. To qualify, each player must be started in fewer than 60 percent of Yahoo!...
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Patrick Kane to Switzerland; Michael Grabner blogs; Don Cherry vs. Tim...
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Workers today began...
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