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Lames: Cam’s Week 8 matchup, fashion sense highly questionable
Each week the Noise highlights 10 bold names who he believes are destined to torpedo your teamleave egg on his face. For those playing the Lames home edition, each player must be started in at least...
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Shuffle Up: Luck of the Draw
You should know the rules of the game by now, amigos. Shuffle Up is a forward-looking piece. The ranks below are not Week 8 ranks; they're rest-of-season ranks. If I had a fresh draft starting right...
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Longtime MMA figure Jeff Blatnick dies
Jeff Blatnick, a longtime figure in MMA as a judge, official and announcer, died after complications from heart surgery at the age of 55. Blatnick was involved with the UFC from its early days. He was...
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When Mickey met Stanley; Denis Potvin has a sad; Roenick on lockout (Puck...
• The deejay at the Islanders' new digs in Brooklyn: Pitchfork's Ryan Schreiber. He's already chosen Neutral Milk Hotel's "Communist Daughter" as the goal song. [Reddit] • The Islanders' move to...
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J.J. Watt has eaten burritos bigger than Ray Rice
With 104 tackles, 18.5 sacks, 15 passes defensed and a 29-yard interception return for a touchdown over the first 25 regular and postseason games of his NFL career, Houston Texans defensive end J.J....
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NHL says 82-game season unlikely; Winter Classic on the chopping block this...
Considering the NHL and the NHLPA can't even agree on how and when to hold negotiations, attempting to salvage an 82-game season by Thursday's league-imposed deadline seems impossible. Both...
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The 10-man rotation, starring 2012-13 NBA previews
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to...
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Oklahoma might have been the first to use the slogan ‘Play Like a Champion...
Like "Knute Rockne," the "Golden Dome" and "Touchdown Jesus," the phrase "Play Like a Champion Today," and the pregame ritual of players touching a sign with the phrase before heading out onto the...
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Murray State comes to its senses, suspends Zay Jackson for the season
Amid outcry over the release of surveillance footage showing Zay Jackson plowing into two pedestrians with his car in a Walmart parking lot, Murray State has wisely altered its stance regarding the...
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Arsene Wenger clearly does not want to be talking to Rafa Benitez
Oh God, not this guy. What was his name again? Ralphie? Robbie? Roger? Rafa! Rafa Benitez. Wow, I thought they locked him up. Did he say he's a blogger now? That's just sad. And now he's trying to...
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World Series preview: Giants vs. Tigers
If the Chicago White Sox hadn't gone 11-17 in September and let the Tigers pass them in the AL Central, Detroit would be sitting at home wondering, again, why it underachieved. But the Tigers are...
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The Steelers will look, um, interesting on Sunday
Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III has a thing for dopey socks. He is likely to be very jealous of the opposing Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend, because they will be sporting the...
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California teen turns in cross country time called “greatest high school...
A young cross country runner in California is tearing up courses at a pace never seen before, leading some experts to already proclaim that she may soon be considered one of the great prep runners of...
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U.S. to host and play in 2016 Copa America with Mexico and four other...
CONMEBOL announced plans to hold a special edition of the Copa America tournament in the United States in July 2016 to mark the South American confederation's 100th anniversary. Dubbed the Copa...
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Patrick Kane goes to Switzerland, brings his mom
When news broke on Tuesday that Patrick Kane had signed to join Tyler Seguin on EHC Biel of Switzerland's A league, the jokes began to fly. Kane and Seguin, two gentlemen known for their aggressively...
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Justin Verlander and Barry Zito: Now and then
SAN FRANCISCO — Long before the dream actually became a reality, San Francisco's Barry Zito and Detroit's Justin Verlander were just like any other young pitcher who harbored dreams of one day...
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The broken right hand that Kevin Love suffered while doing knuckle pushups last week will keep him from contributing to the Minnesota Timberwolves' efforts to start the season strong for at least a...
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Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman prepares to cover Megatron; changes...
SEATTLE -- Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is one of the better young defensive players in the NFL, and he's also one of the most confident. A specific kind of confidence one would think you'd...
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Holding court: Sleepers and busts for 2012/13
With the '12/'13 NBA regular season fast approaching, Yahoo! fantasy basketball pundits (Andy Behrens, Dalton Del Don, Brandon Funston) offer up their favorite sleepers and issue a warning as to which...
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Photos: Pregame scene at the World Series opener
SAN FRANCISCO — Is this heaven? No, it's just AT&T Park, home of the second World Series Game 1 in three seasons. There really isn't any better setting or ballpark in baseball so let's take a...
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