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Preseason Top 25

by Trevor Freeman

Drinking beer………tossing the football around………grilling up cheeseburgers….going to places named “The Big House” and “Death Valley”….. Can you smell it? College football season is about to kickoff. This year should provide the most wide open national title race in a long time as there is no one team that stands out as being dominant. Moreso than any other year, you have to evaluate each team’s schedule in making a futures bet…….I mean evaluating the national title contenders. After painstaking research by myself and my staff, we have dissected the teams and put together our preseason top 25 which is as follows:

NFL General

NFC North Breakdown

Ah, the NFC Norris division. Often made fun of last year because of their lack of any skill, this is a division that could be on the upswing. The Bears have the best defense in football and could even make a playoff push, while the Vikings and Lions could be simply a year or two away from the playoffs. Learn a little more about the teams in our sixth divisional preview…

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MLB General

MLB Power Rankings for August 10th- 2006

Post author By Garrett Rudolph
Post date August 11, 2006
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The first football game of the season has been played, which means less and less people are paying attention to baseball. However, the playoff races are still tight. The Dodgers remain a complete enigma, always seeming to be somewhere in the middle of either a winning or losing streak. The A’s have gotten hot and they appear to be on the verge of playing .800 ball for the rest of the season. And the Red Sox have relinquished their lead in the AL East, and the Yankees don’t appear ready to give it back up.

For the news on the rest of the league, keep on reading.

NFL General

Mr. Paul’s Escape

The sun is about to set on the NFL commissioner’s reign.

For the National Football League, an era is quickly ending. And for the commissioner, Paul Tagliabue, retirement can’t come soon enough. While he managed to avoid any strikes over 18 seasons (or do they prefer ‘work stoppage’), there were still plenty of lawsuits, subpoenas and various other legal headaches to keep even the biggest law firms busy.

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Random Thoughts

A Midsummer’s Day Dream

It’s amazing how few articles there are worth writing anymore.

I’ve spent the last two hours blazing through sports sections, checking out college websites, doing obscure Google searches, but I’ve found nothing.

Soccer

English Premier League 2006-07

Post author By Vtknowitall
Post date August 9, 2006
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It is time for a football preview! Ok, so the American version doesn’t come for another 2 weeks or so, but this is the European version. As I vowed after the World Cup, my columns will continue to cover soccer. This is the first article covering the English Premier League.

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Dallas Mavericks

Offseason Report Card: Dallas Mavericks

Post author By wtt02005
Post date August 8, 2006
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Close but no cigar is a very good description of the Dallas Mavericks’ season. After taking a dominant 2-0 lead against the Miami Heat, the Mavericks faltered losing 2-4 in a complete team collapse. Though they can blame the refs, the team ultimately has to blame themselves for playing scared in the waning moments of the final four games. Josh Howard and Devin Harris lost their nerves in critical moments that contributed to crucial losses.

Marc Cuban is no stranger to the offseason. In the last five years, many big names, such as Antawn Jamison, Antoine Walker, Nick Van Exel, and Steve Nash, offered their services at some point in their careers. Cuban’s array of moves is probably the sole reason the team has always be a very successful team and naturally a shoo-in for the playoffs. Cuban continues the trend as he has been very adamant in acquiring playoff savvy and experienced veterans to instill the degree of poise necessary to battle pressure and finish games.

NBA General

Team USA Player Reports: China

Post author By wtt02005
Post date August 8, 2006
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Different starting lineup, same result. Team USA cruised to a 119-73 blowout victory over China by applying pressure defense, finding steals, and forcing turnovers. The team is pumped and ready to start competition. Here is the second set of reports with a few added categories:

Boston Red Sox

The 2006 Red Sox – Let’s be Realistic

Post author By Arenas00
Post date August 7, 2006
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The Red Sox are not making the playoffs this year. Anyone who’s watched them over the last month knows that this is a .500 team against the American League.

NFL General

NFC East Breakdown

After a two-week hiatus, we’re back to bring you the best football knowledge money can buy. What better way to get you back into the swing of things than with the best division in football, the NFC East? Some guys have come (Vanderjagt, Randle El, Archuleta), some guys have gone (La’Roi Glover, Keyshawn, Ramsey) and some guys just can’t get enough of the East (T.O., LaVar Arrington). While we aren’t sure how these changes will pan out in the long run, we do know one thing: it’s gonna be fun to watch.

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