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A Better Human Being Than Wide Receiver

Post author By Trevor
Post date September 5, 2005
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by Trevor Freeman

I will never forget the time I met Jerry Rice. My third grade Parks & Recreation basketball team, the Our Lady of Loretto Panthers was going to face off with the Loma Verde Jammers at halftime of the Golden State Warriors game. Prior to our scheduled duel, my teammate Gary Swett decided to purchase a hot dog. While walking and eating it at the same time he ran smack dab into Jerry Rice. Immediately Gary came charging back to all of us and informed us that Jerry Rice was sitting not too far from our seats. This led all of us to walk over and stare at Jerry Rice (and Jeff Fuller as an added bonus). Jerry Rice could have had security remove all of us, but instead he graciously signed autographs and let every single member of our team try on his Super Bowl ring.

General Sports

A Junior Issue

As Ken Griffey Jr. was carted off the field in the late innings of Sundays game versus the Braves, the only word that came to my head was bittersweet. It was a memorable night for The Kid in more ways than one, as he tied Mickey Mantle for 12th on the all-time home run list with the 536th of his career, and 35th of the season, but then needed assistance in the 12th inning after spraining his ankle.

Oakland A's

Why The A’s Will Win The World Series

Post author By paulburgie
Post date September 5, 2005
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By Paul Burgarino

I know it’s only August 5th, and there are still two months of pennant chase left, but why not start thinking about the A’s in the Fall Classic. Although it is premature to talk about any sort of postseason run while the centerfield at McAfee Coliseum is in tact, the A’s recent success has captured the attention of teams around the leagues and had fans dreaming at night of the possibiliity.

New York Yankees

Hey George- how do you feel about managing?

Post author By Kent Summer
Post date September 4, 2005
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Everyone knows the George Steinbrenner likes to meddle. That has been one of his trademarks, ever since he took control of the Yankees. But it’s not only his involvement in the team’s day-to-day affairs that has gotten him in trouble. He has been suspended for paying gamblers to get dirt on his players, for making illegal contributions to campaigns, and then there was the fact that the Boss called one of his players a “fat pussy toad.” One of baseball’s most colorful executives, it’s no wonder that a man like George Steinbrenner, owns a team like the New York Yankees.

College Football

College Football Picks: Week 1

Post author By bsd987
Post date September 2, 2005
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Your ultimate betting guide to the first week of college football.

5* picks = lock
3* picks = I’m damn sure

Everything in between is obviously somewhere in between lock and damn sure.

Enjoy!!!

And good luck!!!

NFL General

The Best and Worst of the 1st Three Weeks of the NFL Preseason

Post author By Stat Man
Post date September 2, 2005
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There are some things about the 2005 NFL preseason that have made you cheer, and some that have made you absolutely cringe. Here are some of the best and worst performances so far in the first three weeks of the preseason:

(Note: for purpose of this article, the week that featured the Colts-Falcons game in Tokyo and the Hall-of-Fame Game is referred to as Week One).

MLB General

Baseball Biggest Loser In Palmeiro Scandal

Post author By spartanz9
Post date September 1, 2005
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Just five months after proclaiming to a congressional panel, “I have never taken steroids. Period,” Rafael Palmeiro has become the seventh domino to fall to the new MLB steroid testing policy. While other notable players have been revealed as users, such as Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees, Palmeiro’s case is the most unusual as he had nothing to gain and everything to lose.

Boston Red Sox

Wells telling it like it is

Post author By Kent Summer
Post date September 1, 2005
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For more stories by Kent Summer, check out 3rdand10.com

For a hard rocking guy who blows his eardrums out listening to heavy metal, David Wells actually made sense. His blasting of commissioner Bud Selig, while not publicly approved, was one of the most accurate takes on baseball’s exceptionally weak commissioner. From talking about Selig’s lack of an iron fist on the steroids issue to the 2002 All-Star game that was declared a tie, Wells seemed to utter his first words in a while that have hit the bulls eye.