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The NFL, NBA, MLB, and Even (gasp) Golf: The Wackiest Week in Recent Memory

By djcfla1, Section NFL
Posted on Thu Aug 07 2008 at 3:34 PM EST Printer Friendly Page
More on: NFL, NBA, Golf, MLB (all tags)

By David J. Cohen

I've been watching sports for many years and every once in a while, you'll hear something that makes you chuckle. Most weeks in sports are exciting but as far as the giggles go its rather mild. This week has been a firestorm full of madness. Hilarity ensues...

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Escape of a Sports Writer

By bsd987, Section Other Sports
Posted on Sat Aug 02 2008 at 1:53 AM EST Printer Friendly Page
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I want to write this article; I really do. I want you to click on it, to read it, to laugh, maybe cry, maybe cringe, maybe email me about how much you hate it. I really do.

But I have nothing, nothing at all.

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The Pursuit of Happiness

By mw2828, Section College
Posted on Mon Jul 14 2008 at 4:39 AM EST Printer Friendly Page
More on: age limit, beer, David Stern, St. John's (all tags)

Ah, the paradoxes presented by capitalism.

Here we are, America, set for a penultimate debate regarding the true nature of our society, source material provided entirely by basketball. What kind of discourse could crystallize us so clearly? Is it David Stern's secret obsession with prestige fashion? Unfortunately not, though the commissioner is a key player in the correct answer. No, this article will attempt to analyze an issue affecting far more lives than a dress code ever could... or should.

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The Top Five Moments Of The 2008 Sports Year

By mfitz, Section Other Sports
Posted on Sun Jul 13 2008 at 1:42 AM EST Printer Friendly Page
More on: baseball, basketball, football, Golf, PGA, MLB, NBA, NFL (all tags)

The 2008 sports year has already offered us some unbelievably memorable moments.  Here is a list of the top five momnets in sports in 2008.

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Diamonds are Forever

By mw2828, Section MLB
Posted on Thu Jul 10 2008 at 5:25 AM EST Printer Friendly Page
More on: baseball, sports (all tags)

Not sure if I was ever meant to play baseball, but, for a time, if felt perfectly natural. I sometimes wonder if we are assigned dreams before birth, impossible missions never meant for completion, just so we could learn something from the failure.

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It's a Boston Sports World, and Everyone Else is Just Paying Rent

By BostonMac, Section Other Sports
Posted on Sun Jul 06 2008 at 12:04 AM EST Printer Friendly Page
More on: Boston sports, Domination, Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, Arrogant Rant (all tags)

By Ryan McGowan

Vin has been heckling me for the lack of quantity of my writing lately.

And by "lack of quantity," I mean I haven't posted a column since February 2007 when I wrote some diatribe about how NASCAR, and by extension the South in general, sucks.

Even though I've been a loyal and regular contributor to Poor Man's PTI, my absence from the printed word has been somewhat unexplained.   So I think I owe it to the readers and especially to my colleagues Vin, Trevor, R.J., Billy, Kris, et al, to explain my writing void.

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When Shaq Attacks!

By PHiCTiON, Section NBA
Posted on Sat Jul 05 2008 at 3:25 PM EST Printer Friendly Page
More on: Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Rap (all tags)

"Kobe, tell me how my a** tastes?" This is something you think you'd hear from a Boston fan during game 6 of the NBA Finals. Alas, it was our old, over-sized, over-hyped, under-skilled friend Shaquille O'Neal.

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Why We Watch Tennis

By HappyValley, Section Other Sports
Posted on Fri Jul 04 2008 at 2:25 PM EST Printer Friendly Page
More on: Tennis (all tags)

How many people can honestly say there isn't something about tennis that intrigues them? Whether it's the endless rallies or the power serving, tennis has a little bit of everything for everyone. The British Championship at Wimbledon has also proved that it provides the drama that every sports fan enjoys. With the big guns falling, this years Wimbledon has provided the sports world with one of the greatest opportunities in recent tennis history; a reason to watch.

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1000 Golden Words about Sports you could have absolutely lived without and will not get back

By danosback, Section Site related
Posted on Thu Jul 03 2008 at 9:24 AM EST Printer Friendly Page
More on: sports, tiger, imus, pacman, kobe, shaq (all tags)

A satirical look at the current goings on in Sports. As my first post to this site, I'm looking for feedback and I'm looking to establish myself a little bit on here. Comment please!

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July Writing Contest and New Featured Writer

By Editor, Section Site related
Posted on Wed Jul 02 2008 at 11:56 AM EST Printer Friendly Page
More on: site news, sports writing contest, featured writers (all tags)

Hey folks, please congratulate Diane Grassi on becoming our latest featured writer. Diane has been contributing to the site for a while now, won a couple of writing contests, and provides a much needed serious viewpoint on sports on this site. You can check out Diane's archive of stories here. Congrats Diane!

Second, I see a bunch of new writers on the site so it's time for another monthly writing contest. Every story submitted (except Journals) will be eligible for the Monthly Writing Contest. Every member can give each story up to 5 points. (You can find the voting console in the right column of the story page) The winner for the month is the article with the most points at the end of the Voting Period. That's it! And no waiting around for updates form me, you can find the current standings here.

Please read all the details and rules after the jump.)

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