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Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale Review

The Ultimate Fighter 3 finale did not disappoint as usual and provided us with a clear picture of the future for the fighters involved.

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Prelude to a Funeral

It’s a big enough disgrace to merit the immediate removal of the state of Maryland from the union.

Saturday, at a little past 6:00 p.m., Pimlico Racecourse allowed Barbaro to race after he broke through the gate without even glancing at him to see if he were all right solely to protect millions of dollars invested in this race that would have to be refunded if Barbaro was scratched. If this were any other race, they would have made sure the horse was still fit to run. But in order to save their business, they cleared the horse without examination.

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The Kentucky Derby: A Worthwhile Watch

by Frank M. Henkel

There was a time in these United States, perhaps a generation ago or more,
when sports resided in A.M. radio, and in the hearts of those who listened. Back
then; when the call was as important as the moment, the Kentucky Derby was one
of the most anticipated events of the year. That time may have passed, so does
that mean that we should scrap the Derby altogether?  Absolutely not!

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Jazil or Barbaro Should Win Kentucky Derby

By David J. Cohen

Da da da dadadum dadadum dadadadum, da da da dadadum dadadum dadadadum. Welcome to the 132nd Kentucky Derby.

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The Devils of Durham

Last season, Duke reached the national finals of men’s lacrosse before losing 9-8 to Johns Hopkins.

But the Blue Devils, ascending the national ranks on the strength of six consecutive wins to open the year, won’t be playing for a championship in 2006.  

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Duke Lacrosse Rape Scandal

[Editor’s Note: This entry was originally posted in the blog and is not quite column worthy but the story is important enough that I am reposting it here. I know some of you don’t read the blog and I want to get your reactions.]

The Smoking Gun has published the search warrant obtained by the North Carolina police to search the premises of house where the alleged rape took place.

Included in the warrant are the names of the three alleged rapists.

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HORSERACING’S DARKEST HOUR

In what ended to be a cruel irony, horseracing took a giant step backwards yesterday as its national television coverage was reduced one hour by the network the industry entrusted to bring it to the forefront of the American public.  It wasn’t the first time and it most likely won’t be the last time, either.  Desperate for exposure, the horseracing industry as a whole was inadvertently and innocently, but soundly humiliated by ESPN programmers and their sense of priorities, as racing took a back seat to powerhouses such as exhibition baseball and college wrestling.  A sad statement of affairs, indeed.  The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), who represents the industry, now finds itself in the unenviable position of starting its season playing catch up like a late breaking horse out of the gate.

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Did Lance Cheat?

Whenever Lance Armstrong is mentioned in a conversation the elephant in the room is always performance enhancing drugs. He could be on OLN, or the Jay Leno Show, or on CNN, but I always have this feeling that people are wondering if he was clean when he won the tour a record 7 times.

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The ABA is here again!

The American Basketball League is back and it’s thriving. The season started this past week with over 50 teams competing for the championship using the same red, white and blue ball and some of the other innovations that made the original ABA so much fun. Add in a family friendly atmosphere and affordable prices, and the ABA give fans another option to the NBA.

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Help Wanted

by Trevor Freeman

Not sure if you caught this? Actually I’m pretty sure nobody has. USA Water Polo is advertising the opening for the position of Men’s National Team Head Coach/Director on the front page of their website (www.usawaterpolo.com). This position became available when Ratko Rudic, the legendary Yugoslavian head coach who took over the United States Olympic Team, resigned in December of 2004 to take over his native Croatia.