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NBA General

NBA Power Rankings for November 13 2006

Several upstart teams have taken nosedives while the West has several teams in for showdowns to determine the cream of the crop.

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NBA General

NBA Power Rankings for November 6th

Just one week into the season, the NBA is full of surprises both good and bad. Some teams are making their run at glory, while there are playoff teams from last season searching for a win.

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NFL General

Brady and Manning are stars- but not the show

Sunday night at 8:00 on NBC, a battle of the most epic rivalry in this generation of  professional football will be fought. Contrary to popular belief, it is the Colts against the Patriots, not Tom Brady against Peyton Manning. While quarterbacks are the most heralded position on the field, the man with the better stats may not win.

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General Sports

Leyland is the Difference

The ALCS is a coin flip.
It is a coin flip for the better pitching. It is a coin flip for which front office has done a better job. It is a coin flip for who pulled the bigger upset. It is a coin flip for who had the better half, the A’s after the All-Star Break or the Tigers before.

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MLB General

America’s Dream

As I write this, the Tigers are celebrating a win over the Yankees 8-1, clinching a trip to the American League Championship series. With this, a team that lost 119 games just three years ago beat the most expensive, illustrious baseball team ever put on a field.

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New Orleans Saints

Saints of a City

Nobody in this country could have been unhappy when they saw the score of the Monday Night Football game rolling across their screen this morning. The New Orleans Saints routed the Atlanta Falcons 23-3, moving to 3-0 with a great defense and special teams performance. How could anyone not feel good for the Saints?

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College Football

Virginia Tech Football Preview

This is my very biased view of Virginia Tech’s 2006 football season. The QB is not the key. Warning: very long.

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College Football

2006 National College Football Preview

No real intro, I just want to say that I am a Virginia Tech fan, so nobody jump on me for making a homer pick, because I picked a team to win the National Title that lots of columnists here are fans of.

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Soccer

English Premier League 2006-07

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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General Sports

Walking off with it

David Ortiz has been pitched around in recent years’ MVP voting, but now he is flat out winning games for his team, and is that not the definition for MVP?