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Solving sprinting’s false start problem

I can understand the rules in sprinting that disallow guys from getting a free shot at trying to get a jump on the gun, but does anybody have the fans in mind? On Sunday, tens of thousands of people...

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A lot of questions for the NBA and the union

The NBA and its players really messed this one up. Because everybody waited until the last minute to start serious negotiations, the 2011-12 season is about 90% not going to happen. There are a lot of...

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In 2011, De Rosario was better than Chan

Unlike most sites or papers that awarded their Athlete of the Year before 2011 ended, I find it only appropriate to actually wait until the entire year had run its course before doling out the award....

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NASCAR’s Super Bowl is really minor league

Thanks to some poor weather on Sunday that carried into Monday morning down on Daytona Beach, Florida, NASCAR’s most prestigious race, the Sprint Cup Series’ Super Bowl, went green in prime time on...

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Why keep Leap Day in February?

This isn’t sports related, but it’s the best forum that I have so I’ll just come out and say it: I have a beef with Leap Day. It’s not the fact that we have an extra day every fourth year because I do...

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Baumgartner’s jump was out of this world

This might sound completely odd, but I was in awe of what I watched Sunday afternoon and it had nothing to do with football. No, I was tuned in on my laptop watching some guy named Felix Baumgartner...

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GSP could probably lose his next fight

Before we get into our lead up to the funnest tournament in all of sports, NCAA’s March Madness, let’s take a moment to talk about Canada’s national mixed martial arts treasure, Georges St. Pierre....

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We’re starting to feel the Jason Collins effect

It has been quite a week for homosexuals in professional sports. In case you hadn’t heard – which might have been impossible for anybody that even looked at the Internet this week – NBA veteran Jason...

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Hey UFC, why no interim interim champion?

The UFC is missing out on a great opportunity with Renan Barao being forced out of his fight with Eddie Wineland at UFC 161.  Why is that? Because we could have had an interim interim featherweight...

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This is not the end of Anderson Silva

The fight happened three nights ago now and I still can’t figure out what actually happened. Wait, that’s a lie. We all know what ACTUALLY happened: Anderson Silva got knocked out by Chris Weidman to...

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A lot of questions for the NBA and the union

The NBA and its players really messed this one up. Because everybody waited until the last minute to start serious negotiations, the 2011-12 season is about 90% not going to happen. There are a lot of...

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In 2011, De Rosario was better than Chan

Unlike most sites or papers that awarded their Athlete of the Year before 2011 ended, I find it only appropriate to actually wait until the entire year had run its course before doling out the award....

View Article

NASCAR’s Super Bowl is really minor league

Thanks to some poor weather on Sunday that carried into Monday morning down on Daytona Beach, Florida, NASCAR’s most prestigious race, the Sprint Cup Series’ Super Bowl, went green in prime time on...

View Article


Why keep Leap Day in February?

This isn’t sports related, but it’s the best forum that I have so I’ll just come out and say it: I have a beef with Leap Day. It’s not the fact that we have an extra day every fourth year because I do...

View Article

Baumgartner’s jump was out of this world

This might sound completely odd, but I was in awe of what I watched Sunday afternoon and it had nothing to do with football. No, I was tuned in on my laptop watching some guy named Felix Baumgartner...

View Article


GSP could probably lose his next fight

Before we get into our lead up to the funnest tournament in all of sports, NCAA’s March Madness, let’s take a moment to talk about Canada’s national mixed martial arts treasure, Georges St. Pierre....

View Article

We’re starting to feel the Jason Collins effect

It has been quite a week for homosexuals in professional sports. In case you hadn’t heard – which might have been impossible for anybody that even looked at the Internet this week – NBA veteran Jason...

View Article


Hey UFC, why no interim interim champion?

The UFC is missing out on a great opportunity with Renan Barao being forced out of his fight with Eddie Wineland at UFC 161.  Why is that? Because we could have had an interim interim featherweight...

View Article

This is not the end of Anderson Silva

The fight happened three nights ago now and I still can’t figure out what actually happened. Wait, that’s a lie. We all know what ACTUALLY happened: Anderson Silva got knocked out by Chris Weidman to...

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Giving gifts to the sporting world

Being Christmas and all, I’ve decided to get in the spirit and give some gifts to some of the top sports and leagues in the world. Hope they enjoy them. NBA – Scissors to cut the sleeves off those...

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