Kris Hughes

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Kris Hughes is a Network Manager for Rant Sports and has been published on FoxSports.com, MSN.com, the Huffington Post, CNNSI.com, and Yardbarker.com.


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Photo: Baltimore Ravens Troll Baltimore Orioles in Facebook Post

Filed: 8th Apr 12 1:46 pm by
Joy R. Absalon-US PRESSWIRE

While professional sports teams in the same city don’t always work their hardest to promote one another, they also don’t go out of their way to troll each other either. There is at least an underlying solidarity among organizations– professional sports is a small world after all. Apparently, this doesn’t apply in Baltimore. In the [...]

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Could the USFL Resurrect as the NFL’s Minor League System in 2013?

Filed: 7th Apr 12 5:16 pm by
Filed under: Featured, NFL
Image Courtesy- Throwback Max

Middle-aged football fans will be the ones to remember the colorful, controversial, and short-lived United States Football League (USFL) which emerged in the early 1980s with a stated goal of competing with the NFL for football fans across the country. For a short time, it looked like the USFL may succeed in doing just that, [...]

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Report: Dwight Howard Re-Signed With Magic to Avoid Lakers Trade

Filed: 6th Apr 12 12:10 pm by
Sam Sharpe-US PRESSWIRE

Throughout the strike-shortened 2012 NBA season, Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard has been waffling back and forth in regards to his future with the team. Howard waived the early termination option in his contract to end the controversy, and stay with the Magic through the 2012-2013 season. The exact reason why Howard did so has [...]

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Arkansas Football Coach Bobby Petrino Placed on Paid Administrative Leave

Filed: 5th Apr 12 10:09 pm by
Beth Hall-US PRESSWIRE

As had been rumored throughout the day, reports have surfaced that the University of Arkansas has placed head football coach Bobby Petrino on paid administrative leave. It turns out that Petrino, who had a serious motorcycle wreck last weekend, had a 25-year old female passenger on board with him when the wreck occurred. Petrino, 51, is married [...]

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Adrian Peterson Pledges $1 Million to University of Oklahoma Athletics

Filed: 5th Apr 12 8:20 pm by
Evan Habeeb-US PRESSWIRE

Minnesota Vikings All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson pledged a $1 million donation to his alma mater today, specifically earmarked for the University of Oklahoma‘s athletic department and to help with the construction of a new residential hall on campus. Peterson’s donation will go toward the construction of Hedrington Hall, the school’s newest student housing facility, [...]

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Mario Balotelli Crashes Bentley in Manchester City Centre

Filed: 5th Apr 12 4:47 pm by
Image Courtesy- Guardian UK

Just as soon as you think there isn’t anything left Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli can do to top his most recent stupid stunt, he does something even stupider. This time around reports are surfacing that Balotelli crashed his white Bentley in the Deansgate Locks area of Manchester, and though he was unhurt, a female [...]

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Former Dallas Cowboys Special Teams Coach Joe Avezzano Dies At 68

Filed: 5th Apr 12 1:16 pm by
Image Courtesy- MYSA.com

Former Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Desperados special teams coach Joe Avezzano passed away earlier today in Milan, Italy after suffering a heart attack. He was 68. Avezzano, one of the more outspoken and colorful members of the Cowboys’ coaching staff during the Jimmy Johnson era of the early 1990s had been coaching Italian club team [...]

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New Era Promo Features Cubs Fan Ron Swanson and White Sox Fan Darryl Philbin

Filed: 5th Apr 12 9:49 am by
Jake Roth-US PRESSWIRE

In my humble opinion, NBC shows Parks and Recreation and the Office are two of the finer comedic offerings on primetime television. The writers from both shows have done a brilliant job of developing characters over the years that we not only care about, but also can relate with. Two of these characters are Ron Swanson [...]

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LA Angels RF Torii Hunter Tweets About Interesting Police Encounter

Filed: 4th Apr 12 6:57 pm by
Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE

Los Angeles Angels right fielder Torii Hunter is one of the game’s most electrifying players, and should be on pace for another great MLB season in 2012. Hunter is usually in the news for swiping bases, making highlight catches in right field, or coming up with a clutch hit that leads his team to victory in [...]

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Report: Steve Nash Will Be Looking for 3-Year Deal in Free Agency

Filed: 4th Apr 12 2:01 pm by
Jennifer Stewart-US PRESSWIRE

Phoenix Suns point guard, and future Hall-of-Famer, Steve Nash is on the backside of his career at age 38 and is set to become a free agent this summer. As expected, Nash will be looking for the type of deal which will allow him to finish out his career in one place, and get a nice [...]

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