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Pac-12 Well Represented Atop Coaches Poll
Today marks the beginning of the 2012 college football season. No there are not any games being played but the traditional pre-season release of the USA Today Coaches’ Poll has given fans the first glimpse of where their program will start the season. Each season is a race and success has a lot to do with [...]
TweetAll Football Clubs Should Be Cooperatives
Well well well. Not a day went by after writing about Manchester United’s new sponsorship deal with Chevrolet that new reports surfaced that Malcolm Glazer, the owner of the club, plans to keep half the money made from publicly trading on the New York Stock Exchange instead of reinvesting the entire amount into the team—say, [...]
TweetChevrolet and Manchester United Really Are a “Perfect Fit”
“When you consider the core values of Chevrolet, our passionate customers around the world, and our rich 100-year history, the partnership with Manchester United is a perfect fit.” So says Alan Batey, General Motors’ North America vice-president, US sales and service, about a new deal to slap the Chevy brand on United’s jerseys starting in [...]
TweetPoll: Hope Solo’s Tweets to Brandi Chastain Are…
Hope Solo’s Tweets About Brandi Chastain Are… <a href=”http://polldaddy.com/poll/6425830/”>Hope Solo’s Tweets About Brandi Chastain Are…</a>Current US Women’s National Team player Hope Solo (that sounds like a stage name, doesn’t it?) has caused quite a stir with her tweets directed at former player and current commentator Brandi Chastain. “Its important 2 our fans,” Hope tweeted, “2 [...]
TweetSpain’s Exit from the London Olympics Is a Wake-Up Call; Who Will Hear It?
It always makes me smile, if only inwardly, when a country is beaten by one of its former colonies. But it made me doubly happy that this country happened to be Spain, and that, with their loss to Honduras minutes ago, the Spanish are now mathematically unable to advance into the next round of the [...]
TweetDenny Hamlin will lead the field to Green at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Denny Hamlin will lead the field to start The Crown Royal Presents The Curtiss Shaver 400 At The Brickyard Powered By Big Machine Records on Sunday July 29th at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This is the 19th running of NASCAR going to the hallowed race track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Denny Hamlin was a lack luster [...]
TweetJohn Terry Facing FA Charge: Is There a Case to Answer?
John Terry has today been charged by the FA in relation to his alleged racist outburst at Anton Ferdinand. He is alleged to have called the QPR player a “f****** black c***” and will face severe disciplinary action if found guilty. The charge facing Terry is identical to the charge brought against Liverpool’s Luis Suarez [...]
Tweet2012 Charleston Classic Bracket: Match-ups and Pairings Revealed
Earlier today the bracket for the 2012 Charleston Classic was revealed and it features some of the most entertaining teams in the country. The eight-team field looks like this: Auburn Tigers, Baylor Bears, Boston College Eagles, Charleston Cougars, Colorado Buffaloes, Dayton Flyers, Murray State Racers and St. John’s Red Storm. When and Where: November 15-16, 18 [...]
TweetA.J. Allmendinger decides to take NASCAR’s Road to Recovery
A.J. Allmendinger decides to take NASCAR’s Road to Recovery After failing his drug test and being suspended indefinately by NASCAR A.J. Allmendinger had three options available to him. Simply stop driving and leave NASCAR, fight NASCAR in court, or participate in the program NASCAR has available in order to get restated in NASCAR. A.J. Allmendinger [...]
TweetA.J. Allmendinger’s B-Sample matches the A-Sample and is Suspended
A.J. Allmendinger rolled the dice, had his B sample retested, and lost. As widely expected, the B sample test matched the A sample test. A.J. Allmendinger is suspended from NASCAR and will now have to go through the substance abuse program as dictated by the NASCAR rulebook. On June 29th, NASCAR member A.J. Allmendinger, driver [...]
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