The Footie

In the offseason, the Philadelphia Phillies made a great move by trading for Roy Halladay. However, they made an equally bad mistake when they gave away Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners. Instead of having two of the game’s best starters, the Phillies inexplicably hurt their chances for minimal return. On ... ...
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Mike Shanahan doesn’t like Albert Haynesworth. The coach of the Washington Redskins wants to make life as difficult as possible for the team’s larger than life lineman. In an odd series of events, Shanahan was able to make Haynesworth fail the Redskins conditioning test. For the test, Haynesworth had to run ... ...
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DJ Steve Porter made a YouTube classic when he created “Press Hop” — a video that combines famous sports press interviews with hip hop. The result was a video that has been viewed more than 2.6 million times. It also made DJ Steve Porter a household name among YouTube connoisseurs. The ... ...
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Cleveland is understandably still upset with LeBron James backstabbing the city and taking off for South Beach. So when a LeBron fan showed up at a Cleveland Indians game wearing a LeBron James Miami Heat jersey, it wasn’t surprising when the Indians fans nearly killed the guy. In the video ... ...
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We all were holding out hope that the Lorenzen Wright story would have a happen ending. That won’t be the case. According to reports, Wright’s body was found near Memphis. At first, reports said that it appeared to be a suicide. Later reports indicated that there were multiple gunshots wounds, ... ...
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Antonio Gates is the deadliest weapon at the tight end position in the NFL. On Wednesday, the San Diego Chargers made him the league’s highest paid player at his position when Gates signed a five-year extension worth more than $36.1 million. The contract has more than $20 million in guaranteed ... ...
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Is Amare Stoudemire Jewish? That’s the question many of his Twitter followers have been asking in recent weeks. I haven’t been able to find any confirmation that Stoudemire is indeed Jewish, but there certainly are some clues. Two weeks ago, Stoudemire said this on Twitter: For whatever is born of (Yah) GOD ... ...
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When healthy, Yao Ming is one of the best centers in the NBA. Unfortunately, good health has been difficult to come by for the 7-foot-6 center from Shanghai, China. He missed the entire 2009-10 season for the Houston Rockets and failed to play more than 55 games in two of ... ...
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In 2008, the Argentine Football Association shocked the world when they hired the legendary Diego Maradona to coach the nation’s soccer team. Less than two years later, that experiment is over. The AFA decided not to renew Maradona’s contract after Maradona refused to replace a number of assistant coaches. At the ... ...
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Matt Garza threw a no-hitter on Monday night, beating the Detroit Tigers 5-0. But it was more than a personal milestone – it was the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay Rays franchise history. It was also the fifth one in major league baseball this season. The Rays’ pitching staff was due ... ...
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Dez Bryant is a fantastic talent. But the rookie wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys has a history of causing trouble. After he wowed teammates, fans and coaches on his first couple days of training camp, it didn’t take Dez Bryant long to start causing trouble again. In this Dez Bryant ... ...
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Recently, word out of New England has been that Tom Brady is unhappy with the lack of progress the Patriots have made toward giving him a contract extension. You can smash those rumors. The new reports from Patriots training camp is that not only is their progress, a contract extension ... ...
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Kobe Bryant isn’t the most humble person on the planet. Far from it. And when the Miami Heat landed Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh, many wondered how Kobe would act. Well, his first major move since then was undergoing knee surgery. Is Kobe Bryant already making an excuse for ... ...
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An interesting battle is brewing between former NBA star Chris Webber and David Kahn, the current general manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Last week, Chris Webber grilled David Kahn in an interview about signing legendary draft bust Darko Milicic to a $20 million deal. Webber then fumed when Kahn tried ... ...
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Terrell Owens may finally find a home for the 2010 NFL season. According to reports, T.O. has been working out with Carson Palmer in California. Supposedly, Palmer is so impressed with what he’s seen from Owens in workouts that he has told the Cincinnati Bengals that they need to sign ... ...
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The Third annual M&M’S Most Colorful Fans of NASCAR Contest is going on right now through September 6, 2010 to celebrate the sport’s most colorful fans.  You can enter the contest by submitting your most colorful racing-themed photos at www.NASCAR.com/mostcolorfulfans. Each week of the contest, the votes submitted on NASCAR.COM will ... ...
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Granted, the Baltimore Orioles suck. They really do. But that doesn’t explain what happens in the video below where an Orioles fan jogs around the field before finally allowing the cops to grab him. In most parks, security is ready and willing to slam fans to the ground who dare ... ...
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At this time of the year, every baseball team is trying to figure out how to add another stud arm to their rotation. Whether it’s the Yankees looking to buy a star pitcher or the Royals trading for minor league prospects, great pitchers are a cherished commodity. Here’s a look ... ...
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When Michael Beasley was drafted as the second overall pick of the 2008 NBA Draft, he had appeared destined for stardom. In college, Beasley had jaw-dropping stats and a body that was built for the professional level. Unfortunately, Beasley’s lack of maturity and constant smoking of weed kept him from ... ...
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Apparently LeBron James is a trendsetter. LeBron gave up winning a championship on his own and decided to go to the Miami Heat to be Dwyane Wade’s sidekick. Now Chris Paul is doing the same thing. According to reports, Paul doesn’t think the New Orleans Hornets are close enough to a ... ...
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