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OUR BOWL MIGHT BE CURSED GUYS
This year's New Era Pinstripe Bowl will be the 4th bowl game ever played in NYC. If history is any indication, tomorrow's game will be anything but normal. Here's a brief rundown of the history of failed post-season college football in New York. GOTHAM BOWL 0 - 1960 (No Game Played) From the New...
VIDEO: Pat Angerer Represents the United State of Iowa
Here's the video of Pat Angerer introducing himself on Sunday Night Football. And with that, Pat Angerer has out-Iowa'd and out-America'd everyone on the planet. Your move, Ricky Stanzi. Consider this your game thread for Sunday Night Football, The World Series, Rugby World Cup finals...
The Phillips Legacy: Houston’s Déjà Vu
Houston's defense was terrible. They had given up more than 400 points the previous season, and only two other teams had given up more yards per game. For the second year in a row, their pass defense surrendered more touchdowns than anyone else while ranking in the bottom third of the NFL in sacks....
2010-11 Virginia Tech Basketball: Getting to Know St. Bonaventure
You may not have heard of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, but Virginia Tech's next basketball opponent has a long, sometimes notorious history. There are three things you need to know about the Bonnies' history going into Thursday's neutral site game in Rochester: They've were involved in an...
Can Virginia Tech Linebacker Bruce Taylor Follow the Script Written by Barquell Rivers?
It's looking more and more like starting mike linebacker Barquell Rivers will not play in the Hokies' season opener against Boise State on Sept. 6. The junior tore his left quadriceps March 3 and his recovery was expected to take as long as six months. He still hasn't been cleared to practice and...
Washington Nationals Sign Ryan Zimmerman to One-Year Deal In Game of Chicken
The Washington Nationals came to terms yesterday with the remaining players that had not signed contracts for the 2009 season, including Face of the Franchise (tm) Ryan Zimmerman.Zimmerman signed a one-year, $3.325 million deal, with incentives that could push the deal to $3.5 million, first...
Happy Anniversary!
One hundred years ago today, Gazzetta announced the first running of the Giro d'Italia. The first edition of the race took place the following May, in 1909. In August 1908, the directors of Gazzetta dello Sport decided they wanted to promote a race like the Tour de France, which by then...
HISTORY'S GREATEST TURNAROUNDS
Everyone loves a comeback story. They also love crushing spirals to rock bottom. Some sporting events of the past week have made me ponder some of the greatest turnarounds in history. These are some of my favorites: Thomas Jefferson, Bold Declaration Drafter - A slaveowner who later wrote...
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