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Rivers’ Buzzer-Beater Writes New Chapter in Rivalry

Added on Feb 09, 2012 by Scott in

Not being a fan of either Duke or North Carolina isn’t a good enough reason not to appreciate what might be the single greatest rivalry in all of sports, not just college basketball. Unlike other rivalries, Duke-UNC is relevant every season and rarely disappoints. And last night’s thrilling buzzer-beater Duke victory in Chapel Hill provided zero evidence to the contrary. In a battle between Top 10 powers, round 1 went to the Blue Devils after freshman phenom Austin Rivers buried

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Bob Bradley Fired As US Men’s Soccer Coach

Added on Jul 28, 2011 by Jack Thurman in

Better late than never, the ‘reign of error’ of US Men’s soccer coach Bob Bradley is over. The last straw was a loss to the visiting Mexico team in the recently completed Gold Cup. He led the US team to the semifinals in last year’s World Cup, but that was due more to the personal effort of Landon Donovan than any sort of tactical master plan. In reality, a final 16 appearance was a minimal expectation given the talent level

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Uncle Mo Ready To Resume Training

Added on Jul 04, 2011 by Jack Thurman in

2010 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Uncle Mo–who was the early favorite for the Kentucky Derby before a late scratch from the race–is ready to resume training. After a disappointing third place finish in the Wood Memorial he received a full medical examination including bloodwork. Eventually it was determined that he had a rare liver disease and was taken out of training to recover. He’s been doing some light jogging and will return to Saratoga this week to resume training with

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Martin Kaymer Survives Playoff To Win PGA Championship

Added on Aug 15, 2010 by Jack Thurman in

It was apparent going into this weekend’s PGA Championship at Whistling Straits that the tournament was a wide open affair, so it wasn’t surprising that it produced a first time winner.  Martin Kaymer outlasted Bubba Watson in a three hole playoff to earn his first major victory in what was a bizarre finish to four days of competition at the Wisconsin golf course on the shores of Lake Michigan.  Watson finished second ahead of third place Rory McIlroy and  Zach