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| Sports Gospel- Embracing the cliche |
Sports Gospel- Embracing the cliché
Mark Chalifoux
Around Memorial Day it seems as if every sports column is the same. They all either lament the insignificance of sports in the “grand scheme” (which just isn’t true, but that is another...
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| Our Fallen Heroes--Memorial Day Thoughts |
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Memorial Day Weekend. It is synonymous with beaches, babes, and barbeques. This holiday has to be one of the most celebrated of the year. In the midst of that celebration, most of us forget to actually use that day for what it is intended. Memorial Day is a day to honor our fallen heroes who have...
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| The Guarantee |
By Phineas Lambert, Founding Editor, The Back Page Sports
“If I were an athlete, I would issue more guarantees than Panasonic. I would guarantee playoffs. I would guarantee victory. I would guarantee you wouldn't pay a lot...
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| The Jester’s Quart: WNBA Action? Affirmative. |
Affirmative action is one of those tricky concepts that doesn’t trade in absolutes, but rather demands nuance.
(Now, one man’s nuance is another man’s flip-flop. I’m pretty sure there’s a former presidential candidate who could speak for a few hours about that. A...
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| Detroit/Miami--A Potential Classic |
Detroit/Miami—A Potential Classic
Every so often, there is a matchup between two teams that can have the makings of immortality. The upcoming series between the Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat just might fit the bill. This contest will attempt to answer the age-old question...
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| The Jester’s Quart: The Force Is With Us |
I arrived at the Uptown Theater in Washington, DC at about 8:30 on Thursday morning, saving a place for 15 friends in the line for a noon showing of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
George Lucas’s six films span my...
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| What's In A Name...A Whole Lot! |
What’s In A Name? A Whole Lot! By Avery Smith
As a young kid growing up, I had the benefit of rooting for two major league teams. The Dodgers were by far my favorite. They were the team that I grew up with and identified. They had Steve Garvey, Ron Cey, Davey Lopes,...
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| The Weekly Rant--SEC Preview 2005 |
Welcome to “The Weekly Rant”!!
This article is the second in a series of previews for the upcoming college football season. This week we are going to take a look at the SEC.
The SEC will be one of the top 3 conferences in the nation again this year. Steve Spurrier’s...
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| The Iversonian Two Guard |
The Trend Of The Undersized Two Is Beginning, And It All started With A.I.
By Phineas Lambert, founding editor, The Back Page Sports
I don’t know if you remember the 1997 Final Four, featuring North Carolina,...
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| The loss of a sports fan |
Sports Gospel
The loss of a sports fan
By Mark Chalifoux
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| Somebody Asked, So Here's My Answer |
May 17, 2005
By Christopher Shryock
I was talking with a friend of mine in Cincinnati last week. Shannon called me seeking advice on a speech she was writing about the steroid issue in Major League Baseball. About 20 minutes into our conversation, she...
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| Starting Up a Fantasy Football League? Part III |
By John Siskos
Hit him up at SuperJohn96@gmail.com
My least two articles dealt with the many aspects involved in setting up a brand new fantasy football league. But now that we most of those questions...
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| The Kentucky Derby: A Sporting Event Unlike Any Other |
By Wade Peery
Drop him an e-mail at wadepeery@yahoo.com
Last Saturday, one of the most tradition filled events in all of sports was on display as 50-1 underdog Giacomo took Churchill Downs by storm and dashed his way to a highly...
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| The Jester’s Quart: My Dumbass NBA Notebook |
The headline on this column was, at one point, what we here in the "business" call a "working title."
And then I read the finished product…and it just seemed appropriate.
Some Random Thoughts from a...
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| Rant Girls Premium Galleries |
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One of the items that was also implemented with the new look of Sportsrant.com was a complete new gallery software. This change was put in place so that interaction with the girls pictures would be better and the performance of this new system it much...
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| Dan Griffin's ALL-DL TEAM |
With the season well-over a month old and Memorial Day fast approaching, it’s time to take a look at what teams are missing out on in this edition of the all disabled-list team.
Catcher: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim’s Benjie Molina- out with a strained quad, he...
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| A letter to Lebron: Please save Cleveland sports |
Dear Lebron James,
Please don’t leave Cleveland. Don’t even consider it. You bring hope to a city plagued by years of sports inadequacy.
Boston fans think they have it rough? At least they can claim the New England Patriots. And the Bird-era Celtics was a...
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| Skiles, not D'Antoni was Coach of the Year |
I can’t say it any more straightforward than this, Mike D’Antoni was not the coach of the year. I mean, he was, but at least not in my humble opinion. Simply put, the MVP can not be on the team with the coach of the year. Otherwise, Phil Jackson would have won a lot more COY titles.
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| Starting Up a Fantasy Football League? Part II |
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By John Siskos
Last week, I started off with who could play, how important rules are, what scoring system you can use, how many starters and how many roster spots to have.
Going forward, we are going to have to elaborate on the rules....
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| Changing of the Guard |
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The dismal performance (comparatively) of the US National Basketball Team at the last Summer Olympics in Athens may have been a blessing in disguise. While America has always boasted having the best basketball players in the world, it has had trouble lately assembling the best basketball...
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| ESPN--Best Crossover In the Industry |
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ESPN. It is the four letters that signify one of the biggest sports network on Earth. It is also the name of a company who has seen one of the most remarkable growth spurts in the history of American broadcasting. ESPN is a network that went from showing city softball matchups...
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| Struggling Reds Need a Spark |
By Sara Normand
Sometimes change is a good thing. Sometimes, change makes all the difference in the world. Change is just what the Cincinnati Reds need if they want to avoid any...
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| The Jester’s Quart: My Afternoon as a NASCAR Fan |
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A flat tire leads columnist Greg Wyshynski to his first-ever viewing of a NASCAR race on television, and he’s got some strong opinions about what he watched, what it means for televised sports, and something called “Boogity, Boogity, Boogity.” That, plus...
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| Vocabulary of a subpar season in the NBA |
Under-Achieving. Young. Rebuilding. Injuries. This NBA season, 14 teams had their pick of the words that best describe their seasons. From the cellar-dwellers, to the resurgent, here’s a look at some of the best words for those teams on the outside looking in.
Atlanta...
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| D-ESPN |
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I usually try to start off an article with a hook, something to engage my reader and get him (or preferably her) to stick around and check out what I have to say. For the most part, I think my hooks are pretty clever and relevant to my topics. But I have found that the media industry is becoming...
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| The Weekly Rant-Pac 10 Preview |
Welcome to “The Weekly Rant”!!!
My column has three parts. The first part is where I write an article about something in the sports world. The next part is the email bag, where I post the best emails I get throughout the week (posts from Sportsrant.com will now also...
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| Prevention More Important Than Punishment |
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Two somewhat separate events in the ongoing steroid discussion came together curiously for me over the weekend.First, NFL executives appeared before Congress to answer questions about the league's steroid policy. In a noticeable contrast from the baseball hearings of March, the NFL was largely...
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| WHITE HOT-WHY THE SOX WILL WIN THE AL CENTRAL |
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After the first month of the baseball season we have seen some surprises, none bigger than the 18-7 record of the Chicago White Sox. Ozzie Guillen’s small and smart ball philosophy has worked like a charm, leading the Sox to a 10-2 record in one run games and a three game lead in the AL central...
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| Starting Up a Fantasy Football League? |
By John Siskos
So, you’re thinking about joining a fantasy football league…or maybe even starting up a whole league of your own? And why shouldn't you. Half the reason fantasy baseball does so well is in large part to all the addicts who play fantasy football with too much time on...
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| Get Drafted |
The offseason’s fix for the NFL Junkee
By: John Katrus
The Setup
What did you do last Saturday? Go for a walk? Play some basketball? Sleep off the awesome time you had Friday night? Perhaps some of you tuned into the NFL...
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| What the Foulke is the deal? |
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Acquired in December of 2003, Keith Foulke was the answer to the Red Sox closer problems, or so Theo Epstein thought. The Sox signed Foulke to a three year deal that would pay him up to $26.5 million if he is the regular Red Sox closer for the next four years. If both sides decline the 2007...
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| Mr. Williams, Welcome to Motown |
The Lions ignored their defensive needs and drafted Mike Williams – which was the right move
May 1, 2005
By: Christopher Shryock
Last Saturday, April 23rd, was the NFL draft. In other words, for a Detroit Lions fan,...
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| A new leader for SportsRant? |
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Oklahoma Baseball Coach Larry Cochell resigned from his job Sunday after making several racist remarks to two ESPN reporters. Unfortunately, this was a move that had to be made. If
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| 1941-A Blast From The Past |
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The year 1941 was a memorable one in the conscious of the
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| Sportsrant.com – Reborn Into a New Era! |
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Welcome to the new and improved SportsRant.com! For the past three years the Rant has gone from an idea stuck in the imagination of a sports fanatic to the reality you see now. We want to first of all thank you for taking this journey with us,...
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