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NFL Outsider: Andy's take on the Philadelphia Eagles

By Staff Report | July 17, 2009 | MVN Outsider

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 2009 PREVIEW By Andy Benoit, www.NFLTouchdown.com The Philadelphia Eagles front office should get an award. A major award. Like a Nobel Prize-type award. Any front office that can shut up the cantankerous Philadelphia fan base deserves to be canonized. Eagle fans were ready to foam at the mouth this past spring. Their team had just gone to its fifth conference championship game in head coach Andy Reid's decade-long tenure and, for the fifth

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Early Central Division Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers

By T-Boogie | July 16, 2009 | Bull Riding

I apologize for taking so long to post my Cavs preview, as I continue my series of early season previews for the Chicago Bulls and their division rivals. Every time I decided to get started talking about the Cavs, another development on the Bulls front would appear, and since this is a Bulls blog first and foremost, I decided I had better cover those developments. At any rate, I finally have my preview of Cleveland.

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Time To Let the San Francisco Giants' 2002 Wound Heal

By Nuschler | July 16, 2009 | SF Giants Pride

The All-Star break is always a touch painful for me and not just because I'm a National League fan.Frankly, the American League's dominance in interleague play is far harder to digest.  More importantly, as long as the Junior Circuit suffers the Designated Hitter, the competition between leagues for true superiority won't really be a "competition."The Senior Circuit wins in a romp, but that's another matter entirely.Most importantly, as has been pointed out by fellow Bleacher

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I would like to say that the Jeremy Mayfield....

By Richard Ginn | July 16, 2009 | The Pit Stop

mess has taken so many wild and weird turns over the past 24 hours I can't even tell who to believe.We now have another family member who has been brought into the Jeremy saga.  It is looking more and more another episode of "All My Children."His statements against his stepmother are very bold and will certainly land him in more trouble if they are wrong.Jeremy has to get his life back in order, his racing

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Game 89: Brewers at Reds

By Jaymes Langrehr | July 16, 2009 | Brewers Bar

The Brewers start the second half tonight with a the first game of a 7-game road trip through Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.  It'll be Braden Looper starting for the Crew, facing off against 23-year old righty Homer Bailey, who's making his fifth start of the season.The Brewers lead the season series, 5-3, thanks to a sweep of the Redlegs the last time they met.  The Brewers also tied the all-time series between the two teams at

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By Evan | July 16, 2009 | Boston Red Sox

Hopefully this is Lugo's last couple of days as a Sox

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Gregg Popovich: Stubborn?

By Shawn Kirsch | July 16, 2009 | Project Spurs

Great coaches are great for a reason, prolonged success. That success comes from doing things a certain way, and consistently getting a positive result.5 GreatsPhil Jackson manages attitudes and makes sure the ball is shared, largely with a tweaked version of Tex Winters baby, the triangle offense.Don Nelson creates over achieving squads with disparate parts, thanks to unconventional offenses.Jerry Sloan always seems to be in the playoffs, with hard working players that buy into the

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Rebounding With Dejuan Blair -- Part II

By Jeff | July 16, 2009 | Project Spurs

So we here at Project Spurs did some more digging and found more unknown "facts" about Dejuan Blair's rebounding prowess.  Take a look. People believe the Titanic sank because it rammed into an iceberg.  Truth be told, Dejuan Blair was boxing it out. The origins of the phrase "dust yourself off and pick up the pieces" is when Dejuan Blair boxed out his first opponant on the court. When you see a meteor shower, Dejuan

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If Lamar Odom Leaves, Lakers' Title Runs Fade Away

By Jonathan Mathis | July 16, 2009 | Fantasy NBA Zone

Why aren't people sporting purple and gold apparel nervous and furious at the Los Angeles Lakers? The Lakers are spending too much time speculating on if they'll repeat their triumph next season, rather than focusing on retaining players who have had the most impact on their recent title. If the Lakers expect to return as heavyweights and feel the gratifying elation of their 16th title in franchise history, or if Kobe Bryant plans on surmounting

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NFL Outsider: Andy's take on the Philadelphia Eagles

By Staff Report | July 17, 2009 | MVN Outsider

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 2009 PREVIEW By Andy Benoit, www.NFLTouchdown.com The Philadelphia Eagles front office should get an award. A major award. Like a Nobel Prize-type award. Any front office that can shut up the cantankerous Philadelphia fan base deserves to be canonized. Eagle fans were ready to foam at the mouth this past spring. Their team had just gone to its fifth conference championship game in head coach Andy Reid's decade-long tenure and, for the fifth

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NFL Outsider: Andy's take on the Washington Redskins

By Richie Denis | July 16, 2009 | MVN Outsider

WASHINGTON REDSKINS 2009 PREVIEW By Andy Benoit, www.NFLTouchdown.com Stop me if you've heard this before: A powerful public figure in Washington feels some heat from his constituents after another year of mediocrity and underperformance. Needing to instill optimism, said public figure goes out and identifies a problem that's just relevant enough to distract people from the more complicated (and much larger) problem. In a brilliant ploy at producing immediate short-term prosperity, the public figure throws

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NFL Outsider: Andy's take on the New England Patriots

By Staff Report | July 16, 2009 | MVN Outsider

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS By Andy Benoit, www.NFLTouchdown.com Maybe Bill Belichick's legions of critics were prophetic. Maybe his New England Patriots did wind up pissing off the football gods. During New England's historic 2007 season, most of the non-Patriot fans who were not irate about Spygate were eventually turned off by what they perceived to be the head coach's hubris. Belichick's high-powered Patriots would stomp opponents into the ground and then keep stomping. The annihilation would

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MLB Outsider Trade Deadline Preview: Washington Nationals

By Staff Report | July 16, 2009 | MVN Outsider

As the July 31 MLB trade deadline approaches, MVN Outsider approaches baseball bloggers for insight on which players will be moved.  Which contenders can buy a trip to the playoffs, and which sellers will turn their attention to next year?Follow the 2009 MLB Outsider trade deadline preview here.Dave Nichols from Nationals News Network.com provides analysis on the future of the Washington Nationals.Washington Nationals Second Half Goal:  Avoid Infamy  The Washington Nationals primary goal for the second half of

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NFL Outsider Season Preview 2009: New York Giants

By Staff Report | July 16, 2009 | MVN Outsider

NFL Outsider is hosting a season preview of all 32 teams. The NFL regular season begins on September 10; in the meantime follow the best NFL bloggers as they analyze their teams in this 2009 season preview. John Fennelly from blogNYG gives insight into what to expect from this year's New York Giants. Follow the rest of the NFL here. The Giants' 2008 season ended on a sour and disappointing note with the early post-season

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MLB Outsider - Hall After Death

By Kurt Evans | July 15, 2009 | MVN Outsider

Pete Rose is still standing on the outside. Although Bud Selig recently said he was still "reviewing" Rose's application to be reinstated into baseball (thereby paving the way for his eventual admission into the Hall of Fame), our insiders who work for MLB have confirmed that Selig is actually using the file to balance out his crooked desk. (Not really, but he might as well be.)Still, whether you think Rose should be admitted or

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NFL Outsider Season Preview 2009: New York Jets

By Staff Report | July 15, 2009 | MVN Outsider

NFL Outsider is hosting a season preview of all 32 teams. The NFL regular season begins on September 10; in the meantime follow the best NFL bloggers as they analyze their teams in this 2009 season preview. Andy Benoit of NFLTouchdown.com provides MVN Outsider with insights into the 2009 New York Jets. For the rest of the NFL click here. Two things in pro football excite the media (especially the rabid New York media): a

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NFL Top 10: Best Players 34 or Older

By Greg Trippiedi | July 15, 2009 | MVN Outsider

Happy hump day.  Today, NFL Top 10 will pick the best players in the NFL who were born on or before July 15, 1975.10. QB Jeff Garcia, Oakland RaidersThe Raiders' backup quarterback still thinks he has about two seasons left in the tank, and the real question is: does he have an opportunity left on the field?  The thing is, Garcia is such a classic Raider.  He's not going to bring the vertical offense to

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MLB Outsider Trade Deadline Preview: New York Yankees

By Staff Report | July 14, 2009 | MVN Outsider

As the July 31 MLB trade deadline approaches, MVN Outsider approaches baseball bloggers for insight on which players will be moved.  Which contenders can buy a trip to the playoffs, and which sellers will turn their attention to next year?Follow the 2009 MLB Outsider trade deadline preview here.Kris Pollina from CrazyYankeeChick.com provides analysis on the future of the New York Yankees.And here we are again. The New York Yankees stumble into the All Star Break with the bitter

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