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Does Brock Lesnar's Illness Hurt The UFC?
Brock Lesnar. The very name of the man is a powerful and polarizing force in the MMA world. Critics of Lesnar point to his inexperience and lack of technical skill...
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What to Expect From the 2009-2010 Los Angeles Lakers
No team has higher expectations for this coming season than the Los Angeles Lakers. Fresh off of last season's NBA Championship, the Lakers made only one significant change from last year...
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The Trade After Five Weeks
After an offseason full of sports pundits roundly criticizing every move the Denver Broncos made, a 5-0 start has finally silenced the critics. Most of the controversy in Denver has been replaced by the sheer joy of winning...
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The Forgotten Heroes
With the Basketball Hall of Fame Ceremony just around the corner all the focus tends to be on the stars. Laker hall of Famers like Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem, Magic et al made history but they didn’t do it alone...
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Broncos '09: Who Are These Guys And What Did They Do To My Team?
Ask any Bronco fan who the best coach in Bronco history was and they will answer with no hesitation, Mike Shanahan. No one casts a bigger shadow. After the Broncos second Super Bowl, Shanahan became Broncos football...
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The Battle at Midway: The Denver Broncos As Seen on The History Channel
In World War II the Battle of Midway marked the point where the US began to assume control of the South Pacific...
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Kyle Orton's Broncos Debut: Was It Really That Bad?
The first preseason game of 2009 has been played. Most Bronco fans came away encouraged by offensive and defensive upgrades, but the overwhelming impressions many have of the game were formed by Orton’s three interceptions...
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The Reason for Brandon Marshall's Drama Becomes Clear
Amidst the offseason turmoil Bronco’s fans have endured was the dramatic trade request by Brandon Marshall. Coming on the heels of the Jay Cutler fiasco Marshall’s trade demands seemed to indicate the franchise was alienating its players...
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Five Undrafted Free Agents To Watch For The Broncos
While top Bronco rookies battle it out during the preseason with top free agents to see who starts, there another battle raging among players. They are the afterthoughts, the players no one expects anything from...
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The Big On Field Battle in Denver
Finally the long hot summer is beginning to end. The boys of summer will soon give way to the warriors of winter. The crack of the bat will be replaced by the crash of body armor against body armor...
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Kyle Orton: What Is Being Said Versus the Evidence
New Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton has received a lot of criticism lately. He has been called weak—armed and interception prone. Are these charges true? Let's take a look...
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What Josh McDaniels Was Thinking
When Mike Shanahan was fired at the beginning of 2009 he was quoted as saying that he thought any new coach coming in would be a fool to substantially change the offense...
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Tragedy Or Triumph For A Laker
Casual fans of the Lakers may wonder who the guy sitting at the end of the bench during the Finals was. He was the guy who rarely got into games during the season and did little to show he should be in games...
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Is Jay Cutler a Franchise Quarterback without Mike Shanahan?
In the wake of the dramatic restructuring of the Denver Broncos, the big story has not been the acquisition of a new coach or changes in offensive and defensive philosophy, but the trade of Jay Cutler to the Chicago Bears...
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Denver Broncos Bunk: Dispelling Myths About Josh McDaniels
The Denver Broncos offseason has been painted in the press as everything from minor disaster to major apocalypse. A lot of the analysis, though, has been based on abysmally poor reporting...
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Rocky Mountain Blues: The Ultimate Denver Is Doomed Article (Satire)
Given all of the drama surrounding the Denver Broncos this off-season, it comes as no surprise that there have been a flurry of articles predicting a disastrous season for that team...
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Rating Players: The Best Basketball Player Ever
I read a very good article recently about rating players the other day and it got me to thinking about the whole psychology of picking a "best" player. For me, the best kind of player is epitomized by guys like Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson...
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NBA Marketing: How Creating Michael Jordan Almost Ruined Basketball
Every so often some sportscaster will ask, "What is wrong with basketball?" This question is usually followed by some harangue about fundamentals not being taught or the lack of respect coaches get...
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Hating Kobe: A Writer's Guide
Since the end of the 2009 NBA Finals, a lot of writers who have hated Kobe are no longer able to say that Kobe never won without Shaq...
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NBA Finals—Lakers-Magic Game Five: Lakers Win 15th Title
I suppose a relative blowout to end a series that started with a blowout makes sense. Honestly though, I must admit that watching Orlando just make a token effort in the game seemed almost an insult after their effort in the previous three games...
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Lakers-Magic Finals, Game Four: The Heartbreaker in Orlando
I’ve seen a lot of NBA Championship games and this has to rank as one of the best. A great start by the Magic, a third-quarter comeback keyed by a player who had been quiet in the Finals followed by a hard fought fourth quarter and overtime...
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Lakers-Magic Final Series: There is Magic in Orlando, Notes on Game Three
As a Laker fan I was not happy with the result but as a basketball fan this was a great game. Home cooking was the difference here. Orlando’s search for a point guard was answered and we learned a lot more about the two teams...
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NBA Finals Lakers-Magic: Magic Is Still Just A Name, Notes on Game Two
Game Two was a great game. The Lakers played well and the Magic not only showed up but almost won. Here are just a few observations about game 2...
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Los Angeles-Orlando: Notes on the Lakers Magic Series
Before the first game was played there were a lot of predictions about what would happen in this series. Now that the first game has been played let’s look at some of those predictions and how they played out in game one...
