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Mavericks lose another playoff game

By james | April 24th, 2008

The Dallas Mavericks lost in the playoffs again Tuesday night which is disappointing because since my transplant to Dallas they are the one team that I would be willing to call myself a fan of. Three years in a row Dallas has choked in the playoffs, so they have to get their act together for [...]

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Bracket Busters

By james | March 21st, 2008

The Belmont Bruins almost made NCAA history by upsetting Duke. Unfortunately, the record books will simply record a close call for basketball powerhouse. YouTube however will remember the 2008 Bruins trip to the tourney through the video blog of SecondMileStyle.

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New SMU Football Coach from Hawaii

By james | January 7th, 2008

June Jones is SMU’s new football coach. Despite some last minute hand-ringing, Coach Jones jumped ship at Hawaii for the mainland of the Big D. Jones turned around Hawaii’s program in his first year and this year led Hawaii to an undefeated regular season and a BCS bowl berth. Here’s hoping he can do the [...]

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Pony Up

By james | August 28th, 2007

SMU’s new advertising campaign includes two TV commercials promoting the upcoming football season. Here is one of the commercials.

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Announcing the 2007 Polar Bears

By james | August 25th, 2007

The Polar Bears are proud to announce their 2007 roster. Here’s a run down of the team and the price I paid for them. Larry Johnson – RB – $78 Randy Moss – WR – $41 Cedric Benson – RB – $31 Marshwn Lynch – RB – $22 Marc Bulger – QB – $17 Todd [...]

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Texas Rangers break records in meaningless game

By james | August 22nd, 2007

With 37 games left in the regular season and trailing the division leaders by only 19 the Rangers decided to play baseball Wednesday. Someone must have told them this was a homerun derby exhibition because when the dust settled the score was Texas 30, Baltimore 3. Yes 30 runs. The record books say no team [...]

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On the Acution Block

By james | August 20th, 2007

This year our fantasy football league has decided to hold an auction draft. In researching my draft strategy I’ve come across some links I thought I would pass along. Just don’t click on them if you’re in my league! How to start an Auction League The FantasyGuru Auction-Draft Plan 2007 Fantasy Football Auction Values Auction [...]

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Artifical Intellegence, Fantasy Football Style

By james | August 1st, 2007

Lacking the knowledge, and desire, to be a professional football analyst yet still wanting to engage in justified trash talking, I need a competitive edge for the fantasy football. This year my edge is in the form of League Master 2007, a fantasy football drafting tool. Everyone knows that a strong draft day is the [...]

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Polar Bears prepare for another season

By james | July 28th, 2007

The Polar Bears are almost ready to hit the field this season. Yes, I’m getting ready to start the Fantasy Football Season. The team started out strong last season only to see their fortunes plummet. They ended with a record of 4-9 and 10th place. This is the year the Polars will strive to break [...]

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