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Nobody asked me but…

It’s that time of the year again. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the clichés are raining out of the sky like similes in a Jim Murray column. And its the time where I remind you all that, […]

Guest Column: Making an Olympic-sized splash

GUEST COLUMNIST: Jenna Santelli "The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself," said former Olympic swimmer from Australia Dawn Fraser. To be an Olympian, I feel, is probably one of […]

Favre’s number to be retired

Had a chance to catch a report from Profootballtalk.com The Green Bay Packers have announced that quarterback Brett Favre’s jersey number, 4, will be retired during Week One’s Monday nighter against the Minnesota Vikings according to Profootballtalk.com. "The season-opening game […]

Miguel Tejada lies about age

The AP out of Philly is reporting that: Houston Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada told the team he’s actually 33, two years older than he’s listed in the club’s media guide and other baseball records after being shown a copy of […]

No thizz in Oakland, Seattle cruises

From the AP: Seattle’s starters took it to Oakland again. This time, it was Carlos Silva. Silva somehow wanted to match what Felix Hernandez did a day before. The burly right-hander followed Hernandez’s complete game with a gem of his […]

Air McNair to retire

The AP is reporting that, Steve McNair intended to complete the final three years of his contract with the Baltimore Ravens. He worked hard during the offseason and arrived at minicamp ready to assume his role as the starting quarterback. […]

Where Are They Now? (4/16)

On the Mend: Former OSU pitchers Mark McLemore and Dallas Buck are on the DL for their respective teams. McLemore is with Triple-A Round Rock, has yet to throw a pitch this season. Buck is recovering from Tommy John’s and […]