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COLUMBUS, Ohio — After the final horn had sounded and LeBron and D-Wade had long left and the winningest coach in the history of Division I men’s basketball had told a group of us that his “butt is sore” from the ass-kicking he’d just taken, Ohio State’s Thad Matta finally made it into the media room here at Value City Arena, plopped down and explained the gameplan his Buckeyes had just executed brilliantly. “One of the things we wanted to do a good job of was get off to a good start,” Matta said. “Obviously, we did.” Yeah, obviously. This [...]

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Bargain DeJesus signing a good start for Epstein in Chicago Matthew Pouliot Nov 30, 2011, 6:30 PM EST 2 Comments This isn’t the first time Theo Epstein tried to land David DeJesus. As Boston’s general manager, Epstein attempted to pick up DeJesus from the Royals both before the 2010 trade deadline and again after the season. Epstein missed out both times, though, and DeJesus was instead dealt to Oakland, where he turned in his most disappointing season to date as the A’s primary right fielder. Of course, Epstein didn’t let that series of events get him down. In fact, he [...]

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ARLINGTON, Va. — This has already been quite a week for the Washington Capitals, and it isn’t going to get any easier Thursday night. To recap, the Capitals welcomed a new head coach Monday, played their first game with him Tuesday and welcomed a new assistant coach Wednesday. Now all that’s left for Thursday is welcoming the rival Pittsburgh Penguins to Verizon Center to face Sidney Crosby for the first time since the Winter Classic last Jan. 1 when he sustained the first of two hard hits in consecutive games that led to his concussion. “It is tough coming in [...]

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Wide receiver Victor Cruz was added to the Giants’ practice report on Wednesday with a hip issue, according to the Star-Ledger. Cruz, the team’s leading receiver with 55 catches, scored two touchdowns in the Giants’ 49-24 loss loss the the New Orleans Saints on Monday night. The Giants will face the undefeated Green Bay Packers on Sunday. The team placed offensive tackle Will Beatty (eye) on injured reserve Wednesday, according to Newsday. Beatty underwent surgery on Thursday to repair a detached retina. He sat out the team’s loss to the Saints as left guard David Diehl moved over to left [...]

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SPOKANE, Wash. – Mike Leach has reached an agreement to be the new football coach at Washington State. An official within the athletic department told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Leach has reached a verbal agreement to replace Paul Wulff, but has not signed a contract. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly on the matter. Leach posted an 84-43 record at Texas Tech, taking the Red Raiders to nine bowl appearances in 10 seasons. He was fired in 2009 over an incident in which a player with a concussion was [...]

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A writer at Cage Potato’s daughter drew a picture of her father meeting “Chocolate Al” at an MMA seminar. (Say it out loud … maybe one more time … there it is!) CP took that adorable story and turned it into a t-shirt. Not only is it cool, but every shirt sold will raise between $ 14 and $ 17 for Danny Miller, the infant son of UFC fighter Dan Miller who needs help getting a life-saving surgery. It comes in three colors. Buy it here for $ 23. MySportNews іѕ a sports news digest publication that compiles real time, on demand sports news, articles, аnd resources. This article was distributed by Syndicated Sports news wire and [...]

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Sporting Kansas City has acquired midfielder PauloNagamura from Chivas USA for a first-round pick in next year’s Major LeagueSoccer supplemental draft. The 28-year-old Brazilian-born player, who spent three year’s in Arsenal’syouth program, has 11 goals in 99 appearances over five seasons with Chivas USA. As part of Tuesday’s deal, Chivas USA gets back the first-round pick it sentto Kansas City last week as part of the trade that sent midfielder Ryan Smith toChivas USA. Kansas City keeps the third-round selection it received in lastweek’s deal. MySportNews іѕ a sports news digest publication that compiles real time, on demand sports news, articles, аnd resources. This article was distributed by Syndicated Sports news wire and [...]

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Hockey Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine and his son, Daniel, have a mutual respect for each other. That’s a good thing considering dad also happens to be Daniel’s coach for the Long Island Royals Under-16 Midget National team based out of Superior Ice Rink in Kings Park, N.Y. While there’s no question the relationship between coach and son is never an easy one, the LaFontaines seem to have found a common ground. The results have been encouraging, too, for any father hoping to one day coach his son. “When I became the head coach of the Royals three years ago, [...]

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