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- Packers Visit Vikings, Looking For Their 7th Straight - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillIt is certain that the Packers are the current best team in the league as they have a perfect record of 6-0, but even so, Coach Mike McCarthy feels that there are certain areas where the team can do better, and they are working to be at full capacity when they visit the Vikings, their all-time ...
Views: 613 - Packers Still Undefeated, Schaub Out For Season - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillPackers undefeated, Vikings with little chances of making it to the playoffs Aaron Rodgers threw for 4 touchdowns in their 45-7 victory against the Vikings on Monday Night Football and the Packers remain as the only unbeaten team at the NFL with a current record of 9-0. This was probably the ...
Views: 577 - Pacquiao's Questioned Win, UFC's Velasquez Quick Lost - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillPacquiao retains title, Mayweather next? If you were watching the match between Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos, you probably missed a better fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao, who retained the WBO World Welterweight title. It was the third time these two faced each ...
Views: 697 - Sonnen Vs Silva Will Happen, Penn State And Bradley - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillAccording to Dana White, Sonnen vs Silva will take place The title for the UFC Middleweight Championship between Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva was still in dispute at the fifth round of their bout from UFC 117, and most people believed Sonnen was about to take the belt from the Brazilian, but ...
Views: 574 - Velasquez To Defend Title, Patriots Cuts Haynesworth - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillVelasquez ready to fight Dos Santos Fans of MMA will be delighted on Saturday when current UFC Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez jumps into the octagon to defend his title against Junior Dos Santos, a man that currently holds a 13-1 record. Velasquez went through fights with 2 of the ...
Views: 603 - Monday Night Football, Jordan And Martin And NBA CBA - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillMonday Night Football: Eagles lose to Bears Yes, it is sad but true: the Eagles are 3-5, and in 4 of those five losses they have led the scoreboard in the 4th quarter, but victory has slipped from their hands and even though they are still technically alive, their last loss from yesterday by ...
Views: 824 - NFL AFC Conference: Jets, Ravens And Broncos Shorten Gaps - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillRavens with valuable victory over Steelers The Ravens managed to come up with a valuable 23-20 victory over their all-time rival, the Steelers, at the AFC North, and thanks to the win, Baltimore is now second to the Bengals, whom are leading the division, leaving Pittsburgh in the third ...
Views: 759 - Munoz After Title, Bassel Tournament Updates - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillMunoz eager for shot at title Mark Munoz is an accomplished former NCAA wrestling champion who is currently on a 3 straight victory streak and is ready for a fourth one as he will be facing another American in Chris Leben at UFC 138 on November 5. Munoz’s immediate plans are focused on ...
Views: 636 - Rodgers Underpaid, Heat Owner Fined - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillRodgers underpaid by league standards When Aaron Rodgers signed his contract with the Packers back in 2008, he was certainly glad of getting a $65 million dollar deal considering the fact that he had only 7 NFL starts at the moment, but that has definitely changed now that Rodgers is a ...
Views: 711 - Aldo Will Defend Title At UFC 142, Chargers Lost To Chiefs - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillAldo vs Mendes at UFC 142 Jose Aldo will have to defend his Featherweight title once again, this time against Chad Mendes, who is ready to fight Aldo at UFC 142, an event that will be held at a Brazilian city yet to be confirmed. Aldo has been the champ for 2 years in a row and has defended ...
Views: 815 - Stafford Beats Tebow, Eagles Back On Track - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillLions with victory over Broncos Tim Tebow was sacked 7 times by Detroit, and the Lions turned the Broncos’ quarterback 2 turnovers into touchdowns, allowing the Michigan team to come up with another valuable victory that now has them with a current record of 6-2. Denver lost the game ...
Views: 649 - Cardinals Forces Game 7, Cro Cop At UFC 137 - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillCardinals and Rangers to Game 7 The Cardinals managed to push game 6 of the 2011 World Series against the Rangers to eleven innings and acquired an outstanding victory that is allowing them to dream of another championship title as the series is going to game 7, and now St Louis have the ...
Views: 660 - Lewis Vs Garcia: All Set For Rangers vs Cardinals Tonight - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillThe Rangers are not willing to let Cardinals fans spoil their chances of making history, as tonight the team from Texas have the chance of acquiring its first World Series title, but if they make it, they will have to celebrate in front of the people from St Louis, whom will be visiting Busch ...
Views: 589 - Luck For Heisman, Owens In Search Of Team - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillAndrew Luck leads Heisman run Four quarterbacks and a running back are currently in the run for the Heisman Trophy, with Andrew Luck of Stanford in the first place. Luck is expected to become the number one overall pick at the next NFL draft, and teams like the Colts, the Dolphins and the ...
Views: 666 - Rangers Eager To Win First World Series, Jaguars Beat Ravens - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillRangers winning series 3-2, but Cardinals have home advantage The Rangers are one game short of achieving the first World Series championship in the history of the franchise as they defeated the Cardinals yesterday at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington by 4 careers to 2, and are now headed to ...
Views: 646 - Saints Win By 62 Points, Lions Picked 2nd Straight Loss - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillIndianapolis slaughtered by New Orleans The Colts were granted their worst defeat in the history of the franchise as they fell 62-7 to the Saints. This loss meant the seventh straight for Indy, a team that hasn’t found a way to deal with the absence of Peyton Manning, who will not be ...
Views: 620 - Bartoli's Victory, World Series Pitchers And More - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillBartoli wins, will face Vesnina Thanks to a big ace, Osaka champion Marion Bartoli managed to beat Ksenia Pervak in two sets at the Kremlin Cup, and is now moving to the quarterfinals, where she will be facing another Russian in Elena Vesnina, “I really do not think of it,” Bartoli ...
Views: 560 - NFL And Changes That Might Work - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillRaiders sign Palmer Today the NFL trade deadline expires, and Carson Palmer certainly got what he wanted: to play for another team other than the Bengals, the franchise with which he has been since he entered the NFL back in 2003 (he was the first overall pick of that year). The Raiders is ...
Views: 637 - Sonnen Asking To Fight Silva - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2011 from Michael HillAnderson Silva debuted at the UFC in June 2006, and he acquired the middleweight championship title on October 16 of the same year. Since then, the Brazilian has defended his belt in nine opportunities, including his main card fight from UFC 117 when he faced Chael Sonnen, who is now challenging ...
Views: 651 - Michael Vick And More Injuries, Verlander Gets Cy Young Award - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2011 from Michael HillVick played injured against Arizona Michael Vick got hit by linebacker Daryl Washington on the second play of Philadelphia’s loss to the Cardinals by 21-17, and as a consequence, ended with two broken ribs. Vick didn’t tell anybody that he was hurt and actually played the rest of ...
Views: 563 - UFC 136: Edgar Needs To Win, Florian After Aldo’s Title - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Michael HillUFC 136: Edgar against the only man that has defeated him UFC 125 was a decisive moment in the career of Gray Maynard, as he was finally given the chance of fighting for the Lightweight Championship against Frankie Edgar, the current champion. After an outstanding bout that ended in a draw, ...
Views: 558 - Shanghai Masters Updates, Theo Epstein To Cubs - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Michael HillNadal and Murray to 3rd round in Shanghai, Tsonga out Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal both managed to make it to the third round of the Shanghai Masters. The Spaniard did it after defeating Guillermo Garcia Lopez in two sets while Murray passed after his opponent, Dmitry Tursunov from Russia had ...
Views: 617 - Shanghai Masters: Nadal Out, Murray In Quarterfinals - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Michael HillNadal out, Mayer advances The Shanghai Masters are in the quarterfinals stage, and this is the second consecutive year that Rafael Nadal is not able to make it pass the third round at this tournament as he was eliminated by Jurgen Melzer from Austria last year, and now it was Florian Mayer who ...
Views: 554 - NFL Week 4: Vikings And Colts Are 0-4 - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Michael HillVikings Coach still trusts McNabb after 0-4 start In despite of being 0-4, Coach Leslie Frazier said that they are not considering switching the starting quarterback duties to rookie Christian Ponder (12th overall pick in this year’s draft) as he saw some improvement in the work of Donovan ...
Views: 643 - NBA: 2 Weeks Of Regular Season Cancelled - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Michael HillNBA: 2 Weeks Of Regular Season Cancelled The NBA is a $4 billion a year industry that provides the majority of its profits to just a handful of people: owners and players, which are two groups whom are concerned about alienating the supporters of the league if they don’t agree on a new CBA deal ...
Views: 646 - MLB Playoffs With 3 Game Series, NBA And Regular Season - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Michael HillMLB NLDS Playoffs: Arizona and Cardinals to game 5 It was 2001 when 3 division matchups went to 5 games, and that was also the year when the Diamondbacks won the World Series. Now we are looking at a similar scenario (D’Backs at Brewers, Cards at Philly and Tigers at Yankees), as Arizona is ...
Views: 643 - Decisive NBA Meeting Today, Tebow Replaces Orton - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Michael HillNBA: Today’s meeting is decisive A difference of a 3% is the reason why the NBA might missed 2 weeks and 100 games of the regular season, including key opening games such as the Bulls vs the Mavericks on the opening night and the Heat vs the Knicks the following day. This 3% is the difference ...
Views: 773 - Increase Customer Satisfaction with Price per Head - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Michael HillIf you are a bookmaker that shows real concern for your business, you certainly don’t want to damage the relationship which you have with your customers, and the ideal way to do things right when it comes to show concern for your clients is to work with a superior pph company such as Price per ...
Views: 747 - Terry Franco Says Goodbye To Red Sox, MLB Playoffs - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2011 from Michael HillFrancona most likely out of Red Sox Terry Francona indeed helped the Red Sox to overcome the so-called “curse of the bambino” after 86 years. The franchise hadn’t had any World Series success since 1918, and when Francona arrived to the team, Boston won 2 World Series, the first one in 2004, ...
Views: 649 - Rays In Playoffs, Petra Kvitova In Pan Pacific Open Semis - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2011 from Michael HillRays more effective than Red Sox, reaches playoffs If both the Tampa Bay Rays and the Red Sox had both won or lost their respective games of yesterday, they would have met in Florida today in order to decide who was to advance to the playoffs, but luck, it seems, was on the side of Tampa Bay, ...
Views: 557 - UFC: Davis-Machida, Nick Fairley, MLB Game 162 - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2011 from Michael HillDavis-Machida at UFC 140? Still not confirmed If Phil Davis and Lyoto Machida fight, the bout is sure to produce a title contender, but when Dana White announced on twitter that the Ultimate Fighting Championship was setting up the Davis-Machida for UFC 140 in December, he forgot that “Mr. ...
Views: 790 - NFL Rivalries, NBA Off-Court Problems - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2011 from Michael HillBears have more wins, but Packers are getting closer William Perry, AKA “The Refrigerator” pulling a touchdown pass and Brett Favre running over a defender in order to culminate in a 36-yard touchdown are just two examples of the remarkable moments the rivalry between the Bears and the ...
Views: 748 - 2 NFL Teams End With Losing Streaks, One Is 3-0 - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2011 from Michael HillBrady’s mistakes help Bills to end with losing streak A bad hair day for Tom Brady allowed the Bills to end with an historic black spot in their resume against the Patriots, as Buffalo was able to end with a streak of fifteen games without victories over New England (8 seasons) thanks to their ...
Views: 711 - Sports Headlines: Ohio State And Braxton Miller, Cardinals And Postseason - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2011 from Michael HillBuckeyes bet on Miller as starter Ohio State is betting on a new quarterback for their game against Colorado this week, as they will give the starting job to freshman Braxton Miller since he proved worthy of the position when he replaced Joe Bauserman in the last of the first 3 games of the ...
Views: 558 - Sports Headlines: Dodgers Vs Giants, Reggie Bush, Cowboys Vs Redskins - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2011 from Michael HillDodgers with advantage over Giants in 3-game series Giants might be the current World Series winners, but the Dodgers, their long-time rivals, continues to punish them as they have beat the San Francisco MLB team in 4 out of their last 5 meetings, with the last victory for Los Angeles coming ...
Views: 758 - Sports Headlines: UFC 135, UFC 139, Kobe Bryant - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2011 from Michael HillUFC 135: Jackson vs Jones At UFC 135, we will see a great fight between two men who have different strengths, on the one hand we have Rampage Jackson, who is better when it comes to punches, and on the other we have Jon Jones, who is an excellent wrestler, so, it will be quite interesting to ...
Views: 711 - UFC 134, Roger Federer and More - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Michael HillSilva seeks revenge against Okami Before Anderson Silva’s current 13 straight UFC wins, he lost (controversial disqualification due to a illegal kick) to Yushin Okami, the man he will be fighting again on August 27 at UFC 134 that will be held at Brazil, and which will allow the ...
Views: 1283 - Patriots, Hurricanes and More - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Michael HillPatriots beat Bucs convincingly It seems like the Patriots and Tom Brady are in outstanding shape for the regular season, as they beat the Buccaneers in a convincing way by 31-14, scoring 21 of those points all in the first quarter of this preseason game, which was the first match for ...
Views: 676 - Justin Verlander, Terrell Thomas and More - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Michael HillVerlander leads Tigers to victory over Rays Right hander Justin Verlander played outstandingly on Monday and allowed the Tigers to beat Tampa Bay by 5-2 in a game where he allowed just a single run for the Rays, dismissing 8 batters on the way. This also meant the seventh consecutive ...
Views: 641 - Alex Bogomolov, Terrelle Pryor and More - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Michael HillBogomolov beats Tsonga, will play Murray again Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is the second big name to leave the Cincinnati Open (the other one being Roger Federer), as he fell to Alex Bogomolov in two sets 6-3 and 6-4. The 28 year old tennis player who was born in Moscow but was raised in the USA, ...
Views: 772 - WGC Bridgestone, Alex Meruelo And More - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2011 from Michael HillScott wins Bridgestone, caddy Williams even happier than him Even though it was Adam Scott who won the World Golf Championship Bridgestone Invitational, it was Steve Williams who celebrated the most, as the former caddy for Tiger Woods admitted that he was more than glad that his new boss was ...
Views: 710 - Rory McIlroy, 2012 Olympics And More - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2011 from Michael HillMcIlroy plays PGA Championship injured Rory McIlroy played the first and second rounds of the PGA Championship with an aching right wrist, and in despite of coming up with good results, there is concern about the long term effects of performing with a strain, as some doctors are fearing that if ...
Views: 710 - Rafael Nadal, Brad Childress And More - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2011 from Michael HillNadal sent home early Ivan Dodig played his best tennis and managed to take down Rafael Nadal at the Rogers Cup. The last time the 25 year old Spaniard was sent home so early in a tournament was back in 2008 at the Rome Masters, but despite the loss, the world ranked number 2 said that he was ...
Views: 688 - Ochocinco, NBA Markets And More - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2011 from Michael HillOchocinco still getting adjusted to Patriots offensive After signing a 3-year contract with the Patriots, Chat Ochocinco is still trying to adjust to the team’s offense after spending ten seasons accustomed to the one from the Bengals, though the wide receiver is expected to be completely ...
Views: 647 - MLB, Hiroki Kuroda, Braylon Edwards And More - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2011 from Michael HillBoston and NY 3-game series starts tonight With their seventh straight victory, the Yankees are now head to head with the Red Sox at the top of the American League East Division, which makes their weekend series even more interesting. Both teams currently have a record of 68-42, while the rest ...
Views: 602 - Chris Lytle Retires, Rangers And More - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2011 from Michael HillLytle retires after victory over Hardy Chris Lytle, who is now 36 years old is ready to say goodbye to the UFC after his outstanding victory over Dan Hardy at UFC Live on August 14. The veteran fighter got injured on one of his knees at the beginning of the year, and it seems like during his ...
Views: 627 - Ryan Lochte, Mark Herzlich And More - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Michael HillRyan Lochte beats Phelps, wins gold Ryan Lochte from the USA was able to defeat fellow American and Olympic champion Michael Phelps at the World Championships in Shanghai, and with his victory at the men’s 200-meter freestyle competition, Lochte secured his eight gold at the Chinese ...
Views: 599 - Roger Clemens, British Open And More - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Michael HillJudge declares mistrial on Roger Clemens case After 36 months of investigations, a trial that lasted approximately a month and millions expended, it seems like Roger Clemens might walk free concerning his perjury case as Judge Reggie B. Walton declared a mistrial due to the usage of ...
Views: 560 - NBA Lockout, NFL CBA and More - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Michael HillSome teams will suffer more than others if the NBA lockout lasts the entire 2011-2012 season, starting with the Cavaliers, whom are in reconstruction process and now count with the services of Kyrie Iving and Tristian Thompson, whom they chose with their first and fourth overall picks at ...
Views: 741 - Mardy Fish, Kobe Bryant And More - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Michael HillMardy Fish advances to Farmers quarterfinals Mardy Fish managed to make it to the quarterfinals of the Farmers Classic after defeating Gilles Muller in straight sets on Thursday night at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, and is now hoping to take down Igor Kunitsyn in order to advance to the ...
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