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December 15, 2010

News Joe Blanton Throws "5 Aces" Nickname Out There As an Idea

Philadelphia Phillies fifth starter Joe Blanton has been repeatedly dropping hints to his fellow starting pitchers and the team's marketing department in recent days that the rotation be dubbed "5 Aces."

"Whaddaya say, fellas," Blanton said at Cliff Lee's signing, which he was not invited to. "5 Aces? It has a nice ring to it, don't you think? Four Aces is nice, sure. But 5 Aces is even better. It's one whole additional ace."

Blanton is slated for the back-end of the Philadelphia rotation that now includes Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, Cole Hamels and Lee. All would be No. 1 or No. 2 starters on most every other team in baseball. Blanton went 9-6 last year with a 4.82 ERA.

"I won 16 games with the A's in 2006, you know," Blanton wrote in an e-mail to the Phillies marketing and promotions director last night. "That's more than Cole Hamels ever won. Really! Check his stats!"

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Filed Under   Philadelphia Phillies
December 15, 2010

Video Basketball Player Tries Wrestling Move on Ref

Later that day he tried to take a charge at his wrestling match.

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Filed Under   NBA
December 14, 2010

Opinion Accurate NFL Playbooks

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Filed Under   NFL
December 14, 2010

News Michigan Loses Top Recruit Who's More Interested in Being a Leader Than a Legend

Big Ten Legends Division member Michigan lost one of its top 2011 recruits today when prep receiver Michael Tyrell announced he instead will play for Illinois of the Leaders Division.

"Much of being a legend is about fame," said Tyrell. "And while that's great, fame doesn't necessarily leave a positive impact on the world. Leaders do. So I wanted to play for a team that is associated with leaders. Let those other teams worry about being legends."

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Filed Under   NCAAF   NCAAB
December 17, 2010

Video Hawaii Marching Band Does Cool, Un-Marching-Band-Like Thing

That football player is a bit skinny, though. They should give it steroids next time.

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Filed Under   NCAAF   Hawaii Rainbows
December 14, 2010

Picture Will Muschamp Has a Long Way to Go to Prove Himself to the People of Vermont

Whereas the good citizens of Idaho are mixed on his prospects.

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Filed Under   NCAAF   Florida Gators   Will Muschamp
December 14, 2010

News Brett Favre Dies of Shoulder Sprain

NFL legend Brett Favre passed away on Monday of a painful shoulder sprain that caused numbness in his hand and left him unable to start a football game. Favre is survived by a wife, two daughters, a grandchild, numerous NFL records and countless grieving and devoted members of the football media.

It was hoped Favre could pull through as late as Sunday when a snowstorm wrecked the Metrodome and pushed his team's scheduled game back a day. But during pregame warm-ups on the field in Detroit, the hand numbness was discovered and the decision was made to pull the plug.

"I didn't think I could function good enough to help us win," said Favre, in what were his final words.

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Filed Under   NFL   Brett Favre   Minnesota Vikings
December 17, 2010

Opinion Your Favorite Team Says A Lot About You

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Filed Under   NBA   MLB   NFL   NHL