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The 2014 NBA Playoffs Began Over The Weekend & Wasn’t Too Kind To Home Teams

Easter Weekend marked the start of the NBA Playoffs, the moment was finally here. The moment where we get to cut the fat and get straight to the good part of the NBA. 16 teams, 2 conferences, 1 championship.

The …

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UConn Huskies & Kentucky Wildcats Face off in College Basketball National Championship

Tonight the University of Kentucky Wildcats and the Huskies from Connecticut face off in the National Championship round of the the coveted National Tournament. The Final Four took place in Dallas this year in Cowboys Stadium also known as AT&T …

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Russell Crowe’s Latest Movie ‘Noah’ To Be Banned in Indonesia & Many Other Countries

The Darren Aronofsky film Noah, starring Russell Crowe, is set to be banned in Indonesia by the Indonesian Censorship Board on the basis of portraying a religious figure. The story of Noah and his world renown ark are present in …

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The Start of NFL Free Agency Leads To Major Moves And Shifts of Power in the League

Free Agency in the NFL began on March 11th and I want to say the money has not stopped being thrown around yet. Some very huge pickups were made that might’ve shifted the power balance of the league in some …

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Recap: 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans, LA

News Photo: Musician Gary Clark Jr performs the National Anthem…

 

NBA All-Star Weekend was held this year in the always festive New Orleans, LA home of the Pelicans. All-Star Weekend couldn’t have come at a greater time for me, just in time for basketball to fully capture my attention …

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Super Bowl Winning QB, Russell Wilson, Due To Report To Texas Rangers Spring Training

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Yesterday evening Russell Wilson catapulted himself into the ranks of NFL royalty, in just his 2nd year becoming one of the youngest quarterbacks ever to win a Super Bowl. In order to do so he had to overcome one of …

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Richard Sherman Steals the Show and Send the Seattle Seahawks to the Super Bowl

News Photo: Cornerback Richard Sherman of the Seattle Seahawks takes…

If I had to describe Richard Sherman in a few words, I’d say: Best Cornerback in the NFL. Interesting enough, Sherman would say the exact same things about himself and probably wouldn’t need any prompting. Richard Sherman may be one …

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Tom Brady, New England Patriots Face A Familiar Foe in Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos for the AFC Championship

This Sunday marks the 15th time Tom Brady and Peyton Manning will match wits on the gridiron and in the spirit of cliches, this one’s for all the marbles. This years’ AFC Championship pits together the storied franchises of the …

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The Importance of Fact Checking

There are over 500 million Twitter users currently; thats over 500 million people generating over 340 million tweets and over 1.6 billion search queries daily; thats over 500 million people constantly posting information to a network of followers who re-post …

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Chistmas in September?

Its December 21st and Thanksgiving is only a day away. We expect leaves on the ground and fall colors, turkeys and stuffing and cranberry sauce. One look at the local shopping center proves this is not the case. Since September, …

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