Archive for April, 2010
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Oldest NFL Player Retires
The oldest active player in the NFL has retired. New York Giants punter Jeff Feagles announced his retirement today after 22 seasons and a league-record 352 consecutive games. The 44-year-old Feagles signed a contract earlier this month to play anoth
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LeBron Wins 2nd MVP Award
LeBron James, who averaged 29.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.6 assists this season, was voted the league's MVP for the second straight year. Last season, James won in a landslide over Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant. James is the 10th NBA p
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A Sports Fan’s Guide to Weekend Television Viewing: April 30-May 2
The Kentucky Derby highlights an exciting weekend of sports, also featuring a huge fight on Saturday night, NBA and NHL Playoffs and Tiger is back playing golf this weekend. On Friday, we open with golf as the PGA heads to Charlotte, N.C. for the
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2010 Kentucky Derby Preview from ATS
Every year since 1875, the most coveted horse race in the World is run on the first Saturday of May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Restricted to three-year-olds and run at the distance of one mile and one quarter (miles), this race has b
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Favre: Surgery or Retire… again
QB Brett Favre has been informed he requires surgery on his left ankle to play the upcoming season for the Minnesota Vikings, and the quarterback is deliberating whether to have the procedure or simply to end his 19-year NFL career by retiring. Favre
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Seahawks’ Jones Retires
Four-time All-Pro Seattle Seahawks lineman Walter Jones has retired after a 13-year career during which he became a cornerstone of the team and one of the players against whom other left tackles were measured. The 36-year-old Jones made the anno
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MLB Odds and Lines for April 30, 2010
New series abound around the majors tonight with a few intriguing matchups on the board. In the American League, red hot Fausto Carmona leads the Indians as they take on Kevin Slowey and the Twins in the first of three at the Jake. Good series in
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NBA Odds and Lines for April 30, 2010
Three games on the menu tonight and all three series can come to an end tonight. Game one finds the Bucks coming home with a 3-2 lead over the Hawks. Oklahoma City trails the Lakers 3-2 as the series shifts back to Oklahoma City for game 6. In Sal
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Eagles Give Kolb 1-Year Extension
The Philadelphia Eagles have given quarterback Kevin Kolb an extension of his contract by one year. The deal is worth $12.26 million, all of it guaranteed over the next two seasons, including a signing bonus of $10.7 million. Kolb, who became the
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Yankees Pull Posada
As expected, Jorge Posada is out of the Yankees' lineup because of the contusion on his right knee and Francisco Cervelli is catching and batting eighth. Posada and Joe Girardi were both optimistic that Posada could avoid the DL after Orioles star
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