Category Archives: Sports

The NFL Is Back…Even Though It’s Preseason

The first full week of the NFL preseason concluded Saturday night. Most of the attention Saturday was given to the first professional game of rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel. He came into the Cleveland Browns-Detroit Lions game late in the 2nd … Continue reading

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Oakland A’s and Detroit Tigers Add Pitchers At The Trading Deadline

At the trading deadline in Major League Baseball, the Oakland Athletics acquired pitcher Jon Lester, while the Detroit Tigers traded for a pitcher also, David Price, formerly of the Tampa Bay Rays. The Oakland A’s had to give up back-to-back … Continue reading

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Rory McIlroy wins The Open Championship

Rory McIlroy won his 3rd major championship, by winning The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool, England. McIlroy, 25, led after every round, and won by 2 strokes over Sergio Garcia of Spain, and Rickie Fowler of the United States. Each of … Continue reading

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LeBron James Goes Back To The Cleveland Cavaliers

Four years after leaving the team that drafted him out of high school, LeBron James is returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers. This announcement was much more low-key than the “I’m taking my talents to Miami” television show proclamation 4 years … Continue reading

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Djokovic Beats Federer and Kvitova Dominates in Wimbledon Final

Novak Djokovic won his 2nd Men’s Wimbledon Singles Championship with a victory in the finals over 7-time champion Roger Federer. Petra Kvitova also won her 2nd Wimbledon on the Ladies side, with a 55-minute thumping of Eugenie Bouchard. Djokovic, who … Continue reading

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The World Cup – Not For Me

The World Cup is happening now in Brazil. To those of us in the United States, that’s soccer. To the rest of the world it’s football. What we know as football, is called American football to the rest of the … Continue reading

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The San Antonio Spurs Crush The Heat To Win Their 5th Title

The two year reign of the Miami Heat has come to an end, as the San Antonio Spurs crushed them in Game 5, 104-87, to win their 5th NBA Championship. In fact each of the Spurs’ wins were by at … Continue reading

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The Kings Win The Stanley Cup For The 2nd Time In 3 Seasons

The Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup as the Champions of the NHL, for the 2nd time in the last 3 seasons, beating the New York Rangers in double overtime 3-2, to close out the series in 5 games. … Continue reading

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The Kings Take A Commanding 3-0 Lead In The Stanley Cup Final

On Monday night, the Los Angeles Kings shut out the New York Rangers 3-0 in Madison Square Garden, to push the Rangers to the brink of elimination in the Stanley Cup Final. The Kings have won the first 3 games … Continue reading

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Miami Can’t Take The Heat In San Antonio, Lose Game 1 Of NBA Finals

The San Antonio Spurs had a big 4th quarter to defeat the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night in San Antonio 110-95. The air conditioning went out, and so did LeBron James, with cramps … Continue reading

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