Although I was initially opposed to the idea, my wife recently decided to buy a Nintendo Wii game system for our 9 year-old daughter and 6 year-old son.  Like many school-age children, our two kids already seem to have more sports classes, academic classes outside of school, and play dates than they have time to...
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Regular readers of my work have come to expect articles about the power of whey proteins to potentially fight cancer and improve immunity among its many benefits. The ability of whey to fight cancer, improve glutathione levels and immunity, is well documented . Additional research suggests possible medical uses for whey that are quite...
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Allegation has become the fiat currency of social and legal power over men, and it is working in spades. Corporations cave in, shrinking from the bad press of lawsuits that go to trial. Prosecutors that cannot politically afford to be seen as soft on crime, or hard on women, run innocent people through with...
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The Green Bay Packers defeated the Detroit Lions on Sunday evening by a final score of 31–21, effectively ending the Lions’ season with an 0-16 record. The game was played at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin and was televised by Fox in the United States. Kickoff was at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The Lions...
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With yet another exciting NFL season in high gear, I suppose it was just a matter of time before former disgraced Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick started showing his face. Well, at least sort of. This lousy excuse for a human being is in Surry County Virginia right now awaiting his big day on...
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Bart Cummings wins his 12th Melbourne Cup with Viewed ridden by Blake Shin. Bauer ridden by C W Brown was second after the photo finish, with C’est La Guerre ridden by B Prebble coming third. Honolulu was the last placed horse. Cummings began training in 1953. His first Cup win was with Light Fingers...
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Adam “Pacman” Jones was supposed to address to reporters of his incident with his bodyguard in which police are calling it a private case and will most likely not lead to any charges. The incident happened at a Dallas hotel on Tuesday night between Jones and his bodyguard. Police were called to a disturbance...
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(Woman) Writer is a fascinating collection of essays by the famous and prolific author Joyce Carol Oates. The essays meander wonderfully amongst subjects, including an overview of general topics relating to the art of writing, Oates’ interpretations of a variety of literary works ranging from the classic to the little-known, and the bloody sport...
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Two days before the actual slug out between US-born fighter David Diaz (34-1-1, 17 KOs) and challenger, a three title holder Filipino boxing champion, Emmanuel “Pacman” Pacquiao (46-3-2, 34 KOs) occurs in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 28, 2008 the two trades verbal punches at each other during a meeting with members of sports...
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February 21, 2008 There were 6 games played in the National Hockey League on February 20, 2008. Game summaries Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning 1 0 2 0 3 Buffalo Sabres 0 0 3 1 4 Chris Gratton scored to give Tampa Bay an early lead. After nearly 40 minutes...
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Author’s note: This was first published several years ago. Golf is one of the most popular outdoor sports in the world. In the United States, there are more than 18 million golfers who spend some $600 million each year on equipment for this much-loved sport. Atlanta boasts more than 100 golf courses. Several Atlanta...
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The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 17-14 to win Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Sunday night. A touchdown by the New York Giants in the last seconds of the very tight game disrupted the New England Patriots’ quest for a perfect, undefeated season. The Patriots...
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In a deal announced Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins have traded pitcher Johan Santana to the New York Mets. The trade is yet to be finalized, pending a physical examination and agreement on a contract extension, but an agreement is expected to be made before 5:00 EST Friday. In exchange for the three-time all-star and...
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Alonzo Spellman, a former National Football League player, was arrested Tuesday in Tulsa, Oklahoma after a twenty minute car chase with police. Officers used “spike sticks” that flattened three tires on Spellman’s car, but he refused to get out until officers fired pepper-spray pellets into the vehicle. Spellman was hospitalized and had to attend...
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The New England Patriots are 18-0. They will be heading for Glendale, Arizona, the site of Super Bowl 42. Randy Moss only had one catch for a 18 yard gain. LaDainian Tomlinson was mostly on the sideline watching the San Diego Chargers get beaten by the New England Patriots. San Diego did not have...
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By Craig J. Cantoni This season’s Super Bowl will be played about 10 miles from my home in Scottsdale, Ariz. In one of the silliest gestures produced by the unwarranted mass hysteria over global warming, the host stadium is planting trees to counteract carbon dioxide produced by the game. If global warming is truly...
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Even without LaDainian Tomlinson and Philip Rivers, the Chargers made sure the Indianapolis Colts won’t repeat as Super Bowl champions. Now San Diego must make sure it doesn’t repeat its last performance at New England. That will be especially difficult without an injured L.T., who departed in the first half with a bruised left...
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On the morning of January 4, 2008, while at the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, 19-year-old goalie Steve Mason received a phone call from Canada informing him that he was traded by the Ontario Hockey League’s London Knights to the Kitchener Rangers. In a press release Friday, Kitchener Rangers Head coach and General...
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The threat of terrorism has caused the cancellation yesterday of the 2008 Dakar Rally, due to start today. The race, which was to be the 30th consecutive rally, was to start in Lisbon, Portugal and end on January 20 in Dakar, Senegal having crossed the Sahara Desert. The endurance event is the world’s biggest...
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On New Year’s Day, the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League played in the AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic, an outdoor game held at Orchard Park, New York’s Ralph Wilson Stadium. This was the second outdoor game in league history and the first outdoor game held in the United States....
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