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Writers wanted… »

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Technolgically advanced golf club! »

This new club feature multimaterial construction, along with strategic weight redistribution. As you might imagine, the XCG-V clubs feature a v-shaped head that enhances the sweet spot and forgiveness. Distribution is just ramping up now to retailers nationwide. In early test sessions with the XCG-V clubs, CBSSports.com testers labeled the equipment “should consider” to golfers [...]

Top 5 college Football Players… »

1. Matt Barkley   QB  6’4″ 221   committed to USC    Future Trojan earned Gatorade National Player of the Year honors as a junior. 2. Bryce Brown   RB  6’1″  215   committed to Miami Finished high school career with 6,809 rushing yards. 3. Aaron Murray QB/P  6’1″ 205  committed to Georgia Injury ended his career early 4. Devin [...]

2009 Chiefs Manager. »

Press Release from the Chiefs. The Chicago Cubs and Peoria Chiefs have announced the 2009 Chiefs field staff which includes three familiar faces. New manager Marty Pevey will be joined by pitching coach Rich Bombard, hitting coach Barbaro Garbey and athletic trainer Kelly Vanhove. Pevey is a newcomer to the Chicago Cubs organization after spending [...]

No All Star game? You are suspended…. »

for one game….. i guess this became a rule last February that Gary Bettman told all of the team GM’s. Here is the story: The decision by Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk and Nicklas Lidstrom to bow out of Sunday’s NHL All-Star Game left a hole in the Western Conference roster, which lacks a player from the [...]

Say It Ain't so, Phil! »

Phil Jackson has said he will coach one more year. The 2009-2010 will be it for him. He has hd 2 hip surgeries and few other things that have just made it harder to go to work everyday. I always liked Phil Jackson. He never went overboard on the bench. The even tempered coach has [...]

Meet Your Next NBA champions! »

Utah Jazz: They’ve held down the fort through the season’s first half (25-17) pretty well, which is impressive considering they haven’t had their best players healthy at the same time. Between Deron Williams’ ankle and Carlos Boozer’s hamstring, as well as several other less prominent injuries, Utah has relied on its superior depth to carry [...]

2009 NFL Draft »

Here is a projection for the DRAFT. Pick Team Player Position College 1 Detroit Matthew Stafford QB Georgia 2 St. Louis Andre Smith OT Alabama 3 Kansas City Mark Sanchez QB USC 4 Seattle Michael Crabtree WR Texas Tech 5 Cleveland Aaron Curry LB Wake Forest 6 Cincinnati Jason Smith OT Baylor 7 Oakland Jeremy [...]

The contract for balls..IHSA says… »

The IHSA signed a contract with Baden as the supplier for footballs, basketballs, volleyballs, baseballs, softballs and soccer balls for the IHSA. It is a 5-Year Contract. Wilson was the official ball for years and the IHSA said it was because they were an Illinois company based in Chicago and the $$$$ signs seemed to [...]

Larry Hughes on the move? »

For the second time in less than a year, Bulls guard Larry Hughes and Nets forward Bobby Simmons could be on the move. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the Bulls and Nets have “had serious trade talks” and “it’s up to the Nets to sign off” on a trade that would send Hughes to New Jersey [...]