Game 6 - Lakers 92, Celtics 131
Boston’s 39-point win surpassed the NBA record for the biggest margin of victory in a championship clincher; the Celtics beat the Lakers 129-96 in Game 5 of the 1965 NBA Finals.
Congrats to Boston and the Big Three. I was never a real fan of Pierce, but he stepped up [...]

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Photos taken at the ballgame on Saturday.

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The big dance begins tomorrow, and I’ve made my picks. Aside from the top seeds, I know nothing about the regions, seedings, rankings, or the players. I’ve got 3 of the 4 top seeds in the final four. I have UNC beating UCLA 62-54 in the championship. You can check out my bracket here.

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What’s going on? We had 8 inches of snow on Friday. It’s all gone thanks to 75 degree weather Monday. Work is hell. I flooded the master bathroom on Super Bowl Sunday (more on that later). I cheered on the Patriots only to see them lose in fantastic fashion to the Giants (kudos to Eli [...]

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Patriots set NFL records en route to win over Dolphins
The New England Patriots are unstoppable. The only teams that I think have a shot at defeating them in the playoffs are the Indianapolis Colts and the Dallas Cowboys, who both have already lost to the Pats this season.
If the Patriots beat the Giants [next Saturday [...]

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World Series - Game 1 - Boston 13, Colorado 1
Counting their comeback from a 3-1 deficit against Cleveland in the AL Championship Series, the Red Sox have outscored opponents 43-6 in their last four games. In the first five innings against Colorado, the Red Sox were 11-for-15 (.733) when batting with two outs.
The last time [...]

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My picks (updated as final scores come in):
Arizona @ St. Louis - Cardinals √
Cleveland @ New England - Patriots √
Carolina @ New Orleans - Panthers √
N.Y. Jets @ N.Y. Giants - Giants √
Seattle @ Pittsburgh - Steelers √
Detroit @ Washington - Lions X
Miami @ Houston - Texans √
Atlanta [...]

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Rams name Frerotte starter for injured Bulger against Arizona
All season, Bulger has insisted he was healthy enough to play. It’s unclear how much time Bulger will need to heal. He originally suffered the injury in Week 1 against Carolina, and was sacked six times in the second week of the season against the 49ers. “I [...]

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Jocketty out after 13 years as Cards’ GM (ESPN.com)
St. Louis won six NL Central titles, one wild card and two NL pennants under Jocketty. After failing to spend much on free agents last winter, the Cardinals faded to a 78-84 record this year and a third-place finish behind Chicago [...]

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Cincinnati 5, St Louis 4
The Cardinals had surged from 10½ games out at the end of June to within a game of first place in the NL Central before hitting the road and hitting the skids. The latest loss dropped them 4½ games out.
Embarrassing. I can’t watch anymore.

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Cardinals 8, Brewers 0
The Redbirds, who have been as far as 10.5 games out of first place, now trail the Brewers by 2.5 and the Cubs by two. On July 27, they were nine back, but since then they’ve beaten Milwaukee six straight times. St. Louis’ five-game winning streak overall is its longest of the [...]

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There will be no baseball played tonight in St Louis as the Cardinals mourn the passing of pitcher Josh Hancock.

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