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Carolina Kennel Club's dogs on paradenew
The Carolina Kennel Club's annual conformation is not for every dog...
Triad City Beat |
Brian Clarey |
08-25-2015 |
Sports
It's not all in the wristnew
Nicki Marder arm-wrestled her cousin the night before in an Asheville diner in preparation for the big meetup.
Triad City Beat |
Brian Clarey |
08-13-2015 |
Sports
City 'Til We Dienew
Detroit City FC’s unlikely birth — and unlikelier rise to popularity.
Metro Times |
Adam Doster |
05-06-2015 |
Sports
What's in a team name?new
Lions and Tigers and Bears...but why?
San Diego Reader |
Patrick Daugherty |
03-26-2015 |
Sports
Mississippi State’s Biggest Gamenew
Mississippi State hasn't lost since last season's unnerving tangle with the Crimson Tide, and when the two teams mix it up again this Saturday, it will mark 364 days since MSU has last tasted defeat.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Flynn |
11-14-2014 |
Sports
High Expectationsnew
William Shakespeare wrote in "Henry IV": "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." This quote seems to apply to Mississippi State University as the team learns to live with the No. 1 ranking in the country.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Flynn |
11-02-2014 |
Sports
From the SEC to the NFLnew
Mississippi State University is the top team in the country, and there really is no argument as to why the Bulldogs should be No. 1. MSU has played one of the toughest schedules and won each contest.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Flynn |
10-20-2014 |
Sports
Black Eyes to Best Friendsnew
Roller derby is fast paced, action-packed and occasionally brutal, but the camaraderie among the different teams and leagues spread across the world is immediately evident.
Worcester Magazine |
Josh Lyford |
09-25-2014 |
Sports
Trench Life: Chris Myers and Duane Brown are Crucial to the Texans' Success, On and Off the Fieldnew
Quarterbacks may be the stars of the NFL, but the offensive line is the heartbeat. In Houston, Chris Myers and Duane Brown are trying to bounce back from a 2-14 season on the field while helping out one of their Trench Life brothers off of it.
Houston Press |
Sean Pendergast |
09-10-2014 |
Sports
NFL Minor League?new
The NFL recently announced that they are looking into starting a minor development league, but a failure of the NFL is the inability to make one work after two failed attempts.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Flynn |
06-27-2014 |
Sports
Tags: nfl minor league
Changes for the NBA?new
The 2014 NBA Playoffs has all the makings of another classic like last year, when the Miami Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs in seven games.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Flynn |
06-06-2014 |
Sports
World Cup Dreamsnew
In less than a month, 32 teams will descend on Brazil with hopes of winning the 2014 World Cup. Familiar favorites include defending champions Spain, Germany, Argentina and, of course, the host nation of Brazil.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Flynn |
05-22-2014 |
Sports
Searching for the self-sufficient soul of basketball in the local semipro circuitnew
In the Tobacco Road Basketball League it's clear that the players and their love of the game is the answer.
Yet Another Football Scandalnew
Over the weekend, Missouri star receiver Dorial Green-Beckham was kicked off the Tigers football team. Green-Beckham was accused of breaking into an 18-year-old Missouri student's apartment while looking for his girlfriend and of pushing the young woman down a flight of stairs.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Flynn |
04-17-2014 |
Sports
RIP Ultimate Warriornew
Santa Fe resident Warrior was a 2-time WWF Intercontinental Champion. After pinning Hulk Hogan in WrestleMania VI’s main event, he became the only wrestler in history to hold both the WWF’s Intercontinental and Championship titles.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limón |
04-10-2014 |
Sports
