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Soccer: Quick Guide to UEFA EURO 2012

On June 8, 2012 the most prestigious international soccer tournament outside the World Cup will begin with Poland and the Ukraine serving as co-hosts. ESPN will be showing all of the matches live, starting with the opener between Poland and Greece at 12:00ET. The full television schedule can be located...

Ranking the holidays as if they were college basketball programs.

The following exercise in sports geekery all started with a gaudily designed Christmas window. So, don’t blame me if you ended up wasting ten minutes on this. Blame the holidays.[1] You see one fall evening my brother and I were walking downtown to watch the Raptors win a rare game...

NFL: SUPERBOWL XLVI Will Stream Live Online

NEW YORK -- The biggest draw in television is going mobile. The Super Bowl will be streamed online and to phones for the first time, the NFL said Tuesday. NBC's broadcasts of wild card Saturday, the Pro Bowl and the Super Bowl will be available on the league's and network's...

WHY LEBRON JAMES AND A UAW WORKER HAVE MORE IN COMMON THAN YOU THINK

Like many basketball fans I have an uneasy feeling about how the current labour negotiations are going to end up. [1] NBA commissioner David Stern, deputy commish Adam Silver and the rest of the league’s team of accountants, lawyers, and strong-arm artists seem ready for a possibly apocalyptic outcome for...

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HUSTLE POINTS (6/26) Leave a comment » The season is almost half over and we are all reviewing our rosters, moves, injuries, mistakes, etc. There is always more blame than praise in the evaluation, whether you’re winning or losing. Some of you can blame your draft. Some of you can...

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SIMON SAYS (6/24) Leave a comment » As I look a tthe fantasy baseball leaderboards, it is amazing to see Michael Bourn ranked 17th in hitting in baseball. Not bad for a guy that many pickedup on waivers in the season’s first few weeks… He is probably not available in...

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HUSTLE POINTS (6/19) Leave a comment » Hustle Points is back this week. It’s Fathers’ Day and I’m sure a lot of you are hoping for a break with your fantasy baseball teams as a little gift this week from the fantasy Gods above. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work like...

GeekWeek Podcast Episode 40 - We Say Goodbye

For the week of June 13th 2011, this is your multiverse. And yes, the very last episode of the GeekWeek Podcast. Hosts: Bryan J Daggett, Marisa Stotter Guest Hosts: David Hopkins, Austin Wilson and Andy Liegl *WARNING! THIS EPISODE MOST CERTAINLY CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE*

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SIMON SAYS (6/16) Leave a comment » If you’re looking for a free agent pitcher to add in a deeper league, look no further than Seattle’s Doug Fister. He may not give youa tn of wins, thanks to lack of run support, but all the other categories seem to be...

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TWO START PITCHERS Leave a comment » There is no HUSTLE POINTS this weekend due to a necessary hiatus, but here is a list of two-start pitchers for the week: TOP CHOICES: Alexi Ogando James Shields Jason Vargas Josh Outman CC Sabathia Dan Haren Jaime Garcia Matt Cain Jeff Karstens...

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HUSTLE POINTS (6/5) Leave a comment » Week ten is quickly coming up on us and boy does time fly. Weren’t we just drafting our teams? Some of us have feasted off of masterful drafts, while others of us have paid the price for over-hype, injuries and just plain mediocre...

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SIMON SAYS (6/2) And the DL list and injury scares just keep building and building. Hanley Ramirez owners have to hold their breath and wait til Friday to hear the fate of their #1 pick. They won’t lose much,as it’s not like he has performed this season… The quad if...

SIMON SAYS (6/2) And the DL list and injury scares just keep building and building. Hanley Ramirez owners have to hold their breath and wait til Friday to hear the fate of their #1 pick. They won’t lose much , as it’s not like he has performed this season… The...

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HUSTLE POINTS (5/29) Leave a comment » Week nine is upon us and Monday is Memorial Day. It is a day to honor our veterans, go to parades, have and participate in back yard BBQs and watch a little baseball. All you fine fantasy types need to remember that the...

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SIMON SAYS (5/26) Leave a comment » I am soooo impressed with Carlos Beltran. He has not only stayed healthy all season, but is producing nice numbers for a guy taken so very late in drafts due to the fear of the many that he’d be mostly sitting on the...