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MMA Today: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson says new deal has restored his love of MMA bc-mmatoday19(sh) | By: BOB EMANUEL JR. | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Sports Columns (TN) Jun 19, 2013 11:47 AM By BOB EMANUEL JR. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's tumultuous time with the Ultimate Fighting Championship came to an end two weeks ago when the former UFC light heavyweight champion officially signed a multiyear deal with Bellator MMA, Spike TV and T
Ask Babe: Collectors get first look at 2013 rookie football cards bc-askbabe19(sh) | By: BABE WAXPAK | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Consumer Issues (LC), Sports Personalities (SC), Sports Columns (TN) Jun 19, 2013 11:27 AM By BABE WAXPAK What a difference a year makes. A year ago football card collectors were just starting to realize that the 2012 draft was loaded with offensive skill players that were going to make an impact right away. It's a different scenario in
Moulton: Boston's Bruins successfully riding the line between victory and defeat bc-hkn-bruins(sh) | By: DAVID MOULTON | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Sports Columns (TN), Hockey (HK) Jun 19, 2013 11:12 AM By DAVID MOULTON It is such a fine line. The difference between winning and losing. Impossible to describe, but easy to define. The 2013 Boston Bruins are Exhibit A. The Bruins sit oh-so-close to their second title in three seasons. Heady stuff fo
McNulty: MLB should consider safety helmet for pitchers bc-bbo-safety(sh) | By: RAY MCNULTY | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | National League Baseball (BN), American League Baseball (BA), Sports Columns (TN) Jun 19, 2013 11:02 AM By RAY MCNULTY Imagine sitting in a major league ballpark, proudly watching your son pitch for the Tampa Bay Rays, rooting hard for him to throw strikes, get outs and win the game. Then, suddenly, none of that matters. In a frightening instant,
Voisin: Pete D'Alesandro hiring ushers in new era for Kings bc-bkn-kings-newGM(sh) | By: AILENE VOISIN | Source: Sacramento Bee | Mens Pro Basketball (BP), Sports Columns (TN) Jun 18, 2013 11:07 AM By AILENE VOISIN Pete D'Alessandro isn't the successor to Bill Clinton, Bill Belichick or the great Gregg Popovich. But two decades are two decades. Geoff Petrie presided during the best of times and the worst of times. He fit the Kings' front of
Souhan: Mauer proves worthy of big salary he draws from Twins bc-bba-joemauer(sh) | By: JIM SOUHAN | Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | American League Baseball (BA), Sports Columns (TN) Jun 17, 2013 11:12 AM By JIM SOUHAN A rare moment in recent baseball history passed last week at Target Field without anyone noticing. It deserved a standing ovation, at least among the accountants in attendance. Cliff Lee faced Joe Mauer from 60 feet, 6 inches away, t
Kragthorpe: Is Austin Collie crazy? It's his life, his choices bc-fbn-austincollie(sh) | By: KURT KRAGTHORPE | Source: Salt Lake Tribune | Professional Football (FP), Sports Columns (TN) Jun 17, 2013 11:07 AM By KURT KRAGTHORPE Austin Collie's father is acknowledging his bias, using the word as a disclaimer. "I'm the dad," Scott Collie says, before endorsing his son as a proven NFL receiver, who's looking for a job. And then he continues, "I think a te
Alexander: For Chargers' Sorensen and Wright, a reunion - and more bc-fbn-chargers(sh) | By: JIM ALEXANDER | Source: The Press-Enterprise | Professional Football (FP), Sports Columns (TN) Jun 17, 2013 11:02 AM By JIM ALEXANDER It could be like old times: Brad Sorensen and Shareece Wright carpooling to Chargers Park, just like they shared rides to Colton High School so many years ago. But there's one catch so far. "I haven't had a chance to, because he'
Cook: Pedro Alvarez shows his power with the Pirates bc-bbn-alvarez(sh) | By: RON COOK | Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | National League Baseball (BN), Sports Columns (TN) Jun 17, 2013 10:47 AM By RON COOK The Pirates have a very good reason for staying patient with third baseman Pedro Alvarez. "One swing ... three runs," manager Clint Hurdle said. No one on the team can change a game the way Alvarez can. His three-run home run Sunday i
Moulton: Phil Mickelson sets lofty standards for all dads bc-glf-phil-dad(sh) | By: DAVID MOULTON | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Sports Columns (TN), Golf (GF) Jun 14, 2013 11:37 AM By DAVID MOULTON C'mon, Phil. Did you really have to do that? I know you love your kids a lot. Many of us dads love our kids a lot. We agree with "Modern Family" dad Jay Pritchett, who says: "When all is said and done, 90 percent of being a dad is
Spurs-Heat: Eventual winner will have earned its NBA championship bc-bkn-spurs-heat(sh) | By: KURT KRAGTHORPE | Source: Salt Lake Tribune | Mens Pro Basketball (BP), Sports Columns (TN) Jun 14, 2013 11:02 AM By KURT KRAGTHORPE Now that the NBA Finals are even again, it is obvious that the winner will have earned the championship. Whether that's the San Antonio Spurs, by winning in Miami next week, or the Heat, having responded from a 36-point defea
Tarvaris Jackson has earned right to fight for job with Seahawks bc-fbn-jackson(sh) | By: DAVE BOLING | Source: Tacoma News Tribune | Professional Football (FP), Sports Columns (TN) Jun 14, 2013 10:52 AM By DAVE BOLING Yes, the NFL is a business, occasionally ruthless and certainly impermanent. Tarvaris Jackson could tell you all about that. But as he comes back to Seattle, Jackson may be benefiting from a little bit of karmic reward. Here's why:
Dolch: At U.S. Open, Tiger Woods' long drought may end bc-glf-woods-drought(sh) | By: CRAIG DOLCH | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Sports Columns (TN), Golf (GF) Jun 13, 2013 11:52 AM By CRAIG DOLCH No matter how you do the math -- count the days, the weeks or the months -- it has been quite a spell since Tiger Woods won his 14th major championship as a professional golfer. In fact, if he were to win the 113th U.S. Open on Su
MMA Today: Dan Henderson looks to leapfrog Lyoto Machida with strong UFC 161 bout bc-mmatoday12(sh) | By: BOB EMANUEL JR. | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Sports Columns (TN), All Other Sports (AO) Jun 12, 2013 3:02 PM By BOB EMANUEL JR. Dan Henderson has been down this path before with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. After Henderson won the middleweight tournament at UFC 17 in 1998, he competed almost exclusively in Japan for nearly a decade. Upon his re-e
Ask Babe: Does personalization help or hurt value of Lou Gehrig signature? bc-askbabe12(sh) | By: BABE WAXPAK | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Consumer Issues (LC), Sports Personalities (SC), Sports Columns (TN) Jun 12, 2013 11:27 AM By BABE WAXPAK Dear Babe: My family was very good friends of Lou Gehrig. He was at my grandmother's house many, many times. I have my mother's autograph book. Lou wrote a message in it and signed it. The autograph reads: "To Peg: The queen of love
Voisin: GM choice will be the most important hire for new Kings owner Vivek Ranadive bc-bkn-kings-gm(sh) | By: AILENE VOISIN | Source: Sacramento Bee | Mens Pro Basketball (BP), Sports Columns (TN) Jun 12, 2013 11:12 AM By AILENE VOISIN This Kings front-office situation -- this search that seems to last forever, yet is barely into its second week -- is a feast fit for Anthony Bourdain. It's the meal with all the ingredients, the sit-down that offers something fo
McNulty: Soft course at Merion would be a real test bc-glf-merion-soft(sh) | By: RAY MCNULTY | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Sports Columns (TN), Golf (GF) Jun 12, 2013 10:37 AM By RAY MCNULTY Major championships should provide a comprehensive examination of a golfer's abilities, from tee to green, challenging each player to perform with every club in the bag. Including the driver. So let it rain. Let the 101-year-old E
Moulton: Tim Tebow has hit the football lottery with Patriots bc-fbn-tebow(sh) | By: DAVID MOULTON | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Professional Football (FP), Sports Columns (TN) Jun 12, 2013 10:22 AM By DAVID MOULTON Is it Tim Tebow's last chance? Probably. Much more important -- it's his best chance. Tebow is not a solid National Football League quarterback. He's not. If he were, 30 teams would not have avoided him like a contagious disease th
Souhan: Maybe it's time to disqualify the Rules of Golf bc-glf-rules(sh) | By: JIM SOUHAN | Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | Sports Columns (TN), Golf (GF) Jun 11, 2013 1:37 PM By JIM SOUHAN The world's best golfers will gather at historic Merion this week for the U.S. Open. I can't wait to see the most influential figure in the game become the story again. This figure has repeatedly confounded Tiger Woods, kept Dustin
Calkins: Lionel Hollins cleaned up the Grizzlies' mess, and now he's gone bc-bkn-hollins(sh) | By: GEOFF CALKINS | Source: Scripps Howard News Service | Mens Pro Basketball (BP), Sports Columns (TN) Jun 11, 2013 11:37 AM By GEOFF CALKINS Way back in January 2009, the Memphis Grizzlies fired Marc Iavaroni and replaced him with Lionel Hollins, the former Grizzlies assistant whose record as an interim coach with the team was a less-than-fabulous 18-46. A certain colum
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