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In Defense of David Ortiz: Leave Papi Alone

Posted: 15th April 2010 by Sara Hannon in MLB
The baseball season is all of 12 days old and already we think a player is done for the year? What we have failed to realize is that the somewhat odd need some fans and members of the media have to jump on a topic and run with it. Apparently, the story of the week is David Ortiz's struggles. This might be compounded by the fact all the talking heads in ...
Last year the Yankees (ugh) took home the ring. The year before, the Rays lost to the Phillies in the World Series. And three years ago, the Red Sox won. Needless to say, the AL East is looking to have a repeat appearance this year. But who? The Red Sox made some moves to shore up defense, the Yankees lost a few bats, and the Rays and Orioles reloaded with young ...

Duke of the Dash: James Madison’s NFL Prospects at the 2010 Combine

Posted: 28th February 2010 by Sara Hannon in NFL
The NFL Combine has started again, and you have your usual participants: Florida, LSU, Texas, Virginia Tech, etc. Basically, the I-A (I'm sorry "Football Bowl Subdivision") schools and a few stand-outs from the "Football Championship Subdivision" (I-AA) schools. Among those are two outstanding Dukes: DL Arthur Moats and OL Dorian Brooks.á Brooks had his day, and placed as a top performer in the 20-yard shuttle, posting a time of 4.66, ...