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Watch Joshua Clottey bend over for Manny Pacquiao

By: J.J. Jack

Pacquiao’s fans should enjoy this now before their favorite third world moron finally gets caught using steroids.

In what should be an utter disrespect to the sport of boxing, Bob Arum’s shady promotion at the Cowboys Stadium this Saturday, otherwise known as the Manny Pacquiao – Joshua Clottey fight, will show just how fucking pathetic his prized Pacman really is in trying to fool his fans that what they’ll be watching this weekend is an actual boxing fight.

I can tell you right now that it’s anything but. You see, Manny Pacquiao and his people handpicked Joshua Clottey and paid him off for him to take a dive right there in the middle of the ring in Dallas just so Pacquiao’s fans, (all fifteen of ‘em…) can continue to fool themselves into thinking that Pacman is a decent fighter.

Now I promised myself to not waste my time in such a sorry excuse to bamboozle fight fans into this shit Bob Arum is running. Heck, Arum is so adamant in trying to market this fucking charade that he’s even dubbing this fight between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey as ”The Event.”

Of course, we all know that this THING (I’m not even calling it a boxing match…) this Saturday is not ”the event” fight fans were asking to see. But thanks to Manny Pacquiao’s hesitation to submit himself to the rules of boxing, (you know, like submitting yourself to simple drug tests and what not…) we’re all left with this skit Bob Arum and Manny Pacquiao came up with.

You see, Manny Pacquiao was supposed to fight the best pound for pound…

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Mavericks looking for 12th straight win on Monday

By: J.J. Jack

Man, how long can the Mavericks keep on winning?

The last time we took notice of the Mavericks’ ridiculous winning streak this 2010 NBA basketball season was five days ago, when they were going after their 9th straight win and remain the hottest team in the league at this point of the year.

The Dallas Mavericks were up against the Minnesota Timberwolves then and, to nobody’s surprise really, they got their 9th straight victory. Five days later, the Mavericks are still winning and we’re picking them up right now as these guys go for their 12th straight win.

What’s funny is the fact that we’re picking up the Mavericks just before they kick the living daylights out of the Minnesota Timberwolves again. Yup, for some reason, the Wolves find themselves right in the middle of this freight train’s tracks, for the second time in five days. Ouch.

With wins over the Suns, the Magic, the Heat, the Pacers, the Lakers, the Hawks, the Hornets, the Bobcats, the Wolves, the Kings and just recently, the Bulls, the Mavericks” 11-game winning streak is now arguably the best any team has accomplished this season. They are playing like the best team in basketball right now. Don’t believe me? Just ask the Bulls.

In the Mavericks’ win over the Chicago Bulls, shades of that 2006…

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Can Miami put the Heat on the big bad LA Lakers?

By: J.J. Jack

Well, they have to. Better yet, they NEED to.

At 30-31, the Miami Heat really don’t have that much going for them this 2010 NBA basketball season. Now, if this was a couple of years ago, I’d be the first guy to point out how bad this season has been for Miami. But surprisingly, I learned to like D-Wade, and right now, I can’t help but feel sorry for the guy.

You see, Dwyane Wade went through the exact same thing last year, when his team was underachieving, still looking to find them pieces to make the team talented enough to go for a championship again.

Thankfully, D-Wade made last season’s campaign worthwhile for Miami Heat fans despite such a disappointing record. Remember that game-winning three-pointer Wade got at the buzzer to beat the Bulls in double overtime? Yeah, that one sent the entire American Airlines Arena into a frenzy with D-Wade standing on a courtside table pointing to the ”El Heat” insignia on his jersey reminding Heat fans that this was his house. That was one of three rousing home wins in a five-day span, including a triple overtime thriller against the Utah Jazz with D-Wade scoring FIFTY.

Well, THAT was last year, when they had spectacular and memorable…

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Mavericks looking to win 9th straight on Wednesday

By: J.J. Jack

Ah yes, the Mavericks.

In case you haven’t noticed it yet, the Dallas Mavericks have crept up on us all this 2010 NBA basketball season with almost everyone going ga-ga over teams like the Cavaliers, the Lakers and this ridiculous feud between Shaq and Dwight Howard.

While the rest of the league are too preoccupied with anything that has something to do with LeBron, Kobe and what not, the Dallas Mavericks have slowly but surely taken over the league, winning eight games straight to post the second best record in the West and become the hottest team in the NBA at this point of the season.

Led by Dirk Nowitzki, averaging 25.2 points a game, the Mavericks improved to 40-21, good for the second seed in the Western Conference if the 2010 NBA playoffs started today. On Wednesday, they have the Minnesota Timberwolves, a team that lost nine of its last ten games.

It shouldn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why you should stay the hell away from the Minnesota Timberwolves on this one.

How did the Mavericks come up with this league-best eight-game winning streak at this point of the year? Simple. They’re giving Nowitzki more touches and he’s cashing in on those opportunities too.

Nowitzki has been scoring over 30 points for three games straight…

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Can England finally win the 2010 FIFA World Cup?

By: J.J. Jack

The World Cup, which is played every four years, never fails to capture the imagination of the English people.

And after failing to qualify for Euro 2008, it has been a long four years for England fans to wait and remember what it feels like to get behind their team in a major international competition. Now that England is in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, English football fans couldn’t be any happier.

England head to South Africa confident, having easily secured their place for this year’s World Cup. And for the first time in quite a long time, English fans can finally look forward to the World Cup with a sense of optimism.

With players such as Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard ranking amongst the best in the world, together with the other members of the talented England squad, Fabio Cappello could well be the man to guide England to World Cup glory for the first time since 1966.

The draw for the 2010 World Cup took place in Cape Town and with the way the countries have been drawn, it looks like lady luck is really smiling on England. They got a great draw coming up against USA, Slovenia and Algeria in Group C, making the English team as the clear favorites to win the group.

Looking back at England’s history in the World Cup, England has entered all 14 post-war competitions. They qualified through play in the preliminary competition on…

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Are you ready for the 2010 FIFA World Cup?

By: Seth Edward O'Neal

seth-edward-oneal.jpgThe rest of the world will be watching South Africa soon.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup is fast approaching and eyes will be set on South Africa with matches held in nine cities across the land. The world’s greatest footballers will be on display too as football fans around the world are eagerly anticipating a month of football bliss.

On that note, here’s an early rundown of the top five countries to watch out for in this year’s World Cup, starting with the country that won the last biggest tournament in football, the Euro 2008 champions Spain.

Though Spain has never won the World Cup, this may be their best chance ever. Their forwards score goals and their midfield is among the best in the world. At goalkeeping, Iker Casillas is equally very impressive, helping them to engineer a 15 game winning streak to set an international record earlier in 2009.

Although the United States‘ victory over Spain late in the year was one of the biggest upsets in a long time, Spain remains the team to beat. They are in Group H along with Switzerland, Honduras and Chile.

Another team to watch out for is Argentina primarily because they have on their roster the best footballer in the world right now in Lionel Messi. Argentina also has the best defensive midfielder in the world, Javier Mascherano along with a number of very talented youngsters, including Sergio Aguero.

Their manager knows what it takes to win. While they did suffer…

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2010 NASCAR Season kicks off with the Daytona 500

By: Seth Edward O'Neal

seth-edward-oneal.jpgSince football season is over, it’s that time of the year when we watch cars go around in circles again.

And in case you didn’t get that, the 2010 NASCAR season is kicking off on Valentine’s Day weekend with the Daytona 500. For all ya’ll who didn’t know, they say the Daytona 500 is NASCAR’s equivalent to the Super Bowl. I still have no idea why they have this race to kick off their season though.

Still, NASCAR will have the annual Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway to generate some hype for the whole year. And since this sport really doesn’t have anything else to offer other than cars going around in circles for three freaking hours, they need all the hype they can get.

So with the 52nd Daytona 500 kicking off the brand new season, what’s in store for NASCAR racing fans this year? Well, for one, NASCAR has made headlines over the last couple of weeks following several rules changes that will take place this season. These changes will encourage more aggressive driving from drivers AND more importantly, to captivate fans.

The recent changes have been made due to the continual poor ratings that…

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Can Danica Patrick win Daytona 500 on Valentine’s Day?

By: J.J. Jack

At least this chick won’t give her guy a hard time on where to take her on Valentine’s Day.

Because Danica Patrick will be making her NASCAR debut this weekend at the Daytona International Speedway for Daytona 500. Fresh off a pretty impressive sixth-place finish last week on the same track in an ARCA race, Patrick decided it’s time to make the move to NASCAR and what better to do it than on NASCAR’s grandest stage, Daytona.

”Racing in the Nationwide Series race was my goal during this entire two-month preparation process, but we wanted to make sure it was the right thing to do,” Danica Patrick said in a statement. ”The ARCA race was a blast, and I’m not ready for my first Daytona Speedweeks to end just yet. I want more racing.”

Patrick was originally scheduled to debut on Feb. 20 at the Nationwide race in California, but that’s been bumped up to the 2010 NASCAR season opener at Daytona because she felt so comfortable in the ARCA race. She started 12th in the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 and finished sixth, including a late rally from 23rd position all the way to the front pack in just under 20 laps.

Crew chief Tony Eury Jr., who initially was against Patrick beginning her limited Nationwide schedule at Daytona, didn’t hesitate to give a yes vote after the ARCA event.

Patrick has been hesitant to make her debut at Daytona because…

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Colts or Saints? Who’ll you pick to win Super Bowl XLIV?

By: J.J. Jack

Are you ready for the big game?

In case you’ve been living under a rock lately, the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints will collide this Sunday in Miami, Florida where we’ll see which of these two teams will be crowned the Super Bowl XLIV champions.

Who will take the big one? Let’s look at the Indianapolis Colts, who have already recorded their most single-season wins in franchise history with 16. The quest will be a second Super Bowl title in a four-year span and since they’ll be playing in their fourth Super Bowl appearance in Miami, it seems the stage is set for the Colts to win their second Super Bowl title.

You see the last time Peyton Manning and his Colts were in Miami playing for the Super Bowl, they defeated the Chicago Bears 20-17. Manning was also the league MVP that season, the same as he is now coming to Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, Florida.

That’s why the Colts should take this one easy.

Sure, the New Orleans Saints are as good as the Colts this season with both teams flirting with perfection all year to post the best win-loss record of their respective conferences. Both the Colts and the Saints also have Pro Bowl quarterbacks in Peyton Manning and Drew Brees respectively. That’s probably why Super Bowl XLIV will prove to be a high scoring affair.

However, while Drew Brees have become one of the most explosive quarterbacks to…

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Tim Tebow will make an appearance in Super Bowl XLIV

By: Seth Edward O'Neal

seth-edward-oneal.jpgYou read it, we’ll see more of Tim Tebow soon.

In case you didn’t know, Tim Tebow will be in Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, Florida even before he officially gets drafted to the NFL.

Confused? Don’t be. It’s just about this little 30-second TV spot for Tim Tebow during the CBS broadcast of the Super Bowl. And since Florida will host the Super Bowl this year, you shouldn’t be surprised to see only one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever come from Florida in the state’s take on the NFL’s annual extravaganza.

The 30-second TV ad will feature the former Florida Gators quarterback and his mother Pam. Tebow and his mother will share one of their many personal family – affirming stories, one of which could be her decision to carry him to term despite a life-threatening pregnancy in the Philippines where she and her husband Bob were serving as Christian missionaries.

You read it, doctors advised Pam to have an abortion or risk a life-threatening pregnancy. Pam chose the latter and nine months later, she gave birth to Tim Tebow who later became a Heisman Trophy winner, a BCS national champion and one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play college football.

The TV ad is produced by the Colorado Springs – based ministry, Focus on the Family.

Focus spokesman Gary Schneeberger said Tebow agreed to appear in the ad because the issue of life is one he and his family feel so strongly about. Tebow, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, is known for being home – schooled…

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