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NBC snatches rights to Barclays Premier League
NBC Universal, in a deal first announced in October 2012, now holds the exclusive rights to the Barclays Premier League across all media platforms in the United States. The deal is reportedly worth $250 million over three years, according to a Sports Illustrated report, which dwarfs the $23 million per year deal ending this season that Fox currently pays. In a presentation at NBC’s 30...

NFL Week 6 Preview

By Patrick Duprey

Published: October 21, 2010

Professional football is unpredictable, and this season is certainly proving to be no exception to the rule. Going into the season, the Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers were all sexy picks among pundits to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. Five weeks into the season, each of the three squads is dealing with their own unique problems.
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NFL Week 4 Preview

By Patrick Duprey

Published: October 2, 2010

Three games are certainly not enough to form an accurate judgment on an NFL franchise in the grind that is the 16-game regular season. Three games do give a glimpse of a team’s strengths and weaknesses, however. The first three games of this season make it quite clear that the Pittsburgh Steelers are no slouch.

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NFL Week 3 Preview

By Patrick Duprey

Published: September 29, 2010

In the first two weeks of the 2010 NFL regular season there has been no shortage of surprises. The Houston Texans are 2-0, while the Dallas Cowboys, “America’s [self-prescribed] Team,” sit at an impatient 0-2. Elsewhere in the NFC East, the Philadelphia Eagles have already swapped quarterbacks, continuing the team’s recent tradition of pseudo-loyalty to its signal callers.

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NFL Week 2 Preview

By Patrick Duprey

Published: September 24, 2010

In the first two weeks of the 2010 NFL regular season there has been no shortage of surprises. The Houston Texans are 2-0, while the Dallas Cowboys, “America’s [self-prescribed] Team,” sit at an impatient 0-2. Elsewhere in the NFC East, the Philadelphia Eagles have already swapped quarterbacks, continuing the team’s recent tradition of pseudo-loyalty to its signal callers.

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NFL Week 1 Preview

By Patrick Duprey

Published: September 17, 2010

As I watched this past weekend’s NFL action here are some story lines that
caught my eye.

1 . The AFC East is a Three Horse Race

When the experts debate the likely winner of the AFC East, the discussion
is usually limited to the New York Jets and the New England Patriots. But it
appears as if the time has come to add the Miami Dolphins to the list following
their 2-0 start.

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UCLA’s Espy One of School’s Many June Pitfalls

By Kevin McCall

Published: June 30, 2010

A chopper skips off the bat of South Carolina shortstop Bobby Haney down the line, escapes the glove of UCLA first baseman Dean Espy and trickles into right field in the bottom of the eighth inning of Game 2 of the College World Series. As junior utility player Robert Beary crosses home plate, the Gamecocks tie the score at 1 and drive another dagger into the hearts of the Bruin faithful.
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2010 NBA Finals: Torch Passed in Renewed Rivalry

By Kevin McCall

Published: June 25, 2010

Whether it was the renewed rivalry from the 1980s, the comeback of a troubled superstar on the decline or the jewel in the crown for a new NBA dynasty, the 2010 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers had all the makings of classic championship basketball. In a league that has seen many of its most heated rivalries die out, the finals pitted an east coast powerhouse against
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Binghamton Students Sound Off on Scandal

By Kevin McCall

Published: March 6, 2010

Coming off their first NCAA tournament appearance in the school’s history, the Binghamton Bearcats basketball team was ready to make another run at a bid this year before a four month investigation revealed one of college sports’ oddest scandals in recent memory.

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Commentary: USA USA USA

By TJ Slipko

Published: February 22, 2010

At 7:45pm EST (4:45 PT****) last night the showdown of the 2010 Winter Olympics Games occurred, at least in my mind.

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Commentary: Ski Cross

By TJ Slipko

Published: February 21, 2010

The newest Winter Olympic Game, is by far one of the coolest. It's called Ski Cross and is basically a combination of downhill skiing jumps and motocross.

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