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| Article Title :: 2006 Minnesota Twins Preview |
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| 2005 Overview:
The Minnesota Twins were able to provide fans with a respectable year by fielding essentially the same team it did to end the 2004 season. Minnesota finished the year 83-79 while compiling the 2nd best home record within the AL Central (2nd to only the World Series Champion White Sox) going 45-36 at the Metrodome. The power production from the Twins offense in 2005 was led by 1st baseman Justin Morneau (.239 22 79) and outfielder Jacque Jones (.249 23 73) while outfielders Shannon Stewart (.274 10 56), Torii Hunter (.269 14 56), 3rd baseman Michael Cuddyer (.263 12 42) and Catcher/DH Matthew LeCroy (.260 17 50) all combed to help keep the batting order stable. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Sports Articles |
Author :: Jack Scrafford |
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| Article Title :: 2006 Milwaukee Brewers Preview |
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| 2005 Overview:
The Milwaukee Brewers put together an impressive 2005 season posting a .500 record (81-81). Led by outfielders Carlos Lee (.265 32 114) and Geoff Jenkins (.292 25 86) the Brewers 2005 offense also received help from 1st baseman Lyle Overbay (.276 19 72) and Brady Clark (.306 13 53). Rickie Weeks (.239 13 42) and Bill Hall (.291 17 62) split time at second base while pitcher Chris Capuano (18 12 3.99) surprised many by posting 18 wins and pitching over 200 innings (219) for the first time in his young major leaguer career. Helping Capuano in the rotation were Ben Sheets (10 9 3.33) and Tomo Ohka (7 6 4.35) who was acquired midseason from the Washington Nationals. N (read full article) |
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| Category :: Sports Articles |
Author :: Jack Scrafford |
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| Article Title :: 2006 Los Angeles Dodgers Preview |
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| 2005 Overview:
Led by newly signed 2nd baseman Jeff Kent (.289 29 105), the Los Angeles Dodgers posted an unimpressive 71-91 record in 2005. 1st basemen Olmedo Saenz (.263 15 63) and Hee-Seop Choi (.253 15 42) joined outfielder Milton Bradley (.290 13 38) and late season pickup Jose Cruz (.301 6 22) to provide the majority of the team’s offense for the year. Catcher Jason Phillips (.238 19 55) and outfielder J.D. Drew (.286 15 36) also helped add some pop in the lineup as Los Angeles ended 2005 a full 11 games behind the Division Champion San Diego Padres.
Pitchers Jeff Weaver (14 11 4.22), Derek Lowe (12 15 3.61) and Brad Penny (7-9 3.90) combined to provide a ma (read full article) |
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Author :: alfredjohnson |
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| Article Title :: Judah Against Mayweather on April 8 |
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| Zab Judah is aiming Floyd Mayweather Jr on April 8 in Las Vegas for the boxing Welterweight championship; Don King announced this next fight in Manhattan.
Boxing fighter Mayweather’s record, 35-0 with 24 knockouts against Judah (34-3, 25 KOs), “Zab is fast and strong, but he has no chin," Mayweather said. "No way he will be able to take my punch." “This will be an extravaganza," he said. "I have waited my whole life for a fight like this." said Zab Judah.
Boxing promoter Bob Arum said he has reached an agreement with Mayweather , but nothing is final until King can reach an agreement with Judah. The fight would occur next April 8, 2006.
Longtime r (read full article) |
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Author :: alfredjohnson |
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| Article Title :: The returns of Dennis Erickson as head coach |
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| Erickson returned to Idaho to become head coach at the school that gave him his start. Erickson who won two national championships at Miami had his last stop at San Francisco, where after two disappointing NFL seasons with the 49ers he was fired in January 2005.
The 58-year-old Erickson signed a five-year contract worth about $200,000 a year, but with bonuses, it could be worth a total of about $1.5 million over the duration the contract, athletic director Rob Spear said. NFL coach Erickson has been unemployed since the NFL 49ers fired him in January 2005.
"The challenge here is to win, to compete for the conference championship and to go to bowl games," Erickson sa (read full article) |
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| Category :: Sports Articles |
Author :: Jack Scrafford |
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| Article Title :: 2006 Kansas City Royals Preview |
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Ask any Royal fan and they will tell you - there just simply weren’t many things for them to cheer about in 2005. In fact, the 2005 Kansas City Royals were a complete train wreck and that’s putting things somewhat mildly. The Royals managed to win a total of only 56 games the entire year while losing an embarrassing 106. The anemic Royals pitching staff also allowed a total of 935 runs scored against them, ranking as the second worst in baseball behind the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Much of Kansas City’s offense was provided by newcomer Emil Brown (.286 17 86), 1st baseman Mike Sweeney (.300 21 83) and outfielder Matt Stairs (.275 13 66). Starting S (read full article) |
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Author :: Jack Scrafford |
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| Article Title :: 2006 New York Yankees Preview |
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The New York Yankees simply weren’t themselves for much of the 2005 season. The Bombers starting pitching proved spotty for much of the year while their offense regularly scratched and clawed for runs during the entire first half of the season. Newly acquired starter Randy Johnson struggled to become the power pitcher the Yankees had hoped for, while the rest of the pitching staff battled with constant injuries and poor starts. Somehow Manager Joe Torre was able to keep his team in the mix of things until after the All Star break. And as the Orioles and Blue Jays began slumping in the second half of the season, the Yankees hit their stride.
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Author :: J Square Humboldt |
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| Article Title :: Must See Hockey |
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| I think I've just seen another miracle on ice ...
The National Hockey League is back on one of the major American broadcast networks. Some would call that a miracle in itself, but I'm taking higher ground. Specifically, I'm referring to the quality of the broadcast. It's one of the best-produced sports programs I've seen.
Kudos to NBC Sports!
America is a difficult market for hockey. It may be the world's fastest team sport and it may encompass many attributes of skill and strength that should appeal to the American fan, but many regions in the USA have little or no local influence or infrastructure of any significance for the sport. That means any nati (read full article) |
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| Category :: Sports Articles |
Author :: Bob Johnson - |
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| Article Title :: Matt Leinart |
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| A native of Santa Ana, California, Matthew Leinart was born in May 1983. No stranger to the sport of football, Leinart was the quarterback of his Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana. Later attending the University of Southern California, he quickly joined the Trojans football team, whom he led to two national championship titles. During his junior year at the University, Leinart was named the recipient of the coveted Heisman Trophy. That same year, he was shined about again as being presented with the inaugural Manning Award for college quarterbacks. In 2005, Leinart was once again nominated for a possible Heisman Trophy. The trophy, however, went to teammate Reggie Bush.
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| Category :: Sports Articles |
Author :: Leslie Sinclair |
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| Article Title :: Could the Detroit Pistons be the Best in NBA History? |
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| The Detroit Pistons have everything on their side right now. Time, wins, great players and some say they may be one of the best NBA team to ever grace the professional courts of the NBA. What do you think?
Look at Detroit’s last season record of 54 wins to 28 losses making them first in the Central Division. Also, take into account the fact that two years ago, they took the NBA title by maintaining outstanding play throughout the season and with exceptional coaching. Will it be the same for the 2005 - 2006 season? What has changed and what has remained the same?
First of all, Detroit’s former Coach Larry Brown has moved to New York. Brown is often credited with (read full article) |
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