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Last year the Royals wanted to break their reputation for being cheap, they went out and signed Gil Meche along with David Riske and Octavio Dotel, they’d flip the latter at the trade deadline, and Riske would walk this off-season, but the exclamation point of Meche’s 55 million dollar contract would be felt.
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One of the more intriguing buy low candidates on the free agent market is catcher Michael Barrett. Last year he was absolutely pitiful - hitting .244/.281/.372 - while changing teams mid-season in what surmounted to a challenge trade - Barrett and cash to San Diego for catcher Rob Bowen and minor leaguer Kyler Burke.
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The fourth of a five-part series on why Republicans who are serious about winning the White House in 2008 are wasting our time on Mitt Romney. For background, check out Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, my explanation of why I’m with Rudy, and my take on Mike Huckabee.
IV. Campaigning Like A Democrat
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With O Neal sitting for the entire fourth quarter the Heat squandered a double-digit lead and ended up losing by seven. With the defeat Miami s record dropped to an Eastern Conference worst 4-15. The lesson from last night is simple. Shaq can still talk trash. But is anybody including his own team listening

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Type-A taskmasters and gregarious pranksters will always clash especially when their team is losing like the Washington Generals. A Pat Riley-Shaquille O Neal fallout is hardly surprising. These two are very different Riley expects perfection while Shaq is beloved because of his imperfections …

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Utah s Andrei Kirilenko polarizes hoop heads. Some basketball fans hit him with the Euro stereotype aloof overpaid and overrated. Others recognize the subtleties and love how he influences play without taking shots. Whatever your opinion AK-47 dominated Utah s 120-96 win over L.A. at EnergySolutions arena on Friday evening …

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Jason Kidd allegedly played hokey last night calling in sick and taking a break from his job as table-setter for the New Jersey Nets. Without their superstar and leader the Nets lost to their cross-river rivals the New York Knicks. Of course the real story was Kidd s absence …

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quot I d have no problem going back and playing for a team in Texas even the Mavericks It s not as though there was some irreconcilable divorce with Dallas it was just best for me to move on at that time. quot -Steve Nash November 30th 2007 …

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As the Kobe or LeBron debate rages HoopsVibe has decided to turn back the clock and compare the game s best players from another era. Twenty years ago the NBA belonged to Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Most hoop fans were polarized supporting either Boston s 145 Hick from French Lick or L.A. s Magic […]

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Chemistry beats talent. It s the motto of every old-school coach who ever stood on a sideline. The Toronto Raptors are validating the Bobby Knights Larry Browns and Sam Mitchells of this world. In the past eighteen months the dinosaurs have become contenders by playing unselfish basketball …

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