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Archives for August 2008

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Let’s Fight!

by Joe Lawrence August 26th, 2008 | MMA, Sporting Events

“I just don’t understand why people fight.” This is a statement that I hear quite often from my wife as I am enjoying a good MMA battle. As a martial artist and former competitor, I know the answer but have found it difficult to verbalize. Fighters have a fighting spirit and feelings are tough to put into words but I will try.


Why do MMA fighters fight?


There are three main reasons that people fight (including

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No Lead Is Safe: Following a History of Great Collapses

by Jason Baudendistel August 21st, 2008 | Baseball, Football, MLB


As we near only one month left in this year's baseball season, the Chicago Cubs have what seems like an insurmountable lead in the NL Central race.


But is such a lead really safe? Has a team with a lead of 6 or more games collapsed and not even made the playoffs? In order to answer these questions, we must take a trip back in history. In 1964, the Phillies blew a 6-1/2 game lead. In 1978, it

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The Joys of Going to a Minor League Baseball Game

by TK August 13th, 2008 | Baseball
On a recent weekend, one of our dearest friends, OT (Old Tom), celebrated a birthday. For part of his birthday celebration, we all decided to go a minor league baseball game at Merchantsauto.com Stadium in Manchester, New Hampshire. Now it is important to define "we all" for this exercise. Our entire crew consisted of 6 adults and 6 children, who ranged in ages from 1 to 12.

The team that calls Merchantsauto.com Stadium home is the New Hampshire Fischer Cats, a AA farm team of the Toronto Blue Jays.

The great joy of taking a family to a minor
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MMA – Largest Sport in the World?

by Joe Lawrence August 12th, 2008 | MMA

The book of Revelations prophesies about the end of the world and how it will come about. Nostradamus predicted Hitler and Napoleon. Today, Joe Lawrence is predicting that MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) will become the biggest sport in the world.


MMA currently is leveraging itself to be the largest sport in the world. Soccer, football, baseball, basketball, tennis, racing, rugby, etc., are all great sports. However, not every person on every continent can play each of these sports. All six billion

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The Top 50 Small School Prospects For The 2009 NFL Draft

by Jason Baudendistel August 1st, 2008 | Football, NFL



1 WR Ramses Barden Cal Poly 5th
2 CB Darren Banks West Liberty State 5th
3 RB Corey Lewis Northern Iowa 5th
4 WR Jeremy Gilchrist Hampton 5th-6th
5 CB Ladarius Webb Nicholls State 5th-6th
6 DE Brandon Swain West Texas A&M 5th-6th
7 OT Joel Bell Furman 6th
8 OLB Bobby Daly Montana State 6th
9 TE Marquez Branson Central Arkansas 6th
10 OLB Jason Williams Western Illinois 6th-7th
11 OG Roger Allen Missouri Western 6th-7th
12 RB Herb Donaldson Western Illinois 6th-7th
13 CB Monterio James Delta State 6th-7th
14 FS Dre-Mail Hardin Stillman 6th-7th
15 WR Jon Davis Azusa Pacific University 6th-7th
16 QB

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