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Intro On Thursday, January 5th, 2023, the University of Texas fired its basketball coach Chris Beard. University of Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte made a statement. "The University of Texas has parted ways with Chris Beard. This has been a difficult situation that we've been diligently working through. Today, I informed Mr. Beard of our decision to terminate him effective...
From July 1 to August 31 of every year, teams are free to make transfers, buying players from any team in the world. Some of these summer signings just add to a team’s depth, while others make an instant impact. Below is my list of the top 10 summer transfers for Premier League teams this season. 10) Moises Caicedo, Chelsea From:...
"The toughest fighter I could face would be the man who's the hardest to knock out, and the fella who was the hardest to knock out, he was just a bull, would be Rocky Marciano. He was courageous... I don't know if I could have beaten him." These humble words were uttered in 1976 by the current heavyweight champion of...
Although the Cowboys lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars during their Week 15 game, they could still clinch a playoff spot with losses from the Seahawks and Commanders. With the Cowboys clinching the playoffs, it marks the first time since 2007 in franchise history that the team goes back-to-back in the playoffs. But this playoff spot comes with a lot...
Colorado has long been the laughingstock of the PAC-12 for quite some time now. The Buffs finished with a 1-11 record last season, with their lone win coming against Cal in overtime of Week 5. The Rocky Mountain Rivalry was fizzling out, with Colorado State opting to not put Colorado on their schedule. Then came Prime. PRIME: Deion "Prime Time" Sanders...
Intro If you look at FiveThirtyEight NFL playoff odds, the Dallas Cowboys currently have the second-best odds of winning the Superbowl with %15, and a 99% chance to make the playoffs. But after the whole fiasco of last year's Cowboy team, it is hard to believe that this team is no different than last year and will screw it up at...
Dallas is sitting pretty at 6-2 with the 5th seed at the bye. But are they for real? In this article we will go over 5 reasons to be optimistic about the Boys, and 5 reasons to be pessimistic about them.  REASONS TO DOUBT DALLAS Defensive Back With all the hype that the front seven for Dallas has brought in,...
The Fall of Rome. The Collapse of Alexandria. The Division of the Mongols. The De-Imperialization of the British. And now, the Implosion of the Packers and Bucs. In hindsight, we should have seen this coming. The Packer’s best receiver was a lizard (Allen Lazard) and Tampa Bay’s O-Line was made of Tristan Wirfs and Elmer’s Glue. We just didn’t...

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