Carlos Sastre wins Tour de France

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The Best $166 million can buy.: Sports Illustrated experts Michael Lombardi and Bucky Brooks both set out to build the best teams they could under the current NFL salary cap.

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The Voting Results Are In: The fan and player voting has been completed and the All Star rosters have been announced. There is still the Final Vote where fans have the opportunity to choose one final All Star. As usual the results do not come without controversy, with numerous experts weighing in. The team by team breakdown of the All Star rosters can be found here.

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Maple Bats: One of Baseball's Most Dangerous Weapons: About two or three times a game. players swinging bats made of maple wood end up with kindling in their hands while the barrel – blunt and thick on one end, splintered and sharp on the other – flies every which direction. "Someone's going to die at a baseball stadium soon," writes Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. "Might be a player. Could be an umpire. Possibly even a fan. It almost was a coach."

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Who is Antonio Cromartie?: Cromartie may be best known as the Chargers quaterback who led the league in interceptions last year and owns the league record for longest scoring play with a 109 yard return. But not many people know about the other aspects of Cromartie's life, life changing instances such as life-threatening illnesses, having his mom kidnapped at gunpoint, and a scary car accident.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to football at 05:38 PM - 6 comments

Stolen Bases Are On the Rise: With stolen bases rising for the third year in a row Ryan Fagan examines five up and coming baserunners.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to baseball at 02:09 PM - 5 comments

The Ten Worst Number One Overall Picks: A look back at the surefire picks that weren't.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to football at 06:11 PM - 43 comments

Randy Moss Re-Signs with the Patriots: Moss and the Patriots agree to a three year, $27 million deal. Meanwhile the Falcons release Warrick Dunn one day after signing Michael Turner to a six year deal. However, the week's biggest winner is Ben Roethlisberger who agreed to a $102 million deal with the Steelers.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to football at 08:07 PM - 51 comments

Michael Turner is ready for his chance to shine.: After four years of being the back up to the greatest running back in the game, Michael Turner is ready for his chance to recieve the bulk of the carries. Turner might not be L.T., but he's better than many of the halfbacks who started around the league last year.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to football at 02:29 PM - 29 comments

The Ten Best Individual Sports Rivalries: Men's Vogue lists what they believe are the ten greatest individual sports rivalries in history.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to general at 03:59 PM - 47 comments

PGA Tour caddie Steve Duplantis dies.: Duplantis was killed after being struck by a taxi while crossing the street. Duplantis was working for with Eric Axley and had previously worked with golfers Jim Furyk, Rich Beem, and Tommy Armour III. Duplantis is heavily mentioned in the book Bud, Sweat, and Tees.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to golf at 07:40 PM - 1 comment

Giants top Buccaneers,: Chargers defeat Titans.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to football at 08:16 PM - 34 comments

Seattle defeats Washington,: Jacksonville edges Pittsburgh.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to football at 06:29 AM - 41 comments

Tom Brady is 2007's Sportsman of the Year: Think of an NFL without Tom Brady. Think of the water cooler discussions you wouldn't be having because Brady wouldn't be doing something every week that absolutely blew you away. Input from players, coaches, and personel.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to football at 05:42 PM - 18 comments

Strange Days: A look back at the 2007 college football season, one of the wildest seasons in history.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to football at 09:42 AM - 5 comments

The Top Ten Obscure Sports in the World.: Everything from surf lifesaving to unicycle hockey.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to other at 06:30 PM - 17 comments

Oklahoma crushes Missouri,: Pittsburgh upsets West Virginia, LSU edges Tennessee, Ohio State celebrates, and the folks at the BCS prepare to get in the fetal position and crawl under their desks.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to football at 06:21 AM - 85 comments

Replacing the BCS with a 16 team playoff.: Drew Wetzel discusses how this should be done.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to football at 03:21 PM - 41 comments

Lloyd Carr announces his retirement.: Carr retires after a long and illustrious career that includes a 121-40 overall record, three Big Ten titles, and one National Title.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to football at 02:17 PM - 10 comments

Some consider them only another piece of equipment.: They don't understand that baseball gloves, like the game, are eternal.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to baseball at 08:54 PM - 8 comments

The jobs you don't see on your TV.: Sports work isn't all million-dollar paydays and first-class conditions.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to other at 07:41 PM - 5 comments

Match wits against Peyton Manning: and try out this addictive NFL trivia game. Caution: according to the "rulebook", side effects may include shattered ego, mind-numbing syndrome, the destruction of computer keyboard and/or loss of appetite.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to football at 04:43 PM - 20 comments

"Ninety percent of putts that are short don't go in." : A collection of the dumb sport quotes.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to general at 11:32 AM - 19 comments

Curtis Martin Retires.: Martin ranks fourth All-Time on the NFL's career rushing list and was the second running back in NFL history to start his career with ten straight 1,000 yard seasons.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to football at 08:25 AM - 18 comments

Justin Verlander pitches no-hitter.: The Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander shuts down the Brewers while striking out 12 batters. Verlander becomes the first Tiger to throw a no-hitter since Jack Morris in 1984.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia to baseball at 08:46 PM - 29 comments