Bayer Leverkusen hopes to blaze the Bundesliga’s trail in North America, Asia A corporate owned club with plastic fans that has bought success over the last two decades. That’s the stereotype many fans of other Bundesliga clubs have of Bayer 04 Leverkusen. While Leverkusen has played in a UEFA Champions League final and has finished in a European place in six consecutive […] A corporate … [Read more...]
Broncos waive Christian Ponder; let the Peyton Manning questions begin
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Nets' Hollis-Jefferson (ankle) out 8-to-10 weeks
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Golden State, technically, has a 27-game winning streak dating back to last season
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Report: Ex-NBA player John ‘Hot Rod’ Williams has cancer, ‘fighting for his life’
Report: Ex-NBA player John 'Hot Rod' Williams has cancer, 'fighting for his life' Sad news out of Louisiana on Wednesday: John "Hot Rod" Williams, the 53-year-old former burly rebounder and shot-blocker who spent the bulk of his 13-year NBA career manning the middle for the Cleveland Cavaliers, is reportedly battling cancer and on life support in the intensive care ward of a hospital near … [Read more...]
MLB Winter Meetings journal: Waiting for the next domino to fall
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Winter Meetings: Heyman's updates
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Brian Scott to reportedly drive for Richard Petty Motorsports in 2016
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Live blog: Latest updates from Winter Meetings
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UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Mendes Crystal Ball Predictions – FOXSports.com
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Mendes Crystal Ball Predictions - FOXSports.com This Friday, a spectacular card is sandwiched between two other excellent ones, and airs live on FS1. Top featherweights Frankie Edgar and Chad Mendes will battle for a scheduled five rounds to decide who faces the winner of Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor, in the main event. Below that, lightweight contenders Edson Barboza … [Read more...]