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Blowing Out the Candles: My Picks for NFL Wild Card Weekend

Happy January 6th guys!  Come on people, get excited.  This isn’t a normal Friday.  Today is The Sports Beagle’s birthday.  One year ago today this website was born.  Well, more specifically, the domain name was purchased.  In fact, The Sports … Continue reading

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Sports Success Brings Detroit Hope

You won’t see many college kids heading to Detroit on Spring Break. You probably wouldn’t go there on your honeymoon either. It didn’t make this year’s Top 10 cities to raise a family (or the top 50 … or the … Continue reading

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Tis The Season: The Sports Beagle Picks the 2011 NFL Season

It didn’t look like it was going to happen for a while but here we are. The NFL season is finally upon us. Your fall sports family has returned. Aaron Rodgers is back. Peyton Hillis is back. Beer commercials are … Continue reading

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MLB Preview: Will the Pirates Ever be Good?

Ever get tired of hearing about the big-market Yankees and Red Sox? Orioles manager Buck Showalter sure does. Here is what Buck had to say earlier this week about Derek Jeter and the Yankees: “Well, he’s always jumping back from … Continue reading

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A Trip Down Memory Lane: The Best Super Bowls I’ve Been Alive For

When I think of America, I think of four things: apple pie, a Ford Bronco, Hulk Hogan and of course, the Super Bowl. Maybe a Bronco isn’t what pops into your head when you think about the stars and stripes … Continue reading

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Super Bowl 45: There’s More than Meets the Eye

One time on an episode of Seinfeld, Elaine suggested that “maybe there’s more to Newman than meets the eye.” Of course Jerry cleverly responded, “No … there’s less.” While I would agree with Jerry about Newman, I think there is … Continue reading

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The Most Interesting All-Star Team in the World

Rudy Gay has done a lot in his time in the NBA. He’s led Memphis in scoring three out of his five years with the team. He’s competed in the Slam Dunk Contest at All-Star Weekend. He won a gold … Continue reading

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NFL Playoffs Round Two: Coin-Flip Weekend

They’re calling round two of the NFL Playoffs “Rematch Weekend” because all the teams playing have already played each other this year. I have a different name for it: Coin-Flip Weekend … because I have no idea who the heck’s … Continue reading

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NFL Wild-Card Weekend

My Patriots aren’t in action again until next week but here are my picks for Wild Card Weekend in the NFL. Enjoy: Saints at Seahawks: This is not the same Saints team that dominated the regular season and beat the … Continue reading

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