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Lay Up Line: NBA Power Rankings
Music to listen to: Univers Zero by Chaos Hermetique 1) Los Angeles Clippers: The “other” Los Angeles basketball team currently has a 16-game winning streak, is outscoring its opponents by more than 10 points per contest, have the best bench in the NBA, the frontrunner for MVP in Chris Paul and sixth man of the…
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Passing the Guard: UFC 155 Preview
Music to listen to: Schism (Tool Cover) by Piano Tribute Players Back in November 2006, the co-main event for UFC 65 was a heavyweight title match between Tim Sylvia and Jeff Monson which lacked interest and severely questioned the merits of the entire division within the promotion. With elite heavyweights like Fedor Emelianenko, Mikro CroCop,…
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Layup Line: NBA Power Rankings
Music to listen to: What Does Your Soul Look Like? Pt. 2 (Economics Version) by DJ Shadow 1) San Antonio (18-4): The Spurs are second in the league in scoring, first in assists per game and have found an ability to win closely contested defensive games like the victory at home against Oklahoma City and…
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Verbal Submission: UFC on Fox 5 Review
Music to listen to: Would? by Alice in Chains Some quick thoughts on UFC on Fox 5: Size does matter: Rory MacDonald looked like a weight class above BJ Penn in his victory on Saturday night. Alex Gustafsson most likely entered the octagon during his victory over Shogun Rua at around 225 pounds when the…
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Passing the Guard: MMA Power Rankings November 2012
Music to listen to: The Journey (Drum and Bass Mix) by Tolerance I haven’t done an MMA post in several weeks so the best way to reassimilate myself into the sport is to do a breakdown of the top-five fighters in each major weight class. Heavyweight: 1) Junior Dos Santos 2) Cain Velasquez…
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Passing the Guard: UFC 154 Preview
Music to listen to: Cold Blooded by Rick James UFC 154 is in Canada so I’ll feature a Canadian artist. Georges St. Pierre vs. Carlos Condit: GSP returns to the octagon after major knee surgery and a layoff of more than 18 months. He’s technically still the welterweight champion and hasn’t lost a fight…
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