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Jul/09
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The Morning Stretch: Hitting the Links

Not a whole lot doin today outside of more Steve McNair news. So as not to completely depress, check out these links for solid stories--sports journalism or otherwise--to get you through your morning. All solid reads.

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Jul/09
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The Morning Stretch: Manny’s Back, Tennis, NBA Trades, and Shock Value

Blake returns to the morning stretch after a week and a half of actually having to work to earn a paycheck. manny-ramirez-dodgerssi

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Jun/09
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The Morning Stretch

Shaq Daddy Just Made Cleveland That Much CoolerThe Headline

Lebron, you asked for help. You got it. You definitely got a big body to go down low.

The Phoenix Suns agreed to send Shaq to Cleveland for Sacha Pavlovic, Ben Wallace, the No. 46 pick in the draft, and $500,000. MAKE IT RAIN!

The trade solidifies a few things for us going into tonight's draft: ...

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Jun/09
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The Morning Stretch

Yeah... I'm strangely sympathetic to ya, Big Guy.

The Headline

And a most pretentious one at that... Manny Ramirez went 0-for-2 for the Albuquerque Isotopes in his first action since his suspension.

The bigger story here is the fact that Manny Ramirez's playing in Triple-A is such a big freaking story. ...

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Jun/09
1

The Morning Stretch: US Soccer Miracle, Cubs Streak Short Lived, CWS, and Ben Gordon to Detroit?

Is BG7 motor city bound?

Is BG7 motor city bound?

Cubs Win Streak is Over...Derek Lee's is Not
Despite a decent outing from Ryan Dempster the Cubs four game winning streak ended at the hands of the Atlanta Braves 2-0. Derek Lee did extending his hit streak to a career high 19 games. Its nice to have you back DLee. White Sox were idle on Monday.

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Jun/09
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The Morning Stretch: Stallworth, Soccer Woes, Rain, and Father’s Day

Greatest mustache of my life.

Greatest mustache of my life.

Reciever Dante Stallworth is suspended indefinitely by NFL Commish Roger Goodell

The Cleveland Brown wide out received a controversial sentence for killing a pedestrian while driving under the influence of alcohol. 30 days in jail. A person dies and he gets 30 days. Michael Vick was in jail for like two years and his crimes weren't even people related.

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Jun/09
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The Morning Stretch

The Headline

The US Open is slated to start today Bethpage Black on Long Island today. Will Tiger dominate? Will Phil "Sentimental Favorite" Mickelson win one for the Gipper? Will the gallery be as good as 2002? ...

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Jun/09
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The Morning Stretch

340xThe Headline

 

The Crosstown Series' opener was postponed last night.  With both teams looking as mediocre as ever, I was really hoping for a good game, a bench clearing brawl, and Carlos Zambrano's exploding his knee rounding second base. ...

12
Jun/09
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Would, um…Anyone Care to Join Us For Our Little Website…Thingy

Sorry Dwight.

Sorry Dwight.

So yeah...nobody told us that part of the deal with having a website was that you have to know, write on it regularly. Admittedly, we've been about as productive as a GM plant the past few days. But in a nutsehell, here's what you missed:

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Jun/09
6

The Morning Stretch

The Headline

Kobe Loses, America Rejoices!
The Magic take Game 3 of the NBA Finals on their home court 108-104. Outside of LA and Orlando the only reason I have any desire to watch the NBA Finals is to watch Kobe lose. All I am hoping for is a slow motion shot of Bryant balling his eyes out pounding his fists on the court asking the heavens why is he came up short of another ring. Kobe is the kid on the playground that would cheat, spit, cry, and lie to win game of one on one. All you want in the world is for that kid to get his ass handed to him. ...