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For the first time since 2004, the Seattle Storm, led by Lauren Jackson & Sue Bird are back in the WNBA finals. It was during the 2004 season that the team won its first and only WNBA title. This season has seen the team garner accolades from across the board.

……….Late yesterday afternoon at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA the University of Washington basketball team, for the second time this season, defeated the regular season Pac-10 champion, California Golden Bears. The final score, 79 to 75, was indicative of a barroom brawl and assured that the Huskies would advance to the NCAA [...]

……….For the first time since the 1960 Winter Olympics, Team USA beat their Canadian counterparts in Ice Hockey, 5-3. Moving to a first period lead of 2 to 1 the U.S. Hockey Team finished the job late in the game with a game clinching goal, putting the contest out of reach. The loss [...]

……….Yesterday was the greatest day in U.S. winter Olympic history. From skiing to speed skating to snowboarding the U.S. team was in great form. By the end of the day the team had captured a total of 6 additional medals, 3 of them gold. Lindsey Vonn and Shaun White were the marquee [...]

……….I love both the summer and winter Olympic spectacles. I have had the good fortune to attend one Olympic games; that was in Munich, in the summer of 1972. I actually worked and lived in the Olympic Village. Even though the Olympic Games lasted only a few weeks, I was brought in [...]

……….As an alum of Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, Graduate School) in 1981, I am very familiar with the chant, Who Dat. I heard it at athletic events and across campus at various times. In fact, I might have been the instigator at times. Of all of my Alma Maters, I am [...]

……….Lane Kiffin is the new head football coach at the University of Southern California. As an outside observer I can only note that this guy is about as low character as it gets. His claims to fame are quickly becoming his ability to leave coaching positions almost as quickly as they are delivered [...]

……….Recently finished for the season due to an injury, Cincinnati Bengals Wide-Out Chris Henry was killed last night when he fell out of a pickup that his fiancée was driving. The reports indicated that prior, there was some report of domestic violence. The information available tells of a story that the fiancée left [...]

……….Earlier this evening the Heisman Trophy was awarded to Alabama Running Back Mark Ingram. The Sophomore was as respectful and as gracious as any recipient that I have ever witnessed receiving that award. It was truly an exciting moment as he paid tribute to all of those in his life who had brought [...]

………Although I am not in favor of a Division 1 playoff system in football, I have to say that the TCU Horned Frogs should be matched against the Alabama Crimson Tide on January 7, 2010. The Horned Frogs are ranked in the top 6 in terms of scoring offense and scoring defense. I [...]