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| Report: Jimmy Johnson is going to be on 'Survivor'Wednesday, 04 August 2010 | Jimmy Johnson survived five years with both the University of Miami and Dallas Cowboys. Thirty-nine days of roughing it in the jungle should be a breeze. The Dallas Morning News reports that... + Full Story | Cowboys ban foot races because the kicker would smoke everyoneWednesday, 04 August 2010 | He might not be the best kicker in the NFL, but David Buehler(notes) of the Cowboys is probably the best athlete currently kicking in the NFL.During a radio interview with KESN, Buehler told a story... + Full Story |
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Soccer
| DTotD: High school girl shows how to take out a defenderWednesday, 04 August 2010 | It's a well-established fact that the women's game often puts the men's to shame when it comes to... + Full Story | Mallorca protest UEFA with T-shirtsWednesday, 04 August 2010 | UEFA excluded Real Mallorca from the Europa League and now the players fight back with... + Full Story |
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Golf
| Christina Kim kicks up a little officiating controversy on TwitterWednesday, 04 August 2010 | Are you on Twitter? If not, you know about it, right? Instant blast messages from your computer or... + Full Story | Brent Dela-something is leading the Canadian OpenWednesday, 04 August 2010 | His name is Brent Delahoussaye. There is no chance that rings a bell in your mind.He has no... + Full Story |
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Basketball
| Daequan Cook leads the Boys and Girls Club in blocked shotsWednesday, 04 August 2010 | I'm sure your mom has told you this before, but you only get one chance to make a first impression.... + Full Story | Don't think about tampering with Chris Paul, says NBA memoWednesday, 04 August 2010 | It's hard to tell what's really going on with Chris Paul(notes) right now. The words coming out of... + Full Story |
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| Rafa Benitez digs his hole deeper, guarantees top four finish |
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| Monday, 04 January 2010 | |
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You have to admit that it's pretty amazing Rafa Benitez is still manager of Liverpool. In an age when clubs both big and small go through managers like Davey Becks goes through ridiculous hairstyles, the fact that Rafa has held on this far into what can only be described as a meltdown at Liverpool (and that's not hyperbole -- they haven't won a home match since October 26. For Liverpool, that's a meltdown) this season must even have Rafa himself a bit surprised. But despite all the injuries and the overwhelming incompetance of the club's debt-monger owners, Rafa soldiers on, publicly expressing overconfidence in his plight at every press conference. Which is exactly what he did today, ahead of Wigan's visit to Anfield tomorrow. Said Rafa with a foolhardy smirk: "I have to have confidence in my team and I am sure we can do it because I know we are better than the team you are seeing on the pitch. A bold statement from a man who's side currently sits in seventh place, yet only six points out of fourth. With challengers like Spurs and Aston Villa, who are notching wins over Big Four teams like legit giant killers, and Liverpool winning just two of their last 10 matches, you have wonder if Rafa is going a little too far with such a guarantee. But with the growing consensus that Rafa's date with the sack is just a matter of when, maybe a guarantee like this really doesn't matter. Maybe it's just a bunch of words that might inspire his team to turn things around and actually pull it off. And if they don't, well, who cares. He'd be sacked anyway. With that rationale in mind, I think Rafa's press conferences from here on out could be quite fun. Maybe he'll guarantee a league title-FA Cup-Europa League treble next week. Or 30 goals from Lucas. Or that he'll be the opening act for the Jonas Brothers on their summer tour. Or maybe he'll just take to doing sock puppet performances about the dangers of eating too much cheese. Yes, that would be a much better use of press conference time. Photo: Getty Images Posted originally: 12/15/2009 |
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