Chicago - The Chicago Bulls picked Derrick Rose as the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday night.
Rose grew up on the South Side of Chicago, and is staying home to play in the NBA.
He was chosen over the Kansas State forward, Michael Beasley.
Beasley ended up going second to Miami, while Minnesota chose […]
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Chicago Bulls Pick Derrick Rose For No.1 Draft Pick
June 27th, 2008 · No Comments
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The NHL files lawsuit against Madison Square Garden L.P
June 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Things are getting nasty between the NHL and the New York Rangers. The NHL has filed a lawsuit against the owner of the Rangers, Madison Square Garden L.P.
The court papers will either kick the owners of the Rangers out of the NHL, or force them to sell the team.
This comes as punishment for the […]
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Beware of the wounded Tiger
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Just a few days removed from a thrilling U.S. Open win, Tiger Woods has announced he needs knee surgery, and will be out for the rest of 2008.
The knee surgery is needed to repair a torn ligament in his left knee, which has been bothering him since July.
On April 15, Woods had arthroscopic surgery to […]
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Patients confused by top and bottom blood pressure numbers
June 17th, 2008 · No Comments
London -According to new data that is being revealed by doctors in Britain, tracking the top blood pressure number, or the Systolic blood pressure may be adequate for most patients over 50 years of age.
The information and data suggest that for tracking and keep tabs on hypertension and patients suffering from the effects of high […]
Tiger Woods wins U.S. Open in fine fashion
June 17th, 2008 · No Comments
It took Tiger Woods 19 holes to defeat Rocco Mediate in a playoff and win the U.S. Open on Monday.
This was Woods’ 14th career major and could end up being the most memorable in his amazing career.
Tiger Woods had a bad knee throughout the entire tournament, but fought through and hit a birdie on the […]
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NBA referees fixed certain playoff games
June 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy has come out and filed a document in U.S. District Court in New York stating other referees fixed certain playoff games.
He stated that referees, including himself, fixed important playoff games in 2002.
One of the games was Game 6 of the Lakers-Kings playoff series in 2002, as they wanted to force […]
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Ken Griffey Jr. hits his way into the record books
June 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Ken Griffey Jr. made history on Monday night as the Reds slugger managed to hit his 600th home run as an MLB player.
Griffey hit the home run off of Florida Marlins’ lefty Hendrickson on Monday night at Dolphins Stadium.
This 600 home run club only consists of five other players as Griffey truly joins an elite […]
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Beware of the wounded Penquins
June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
In a game that kept any sports fan on the edge of their seat the Pittsburgh Penguins refuse to quit.
Petr Sykora, who predicted during the game Monday that he would score the winner, did so at 9:57 of the third overtime to force a Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
The 4-3 victory against Detroit, […]
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The Boston Celtics are just one game away
May 30th, 2008 · No Comments
The Boston Celtics are just one game away from reaching the NBA Finals, as they face the Detroit Pistons in game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Boston is being led by their big three, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce, who have all been playing extremely well as of late.
They will have to bring […]
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Chris Benoit’s doctor at fault
May 30th, 2008 · No Comments
The doctor of former pro wrestler Chris Benoit, who was involved in a double-murder homicide last June has been indicted on 175 counts.
Dr. Phil Astin has been indicted on 175 counts including conspiracy in prescribing controlled substances to many patients.
There were many raids which were conducted on the doctor following the tragedy with Benoit.
Chris Benoit […]
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