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This is a column I do every week for Doc’s Sports. You can, and should, check them out at docsports.com for all sorts of information, insights and picks. I do a lot of writing for them.
A – Absolutely Cindy. Look out Rags to Riches, there’s a new filly on the Triple Crown scene. Absolutely Cindy wasn’t well regarded in the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at Turfway on Saturday – she went off at 20-1. It will be a long time until she sees a price like that again. She was dead last at the top of the stretch before making …read more

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This is a column I do every week for Doc’s Sports. You can, and should, check them out at docsports.com for all sorts of information, insights and picks. I do a lot of writing for them.
A – Again. For the second time in just over half a season, Gerald Green has a new home. Minnesota traded him to Houston for Kirk Snyder. The only place Green has shone in his brief career is the slam dunk contest. Beyond that, the athletic freak who was drafted out of high school has been disappointing. He’s from Houston, so maybe the change of …read more

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This is a column I do every week for Doc’s Sports. You can, and should, check them out at docsports.com for all sorts of information, insights and picks. I do a lot of writing for them.
A – Adios. Now is the time every year when we see just how ruthless the NFL can be – it’s the time when formerly valued players get tossed aside by their teams to clear up cap space. There have been some impressive names given a pink slip so far – Trent Green, Zach Thomas, Byron Leftwich, Alge Crumpler. That’s just the tip of the …read more

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This is a column I do every week for Doc’s Sports. You can, and should, check them out at docsports.com for all sorts of information, insights and picks. I do a lot of writing for them.
A – Ascension. Few would be able to name the team at the top of the Big Ten standings at first guess. It’s Purdue. It  might seem like they are upstarts compared to the four other likely tournament bound teams in the conference, but the Boilermakers proved they belonged this weekend by completing a season sweep of Wisconsin. Add in a sweep of Illinois, a …read more

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A – Aggies. It’s been a pretty great 10 days for Texas A&M, with big conference wins over Oklahoma State, Texas and Oklahoma. The 17-point victory over Texas was particularly striking. The only problem is that the team preceded this nice string with three conferences losses in a row, and they weren’t close in two of them. This is one of those teams I find …read more

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A – Alfredsson, Daniel. The captain of the Ottawa Senators had a pretty good night on Thursday when his team traveled to Tampa Bay. If you call seven points a good night, that is. The Swede scored a hat trick and added four more assists to help his team double up on the Lightning 8-4. The offensive star hadn’t scored in two previous games, so …read more

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This is a column I do every week for Doc’s Sports. You can, and should, check them out at docsports.com for all sorts of information, insights and picks. I do a lot of writing for them.
A – Andy Murray. The former tennis prodigy won his first tournament of the year and was showing new maturity and focus after ditching coach Brad Gilbert late last year, so I boldly chose him as an upset pick at the Australian Open. The Brit rewarded my faith by going out and getting smoked in the first round. He went home with his tail between …read more

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A – Again. The NBA has ruled that the Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat have to replay the last 51.9 seconds of their game played on December 19. Shaq got a foul with the score 112-111 for Atlanta in overtime. It was his fifth, but the scorers’ table said it was his sixth. With the giant center out, the Hawks went on to win …read more

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Why do I love sports? I have the deadly combination of a short attention span and an insatiable curiosity, and nothing is better than sports at providing an endless supply of stories to keep me interested, inspired and excited. Need proof? This is just from the last week, and it only scratches the surface:
A – Antonio Gates. San Diego beat Tennessee relatively easily once they decided to actually try, but it was a costly victory. Tight end Gates was injured, and in the replay it looks like his toe was folded  over like origami. That’s really gotta sting, and it …read more

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This is a column I do every week for Doc’s Sports. You can, and should, check them out at docsports.com for all sorts of information, insights and picks. I do a lot of writing for them.
A – Avalanche. Colorado will have to do something for the next eight to 12 weeks that they haven’t had to do for quite a while – play without their captain. After three straight injury-free seasons, Joe Sakic is out for a long stretch after opting to get surgery on a hernia that wouldn’t heal. Colorado’s mired in a tight playoff race, so the loss …read more

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