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  1. Thread: Giants-Cowboys

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    Re: Giants-Cowboys

    Even though it's the pros, I can't figure out why anybody would want to coach Atlanta right now.

    I especially can't figure out why Pete Carroll would even be considering it, money, control or...
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    Re: Introducing the newest addition to KPC Sports

    Tonight (Wednesday) - Flint Generals vs. Fort Wayne Komets.

    Flint recently signed ex-Red Wing Darren McCarty as part of a conditioning stint in his bid to return to the NHL. He's expected to play...
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    Re: Introducing the newest addition to KPC Sports

    Welcome Eric F!

    It's always good to have another hockey fan in these parts.

    I'm a hockey fanatic too, especially when it comes to my Montreal Canadiens.

    I couldn't explain where my fandom...
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    Re: NHL Winter Classic

    While I'm thinking about it, here's a few other matchup ideas ...

    Detroit Red Wings-Chicago Blackhawks at either Soldier Field or Michigan State ...

    Montreal Canadiens-Toronto Maple Leafs at...
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    Re: NHL Winter Classic

    I read somewhere the Winter Classic drew a 2.6 rating and a 5 share on NBC, the best numbers for a network hockey broadcast since Feb. 1996.

    Coincidentally, Michigan and Michigan State, which...
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    Re: NHL Winter Classic

    I think I read somewhere it was ESPN that dumped the NHL's contract as fallout from the lockout. I may be wrong about that, but it gives me another reason to lose respect for ESPN.

    I too wonder...
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    NHL Winter Classic

    Did anyone take the opportunity to watch the National Hockey League stage the "Winter Classic" between the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins on New Year's Day?

    What were your thoughts of a...
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    Re: Star Trek XI Casting

    It will also be interesting to see how the special effects are handled and who does them.

    What I'm thinking - will the vessels travel at slightly slower speeds, at what level will the weapons and...
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    Re: Bears bench Grossman

    Matt,

    You've got a point. Just like Payton, Gale Sayers would have been impossible to follow, so maybe my judging was a bit harsh concerning Neal Anderson.

    At the same time, special running...
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    Re: Bears bench Grossman

    Hi guys,

    This is coming from the perspective of a Vikings fan (go ahead and boo if you want). They haven't been to a Super Bowl since XI (boy, that was a LONG time ago), but at least they don't...
  11. Thread: World Series

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    Re: World Series

    I agree, the Cubs vs. anybody in the World Series would be great. My gosh, the last time the Cubs reached the WS, my parents were just toddlers!

    On a completely different note, what does everybody...
  12. Thread: Bonds' 756 ball

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    Poll: Re: Bonds' 756 ball

    I heard on Mike & Mike in the Morning today the * (asterisk) won the poll. M & M also talked to a Hall-of-Fame rep who said the organization would gladly accept the ball with that marking (1) for its...
  13. Thread: NECC Football

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    Re: NECC Football

    Matt,
    If you have a football itch come Aug. 17, I'd recommend Garrett at Eastside. This is the first game of the year, they're cross-county rivals and they play for the Train Trophy (that's because...
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    Fireworks ordinance

    At their July 2 meeting, members of Butler's City Council agreed to consider the need for a fireworks ordinance in the City of Butler.

    What are your thoughts about the use of fireworks? Should...
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    Re: IU Coach Hoeppner Dies

    I saw that this morning. I kind of had a feeling when IU announced an interim coach that Coach Hoeppner's health wasn't going to get any better.

    His loss will be huge, especially to his family,...
  16. Thread: Cubs ownership

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    Re: Cubs ownership

    If Bill Murray does become part owner, does that mean there will be a Carl Spackler bobblehead day at Wrigley Field?

    Seriously, I hope whoever buys the Cubs has deep pockets and isn't afraid of...
  17. Thread: out of control

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    Re: out of control

    It's a sad state of affairs when a parent feels the need to sue a coach for something like that.

    If this player goes to college, are his parents going to sue his coaches because he's not getting...
  18. Thread: Footloose

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    Re: Footloose

    I'm also one of those Gen-Xers who just graduated yesterday.

    Musically, Footloose would have to be up there (James, I could have done without Almost Paradise too) among movies of our generation.
    ...
  19. Thread: Ron Santo

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    Re: Ron Santo

    Ron Santo SHOULD be in the Hall of Fame.

    With the numbers he put up over his career, my question is why hasn't he been elected already?
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    Re: Fort Wayne Fusion tickets

    I've sat in the upper deck (the newest part) of the Coliseum for a few hockey games. There really isn't a bad seat in that building, but the higher up you go (and if you're at the top, you're WAY up...
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    Traditions and superstitions

    As many of you may know, Eastside's boys basketball team won the sectional tournament March 3.

    After the school's first sectional title in 1966, a group of students dribbled basketballs from the...
  22. Thread: All-star games

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    All-star games

    The NBA played its all-star game Sunday in Las Vegas. The NHL played its all-star game a few weeks ago in Dallas. The NFL pro bowl was earlier this month in Hawaii.

    Did anyone watch any of these...
  23. Thread: City election

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    City election

    It looks as if there will be at least one race in the November city election.

    Mayor Floyd "Butch" Coburn will face a challenge by former Mayor Larry Moore.
    Coburn defeated Moore when the two met...
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    Re: Daytona 500 predictions

    I feel bad for Mark Martin.

    Two things happened that cost him the race - he had a bit of a wobble earlier that enabled Kevin Harvick to get a run the last lap. When the cars behind Martin and...
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    Re: Daytona 500 predictions

    Boy, first the 4 crew chiefs, then Waltrip, now Gordon.

    If NASCAR cracks down on the rules to this degree at least through the first month of the season, it should send a loud and clear message to...
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