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Motivation Monday: What motivates Adam Green

Mondays are not particularly popular among people, and why should they be? Generally at the start of the work week, most find themselves yearning for the weekend that was as well as the one that seems so very far away.
9 years ago
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Vince Marotta

Nick Davila, Rod Windsor shine in Arizona Rattlers’ win over Las Vegas

The defending champs keep rolling along. The Rattlers got their eighth straight win Saturday night, a 57-43 triumph over the Las Vegas Outlaws.
9 years ago
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Haboob Blog

Ole Miss hoops coach spoofs Rob Lowe DirecTV ads

Rob Lowe's DirecTV ads may not be on the tube anymore, but we've got spoofs now!
9 years ago
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Threads Blog

UCLA football unveils interesting new uniforms

The UCLA football team unveiled new uniforms Thursday and they are, in a word, interesting.
9 years ago
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Threads Blog

The Hartford Yard Goats are the G.O.A.T.

The Colorado Rockies Double-A affiliate have an interesting look and mascot after moving to a new stadium in Hartford, Conn.
9 years ago
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Paige Dimakos

Motivation Monday: What motivates Paige Dimakos

Motivation comes in many forms for many people, but everyone of us who gets out of bed and takes on the day does so with some goals in mind.
9 years ago
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Threads Blog

Representing USA, Kansas basketball not American enough

It's not quite a reverse D-2, when the Team USA hockey squad changed into Mighty Ducks jerseys during the intermission, but it's similar.
9 years ago
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Associated Press

Matt Stonie tops Joey Chestnut in hot dog eating contest

An upset for the ages at the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in New York as eight-time defending champ Joey Chestnut goes down.
9 years ago
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Threads Blog

Threads: University of Tennessee unveils new look with switch to Nike

For years, the Tennessee Volunteers athletic teams wore Adidas uniforms on their chosen fields of battle. Not anymore. July 1 marks the first day of the Nike era in Knoxville, and they wasted no time in unveiling their new look at a campus press conference. Here’s some of the highlights: Tennessee Football HOME uniforms pic.twitter.com/PG849Vwnqf […]
9 years ago
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Vince Marotta

Arizona Rattlers not their best, but hang on for division-clinching win over LA KISS

The Arizona Rattlers earned their seventh straight victory with a 6-point triumph over the LA KISS in Anaheim.
9 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Arizona Coyotes Uniform History

As the Arizona Coyotes get ready to unveil new uniforms, here's a look back at their on-ice fashion since their arrival in 1996.
9 years ago
United States’ Alex Morgan (13) kicks the ball in front ofColombia’s Angela Clavijo (13...
Associated Press

Morgan, Lloyd score in 2-0 US victory over Colombia

Now that Alex Morgan has a goal, she doesn't want to look back on the opportunities she's missed.
9 years ago
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Associated Press

Spieth wins a stunner at Chambers Bay for US Open title

Chambers Bay delivered heart-stopping drama Sunday in the U.S. Open when Spieth birdied his final hole to become only the sixth player to win the Masters and the U.S. Open in the same year. The real shock was not that he won, but how he won.
9 years ago
Arizona Sports

Chandler High School cracks MaxPreps’ preseason top 25 rankings

After winning their first football state championship since 1949, Chandler High School head football coach Sean Aguano has his gaze fixed on back-to-back titles, as the Wolves have the look of a team primed to be a championship favorite as the 2015 season rapidly approaches.
9 years ago
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Associated Press

Scherzer pitches no-hitter after losing perfect game in 9th

Max Scherzer pitched a no-hitter and came agonizingly close to a perfect game, hitting a batter with two outs in the ninth inning Saturday in the Washington Nationals' 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
9 years ago
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Fabian Ardaya

MLB, New Era release All-Star Game hats

The design is based off of the Cincinnati Red Stockings' look in the 1880s and 1890s.
9 years ago
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) celebrates a basket against the Cleveland Cavaliers ...
Associated Press

Warriors win NBA title, down LeBron, Cavs 105-97 in Game 6

As the final seconds ticked off and the Warriors began bouncing in celebration on their bench, Stephen Curry looked up and saw LeBron James coming at him.
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United States’ Abby Wambach celebrates her goal with teammate Megan Rapinoe during the first ...
Associated Press

Wambach’s goal gives US a 1-0 win over Nigeria

Abby Wambach is used to scoring with her head. She's not sure how she got her latest goal.
9 years ago
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Associated Press

Blackhawks beat Lightning 2-0 for another Stanley Cup title

Showing off their grit and determination, the Chicago Blackhawks finally put away the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final.
9 years ago
Chicago Blackhawks center Antoine Vermette (80) is congratulated by teammates after scoring against...
Associated Press

Blackhawks edge Lightning 2-1, reach brink of NHL title

The Chicago Blackhawks had barely filed up the tunnel to the visitors' dressing room after another narrow victory in the Stanley Cup Final when their thoughts turned to home.
9 years ago
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Kellan Olson

Phoenix International Raceway to be temporarily renamed Jeff Gordon Raceway

Phoenix International Raceway will temporarily change to Jeff Gordon Raceway on November 15, 2015 for the Quicken Loan Race for Heroes 500. The race is the semifinals for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and will be Gordon's last Sprint Cup Series race as a full-time member.
9 years ago
Chicago Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews, right, is congratulated by Patrick Sharp after scoring du...
Associated Press

Blackhawks edge Tampa Bay 2-1, even Stanley Cup Final 2-2

Brandon Saad drove the net and had the puck poked away by Andrei Vasilevskiy. When he somehow found it again, Saad gave it a desperate backhand whack that just happened to send it right between Vasilevskiy's moving pads.
9 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Arizona State sees nine players selected in three-day MLB draft

The Arizona State Sun Devils have had a player selected in every year of the MLB draft since the draft's inception in 1965. In fact, the Sun Devil program entered this year's draft as the school with the most MLB draftees of any program in the country with 400.
9 years ago
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Arizona Sports

Kevin Newman, Scott Kingery represent Arizona Wildcats in first two rounds of MLB draft

It was quality over quantity for products of the University of Arizona baseball program Monday, as Wildcats shortstop Kevin Newman and second baseman Scott Kingery went in the first and second round, respectively, in the 2015 MLB Draft.
9 years ago