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Brock Lesnar: 'I've Improved Dramatically' Since First Frank Mir Fight

Posted: Jul 4th 2009 2:00 PM ET by Michael David Smith (RSS feed)
Filed Under: UFC

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UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is hoping to avenge his only loss and unify the heavyweight title against interim champion Frank Mir at UFC 100. And Lesnar says Mir is going to find out when they fight that Lesnar is a much better fighter than he was when they first met a year and a half ago.

"I've improved dramatically," Lesnar said on a call this week to promote their main event bout at UFC 100.
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Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 2009: Joey Chestnut Beats Kobayashi

Posted: Jul 4th 2009 1:01 PM ET by Michael David Smith (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Random Acts of Sport

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Joey Chestnut Nathan's Hot Dog Eating ContestWolfing down an incredible 68 hot dogs, Joey Chestnut defeated Japan's Takeru Kobayashi at the 2009 edition of the Fourth of July Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.

It was the third consecutive victory for Chestnut, and Kobayashi, the six-time champion, once again finished in second place. Last year, Chestnut and Kobayashi tied at 59 dogs in the 10-minute regulation time, and then Chestnut won in overtime. This year Kobayashi improved, eating 64 dogs, but he didn't improve as much as Chestnut did.
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Cro Cop-UFC Drama Not Done

Posted: Jul 4th 2009 12:20 PM ET by Michael David Smith (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Dream, UFC

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Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic's on-again, off-again relationship with the UFC might not be off again after all.

Cro Cop -- who signed with the UFC in 2006, lost two of his three fights in 2007, fought in Japan in 2008 and successfully returned to the Octagon in 2009 -- infuriated UFC President Dana White when he abruptly quit after winning at UFC 99, reportedly agreeing to go back to Japan to fight for Dream.

But a new report in Cro Cop's native Croatia says UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta may have convinced Filipovic to step back into the Octagon.
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Wimbledon Women's Final 2009: Serena Wins Battle of Williams Sisters

Posted: Jul 4th 2009 10:31 AM ET by Michael David Smith (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Wimbledon

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Serena Williams and Venus Williams hold Wimbledon trophies
Serena Williams won the 2009 Wimbledon women's singles final Saturday, beating older sister Venus Williams 7-6, 6-2.

"She was too good," Venus said afterward. "She had an answer for everything and she played the best tennis today. So, congratulations."
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UFC on YouTube, the Beginning: Rampage, Cro Cop and Silva vs. Lutter

Posted: Jul 4th 2009 8:59 AM ET by Michael David Smith (RSS feed)
Filed Under: MMA Videos, UFC

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The UFC has probably done more to market itself on YouTube than any other sports organization, and since it's a slow news day, I thought it would be fun to take a stroll back through memory lane to January 26, 2007, when the UFC first launched its YouTube channel. Above is the preview video posted that day for UFC 67, with a main event of Anderson Silva vs. Travis Lutter, and below are a couple videos promoting the UFC debuts of Rampage Jackson and Mirko Cro Cop, both of whom were making their Octagon debuts at UFC 67.
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Boston Cops Busted for Steroids

Posted: Jul 4th 2009 7:39 AM ET by Michael David Smith (RSS feed)
Filed Under: PEDs

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The Boston Police Department has disciplined 11 officers as a result of a federal investigation that uncovered steroid use in the department's ranks.

"There is an emerging trend of steroid use in law enforcement that we're monitoring very closely," Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis said. "Unfortunately, we were on the leading edge of this being disclosed."
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Best MMA Fight of 2009 (So Far)

Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 1:19 PM ET by Michael David Smith (RSS feed)
Filed Under: UFC

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The year is half over, so we're giving out some MMA half year awards. Today we'll discuss the best fight of the year so far.
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Colt Brennan Plans to Prove in the Preseason That He's a Starting QB

Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 8:58 AM ET by Michael David Smith (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Redskins

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To veteran NFL players, the preseason is a necessary evil, a four-game stretch in which they get paid peanuts (relatively speaking) and just hope they don't get hurt. But to young players trying to prove themselves, the preseason can represent a major opportunity. And Redskins backup quarterback Colt Brennan says he's going to make the most of that opportunity.
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Frank Mir: Brock Lesnar Can't Play the Jiu Jitsu Game, Needs to Rely on Power

Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 2:18 AM ET by Michael David Smith (RSS feed)
Filed Under: UFC

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The conventional wisdom says that the main event at UFC 100 will come down to Frank Mir's technique and agility against Brock Lesnar's power. And Mir says the conventional wisdom is right.
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MMA Knockout of 2009 (So Far)

Posted: Jul 2nd 2009 1:17 PM ET by Michael David Smith (RSS feed)
Filed Under: UFC

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The year is half over, so we're giving out some MMA half year awards. Today we've got the best knockout of the year so far in MMA.
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