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• MMA Top 10 Light Heavyweights: Is Randy Couture in the Mix?
• By Michael David Smith 2/09/2010 1:45 PM ET
• After Randy Couture beat Mark Coleman at UFC 109, UFC President Dana White said Couture is one of the top five or six light heavyweights in the world. But while Couture looked good against Coleman, ... More »
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• Joe Stevenson Prepares to Fight an Aussie Down Under
• By Michael David Smith 2/08/2010 3:00 PM ET
• When Joe "Daddy" Stevenson steps into the Octagon against George Sotiropoulos at UFC 110, he'll likely hear the loudest boos of the night. UFC 110 is, after all, the UFC's first card in Australia, and ... More »
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• Chuck Liddell 'Strong and Healthy' Preparing for Tito Ortiz
• By Michael David Smith 2/08/2010 2:00 PM ET
• FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- When former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell lost to Shogun Rua at UFC 97 in April of 2009, it was supposed to be the end of his career. At least, that's what UFC ... More »
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• Wilson Reis Returns to Bellator
• By Michael David Smith 2/08/2010 8:14 AM ET
• Wilson Reis, the former EliteXC 140-pound champion who was upset by eventual champion Joe Soto in the second round of Bellator's 2009 Season 1 featherweight tournament, will return for the promotion's ... More »
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• Oprah Brings Leno, Letterman Together at Super Bowl
• By Michael David Smith 2/07/2010 7:24 PM ET
• In what may turn out to be the most talked-about Super Bowl commercial this year, late night rivals Jay Leno and David Letterman appeared together in an ad for Letterman's Late Show -- with Oprah ... More »
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• Tim Tebow Super Bowl Ad Surprisingly Not Controversial
• By Michael David Smith 2/07/2010 6:48 PM ET
• When the Christian group Focus on the Family announced that it had purchased Super Bowl commercial time to feature Tim Tebow and his mother, many assumed that it would be a polarizing anti-abortion ... More »
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• LeBron James, Dwight Howard Remake Classic Super Bowl Ad
• By Michael David Smith 2/07/2010 6:29 PM ET
• One of the best Super Bowl commercials of the 1990s featured Michael Jordan and Larry Bird playing a game of H-O-R-S-E in which they proved incapable of missing no matter how improbable their trick ... More »
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• UFC 109 Post-Fight Press Conference Video
• By Michael David Smith 2/07/2010 1:00 AM ET
• After UFC 109 comes to an end, the winning fighters and UFC President Dana White will meet the press at the UFC 109 post-fight press conference. And if you're not among the lucky few who can watch it ... More »
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• Dan Miller 'Killer Guillotine' Video
• By Michael David Smith 2/06/2010 10:39 PM ET
• During Saturday night's Dan Miller-Demian Maia fight at UFC 109, Joe Rogan mentioned that Miller had a "killer guillotine" in his days in the International Fight League, and that you can watch the ...
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• UFC 109: Matt Serra KOs Frank Trigg
• By Michael David Smith 2/06/2010 10:19 PM ET
• Matt Serra knocked Frank Trigg cold with a brutal combination of punches in the first round of their fight Saturday night at UFC 109, giving Serra his first win since his shocking upset of Georges ... More »
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• Seven New Members Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame
• By Michael David Smith 2/06/2010 5:35 PM ET
• FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice, Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Dick LeBeau, Floyd Little and John Randle were selected Saturday as the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2010. Smith ... More »
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• Jai-Alai: A Fascinating Slice of Florida
• By Michael David Smith 2/06/2010 1:28 PM ET
• DANIA, Fla. -- When George Costanza attempted to convince his parents to move to Florida on an episode of Seinfeld, he excitedly told them, "You know what they got in Florida? Jai-alai! You bet on ... More »
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• UFC 109 Weigh-In Video
• By Michael David Smith 2/05/2010 6:06 PM ET
• All 22 fighters will step on the scale Friday evening at the UFC 109 weigh-ins, and if you can't be there in Las Vegas, you can watch live right here at MMAFighting.com. In the main event, Randy ... More »
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• Roger Goodell: Donte Stallworth Reinstated After Super Bowl
• By Michael David Smith 2/05/2010 3:20 PM ET
• FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday that Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth, who was suspended for the entire 2009 season as a result of his DUI ... More »
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• Chuck Liddell Excited to See 2 Fighters Older Than Him
• By Michael David Smith 2/05/2010 2:06 PM ET
• FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Chuck Liddell is taking some time off this week from his duties as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter to make promotional appearances at the Super Bowl, and today I caught up ... More »
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• UFC 109 Preview and Predictions: Couture vs. Coleman, More
• By Michael David Smith 2/05/2010 12:00 PM ET
• Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman would have been a better fight in the 1990s, but it will suffice on Saturday night as the main event of a UFC 109 pay-per-view card that has a couple of good fights in ... More »
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• Representing OCNN, Cooley Queries Goodell
• By Michael David Smith 2/05/2010 11:51 AM ET
• FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- It may have been nothing more than a silly publicity stunt, or it may have been a sign of a major shift in the sports media: At NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's annual "State ... More »
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• Caldwell Not Changing Dungy's Super Bowl Schedule
• By Michael David Smith 2/05/2010 10:20 AM ET
• FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- At his final press conference before Super Bowl XLIV, I asked Indianapolis Colts coach Jim Caldwell what he's doing differently this week than his predecessor, Tony Dungy, did ... More »
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• UFC Undisputed Cover Shows Brock Lesnar Is Star of the Show
• By Michael David Smith 2/05/2010 10:10 AM ET
• He fought just once in 2009 and won't fight again until the summer, but there's no disputing that Brock Lesnar is the biggest star in the UFC. The latest piece of evidence: Lesnar has been chosen for ... More »
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• Sean Payton Eases Up as Super Bowl Approaches
• By Michael David Smith 2/05/2010 9:13 AM ET
• FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton gave his team an easy practice on Thursday, with a shorter workday that featured only eight snaps of team drills. Payton said that ... More »
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