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Michigan's Mike Cox Is Dancing Machine

Posted: Aug 21st 2009 8:27AM by Mark Hasty (author feed)
Filed under: Michigan, General CFB Insanity

Michigan running back Mike Cox can't show you his moves on the football field quite yet. But has he got moves? Well, yeah. You don't get a scholarship at Michigan if you can't move.

Of course, there's football moves and then there's moves, you know? Has Mike Cox got moves?

If only ... if only ... if only we had some sort of video that screams "shot in a college football player's apartment" showing Mike Cox and his dance moves.

Sometimes YouTube is better than Santa Claus, you know? Make the jump and see for yourself.

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Zack Greinke First Royal on SI Cover in 20 Years

Posted: Apr 28th 2009 11:40AM by Tom Fornelli (author feed)
Filed under: Royals, AL Central, MLB Media Watch

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It's not often that we approach the end of April and the Kansas City Royals are hovering around first place, but that's the situation the team currently finds itself in as they trail the Detroit Tigers by a game in the AL Central. Still, it's not that rare, considering that on this date in 2003 the Royals were 17-5 and 4 1/2 games ahead of the White Sox.

No, what's truly rare is seeing a Kansas City Royal grace the cover of Sports Illustrated during the baseball season. The last time it happened was when Bo Jackson was taking the country by storm in 1989, and now, 20 years later Zack Greinke will be carrying on the tradition for the Royals.

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There's Not Always Next Year for These Hall of Fame Candidates

Posted: Jan 12th 2009 5:00PM by Matt Watson (author feed)
Filed under: Cubs, Diamondbacks, Giants, Yankees, MLB Hall of Fame

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The 2009 Hall of Fame headlines rightfully belong to Rickey Henderson, who was elected the first year he was eligible, and Jim Rice, who was elected the very last year he was eligible. As for everyone else, well, there's always next year, right?

The short answer: it depends.

In Tommy John's case, no, there is no next year. Like Rice, this was John's 15th year on the ballot, the most that the Baseball Writers Association of America allows before ruling a player ineligible to be included on future ballots. Now, the only way John will ever be inducted is if the Veterans Committee votes him in -- that's the same committee that has inducted exactly one player since 2001.

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From the Windup: One Man Fills Out a Hypothetical Hall of Fame Ballot

Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 2:45PM by Andrew Johnson (author feed)
Filed under: MLB Hall of Fame

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From the Windup is FanHouse's extended look at a particular portion of America's pastime.

The 2009 Hall of Fame ballot was released Monday, and with it is certain to come heated debate right up until and after the voting results are revealed on Jan. 12, 2009. This year's class of candidates is similar to last year's, in that it's a shallow group.

There is only one sure-fire Hall of Famer among the 23 candidates, which means this is a critical vote for the borderline players who have been up for election on multiple occasions. Now is the time for those borderline guys to get over the top or make a big push to lay the groundwork for election in future years.

After the jump is a breakdown of the ballot, complete with what I think will happen and what should happen with this year's class of Cooperstown contenders.

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The Sordid Underbelly of the Yankee Bullpen...Exposed!

Posted: Apr 10th 2008 12:00PM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: New York, Yankees, AL East, MLB Video

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Last night in Kansas City there was a whole mess of contradictory information coming out of the Yankee offices. First Ian Kennedy was injured then he wasn't and ended up pitching in the game as a reliever. You might say he got jerked around. YES announcer David Cone, on the other hand, would say something else (something that might not be for ears that object easily) entirely.

I guess Mariano Rivera isn't the only happy ending coming out of the Yankee pen. If it were anyone else, I'd just assume they misspoke. Cone, on the other hand, was something of an enthusiast of that particular pastime during his own career, so the issue remains unsettled.

(Thanks to Yankee Stadium Insider for the video)

Santa Marina! Buccs Kickoff Return Takes Them Off Dubious List

Posted: Dec 16th 2007 11:31PM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: Buccaneers, NFC South, Mets, Tampa Bay

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With Tampa Bay's Michael Spurlock returning the first ever kickoff return for a touchdown in Buccaneers' history, it takes them off of one of sport's dubious lists of 'never dones'. It was worth 32 years of the inability to do so just to hear the announcer yell SANTA MARIA!

Now the weirdest stat is the fact that no New York Mets pitcher has ever pitched a no-hitter in the 46 years the franchise has been inexistence (the Padres haven't gotten one in in their 39 year history). The Florida Marlins have been around 15 seasons and have four of them. Guys like Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver, Doc Gooden, David Cone, Hideo Nomo and Al Leiter are all former Mets that have thrown no hitters elsewhere.

Another oddity is Clemson basketball is 0-52 lifetime against North Carolina in Chapel Hill. If you know any more of them, please leave them in the comments section.