random ramblings       fred riecke, gamblersdata

random ramblings fred riecke, gamblersdata

...You would think that Jayson Werth understands Philly fans after playing there for a year.  Nats outfielder Werth sent Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post an email that said he'd be motivated by the Phillies fans that he heard cheering after he broke his wrist during Sunday night's game. While We

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random ramblings       fred riecke, gamblersdata

random ramblings fred riecke, gamblersdata

...According to Tim Gallagher of the Sioux City Journal, Kingsley-Pierson High School senior Rachel Bird decided to bring a life-size cardboard photo of Tebow as a date to her prom last weekend to get some laughs out of her fellow classmates. Thanks to a local Staples and the help of her mother, Bir

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random ramblings       fred riecke, gamblersdata

random ramblings fred riecke, gamblersdata

...From terezowens.com comes word that Boston Red Sox slugger Kevin Youklis and his pregnant fiancee, Julie Brady, sister of Tom Brady, reportedly secretly married last week.  Here’s the scoop via the Boston Herald. The couple, who have been dating for more than a year, swapped “I dos” in a s

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random ramblings       fred riecke, gamblersdata

random ramblings fred riecke, gamblersdata

...According to the website MDLA, it appeared last week that Kobe and Vanessa Bryant had perhaps canceled plans for their divorce.  But according to sources, Vanessa is going ahead with plans for the split. The two -- along with their daughters -- watched the L.A. Kings playoff game, Sunday after

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random ramblings       fred riecke, gamblersdata

random ramblings fred riecke, gamblersdata

...It didn't take long after the dismissal of Bobby Petrino for death threats directed at Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long to emerge on various social media platforms.  You might figure that since Petrino’s problems were totally the result of his own wrongdoing, that maybe people wouldn’t g

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random ramblings       fred riecke, gamblersdata

random ramblings fred riecke, gamblersdata

...You might have heard that Warren Sapp said last week that the audio tape of ex-New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams telling his Saints players to injure San Francisco players the “most heinous, egregious thing in the history of this game.”  I guess Sapp doesn't have much of a mem

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random ramblings       fred riecke, gamblersdata

random ramblings fred riecke, gamblersdata

...Potentially bad news on the horizons for those visiting Britain for the Olympics.  Prostitutes are being cleared from the streets and large numbers of brothels are being shut down in London's five Olympicboroughs ahead of the London Games, a charity group claims. Toynbee Hall, a London anti-pove

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random ramblings       fred riecke, gamblersdata

random ramblings fred riecke, gamblersdata

...Lost Letterman provides great info for the “It Seemed Like a Good Idea” club.  In this case, the “good idea” cost Oklahoma State $33 million.  Oklahoma State effectively gambled that elderly boosters would die and now is literally paying for the fact they still are alive and kicking. Fo

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random ramblings       fred riecke, gamblersdata

random ramblings fred riecke, gamblersdata

...Pound-for-pound king and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao never seems to run out of hats to wear—lover, husband, father, dutiful son, boxer, lawmaker and, more recently, watch designer. In a recent launch-slash-party at the top of the W in Bonifacio Global City, the Pacman unveiled his latest baby

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random ramblings       fred riecke, gamblersdata

random ramblings fred riecke, gamblersdata

…Colorado Rockies pitcher Alex White could be charged with "extreme DUI" after registering a blood-alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit in Scottsdale, Ariz., police said Monday. White was arrested about 9:15 p.m. Saturday night after his blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.174, accor

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random ramblings       fred riecke, gamblersdata

random ramblings fred riecke, gamblersdata

...New Orleans Saints players and at least one assistant coach maintained a bounty program the last three seasons for inflicting game-ending injuries on opposing players, including Brett Favre and Kurt Warner — a pool that reached as much as $50,000 and paid specific amounts for ''cart-offs'' and

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random ramblings       fred riecke, gamblersdata

random ramblings fred riecke, gamblersdata

...Mars Blackmon is back and this time it appears he's switched ethnicities!  It’s no secret that Spike Lee is a New York Knicks fan. Lee showd up at the All-Star game in  Jeremy Lin t-shirt.  And we have to admit it's a great one.  It shows Jeremy Lin in hipster glasses with his hat brim pull

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random ramblings       fred riecke, gamblersdata

random ramblings fred riecke, gamblersdata

...ESPN used a shockingly racist headline "Chink in the Armor" for the Knicks' loss Friday night, along with a picture of Jeremy Lin, who is an Asian-American. The headline was eventually removed, and ESPN issued an apology late this morning."Last night, ESPN.com’s mobile web site posted an offens

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random ramblings       fred riecke, gamblersdata

random ramblings fred riecke, gamblersdata

...There's no love lost between former Miami Hurrican booster Nevin Shapiro and the Hurricanes.  Former University of Miami booster Nevin Shapiro is an angry man. The Miami Herald  just published some of Shapiro’s emails that he’s been sending from a New Orleans prison. They show a man determi

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random ramblings       fred riecke, gamblersdata

random ramblings fred riecke, gamblersdata

...Imagine the surprise Adrian Peterson got when told he would have to pay Nike more than $1 million to change his uniform from $28.  On Wednesday, the social networking sports star took to Twitter to let his fans know he would be sticking with #28. It was a decision Peterson was not happy with as

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