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SPORTS STUFF
on March 16, 2010
The residents of Las Vegas tend to be avid sports fans: and college basketball ranks way up near the top of the list probably right after The NBA and MLB.
Of course our visitors also tend to be sp...
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on October 16, 2008
There were a lot of injuries in the NFL the week before last and their effect has been felt by the teams and those who bet on them.
It would seem that waiting until the last possible moment before ...
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on October 15, 2008
Another weekend and another number 1 team gets knocked off. I said last week that I had a bad feeling about the Oklahoma - Texas game; but I took it anyway.
About the only thing that's predictab...
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on October 12, 2008
Starting today Justin Timberlake and several other high profile celebrities are participating in the "Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, a charity golf tournament.
The eve...
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on October 9, 2008
I somewhat redeemed myself last weekend with a 5-1-2 showing, and now my season to date is 18-18-02, so it's time to start over again.
The better teams are starting to flex their muscles and the...
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on October 8, 2008
OK, that's 2 weeks in a row of good picks, and last weekend's 6 and 2 showing takes me up to 24-14-01 season record.
Since last week, when Oklahoma took over the top spot, and held on to it,...
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on October 2, 2008
1 and 7 again, if I were a betting man I'd be very upset with that performance two weeks in a row.
That's how it goes with football sometimes, all or nothing, and I'm stuck in a "no...
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on October 1, 2008
5-2-1 last weekend and I'm feeling pretty good about that and my 18-12-01 overall record.
This season is starting to look like, "2007 The Rerun", with seemingly no one wanting to be nu...
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on September 25, 2008
I thought last week was marginal with a 5-3 record; but that seems brilliant versus this past weekend's 1 and 7 performance.
Even I'm not that bad; something was wrong, who would have though...
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on September 24, 2008
Another 4 and 4 weekend! Not great, but when the pickings are slim a tie at least preserves your bankroll for the next weekend.
There are some interesting and unusual match ups this weekend, and tho...