The voting for the Heisman Trophy is almost under way and three quarterbacks sit near the top. The Wall Street Journal is not know for their sports reporting but they are making strides.
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Congressman Joe Barton of Texas is attempting to change the way bowl selections are made in college. Bowl season provides valuable funds for schools and the states where they are located. However, the Congressman doesn’t provide a plan on an improved system.
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Florida vs. Oklahoma is the one to watch this bowl season. Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports wrote an article that states this is as good as it gets.
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Adam Dunn was not offered arbritration. This move seems to indicate that money is getting tight in the baseball industry.
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Bonds drug test results could be made public. This is reported by Yahoo! Sports on the matter involving Balco.
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Obama tax hikes are going to take a chunk out of most Americans. High earners can expect to pay socialist level taxes and that is the category of most professional athletes. All sports and sports related business can expect to be effected by the Obama regime.
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Steve Spurrier and the South Carolina Gamecocks did not have a pleasant visit to the swamp. His old team handed them a 56-6 loss and continued their march on the National Championship.
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Cliff Lee of the Cleveland Indians wins the Cy Young award. His 22-3 season made the left-hander an easy winner.
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Third ranked Penn State fell to Iowa 24-23 and may not have a shot at the National Championship. Joe Paterno was expected to cruise into the championship game after having big wins in the early part of the season.
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The Mets have two Gold Gloves with the names Beltran and Wright. Both have won the award in the past. Coming as little surprise is the award to Greg Maddux. Maddux has won the Gold Glove 18 times in his career.
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Game five is on tonight even though the weather is more suited for football. Forty degrees is not the best temperature to be playing in but it may only last three innings.
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The World Series is tied at one game a piece and game three is set for tonight. Yahoo! Sports has a good scouting breakdown on the starting pitchers and the line-ups that they face.
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The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have moved onto the World Series. They will face the Philadelphia Phillies who are made their last appearance in the Series back in 1993. The Phillies won their only World Series back in 1980.
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Carson Palmer is expected to be sidelined by a sore elbow for the Jets game this week. Palmer injured his elbow in a game against the New York Giants.
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The Red Sox beat the Angels in four games and have advanced to take on the Rays. The Angels had high hopes for the playoffs after coming off of a 100 win season.
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