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ESPN doesn’t have to fail, they need new vision

Today the so-called ‘worldwide leader’ of sports became the latest victim of their own success and lack of vision. The layoffs of 100 on-air personalities follows months of layoffs and cutbacks. Really the sports television giant has been hemorrhaging talent for several years. Personally, I did not care for some of that talent, but that is another story. There are many takes on the issues at...

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Thoughts on Oregon rhabdomyolysis case

A general comment here - while this could be the result of out of shape players pushing themselves too hard, the diagnosis itself in no way indicates that is what actually happened. Even highly trained athletes in peak physical condition can suffer from rhabdomyolysis.This isn't the first time this topic has come up. Several years ago multiple McMinnville high school athletes had a similar sit

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The Sun Also Rises – A Football Edition

“You're an expatriate. You've lost touch with the soil. You get precious. Fake European standards have ruined you. You drink yourself to death. You become obsessed with sex. You spend all your time talking, not working. You are an expatriate, see? You hang around cafes.”This morning yet another day is upon us. No cataclysmic refusal of a sun to rise, no ridicule followed the performance of you

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