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    Forget Boxing, the 2012 Election is More Like Pro Wrestling

    OCTOBER 12, 2012 1:24PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: professional wrestling, popular culture, boxing, sports, democrats, republicans, barack obama, mitt romney, media, politics, elections

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 3183 Views
    • 43 Comments
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    That Was No Rope-a-Dope: Obama Got His Butt Kicked by Romney

    OCTOBER 4, 2012 12:29PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: popular culture, boxing, sports, democrats, republicans, barack obama, mitt romney, media, politics, elections

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 877 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Champion

    JULY 30, 2012 4:56PM

    By Brazen Princess


    Topics: sports, open+call, swimming, weekend fiction - open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 17720 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Olympic Flag Debuts - London 2012

    JULY 27, 2012 1:01PM

    By Darrell Rivers


    Topics: sports, sports, athletes, south sudan, athletes, chinese taipei, south sudan, myanmar, chinese taipei, flags, myanmar, libya, flags, olympiad, libya, london 2012, olympiad, flags, london 2012, olympics, flags, olympics

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    • 7 Ratings
    • 2194 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    The Politics, Of Rape, Sexuality and Government Meddling

    JULY 18, 2012 3:13AM

    By Rita Banerji


    Topics: india, rape, sexuality, politics, sports, gay/lesbian, feminism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1462 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Mariano Rivera Tears ACL ... Hall of Fame Career Likely Over

    MAY 4, 2012 2:43PM

    By Andy Wolfenson


    Topics: mariano rivera, yankees, sports, baseball

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 1034 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Remembering Women's Football Before Title IX

    MAY 4, 2012 8:39AM

    By Jody DiPerna


    Topics: pittsburgh, women's history, women's sports, women's football, pittsburgh powderkegs, pittsburgh passion, open+call, sports, feminism, rae hodge

    • Editor's Pick
    • 28 Ratings
    • 3419 Views
    • 46 Comments
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    AMERICA: From Where I See It (Open Call)

    APRIL 29, 2012 8:06PM

    By old new lefty


    Topics: animals, video, television, alexis de toqueville, democracy in america, technology, sports, science, politics, poetry, photography, open+call, news, music, movies, health, gossip, gay/lesbian, for+sale, food/drink, feminism, fashion, family, environment, economy, design, comedy, business, books, belief/religion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 11060 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    The Rise and Fall of Pitcher Joba Chamberlain

    MARCH 23, 2012 4:03PM

    By Nick Leshi


    Topics: new york yankees, injury, joba chamberlain, sports, baseball, open call, breaking news

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 3737 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Gary Carter Succumbs to Cancer: The "Kid's" Ironic Death

    FEBRUARY 17, 2012 8:56AM

    By Andy Wolfenson


    Topics: baseball, sports, news, death, cancer, darryl strawberry, dwight gooden, keith hernandez, lenny dykstra, mets, expos, gary carter

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 599 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Snowshoeing the Kadunce

    JANUARY 2, 2012 12:52PM

    By Lin Salisbury


    Topics: environment, minnesota, new beginnings, shoreline, water, woods, hiking, home, dogs, kadunce river, grand marais, lake superior, north shore, sports, environment, snowshoeing

    • Editor's Pick
    • 35 Ratings
    • 2513 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    When Joe Frazier Knocked Me Out

    NOVEMBER 14, 2011 3:08PM

    By Sally Swift


    Topics: i can't even find my autographed picture!, foreman, ali, smokin joe, rocky, true story, news, sports, boxing

    • Editor's Pick
    • 28 Ratings
    • 7330 Views
    • 51 Comments
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    Joe Paterno and the "Cult of Personality"

    NOVEMBER 11, 2011 8:09AM

    By Andy Wolfenson


    Topics: news, sports, joe paterno, cult, charles manson, david koresh, marshall applewhite, penn state, mike mcqueary, jerry sandusky

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 7207 Views
    • 43 Comments
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    The Deaths of "Smokin' Joe" and Joe Pa's Reputation

    NOVEMBER 8, 2011 8:29AM

    By Andy Wolfenson


    Topics: child molestation, penn state, news, jerry sandusky, joe paterno, joe frazier, football, boxing, sports

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 5855 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Bad Sports: Giving Taxpayer Wealth to the Already Wealthy

    OCTOBER 27, 2011 5:17PM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: sports, bacardi at the park, ted bulthaup, herb simon, jim irsay, eddie einhorn, jerry reinsdorf, indiana fever, pacers, mayflower, baltimore, indianapolis colts, lucas oil stadium, conseco fieldhouse, rca dome, hoosier dome, cominskey park, u.s. cellular field, indianapolis, indiana, white sox, illinois, chicago, taxes, wealth transfer, arenas, stadiums

    • Editor's Pick
    • 26 Ratings
    • 1553 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    When I Was A Witness To Death

    OCTOBER 27, 2011 4:04PM

    By Maureen Andrade


    Topics: sports, health, belief/religion, congenital heart defects, cross country, death

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1573 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Don’t Hit The Ball Back

    SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 10:50AM

    By Christina Simon


    Topics: etc., keep your cool, sports, don't engage

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1595 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Mariano Rivera Sets the Saves Mark, But is He the Best Ever?

    SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 8:57AM

    By Andy Wolfenson


    Topics: sports, baseball, yankees, mariano rivera, rich gossage, saves, news

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 929 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    The Unmatched Excellence of Mariano Rivera

    SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 11:28PM

    By Nick Leshi


    Topics: sports, new york yankees, open call, breaking news, mariano rivera, baseball

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 839 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    What Swimming Taught Me About Teaching

    AUGUST 11, 2011 10:08AM

    By Siobhan Curious


    Topics: expert opinion, sports, learning, teaching, education

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