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I know these 3 clips have nothing to do with sports, but I thought that it would be entertaining because all you need to do is laugh sometimes.  I will probably post 3 videos every so often so stay tuned, I guess:

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So, rumor has it online sports betting used to be really sweet; I heard pinnaclesports was an excellent, reputable site until the US cracked down on this alleged integrity issue.  An article I read points to a 1999 study that over $380 billion is illegally wagered on betting.  Now, I am not an advocate of; well, if society does it.. then it must be right.  Because usually, I think people are pretty stupid, especially society.  However, this seems harmless to me because the money can be used in so many ways.  Think of all the tax money and money, in general, the state and the US can collect, insane.  Anyway, it appears sports betting is only allowed in several states where it was legal before a certain law was passed.

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It started out as an extended family reunion -- not mine. It turned into an invaluable tale of the habits of the Nextel Cup groupie.

In four days, I saw first-hand rural America's loyalty to NASCAR.

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Was this a conspiracy to make sure that one of the biggest idols and phenomenal drivers in NASCAR wasn’t kept off the Daytona track? Were the rules changed just to make sure that “Smoke” was happy? Were the rules changed to make sure the fans were kept happy? Were the rules changed for marketing and ticket sales purposes?

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Who is the best player, of their individual sport? It is a question commonly asked, and so rarely is there a diffinitive answer. With each sport, there are many players, who throughout the years, have given all of us fans reasons to say that this player or that player is the best. Now, when asking someone, "What is the biggest achievement in sports?", there is only one answer, and that is, win a championship. There are a lot of players, who have the numbers to argue their status as the best player of their sport, but if they don't have a championship to their name, they are automatically taken out of the conversation. Dan Marino posted great numbers as the quarterback of the Miami Dolphins, posting many records, but is never considered one of the best NFL players of all time simply because he never won the Super Bowl. So, if not having any rings automatically takes you out of the conversation of best player ever, shouldn't having the most automatically put you in the conversation for the best? As research shows, not only is that not always the case, in fact, it rarely is. In fact, there are only two sports were the top championship getter, is also considered the best that sport had to offer, Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr. in Nascar tie with 7 championships, and Jack Nicklaus with 18 golf majors. Other than those two sports, all other leading championship players, are rarely heard of. Who is the greatest NFL player of all time? Name all the names that come into your head when asked that question, and there is a lot....Jerry Rice, Joe Montana, Brett Favre, Walter Payton, Emmitt Smith, etc...now who has the record for most Super Bowl rings? The name is Charles Haley, played from 1986-1999, won 5 Super Bowl rings. The biggest surprise about Charles Haley, is not only does he not get a single vote for best NFL player of all time, he is yet to be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. Now, he has only been eligible for the NFL Hall of Fame since 2004, but he has not even made the list of top 15 finalists. He is the only player with the most championships not to be inducted into that sports Hall of Fame, and although the names may sound familiar, still none are considered the best.

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Here are 5 very bizarre, very real sports. The first two you've probably heard of, as they are Olympic sports. And some of these, you've probably actually played. Like this one:

5. Table Tennis: Also known as ping-pong, this sport is a Chinese tradition, and was introduced to the Olympics in summer of 2008. As you can probably guess, the Chinese won the gold in the event.

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I'd like to take a few moments to discuss the five most intriguing professional sports. These sports give us something to live for at times. The top 5 will be based off of the skill it takes to play these sports, how much guts are involved in these sports, and the excitement they bring to the table.

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A big thanks to everyone who participated in the "Inbound Link Contest".  We have a winner!  A big congratulations go out to Marija.  Thank you for all your hard work on this.  While we had a lot of people participate, Marija was able to win with only 4 links!  So it wouldn't have taken a lot to win this contest!  We'll be having another contest soon so stay tuned.

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To try and motivate our bloggers to get inbound links we're going to have a contest to see which blogger can get the most inbound links to their blog. The contest begins now and ends July 31st, 2008. To be entered in to the contest all you have to do is go out and get as many websites to link to your blog as you can and at the end of the month send us an email listing all those links. All links must be active from August 1st through August 7th when we'll be judging the entries - a winner will be announced on August 7th. All entry emails must be received by Midnight on July 31st, 2008. You can email them to sportsfan@nbabasketballonline.com

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TNT definitely improved! I enjoyed listening to Kyle Petty. Now on to a new set of announcers and a new network.

And speaking of new, there are some new teams coming up for 2009. I think Tony will do GREAT as a team owner/driver. He has grown so much with the sport and is obviously a great study of how to do things right. I will miss him in the Orange car, but as with Junior I will adjust!

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The trend as of late has been to bash your ex-employer. But just be sure to wait several months after your employment has been "terminated" before doing so.

The question is: Has ex-Nationwide Series official Mauricia Grant become NASCAR's Scott McClellan? And why, like McClellan, did Grant wait for so long after her "dismissal" to complain? Why did neither she nor McClellan express discontentment while employed in their respective jobs?

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Second half of the Cup season has begun and I miss Fox already. TNT's broadcast yesterday seemed to be more commercials than race. The first two cautions occurred at commercial break and there weren't even replays to know why, when the camera came back "live", the field was under caution. Fox always ran the ticker at the top indicating laps and various difference of the the drivers - time behind, speed, etc. Towards the end of the race TNT didn't even have the laps posted so as a viewer you had no clue where the race was in its progress. They did put it up with about 30 laps left. The camera people for TNT aren't as skilled in following the action either. What is with zoomed out shots where you can barely make out the cars on the track?

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It was a refreshing change of pace (pardon the pun) to see Scott Wimmer break the "Buschwackers'" winning streak in last Saturday's Nationwide race in Nashville. The young season had been dominated by Sprint Cup drivers--formerly known as "Buschwackers"--Cup drivers who also ran in the Busch Series (now Nationwide). Tony Stewart won the first two races, and Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, and Clint Bowyer each garnered one victory.

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I just read an article posted by Joe Menzer on NASCAR.com about how to shorten the NASCAR schedule.  I would have to agree.  The NASCAR scedule takes 9 1/2 months to complete which is one, if not the longest, sporting seasons in the world.  The reason for the long season comes down to money.  Like Joe said in his post, it is about greed and that is evident if you follow NASCAR like I do.  I would have to agree with the suggestions that Mr. Menzer has provided in his blog, but with my personal twist to it.  First of all, I would change the schedule to where each track that is on the current Sprint Cup schedule gets one race each year, and add one track to a rotation schedule so fans in that area, gets a chance to see a NACAR Sprint Cup race.  For instance; bringing a Sprint Cup race back to Rockingham (North Carolina) one year, and the next year, Kentucky, so on and so forth.  Soon, there will be a track in the state of Washington.  How are they going to fit that into the lengthy schedule that they already have?  If they have two races at a track there should only be two tracks that would qualify, Daytona International Speedway (both the Daytona 500 and the Pepsi 400 in July) and Charlotte Motor Speedway (The Allstar Race and the Coca-Cola 600), and that's it!  After the Coca-Cola 600, there should be a week off for all the crews and drivers to recrupiate from the longest race of the year.  When they come back, that is when you incorporate the new track rotation for that year and then on to the rest of the schedule to finish off the year.  Like Joe Menzer said, and I agree with this, this will cut costs down for all of the companies who sponsor the cars and races throughout the year.  THhs will also allow the companies who do not have the money to do a full season (as it is right now), to be able to sponsor a team for a full season without breaking the bank.  Now is my suggestions going to be looked at by NASCAR and taken in consideration?  Probably not, but I do know this, I am not the only one who feels this way.  I am sure that every fan of NASCAR has floating in the back of their mind: "Pocono again?" (or something to that fact).

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The 2008 season has barely begun, and NASCAR has already apportioned out myriads of penalties. First came the confrontation between Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch during practice for the Bud Shootout, for which both drivers were put on probation for the first six Cup races. But true to its promise of returning "back to the basics" (or, in other words, allowing drivers to freely express their emotions as in days of old), NASCAR did not punish Stewart or Busch for their verbal or alleged physical combat while meeting with officials.

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For the past few seasons, Hendrick Motorsports has dominated in NASCAR victory lane. And with the addition of Dale Jr. to the Hendrick fold, few expected that pattern would change this year. Initially, things were going as planned--Jr. taking the Bud Shootout and then winning the first Gatorade 150 qualifying race.

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Texas Motor Speedway is running an marketing campaign to promote its April race, but Theresa Earnhardt made them change part of it. The campaign focuses on drivers numbers and reasons why you should attend the race, but Dale Earnhardt, Jr's stepmother took offense to the reason given next to the popular driver: "Reason #88: Step-Mom."

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Over the last few years of watching Nascar racing I'm beginning to wonder if they are headed in the right directon. It seems that Nascaris always changing and trying to reinvent themselves and in the process has done nothing but drive fans, sponsors, and even drivers away from the sport. Let's address some of these issues first starting with the drivers who are the backbone of the sport.

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