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  Will Vitor Belfort Beat Anderson Silva in a Re-Match?

  Vitor Belfort has always been known for his ability to knock-out his opponents in a quick and decisive fashion – his finishes are included across highlight reels spattered throughout MMA history....

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  Early Insight Into A Lakers Outfit Without Kobe Bryant

  It takes a certain kind of man to will his under-achieving team to the playoffs single-handedly. It’s even more incredible when that man is thirty four years old and in his...

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  On The MMA Road… with Ulysses “Useless” Gomez

  Here at Last Word on Sports we’re always trying to go beyond the headlines and bring our readers an introspective look into some of those in the game that aren’t at...

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  MMA Where Are They Now… Pioneers of the Sport Edition

  Over the years in MMA we’ve seen a lot of great fighters pass through the cage. Some we’re quick stars, only to fade out as quickly as they emerged. Others we...

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  Turncoats, Tebow Radar, and Frank Reich

  The NFL is a smorgasbord of awesome storylines.  Some are analytical, others are critical, and some are just down right stupid.  It’s the stupid ones I live for – they make my day....

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  Clarifying NASCAR Points System and Martinsville Prediction

  Since NASCAR has taken its traditional Easter weekend break, I thought I’d journey through NASCAR’s point system.  Several years ago the system was simplified so even I can understand it.  Points...

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  On the MMA Road… Pre-Fight Interview with Dominic Clark

  At Last Word on Sports we’re always trying to bring you a different side of sports. Over the past month, we’ve had the good fortune to meet and interview a series...

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  Hamlin vs NASCAR

  Rubbish!  So NASCAR has decided to publicly fine/punish Denny Hamlin for having the audacity to offer an honest critique of the new Gen 6 car.  So let me get this one...

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  Saying Good-Bye to Jerry Buss and the Showtime Era

  Jerry Buss was one of the few men who can be called a basketball legend without ever having stepped onto the court. The Los Angeles Lakers majority owner who was best...

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  Danica Patrick: Trailblazing Women in Sports at Daytona

  History was made recently in the build-up to one of the biggest races of the NASCAR season. Danica Patrick secured the pole position for the first race of the 2013 racing...

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  TUF Future Superstars: Uriah Hall

  I know that I have already given the producers of this season of The Ultimate Fighter some flack for its lack of uniqueness versus previous years; however, one thing I will...

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  2013 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship: Quick Review

  The World Junior Hockey Championship is offering some of the best hockey we will be watching for a long time, it seems. The competition has featured the best under 20 talent...

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  Cain Velasquez: What Did I Tell You?!

  For almost a year and a half now, I have been defending Cain Velasquez from people who would say that he “really just didn’t have what it took to beat Junior...

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  Bowl Preview: Orange Bowl, #12 Florida State vs. #15 Northern Illinois

  This year’s Orange Bowl pits underdog mid-major and BCS buster Northern Illinois against perennial power and ACC Champion Florida State. 8:30 p.m. EST, Jan. 1 From: Miami On: ESPN When Northern...

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  I’m Not Angry, Just Disappointed – The Top Five Underachievers Of The NBA Season So Far

  Everybody wants a ring, some want to be recognized as the Most Valuable Player of the season, but none want to be recognized as the “Most Un-Valuable Player”. All this MVP...

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  Bowl Preview: Rose Bowl #6 Stanford vs. Wisconsin

  It’s the Granddaddy of them all, the Rose Bowl Presented by Vizio! Wisconsin AD and former coach Barry Alvarez returns to coach the Badgers as Bret Bielema left earlier this month...

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  College Spotlight: West Coast Conference

  Welcome back to another College Spotlight.  This time we take a quick peak at the West Coast Conference.  If you missed last week’s installment on the Mountain West Conference, or my...

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  NHL Cancellations Don’t Mean Armageddon Just Yet

  The chances of seeing NHL hockey in 2012 are “Nicole Ritchie slim”.  With a fresh batch of cancellations, the NHL has ruled out any hockey before the final day of the...

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  Last Stand for Long-time NHL Stars?

  Here we are at a critical point in the NHL’s latest lockout, and I don’t think anyone can credibly state with any degree of certainty when it will end. In 2004-05...

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  The End of Strikeforce, Where we go from here.

  The demise of Strikeforce should not come as a surprise to anyone who is a fan of MMA. Since ZUFFA acquired the in March of 2011 it was immediately assumed that the organization...