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Can the NHL benefit from the NFL and NBA lockouts?

Clark J Brooks Jul 11 2011, 4:49p

WIth the NFL & NBA currently locked out, the NHL could have the major league sports landscape to itself after the World Series. Is this a golden opportunity?

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KSU's Jacob Pullen DOES NOT Sign in Turkey

posted by BracketCat, Jul 06, 2011

Link lostlettermen.com

Former Kansas State basketball player Jacob Pullen told an athletic department official Wednesday afternoon that he hasn’t signed a contract with a Turkish professional team.

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Clemente Joins Charlotte Bobcat Summer Team

posted by BracketCat, Jul 02, 2010

Link kstatesports.com

Senior guard Denis Clemente was among six collegiate standouts invited to the Charlotte Bobcats' summer team that began preparations Thursday for the 2010 AirTran Airways Pro Summer League set for July 5-9 at the RDV Sportsplex in Orlando, Fla. The 19-man squad includes current Bobcats Alexis Ajinca, Gerald Henderson and Derrick Brown, and consists of players from other NBA teams, the NBA Developmental League and the international ranks. Clemente was joined on the team by fellow rookies Sherron Collins (Kansas), Marquis Gilstrap (Iowa State), Marcus Ginyard (North Carolina), Brandon Hazzard (Troy) and Tyren Johnson (Louisiana). Other notable players included former college standouts Jerel McNeal (Marquette), Jeremy Pargo (Gonzaga) and P.J. Tucker (Texas).

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K-State Sports Extra: Pullen the Explorer

posted by BracketCat, May 20, 2010

Link kstatesports.com

Jacob Pullen said, "I explored enough to understand what I need to know and what I need to work on to be a lottery pick next year." In April, the Kansas State junior guard petitioned to a group of National Basketball Association general managers as to his status in the upcoming June draft.

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"We Don't Do That": Increased Expectations on Football Players in the 21st Century

T Kyle King Dawg Sports Apr 22 2010, 10:05p

The Pittsburgh Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger and the Georgia Bulldogs' Zach Mettenberger both have paid dearly for their poor decisions in Georgia nightclubs. Increased expectations for player behavior are the new norm, and are a welcome change.

Instantaneous Ill-Informed Roundball Reaction (After I Had a Chance to Sleep on It, of Course)

T Kyle King Dawg Sports Apr 16 2010, 7:56a

Fans of the Georgia Bulldogs basketball program received the good news that Trey Thompkins is staying in school. Dawg Sports has five reasons for liking the decision and the way in which Thompkins notified Mark Fox.

Big Ten v. SEC: Are Our Fans Crazier Than Theirs?

T Kyle King Dawg Sports Jul 13 2009, 9:39p

The Rivalry, Esq., asked whether SEC football fans were more rabid than Big Ten boosters. Dawg Sports explains why Southerners may not love their college teams more but have a stronger cultural connection to them.

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