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This summer talk around the sports world has been dominated by talk about where LeBron James will decide to play basketball for the next few years.
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June 23, 2010
Things always change, and news coverage is not above evolution.
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June 16, 2010
This is a year soccer fans around the world have been waiting for — the World Cup is here. Unlike Major League Baseball’s World Series, the World Cup ...
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by Scot Beard
June 5, 2010
About this time every year I wake up and switch the television channel to ESPN to get updates on the National Hockey League and National Basketball As...
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by Scot Beard
April 28, 2010
The SEC had 49 players — roughly 19 percent of the class —selected in the NFL draft. The next closest conference was the Big Ten with 34 players selec...
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by Scot Beard
April 21, 2010
This year I have enjoyed covering high school baseball more than any other year I have worked as a sports writer. Most of the games I covered this sea...
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by Scot Beard
April 14, 2010
Russellville and Vina will begin quests for state baseball championships this Friday and the task will not be easy. Both squads will face tough compet...
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