I don’t really know Sam personally (nor do I support anything Ohio St. does), but we both attended Whitney Young at the same time, so this has to be on here. He also made it on the SportsCenter Top 10 too. Congrats, homie.
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Video: Sam Thompson’s reverse slam against USC Upstate
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Theo Epstein will have to prove his true worth with the Cubs
With baseball season around the corner, there’s no doubt that Cubs fans are anxious to see what’s in store for their team. Management suffered a complete overhaul of changes this off-season. The biggest of them was the signing of team President Theo Epstein, the man from Boston who is given a lot of credit for ending baseball’s second longest World Series drought (Boston’s last title before the 2004 World Series was won in 1918). As a Cubs fan myself, I’m one of the more anxious fans waiting to see how Epstein plans on bringing the Cubs organization its first World Series in over 100 years. Epstein, however, may not be the savior the Cubs’ faithful have hoped for after all. Continue reading
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Video: Chicago Bears’ 2011 NFL Draft Recap
The Bears made some decent moves on draft day, grabbing Wisconsin OT Gabe Carimi with the 29th pick in the first round, then following up with Oregon St.’s DT Stephen Paea, who you may remember for setting a record at the combine with 49 reps of 225 pounds. Below is video of all of our picks.
Gabe Carimi, OT, Wisonsin:
Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon St.:
Chris Conte, S, California
Nathan Enderle, QB, Idaho
J.T. Thomas, LB, West Virginia
I’d give the Bears a C+. Good pick with Carimi and Paea, but the rest of it looks shaky.
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Chi Side of Chambana 