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Five Games of Interest This Weekend

Jay Walker — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:00:11 +0000

The Cajuns are headed to Troy this weekend in the featured game in the Sun Belt Conference. It's one of two league games to be played in week two (FAU at Middle Tennessee is the other.)

But outside of the league, there's a few games worth keeping an eye on

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'Monday Night Football' Drops Hank Williams Jr. Theme for Good

Shauna Wright — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:10:22 +0000

On Monday, after Hank Williams Jr. appeared on Fox News and compared President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner’s recent golf outing to “Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu,” ESPN pulled Williams’ classic opening theme from that night’s airing of ‘Monday Night Football.’

‘All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night,’ which includes the catchphrase, “Are you ready for some football?,” had opened the show for nearly 20 years. At the time, the network declined to say whether the benching would be permanent or not, but now it seems it is.

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ESPN, Hank, Jr. Part Ways

Jay Walker — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:38:30 +0000

ESPN will no longer be using Hank Williams, Jr. as part of their Monday Night Football open.

But whose idea it was to part ways depends on who you believe.

ESPN issued a statement today saying that they would no longer be using Williams, whose "Rowdy Friends" opening h

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Is Derek Jeter The Best Shortstop In MLB History?

Steve Peloquin — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:10:56 +0000

Could Derek Jeter, of the New York Yankees, be the best shortstop in history?

Writers Stan McNeal, and Anthony Witrado, of the Sporting News, have a lively debate.

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