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Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives Reasons the Yankees will or will not win the pennant: 2 of 35

2007 could very well be the year that the Yankees return to their pennant-winning ways. If the National League continues to be weak, they could also be hoisting their World Series championship banner at the start of the 2008 season, which will be the last season of Yankee Stadium on its original grounds. The signing of Andy ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Baseball Should Major League Baseball develop a salary-cap system?: 1 of 17

Before Bud Selig, with all of his infinite wisdom, decides that he's come up with another great idea by developing a salary cap, he should create a minimum salary level that all teams would be required to meet. With all of the millions of dollars that comes into and is shared throughout the game via television deals and merc... More..
Sports & Recreation > Football (Other) Commercials undercut TV viewing of NFL football: 3 of 14

More and more it seems that NFL games are becoming commercials with a little football action occasionally mixed in. The five networks (including the NFL Network) that now air games are more concerned with squeezing every last cent out of a three hour game than with a fan's experience. The worst offender, FOX, has begun airin... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Football Are football players paid too much?: 57 of 117

While some players stand out with outrageously high contracts, I don't think the typical football player makes an unjustifiably high salary. When you look at the big picture, football players are people that get payed to play a game. They enjoy the opportunity to live their dream and in the case of most players, will never r... More..
Sports & Recreation > Baseball (Other) Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig's legacy: 2 of 3

With Bud Selig announcing that he will be retiring after his contract expires in 2009, will his time as leader of Major League Baseball be looked upon positively? He was acting commissioner during the 1994 strike that resulted in his canceling of the World Series, the first time the Fall Classic had not been played since 190... More..
Arts & Humanities > The World Wars The causes of World War I: 29 of 42

There were several factors that eventually resulted in the start of the first World War, drawing people from Europe, their colonies, and all corners of the globe into the so-called "war to end all wars". One factor was a tangled web of alliances and rivalries that spread across Europe. France and Germany had a long-lasting r... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives 2007 Super Bowl predictions: 55 of 66

My guess as to who will be in the 2007 Super Bowl is as good as anybody's due to how pathetic the NFC has been this year. The AFC may be a little easier to narrow down, as the Chargers have been riding the nearly unstoppable LaDainian Tomlinson and haven't lost since week 7 at Kansas City. No team in the NFC has been able to... More..