Ick's Corner

Dan Rooney called front-runner for ambassador to Ireland Dan Rooney’s friends are encouraging the Steelers owner to pursue the ambassadorship to Ireland, said a former ambassador there who believes Rooney would be “great for America” in that role. The Irish Times, a Dublin newspaper, reported that Rooney is among the front-runners to succeed Thomas Foley [...]

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This day in sports is brought to us by the University Of Chicago 1904 – The University of Chicago awarded blankets with the letter C to all seniors that played football during the 1903 season. This event marked the beginning of the sports letter tradition. This has been a production of *This Day In Sports*. [...]

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After a season of high expectations fails miserably, the Dallas Cowboys should be getting back to basics.  Instead of participating in mini camps, and staying focused on football Terrell Owens is going to be starting in his own reality show. This news comes just days after Michael Irvin’s reality show was announced. Irvin’s show plans [...]

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James, Bynum win weekly NBA awards Cleveland’s LeBron James and the LA Lakers‘ Andrew Bynum were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week. James led the Cavaliers to a 3-1 record during a weeklong West Coast swing. He averaged 30.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, 8.8 assists and 2.3 steals in the four games. [...]

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There has been quite a stir around the blogosphere in the last couple of days about the Military Honor Guard at the Super Bowl NOT being allowed to stay to watch the game. As posted on The Thunder Run: The Color Guard are not hired help nor are they entertainers; they are honored guests presenting [...]

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