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Pearl Vs. Calipari: Let’s get it on!

The state of Tennessee plays host to the NCAA's regular season game of the year Saturday night for the 1-2 showdown at FedEx Forum, home of John Calipari's Memphis Tigers (26-0). The second ranked Tennessee ...
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Blast will liveblog the Oscars

Stick with Blast Sunday night as Liz Raftery, our features editor, liveblogs Oscar night from the red carpet to the after parties! We'll have all the Academy Award winners, their reactions, performances, the...
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Ryan Howard gets paid

The Philadelphia Phillies aren't used to opening up the purse strings. But, as a result of Thursday's arbitration ruling, they will have to pay super-slugger Ryan Howard $10 million this season. The Phillies ...
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Microsoft opens up, shares secrets

In what is being called a "major shift in the company's business practices," Microsoft announced in a conference call Thursday that it would open up and share some of its business secrets with other software companies, including its competitors. [...]
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Source: Eagles are loading up for a run

Another source confirmed my last report that the Eagles are indeed going after a top-flight wide receiver and that Larry Fitzgerald is at the top of that list. As I said previously, this will require the eff...
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Pats to let go of Donte Stallworth

For the full story, check out our Off the Record Sports Blog! Patriots have informed wide receiver Donte Stallworth that they will not be picking up his $6 million option bonus due on February 25th, or his $...
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Source: Eagles want Larry Fitzgerald

As I first reported on 610 WIP sports radio in Philadelphia and GCobb.com, a source close to the situation told me that the Philadelphia Eagles are going hard after Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald. ...
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Simon Gagne is cooked

Simon Gagne is hopeful to return to the ice this season after suffering his third concussion of the season. Concussions aren't knee injuries, and three of them is called a trend. This is a career-killing tren...
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Early swimwear trends

West Bridgewater, Mass.,-based metrostyle has released some of the upcoming bathing suit trends for summer, 2008. Tankinis, which were so huge last year, are still popular, while geometric shapes and mix-and...
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Top ten players in the NBA

UPDATE: Here is Perry's updated 2009 list of the Top 10 players in the NBA. 10) THE POINT GUARDS: Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, Deron Williams, Chris Paul, and Baron Davis. I struggled with this list a lot, becau...
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Sexography

Carly Milne was plagued by nightmares stemming from the night she was raped. Then she wrote a book about it. Not just about the experience of surviving sexual assault; that's really just skimming the surfac...
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Jason Kidd Shipped to Dallas

The Dallas Mavericks and the New Jersey Nets seemed to have finally reached an agreement which will send Jason Kidd to Dallas. Malik Allen will join Kidd in Texas in exchange for Devin Harris, Jerry Stackhou...
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Just in Case

Just in Case Inc. is the maker of a discreet and stylish condom case for women. Just in time for National Condom Day (Valentines Day) they are giving away 10,000 of their compacts to women's Non-Profit Groups n...
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Source: McNabb wants to stay in Philly

A source close to Eagles Quarterback Donovan McNabb recently told me that the embattled star "absolutely wants to stay" in the City of Brotherly Love. McNabb told ESPN in a recent interview that he thinks th...
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Aussie olive oil?

Oh dear. I'm afraid I may have gone and done something rather rash. Something that may cause the church of Rome to excommunicate me or my Neapolitan ancestors to turn over in their graves. Let me say for ...
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Mitt Romney out of the race

Former Massachusetts Governor, Republican Mitt Romney will suspend his campaign, effectively ending his run for president. "I must now stand aside, for our party and our country," Romney said during a speech...
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Recapping Super Bowl XLII

See our Sports Blog for more! In the end, it was one of the greatest Super Bowls of all time. If you are a Giants fan, it was probably the greatest. It wasn't just that they won but how they won. Facing "...
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2008 His and Hers V-Day gift guide

In an age where it seems a box of chocolates and flowers have become too clich©, what's a Valentine to do? Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate love. Treat your sweetheart to present or activity that breaks t...