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What are the components of sports? For starters, at an early age, sports involvement is designed to teach you things like sportsmanship, competitive spirit, and teamwork. Next, there is usually a set of game rules to follow when taking part in sports. And finally, there's a team or individual competition that yields a winner.
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From game rules and regulations and recent sports scandals to controversies concerning performance-enhancing drugs to over-the-top contracts, sports stories are always big news. Whether you love baseball, football, hockey, basketball, golf, or other sports, add this to your required reading list, sports fans!

O’s 10, Red Sox 6: Ed-die! Ed-die! Ed-die!

This one’s for you, Jim
Have I told you lately that I love youHave I told you there's no one else above youFill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadnessEase my troubles, that's what you doFor the morn...

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Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Braves, Tuesday 6/10, 7:05 CT
Statistic: the Braves are 0-6 without Chipper Jones in the lineup. ...

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Steve Trachsel, in pick-cher form
Hey! Have ya heard the news? Dewey Cox died! ...

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Overflow Thread 1: Cubs vs. Braves, Tuesday 6/10, 7:05 CT

Gameday Thread: O’s (31-31) @ Red Sox (40-26)
  Josh Beckett vs D- Cab O's                          &n...

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Open Thread: Cubs vs. Braves, Tuesday 6/10, 7:05 CT
Next Game Atlanta Braves @ Chicago Cubs Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008, 7:05 PM CDT Wrigley Field ...

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BALTIMORE: Steve Trachsel, P, DFA
The inevitable has finally happened - Steve Trachsel has been designated for assignment, ostensibly for the purposes of giving him his outright...

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