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Thursday, December 2nd, 2010, 12:08 am in Sports
By Charlie Merritt

Going into week 13 the St. Louis Rams lead the lowly NFC west at 5-6. The 49ers, who started the season on a five-game losing streak, now sit only one game out in the worst …


Monday, November 22nd, 2010, 5:52 pm in Sports
Black Bears pummel tiny in-state team
By Charlie Merritt

The University of Maine men’s basketball team dominated their home opener against the University of Maine Machias, 95-44.
Forty-five seconds into the contest, the theme of the game had been set. After forcing turnovers or perimeter …


Monday, November 22nd, 2010, 5:43 pm in Sports
By Charlie Merritt

Former NBA great Allen Iverson is a player for Besiktas of the Turkish basketball league. He scored two points in his debut.
It saddens me to see a player as great as Allen Iverson have his …


Thursday, November 18th, 2010, 12:02 am in Sports
By Charlie Merritt

Although the exciting college basketball season begins in March, the regular season is officially underway.
We get a little taste of pleasure with the 24 straight hours of college basketball that aired earlier this week on …


Sunday, November 14th, 2010, 8:49 pm in Sports
By Charlie Merritt

When the Washington Wizards drafted guard John Wall first overall this summer, they made him the face of the franchise. The problem, though, was there was another 6-4 point guard in Washington named Gilbert Arenas who …


Thursday, November 11th, 2010, 12:39 am in Sports
By Charlie Merritt

On paper, the Dallas Cowboys look pretty good. In reality, they are horrible. I hate to admit I was one of those people who said the Cowboys would ride the coattails of one of the best …


Sunday, November 7th, 2010, 11:15 pm in Sports
By Charlie Merritt

We are now officially halfway through the fantasy season. People stop checking their teams, managers start a fire sale with their players and trash talk heats up for contenders with playoffs looming. The first half has …


Sunday, November 7th, 2010, 11:10 pm in Sports
By Charlie Merritt

In our world today we can find anyone, request to be their friend and find out exactly what they’re doing or thinking in a blink of an eye. The social networking and instant information craze that …


Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010, 10:42 pm in Sports
By Charlie Merritt

A Division 1 athlete has a different college experience than the average student. One may be sitting next to you in English class one moment, next thing you know he’s reading the eyes of a quarterback …