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The Tim Tebow Saga

Keltin Wiens October 30, 2012

I was combing through sports headlines the other day and I came across one about Tim Tebow. Not surprising, Tebow is everywhere. Then I kept reading the article and I suddenly felt like my frustrations...

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Finally, sweet justice

Keltin Wiens October 23, 2012

Finally, it looks like there might be a little sense in the National Football League after all. On Friday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced that his predecessor, Paul Tagliabue, would take...

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Modern day Gladiators

Keltin Wiens October 16, 2012

Welcome to the 2012 Rome: where we pay our gladiators millions of dollars and you pay too much to park. In the fourth quarter at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, Matt Cassel, went...

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Half a century later

Keltin Wiens October 9, 2012

Congratulations to Miguel Cabrera for winning Major League Baseball’s hitting Triple Crown. By leading the American League with 44 home runs, a .330 batting average and batting in 139 runs, the Detroit...

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Welcome back, referees

Keltin Wiens October 2, 2012

Luckily, the NFL referee lockout is now over. The “real” officials are back on the field because a deal reached Wednesday between the NFL and the referee’s union, the NFLRA. We all owe Ed Hochuli,...

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A storytellers big story

Keltin Wiens September 25, 2012

This week, I have decided to write another homage to the passing of a sports legend. This time, it is not a player, coach or an owner but rather an artist. Steve Sabol, the president of NFL Films passed...

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Pick on someone your size

Keltin Wiens September 18, 2012

There is a new fad diet among the elite teams in college football: cupcakes. No, these cupcakes are not the frosting-covered morsels of fat and sugar wrapped in wax paper that mom made. These cupcakes...

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NFL loses yet another legend

Keltin Wiens September 11, 2012

As the National Football League brings us another season full of its pageantry, big hits and obsessive fans, attention has now turned to the death of an NFL legend, Art Modell. Modell was the owner...

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For the good of the sport

Keltin Wiens September 4, 2012

For seven straight Julys, from 1999 to 2005, the United States was engrossed with cycling. Those were the years that Lance Armstrong was dominating the sport. He won cycling’s premier event, the...

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Volleyball opens 2012 campaign strong

Keltin Wiens September 4, 2012

  The No. 9 West Texas A&M Lady Buffs welcomed five other teams to the WT Fieldhouse on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 for the annual Lady Buff Classic in Canyon. The Classic was the showcase event...

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Get ready for a playoff system

Keltin Wiens May 1, 2012

For you true college football fans out there, what I’m going to tell you will sound like sweet music to your ears. College football is considering a playoff system. The most influential people among...

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Pat Summitt: 38 years later

Keltin Wiens April 24, 2012

Pat Summitt, the head coach for the Tennessee Lady Vols Women’s Basketball team, called it a career on April 19. For fans of women’s basketball in the NCAA Division I ranks, Pat Summitt is a household...

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