Capitals Semin Trash Talks Sidney Crosby

This is exactly what the NHL needs. At least this time it's not some semi-talented hack like Sean Avery, but a guy with some actual skills raising the ante on a superstar. No one ever would have dared say that...

India-Australia bigger than India-Pakistan: Sachin Tendulkar

"Champion batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday agreed with the likes of Adam Gilchrist and rated the current rivalry between India and Australia as bigger than that of the traditional one between India and Pakistan because of the “competitiveness” exhibited by the two...

Indian tour more important than Ashes: Katich

"Australian batsman Simon Katich reckons his team’s rivalry against India has become “bigger” than the Ashes in recent times and predicts the upcoming Test series in October will be tough for his side. Katich, who is currently in India leading the Australia ‘A’...

Aussie basketballers more worred about Beijing pollution than American compet...

"The Australian Women's basketball team's WNBA superstar Lauren Jackson is not fretting about the basketball war with America that awaits her in Beijing; she's more worried about the weather. Asked at a lunch on the Gold Coast about Australia's ultra-intense...

World's richest brothers feud again

They are the world's richest brothers with a combined wealth of $85bn - and they are fighting again. Two years ago, Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani, who control India's Reliance group of industries, accused each...

Colorado Avalanche Wikipedia Page Defaced by Red Wings Fans

"It looks like the Detroit vs Colorado rivalry is back with a vengeance. Here are some excerpts of the Avalanche’s page on Wikipedia today:“The Colorado Assrammers” are a low-life, sucky, thug-like semi-professional butch women’s ice hockeyDenver, Colorado, United...

Dane Cook's 7-Hour Set Breaks Comedy Record

It's interesting to note that no mention was made of the audience, other than that Dane fed 'em.  All how many of 'em? Could anyone possibly endure seven hours of stand-up (that is, unless it was Dave...

The Big Game

The DugOut rarely complains about football, and the NFL.  We love the Big Game everywhere.  However, this is just plain stupid.  The NFL is trademarking the phrase, 'The Big Game.'  I am...

A New Arms Race Between US and Russia?

"The specter of a new military rivalry between Moscow and Washington has been looming since Vladimir Putin delivered a speech highly critical of the United States at the Munich Security Conference earlier this month. Is it the birth of a new arms race between the former...

Rival Edition: UNC Beats Duke at Cameron Indoor

Duke fans might never admit it, but they are surely hurting after losing to arch-rival North Carolina. The Tarheels are one of the nations top teams heading into March madness and handed Duke's infamously crazy...

Shiite Clerics' Rivalry Deepens In Fragile Iraq

    Sudarsan Raghavan writes in The Washington Post: "“In the quest to create a new Iraq, two powerful clerics compete for domination, one from within the government, the other from its shadows.” “Both wear the black turban signifying their descent from...

Gaza Sliding into Civil War

"As Yusuf Siam stood to greet mourners, a boy arrived with a handful of papers marked from the al-Aqsa Brigade, a Fatah-affiliated militant group, and handed them out. The letter offered condolences to the family...

When Giants Open Their Eyes

"An ancient Chinese proverb warns that two dragons cannot live on the same mountain. For most of Asia’s recorded 6,000 year history, this was not an issue between Japan and China. Beginning fifteen centuries...

Longhorns Topple Rivals in Red

DALLAS - Throw out the old game plans, Mack Brown's got something new. And it works. After a conservative, rushing-oriented plan in 2004 failed to accumulate a single point, Brown and offensive coordinator Greg...

Yankee's vs. Redsox's

July 29, 2005 BASEBALL: The Rivalry There's a long, long history between the Hated Yankees and the Red Sox, and as any baseball fan can tell you, over that time the Yankees have tended to outplay the Sox down the stretch run, even when the two teams appear to be evenly...

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