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Alan Ball 1945-2007
Former Manchester City manager Alan Ball died last night of a heart attack. Ball's reign at Maine Road is folklore now as is his 'I won the world cup' speech. As a man of the match performance in that world cup game he proved, he was a great player, great player dont always make great managers.BBC...
Cowboys Draft 2009: (A Man) Down on the Corner
In the early stages of this off season’s free agent signing period, the Cowboys managed to rid themselves of an aging and declining Anthony Henry. While this move opened the door for Dallas’ young corners, it seems to have also left the Cowboys a man or two short on the corner. Free...
Cowboys Draft Class May Devour "Camp Cupcake"
After the Cowboys’ 2008 season ended with a resounding crash, Jerry Jones made it clear that the organization would rethink it’s method of operation from the top on down. In recent years, one of the Cowboys’ most commonly scrutinized practices has been coach Wade Phillips’...
Dallas Cowboys release Evan Oglesby
With Keith Davis signing tomorrow, the Cowboys had to dump a player. Evan Oglesby was the unfortunate Cowboy. [Keith] Davis will officially sign his contract with Dallas before Wednesday's practice, making this his third stint with the club in a five-year span. The club made room on its 53-man...
Singles and Doubles: The Cowboys offseason strategy
Hit or miss.There are risky ideas that pay off. There are small moves that go unnoticed and pay off. There are risky ideas that don’t pay off. And everything in-between doesn’t count ‘cause nobody cares.Let’s look at this in Chappelle Show terms. Challenging Charlie Murphy to a game of basketball?...
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