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Why Competitive CrossFit is and Should be Considered a Sport

Lots of people in the sporting world argue that CrossFit should not be considered a sport. I'll tell you why the "Sport of Fitness" is as much a sport as any sport out there.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/prishe/2013/07/28/2013-reebok-crossfit-games-personifies-continued-growth-for-sport-and-sponsor/

Denver Pioneers Make the Right Call Moving to the Big East

Jennifer Ready offers her thoughts on why Denver made the right decision to leave the Eastern College Athletic Conference and join the Big East. Click here to watch:

http://www.denverpioneers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90265&SPID=10874&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=207999360&DB_OEM_ID=18600

http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2013/05/29/sources-denver-announce-move-big-east-mens-lacrosse

You Either Love or Hate Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods: You Love Him or Hate Him

Photo Credit: AP

Very few athletes have more fans and more haters than Tiger Woods. Since his explosion onto the PGA Tour in the late 1990s, Woods has been in the public spotlight in everything he does, golf or social life. He is as controversial as he is talented. But one thing has been clear since Woods began fist pumping: all he wants to do is win.

Information sources:

1.) http://golfmajorchampionships.com/

2.) http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/majors.php

3.) http://www.tigerwoods.com/onTour/records/mostMajors

Transfer talk: Gareth Bale vs Dan Levy

Here is my take on football's most talked about transfer at the moment. Real Madrid are trying to sign Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspurs but chairman Dan Levy is blocking the move.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/jul/29/gareth-bale-tottenham-real-madrid-questions http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/jan-molby/tottenham-aren-t-capable-replacing-gareth-bale-161814115.html

The Best Pitcher Ever: Pedro Martinez

Si.com

Max Berkowitz offers his thoughts as to why former Major League Baseball player Pedro Martinez is the best pitcher of all time. Click here to watch:

Relevant Articles:

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/12820/the-best-pitching-seasons-since-1960

http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/for_the_record/posts/50461-why-pedro-could-be-the-best-pitcher-of-all-time

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/33407/the-best-five-year-pitching-peaks

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/2717/pedro-martinez

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1018983-pedro-martinez-is-he-the-greatest-pitcher-of-all-time

2013-2014 NFL Season Preview

2013-2014 NFL Preview

A commentary by Dave Guberman about the current storylines in the NFL, and how they might play out in the upcoming season.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013/tracker#dt-tabs:dt-by-round

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-dennis-pitta-has-successful-surgery-for-fractured-dislocated-hip-source-says-20130728,0,3210587.story

Syracuse Football Projection

Commentary by Adam Matula about the 2013 Syracuse Football season, key losses, and moving from the Big East to the ACC.

Click Here to View: 2013 Syracuse Football Projection

Sources:

http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/index.ssf/2013/01/syracuse_football_offensive_co_1.html

and

http://www.syracuse.com/axeman/index.ssf/2013/07/syracuse_football_13_in_2013_c.html

Tuesday, July 30, 2013