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Major League Soccer heading to Las Vegas? Hold your Horses!
Listen I would love to see Major League Soccer put a team in Las Vegas, I think it would be great for the city, great for the fans (who doesn't want an away match in Vegas?) and good for the league (a big market that loves soccer), but the news today out of Henderson isn't exactly passing the smell...
Vegas Always Wins: How Loss Of Betting Slip Sinks Hopes Of Pro Gambling Career
I’m sitting in a crowded sports book with Vegas Kyle and Kevin taking in the NCAA Tournament. He really is called Vegas Kyle. Mostly because he’s a professional gambler, his name is Kyle, he lives in Las Vegas, and I can’t be bothered to learn his last name. More on him another day. ...
Is UFC trying to recreate the magic of Starrcade 1985 over 16 years later?
UFC's highly successful matchmaker Joe Silva grew up watching wrestling in the Carolinas in the late 1970s and it's clear that he was highly influenced by what he saw. The latest example of this is the recent shocking news that UFC ambitiously plans to hold two televised events in different parts...
Random Thoughts on SEC Expansion from a Tired Georgia Bulldogs Fan Sitting in an Airport Far From Home
This weekend, the fine folks at the largest and fastest-growing network of fan-centered on-line sports communities hosted the first (hopefully, the first annual) SB Nation blogger convention in Las Vegas. My wife and I, who celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary last week, went out to Sin City for...
Chicago Soccer Smolderings - 5/17: MISL & Chicago Riot lead-off
The potentially biggest story of the day for Chicago soccer fans was the announcement that the United Soccer League has entered into an agreement with the Major Indoor Soccer League to combine forces for the 2011-2012 season. The Chicago Riot run by Chicago soccer legend Peter Wilt played in the...
Halos Heaven All Star Week in Vegas!
UPDATE: Email today to us from the El Cortez: Halos Heaven guests can book via our website at elcortezhotelcasino.comIf your guests would like the Cabana Suites they will need to use code HHCS071011 For the tower or pavilion rooms the code is HH071011. This summer, Angels fans from all corners...
Tuesdays with Dani: Lightning stay quiet at the deadline
Like Ken Holland with the Detroit Red Wings, Steve Yzerman decided to just take yesterday off. Maybe he slept in late, or did some touristy things in NYC perhaps, with his extra free time. In the end, the Lightning stayed quiet at trade deadline day while the rest of Southeast Division made some...
The $5 Million Vegas Jackpot: Ten Drivers Who Could Win It
The bombshell dropped on the IndyCar community today by Randy Bernard and his administration team revealing that one of five non-championship drivers could win $5 million by winning the IZOD IndyCar Series' finale in Las Vegas has everyone buzzing. As a promotional gambit, it's stellar. The odds...
So you thought I was crazy when I said MLS should put team #20 in Las Vegas, well
Now you can see the influence that a well place blog post can have, OK that is taking credit that I am not due but it was just a couple weeks ago that I posted this as part of my look at where MLS should put their next team: In all of the United States is there a more perfect location for a true...
Major League Soccer's Team #20, the big 3 (New York, Miami, and yes Las Vegas)
So for me I really believe there are 3 cities that Major League Soccer has to consider for their 20th team, and will all respect to "the Don" it is about a lot more than a "fake" rival for the Red Bulls. For me this is the point at which MLS will need to stop expanding for a couple years, and has...
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