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Going the Distance
When I first ran with Maegan Krifchin, an Ithaca College graduate student and recent Olympic Trials qualifier, she wasn’t a professional runner, wasn’t eligible to compete in the trials and had yet to even run a half marathon. We met early last February on a Saturday morning, when the rest of the track team’s distance runners and I were getting ready for a 9 a.m. tempo workout. At the time,...

NFL Preview

By Ross Orlando

Published: October 6, 2011

The NFL season may still be young, but it is never too early to pick possible postseason favorites. Here are the five teams destined for greatness this season.

5) Houston Texans

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Millionaires Fighting Billionaires

By Patrick Duprey

Published: March 28, 2011

Nobody feels bad for National Football League owners. Generally wealthy businessmen, NFL owners spend their fall Sunday afternoons in their own suites, watching their subordinates risk their physical and mental health for 60 minutes. According to Forbes, 16 of these 31 owners are billionaires. It’s a tough life.

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Analyzing the Super Bowl: Examining Each Position

By Patrick Duprey

Published: February 16, 2011

The entire sports lexicon will have its collective eyes glued to the television Sunday, beginning with the countless hours of unyielding pregame coverage until the game’s 6:29 p.m. kickoff. The Super Bowl will attract a worldwide television audience of more than 100 million people.

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NFL Week 16 Preview

By Patrick Duprey

Published: December 21, 2010

Two weeks remain in the 2010-2011 NFL regular season, and while some teams spend the final two games preparing for the postseason, numerous clubs jockey for a spot in the NFL’s final 12.

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Evaluating the NFL Playoff Picture

By Patrick Duprey

Published: December 19, 2010

With only three weeks remaining in the 2010-2011 NFL season, the time has officially arrived for fans to diligently study each individual conference’s standings. Fans of playoff contenders in both the AFC and NFC will memorize their team’s remaining schedule and every possible tie-breaking scenario known to the NFL.

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NFL Week 14 Preview

By Patrick Duprey

Published: December 13, 2010

Throughout the first half of the NFL season, spectators complained zealously about the league’s mediocrity. At this point, it’s safe to say the league’s landscape has changed. In the AFC, six teams possess marks of 7-5 or better, and another four teams hold 6-6 records. In the NFC, seven teams are over .500, and two more stand at an even .500.

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NFL Week 13 Preview

By Patrick Duprey

Published: December 5, 2010

Five weeks of football remain in the 2010-2011 NFL regular season, and the race to the playoffs garners more intrigue as each week passes. In the NFC, two teams—the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints—have emerged as clear conference favorites, and the St. Louis Rams are back in the thick of things in the NFC West.

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NFL Week 12 Preview

By Patrick Duprey

Published: November 24, 2010

After eleven weeks in the NFL season, the race to the post season is tightening. With merely six weeks remaining, it’s all business, as teams compete within their divisions and conferences, jockeying for playoff positions. Both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Jacksonville Jaguars, despite little to no preseason expectations, are in the postseason conversation.

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NFL Week 11 Preview

By Patrick Duprey

Published: November 18, 2010

In the NFL, one can never count a team out. Whether it is a single game or a season, professional teams always have something to play for, regardless of record. Last Sunday, the New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks and Buffalo Bills rebounded when everything seemed to be stacked against them. For the second straight week, the Jets toyed with their opponent before finishing them off in overtime.

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NFL Week 10 Preview

By Patrick Duprey

Published: November 14, 2010

Since the 2010 NFL season has officially crossed the halfway line, the time has come to look ahead to the postseason and which teams may be representing the two major conferences. The New York Giants and Baltimore Ravens, two seemingly surefire playoff projections, are making a case as the best team in their respective conferences.

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