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It's been a long time since I went to a Sports Bar to actually watch sports. They are generally crowded with people who are not really interested in sports but go there because the place is trendy and all theye really want is to be in the company of other trendy people. They make a lot of...
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Arizona's defensive meltdown in the final minute Monday Night capped an incredible week of picking for this "expert." I have to use quotes around expert after my dismal 10-5 performance.
I started off 4-1 after Friday's high school football games. But there was nothing special about...
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We're less than four days from the first games of Beat the Experts. Make sure you register, it's free, and top prize is a LG 32-inch LCD intergrated HDTV from Urner's. Plus, you'd earn bragging rights for a full season around Bakersfield.
Each week, I'll make my selections public on this blog,...
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It's football season, which means it's also time for Beat the Experts, our annual interactive feature that pits you, the amateur, against some of the smartest football minds in Bakersfield!
OK, maybe that last comment is an exaggeration if you take it literally (and some of you sure will),...
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It's been over a week since I got home, but I simply haven't had the time to sit down, download pix, resize them and trascribe the notes I kept along the way. Well, I finally got all the work on the pix done and when I sat down to do the notes it was obvious I would have to do the trip in...
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I just talked to Ryan's Mom. Here is the skinny. As of yet, he has not qualified to PLAY in the 07-08 season at FSU. He is waiting for the results of ACT testing to see if he will qualify. If he doesn't he will gray shirt this year and work on the academics the scholarship is actually paying for....
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Keith Olbermann is returning to sports broadcasting for the first time in six years as the co-host of the pre-game show for NBC's Sunday night NFL telecasts, NBC announced today.
Olbermann, who will continue to host his nightly news show “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” on MSNBC TV,...
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The Associated Press
A month after he was released by the Houston Texans, David Carr agreed Friday to a two-year deal to play for the Carolina Panthers.
Carr, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 draft, will serve as Jake Delhomme's backup.
"It's a case where we were obviously...
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My grandson, Ryan Mathews, is almost famous! Well, around here, anyway. Anyone who pays any attention to the sports page or the sports section of the news knows who he is. It's kind of cool to have a celebrity in the family. He get's those "is that him?" looks from people when we are...
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It’s been billed as Indy vs. the Windy City, the high-octane Indianapolis Colts vs. the defensive-driven Chicago Bears -- it’s Super Bowl XLI. The sports staff at the Bakersfield Californian posed 6 questions that need to be asked before Sunday’s big game:
1. The city of...
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Today is a day I've been waiting for... for years. It's the day the Bears have come this close to the Super Bowl in a long time. Will Rex Grossman pull it outta his ass again today??! He did last week, barely. It's usually all been DEFENSE!
It's gonna be a tough...
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SEE THE GAME ON THE BIGGEST SCREEN IN TOWN!!
February 4, 2007
1:00 PM
Watch the big game on our huge 20x45 hi-definition screen with surround sound.
Enjoy hot food, cold beer, and frosty margaritas.
Tickets are required for admission. For your free tickets, please visit the...
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I started dating my wife, Beverly, in late 1997 and immediately became attatched to her daughter, Tricia, and her grandson, Ryan, who was ten at the time. He loved dirtbikes and I rode and raced them, and he and I were off and running from then on! I was injured racing in 2000, the day after...
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You can build you're very own mini oil derrick, just like the one they have at BHS.
And speaking of BHS, here's a good one for all you Driller fans out there.
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Bakersfield Preps is THE place to go for in-depth local high school sports coverage. But you knew that already, right?
Now, BP is even better with the addition of Brighthouse High School Football Game of the Week video highlights. Visit the main Bakersfield Preps page, scroll down to the Game...
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Why would this stud transfer all the way to Santa Clarita....Moved for football???
Mr. Shanahan thanx for the stud!!!! We can use some more players i heard six kids left the team. Anyone else moving to Magic Mtn???
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Now that my 49ers beat the Faiders (excuse me Raiders), 49er fans like myself got bragging rights for the rest of the year. It made my day complete seeing TO and the Cowboys lose. I thought the Raiders had their chances. If they stick with that young QB Andrew Walter, and...
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Well everyone, whether you like it or not, you're in now.
I'm Brandon Plotnick, the Assistant Sports Editor here at The Californian. I wanted to get this blog started so we can keep everyone in the community posted on what's going on around our sports department.
I'm not going to fill you...
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