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Helping the World Two Wheels at a Time (Part II): Choose Challenge Over Comfort

By M. G. Whitney, Thursday, September 22, 2011.

It is raining today, I will wait a little bit longer but I have to get out there sometime, there are things to do, places to go, and only one way to do it.  It has been nearly five months, since I first wrote of my initial transition from...

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George St. Pierre: When being the best in the world isn’t enough

By Andrew Bascom, Monday, May 16, 2011.

In the world of Mixed Martial Arts there are few better than George St. Pierre. In almost any pound for pound list he is either one or two following just Anderson Silva. GSP is the welterweight champion currently, on a nine fight winning streak and hasn’t truly been in...

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NHL Playoffs Living Up to the Hype After 1st Round

By Andrew Chan, Thursday, April 28, 2011.

First off, let me apologize to the contributors as well as the readers of Detroit Street Press. I have been slacking on the posts since the trade deadline. I had so many article ideas throughout this time (i.e.: Chara’s hit on Pacioretty, Leafs’ season wrap up, The Pending Sale...

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Coincidence? I think so.

By Wendy Stewart, Wednesday, April 13, 2011.

This past weekend, Charl Schwartzel of South Africa won the Masters with a 14-under-par total of 274. For much of the tournament, 21-year old Rory McIlroy of Ireland was in the lead until he fluffed it on the last day. Seeing McIlroy while he was in the lead made...

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The Professional Student Athlete

By Andrew Bascom, Monday, April 11, 2011.

With the end of the NCAA basketball season media all over the U.S. have been talking about how student athletes are being treated. Some hate that they leave after one year. Others don’t like that they’re being exploited. The truth, as always, lies somewhere in between. College sports were...

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Burke Ready for Battle

By Andrew Chan, Wednesday, February 16, 2011.

With the NHL Trade Deadline less than two weeks away, Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Brian Burke did not waste any time in restructuring his team not only for this season but for the next few seasons. In a span of 10 days, Brian Burke has unloaded two players...

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Who’s to blame for Nodar’s death in Vancouver?

By Jeff Nijsse, Wednesday, February 9, 2011.

You may remember the name Nodar Kumaritashvili. He’s the Georgian luger that died on the opening day of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics during a training run on the sliding course. This week has brought about a news resurgence of last years Olympic accident since the CBC obtained emails that...

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In Anthopoulos We Trust

By Andrew Chan, Friday, January 28, 2011.

In an era where professional sport franchises are handicapped by long term expensive contracts, I tip my hat to Toronto Blue Jays General Manager Alex Anthopoulos for his actions in the last 14 days. After another disappointing finish in the AL East last season, it was inevitable that the...

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The Toronto…Waffles?

By Andrew Chan, Monday, January 3, 2011.

Before I go into the article, I’d like to say Happy New Year to all loyal DSP followers out there.  I have been MIA since December due to the increase time spent at work as well as the arrival of the holiday’s season.  Now that things should slow down...

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MLB Hot Stove Season Update

By Andrew Chan, Sunday, December 5, 2010.

The Major League Baseball hot stove season is officially in full gear.  The GMs have arrived in Orlando, Florida for the December round of Winter Meetings and if history is an indication, we’re in for a treat.  After a somewhat quiet meeting in November where GMs usually lay the...

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