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America’s New Sport: Women’s Soccer

America’s New Sport:  Women’s Soccer

Men’s sports are in trouble.  Period. Consider little league sports.  It’s about fun.  And ice cream with sprinkles.  And obligatory, hollow plastic trophies at the end of the season.You can see the hope in their eyes. And then, between that innocence and when they retire, something changes.  The ice cream with sprinkles isn’t the...
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In Defense of the NFL Players Association

In Defense of the NFL Players Association

If you’ve ever wondered if unions are still relevant today or a quaint anachronism of an oppressive time past, we at MullerOver have just two words for you:  Tom Brady. The star player, who had famously inspired Justin Bieber to cut his hair in an effort to look less like Brady, is leading a...
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Everything I Worked for was Finished … Then I Felt a Hand on My Shoulder

Everything I Worked for was Finished … Then I Felt a Hand on My Shoulder

How difficult is it for an unauthorized spectator to get onto the track during an Olympic track-and-field race?  Well, it’s impossible.  Unless, that spectator is the father of an athlete under excruciating physical and even worse emotional pain.  Then – apparently no level of security can hold back that father from his hurting son....
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Ties are for Boardrooms and Bread Bags, not World Cup Games

Ties are for Boardrooms and Bread Bags, not World Cup Games

Some sensible ideas to finally make soccer catch-on around the world.
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Why the Imperfect Game is the Right Call for Sports

Why the Imperfect Game is the Right Call for Sports

This week was highlighted by one of the most gut wrenching calls in baseball history.  A 28-year-old right handed pitcher from Venezuela, Armando Galarraga, was a single out from what is one of the most storied and elusive feats in the sport:  the perfect game.  It’s 27 batters walking to the plate followed by 27...
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The Top 10 Most Inspiring Sports Moments on Video

The Top 10 Most Inspiring Sports Moments on Video

Sports can underscore the best in our society. It shows the determination to excel. The courage to do what is thought to be impossible. Or the compassion to help those in a time of need. The following ten videos demonstrate the very best in sports. Some happened before a world stage while others in...
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Is Y.E. Yang the Real-Life Rocky?

Is Y.E. Yang the Real-Life Rocky?

Y. E. Yang defeating Tiger Woods in reminiscent of Rocky IV.
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