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Detroit Tigers All-Star Report

04:52 PM ET 07.07

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The Detroit Tigers are sending 3 well deserved players to the All-Star Game this year. Justin Verlander, Edwin Jackson, and Curtis Granderson have all had exceptional first halves of the season.
Verlander is on a torrid strikeout pace with 130 K's and two more scheduled starts before the All-Star Break (on pace for around 260 K's) . He's the best season of his young career, which is good to see after how things turned out for him last year. Justin is finally turning the corner from being more of a thrower to now being more of a pitcher. With a complete repetoire and gameplan…

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First Maple Leafs Blog: Off-Season

02:19 PM ET 07.07

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It's no secret Burke likes tough guys, and likes physical team philosophies. So it come as no surprise that he went out and signed the toughest guy, pound for pound, in the NHL today. Colton Orr inked a 4 year $4 million deal. At 6??? 3??? and 220lbs, Orr will bring a presence to the ice that has been missing for several years. The guy is a heavyweight, and considering he has but 11 points in his 245 game NHL career, easy to see what his role will be.
Meanwhile, 27 year old Mike Komisarek bailed on the Habs and signed on with the Leafs, making Pavel Kubina expendable. Both were 6???…

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2009 NBA Mock Draft 2.0

01:57 PM ET 06.24

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1 PF Blake Griffin Oklahoma Soph. 6-10 248
Griffin is far and away the hands down number 1 prospect in this years draft, but the Clippers might think about trading one of their pricey front-court players for more draft picks. Chris Kaman or Marcus Camby are the two leading candidates to get shipped off because Zach Randolph and his enormous contract is virtually untradable.
2 C Hasheem Thabeet Connecticut Jr. 7-2 267
The Grizzlies aren't totally sold that Thabeet should be the guy, and he would rather not go there based on their recent payroll-slashing.…

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