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(Yuriorkis Gamboa takes one on the chin) It wasn't so long ago, in the scheme of things, that Yuriorkis Gamboa's fan club among the hardcore boxing public was practically too full to accept new members. In 2010, the Cuban sliced through Rogers Mtagwa like he was a living vorpal sword one fight after Mtagwa had nearly knocked out previous (junior) featherweight darling Juan Manuel Lopez, then the next year he blew Jorge Solis to smithereens in such a way that Solis came away more impressed by Gamboa than he had a previous conqueror, Manny Pacquiao. To be sure, he would turn in the occasional lackluster performance, as he did against Daniel Ponce De Leon, and he wasn't so far removed from a series of knockdowns to make everyone convinced he was long for this world -- but even the bored fashion in which he dominated De Leon and the others added to his badass mystique, and the knockdowns made sure his fights would retain an air of danger for our hero. Those were giddy da...

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fl. Al Golden became the University of Miami's long-term football coach on Friday. That might not be good news for UM fans. After all, they still don't know if he can coach. Golden, who finished his first season at The U with a disappointing 6-6 record, has agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension that goes through Feb. 1, 2020. The financials weren't disclosed, but suffice to say it's a risky deal, and UM carries all the risk. Golden, who came to UM from Temple, has steadfastly maintained he doesn't want to leave UM. Ever. That didn't change Friday. "This is where I want to be," he said. "This is a destination job." So why the big reward? Here's the deal: Golden played college football at Penn State. He was linebackers coach there in 2000. So, everyone assumes at some point he wants to coach there, that Penn State is his destination job. Golden said that's never been the case. "I've said all along I plan on being here," he said. UM didn't believe him. The mere mention of Golden's name, and the mere possibility he could leave UM for Penn State to replace the fired Joe Paterno, has supposedly hurt UM's recruiting. So to stabilize the situation and give the appearance of a happy, single-minded family (Just win, baby!), UM gave Golden four more years and millions of dollars. And all he had to do was take a team that finished 7-5 last season turn them into a .500 squad this season. Deposed UM coaches Larry Coker and Randy Shannon must be shaking their heads. They'd have been fired for finishing .500; Golden got rewarded. But that's not where the origin of this contract extension ends. UM carries lots of guilt, too. When Golden was hired in December the administration didn't tell him the school was under NCAA investigation for the actions of former booster Nevin Shapiro (Golden's agent didn't tell him either, but that's another story). Predictably, Golden wasn't pleased after learning of the scandal and its repercussions -- suspensions, possible bowl ban and possible scholarship reductions. The contract extension is part of the makeup call for UM's neglect. Let's face it, Golden hasn't done anything to deserve such a rich reward. UM was upset by lowly Boston College, 24-17, in Friday's season finale. The 'Canes self-imposed a bowl ban this year in an effort to stave off more severe penalties from the NCAA. But consider this: the Hurricanes started the season with a road loss at Maryland (the Terrapins are 2-9) and ended the season with a home loss to Boston College (the Eagles finished 4-8). Granted, the 'Canes were faced with multiple suspensions for the first few games of the season because of the booster scandal. And UM beat two ranked teams Ohio State and Georgia Tech. But the eight-point Maryland loss and the seven-point BC loss were the biggest losing margins of the season. Is that worthy of a contract extension? Apparently, yes, if you can mix in some rumor and guilt. UM losing to BC isn't so shocking considering the funky history of this series. Everyone knows about the 1984 Doug Flutie game, or "Hail Flutie," as it's sometimes called. The Eagles won, 47-45, on a last-second touchdown pass from Flutie to Gerard Phelan. But there have been a few lesser-publicized wacky games. In 1997, Miami defeated BC, 45-44, in two overtimes because then-BC coach Tom O'Brien misunderstood the overtime rule. He thought it was mandatory to go for a two-point conversion in the second overtime, not the third. So, he went for it in the second overtime and was denied. In 1999, Miami came back from a 28-0 second-quarter deficit to win, 31-28. It's one of the biggest comebacks in UM history. In 2001, when the Hurricanes won their last national title, top-ranked Miami beat BC, 18-7, when Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed infamously took the ball from teammate Matt Walters after an interception. The Hurricanes were clinging to a 12-7 lead but BC drove to the Miami 2-yard line when a pass bounced off a BC receiver's leg. Walters, a defensive end, intercepted the pass and when it appeared he was running too slowly for comfort Reed grabbed the ball and ran the final 70 yards or so to complete the touchdown and deliver the victory. Weird series; Friday was another bizarre chapter. UM, a two-touchdown favorite, jumped out to a 7-0 lead over BC on Senior Day. But the players who comprised the nation's No. 1 recruiting class in 2008, the crew that never even sniffed the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game, eventually lost its grip on the lead. Senior quarterback Jacory Harris threw four interceptions (one of which was returned for a 45-yard touchdown) and heard a few boos in his final game as a Hurricane. Strange. But not as strange as Golden's extension. UM center Tyler Horn said he wasn't surprised to hear Golden is committed to staying. "I never really believed he was going to go anywhere," Horn said. UM's administration thought otherwise.

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On the last installment of Sports On TV, we tackled ‘The Wire’, a romanticized look at inner-city life and law in Baltimore, Maryland. If we drive an hour, then get into a fight on a basketball court and fly across the country, we’ll be ready for ‘The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’, the 1990s sitcom that launched rapper Will Smith into mega movie stardom and gave ‘Silver Spoons’ star Alfonso Ribeiro an awesome paycheck for like seven years. ‘The Fresh Prince’ is one of my sentimental favorites (as longtime readers of The Dugout may know), so I was excited to tackle its 20 Greatest Sports Moments. I got something like 15 just from season 1 guest stars. Biggest possible thanks goes to Josh Koebert for helping me out with the images. Follow him on Twitter, he deserves your love for making this happen. You’re probably already singing the theme song in your head, so let’s make this happen. The 20 greatest sports moment of ‘The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’. /high-five /pshhhh More Spor
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The games threads this year, for as long as we do them anyway, are going to be abbreviated compared to the past. Stephen Strasburg gets the ball for the Nationals and Ryan Dempster gets his 2nd consecutive opening day start. Let's hope it goes better than the last one. Opening Day hasn't gone well for [...]

Cubs start season on left foot

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Will The Cubs Resemble Hoyer’s Padres?

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Cubs 6th Best Since 2007 In Free Agent Signings

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Foul ball lands directly in cup of beer

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Cubs select Lopez from Triple-A

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Lannan asks for trade. Hey, Davey never said anything about John being Rizzo's guy.

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Cubs have interest in John Lannan

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Random Opening Day Thoughts

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I went to one of Carlos Beltran's last home games as a Met against the Cardinals and there was a large contingent of fans in right field, in fact the crowd was larger then what had become normal in June/July.

Many have questioned why Jose Reyes wasn't traded at the deadline, most feel we would have received more in return from a trade then the two picks.  The same rumblings are beginning to stir about David Wright, should he be traded or should they attempt to re-sign him.

Unless things change drastically, I believe we'll see David Wright go down the exact same path, keep him till contracts end and make a feeble attempt to re-sign, while hoping someone gives them an excuse by over paying.

I believe Fred Wilpon said it himself when he called attendance the lifeblood of the Mets, in a bad season who do the non-die fans come to see, the home grown stars.  Beltran was different because of the injury risk but I believe Reyes was kept for his draw and I believe they will do the same with Wright.

It's not that the Mets aren't a valuable commodity in fact Forbes ranked them the 44th most valuable sports team which puts them #5 amongst baseball teams ( Yanks, BSox, Dodgers, Cubs).  It seems that they're cash broke and their revenue flow wasn't constructed properly.  So even if they aren't squirreling money away for a settlement or supporting their struggling real estate entities through the Mets, if the Wilpon's stay they are constructed to be cash broke.

Most teams will rank their sources of cash revenues, in order of TV, naming rights/sponsorship/merchandising and then attendance/concessions.  But just like the team maybe valuable, so is the TV station, we've all heard that SNY in it's own right is a very appealing commodity but that doesn't mean it's earning the team cash flow.

Apparently the way the Wilpon's set up the contracts regarding SNY they won't receive TV revenue shares from the league the way most teams get much need infusions of cash, while the stock value of the network goes up the cash flow doesn't.

Supporters of the New York Mets should be jumping for joy at the recent surge in television rights values. After all, other than perhaps the bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers, who may get much more than $200 million a year for their next television deal, no team could use a pile of cash more than the Mets. The team lost $70 million in 2011 net of debt payments, could not afford to sign their best player, Jose Reyes, are slashing the team’s payroll for the upcoming season, and are trimming their minor league operations.

But Mets fans will not get the halo effect of surging tv fees because team owners Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz also own 65% of SportsNet New York (Time Warner and Comcast own the remainder), the RSN that televises Mets games. As a result of the deal that was put in place at the inception of SNY, the revenue stream from SNY to the Mets is set for at least the next 20 years, according to someone who has seen the contract, regardless of the appreciation in the value of those rights. No opt out for the baseball team here. Wilpon and Katz will enjoy a big increase in their equity value in SNY, but Mets fans will only see modest increases in television money that goes towards payroll. The New York Times reported that local broadcasting revenue, most of it from SNY, will only increase from $68 million in 2011 to $83 million in 2015. source Forbes

Couple that with the fact that as the team brand is impacted negatively by consecutive years of poor on the field results, merchandising revenues decrease and sponsorship offers become less lucrative.

Which is why such an emphasis is placed on attendance revenues and while many are planning to boycott attending, what will put people in the seats when a bad team is being fielded, home grown stars.  In two years when Wright's contract is up, there hoping the farm will produced a winning team and they will have Ike Davis as the face of the franchise.

Wright Checks Out The New Wall At Citi Field

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Is Wright a Fit for Detroit? I Think So

The reality of trading David Wright is you probably won’t get the type of haul the Rangers received for Mark Teixeira back in 2007. Prospects have become one of the most overvalued commodities in the game today. Teams ask for A-list prospects for B-level talent, and teams with A-level talent more than often see offers with B-prospects as the centerpiece. That’s why making...

MMO Fair or Foul: Who Is Wright?

Buster Olney of, talked to three evaluators about Wright’s game. From an AL evaluator: ”He will have value at the trade deadline if healthy and performing as usual. He will bring compensation as a free agent, so his value to Mets is fairly high, and a team acquiring him will have to give up more than the value of a couple of high draft picks. He’s a very good player...

New Citi Field Dimensions Taking Shape

  Construction has been ongoing all off season.  As you can see this ball park will still be expansive, but it will just be a little more hitter friedly.  Rememeber those balls that David Wright used to hit out to right center field in Shea, well he may be able to do that once again now that it is no long 415 feet at Citi Field. The dimensions of the home run line will all be...

What Do Mets Fans Have Left To Look Forward To?

As February nears, so too does the start of spring training. In a normal year, that would likely bring with it, the thoughts of what might happen. Could this be the first time in 26 seasons that the Mets return a World Series title to Flushing? The first home run title since HoJo? The first batting title since that guy who now plays in Miami? What does the 2012 season have in...

Beltran pickup gets big thumbs up from team

No St. Louis Cardinals player can be happier to have Carlos Beltran on their side than pitcher Kyle Lohse. The new right fielder is a .564 career hitter against Lohse with four home runs, six doubles and 12 RBIs. Add in 11 walks and the switch-hitting Beltran has a stunning .647 on-base percentage. Lohse, a 14-game winner last year, joked at the team's Winter Warmup that Beltran...

Has David Wright passed Strawberry for best position player?

Who is the best position player in Mets history? The immediate answer is Darryl Strawberry although a quick look at the record book shows that Jose Reyes and David Wright also deserve consideration for that honor. Let’s look at their overall lines and then break the players down by categories. Rk Player R Age G PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SB...

Random Thoughts: Beltran Never Fully Appreciated, Desperate Moves, Dollars Trump Logic

  Just want to say thanks again to Joe D. for posting on my blog as I go through some things. Going in today for a procedure. Have been in a lot of discomfort lately and hoping this will help. I will keep trying to post whenever I can. In the interim, some thoughts have been going through my mind I’d like to share with you. 1) I understand selling bricks on the walk ways surrounding...

Player Profile #144: Carlos Beltran | OF | STL

The question isn’t whether Carlos Beltran can still hit, it’s whether or not he can stay healthy. For two seasons before 2011, Beltran struggled to play more than 81 games, but he managed to stay healthy enough to play in 142 games last year. The batting average and the power was there (.300 and 22 HR), but the same bothersome knee knocked him out for two weeks in August. That’s...

David Wright’s value, Aramis & Beltre

In a post to his Crossroads column for, Buster Olney says he expects the Mets to shop and eventually trade David Wright this summer. Teams have been reluctant to trade multiple prospects in deals for young hitters lately, Olney points out, thus concluding, “The Mets could get at least one young player they like in return (for Wright), as they did in trading Carlos Beltran...

Terry Collins’ Twitter Recap

Terry Collins did an outstanding job today answering questions from Mets fans on Twitter. Here are some of the highlights: Are you worried Wright trade rumors could distract him & the team? David Wright is a true professional – he understands that rumors are part of the business. With so many new faces in the clubhouse this year, what do you do to help the team gel together...

Mets Invite Matt Harvey and Matt den Dekker To Major League Camp

   The Mets have invited RHP Matt Harvey and CF Matt den Dekker to Mets spring training camp in Port St. Lucie. Adam Rubin also added that Zack Wheeler, who was aquired in the Carlos Beltran trade, was not extended an invitation. Harvey has been considered the more polished of the two and is said to be 1-2 years ahead of Wheeler in terms of development. Some experts have projected...

The Mets’ record in 2012 will be_______.

Well, according to the fans of MetsOnline’s Facebook page, 76-86. MetsOnline fans said anything from 55-107 to 102-60…. So, let’s just say that there was a range. Here were the answers that we received on Facebook: So, as I wrote earlier, the average of these answers is 76-86 or one win less than the Mets’ 2011 campaign. I think that given the amount of talent the team has...
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By Joe Haakenson, Contributor -  JUNE 6, 2002 GAME 57 - RANGERS AT ANGELS ANAHEIM -- Juan Gonzalez might some day end up in the Hall of Fame. And if he does, he might be inclined to offer a word of thanks to the Angels during his induction speech. Gonzalez has driven in more runs against the Angels (114) than any other team in the majors, and that includes...
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Earlier today ESPN the Mag released their opinion of where teams rank in the East and West, Many of you found it quite funny and some, not so funny. I myself try to find the humor in just about everything in life, so I decided to give my take on how some of the guys might react to their place in the rankings. Hope you enjoy! Related: Doc and Paul's Birthday Adventures: Hangover III

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Courtney Lee Just Getting His Legs Under Him

We all expect Courtney Lee to be a big part of the team's success this season. So far, in the preseason, his shoot has been short much of the time as he has hit just 4 of 15 shots from beyond the arc. For a player who has shot almost 40% from beyond the arc over his career, his inability to hit from deep this season so far has been a bit puzzling. But the Herald posted a...

Boston Celtics Weekly Recap – October 21

Welcome to the first edition of the Celtics Green Weekly Recap. In this first installment, we will examine the highs and lows of the previous week and summarize the overall state of Celtics Nation. We will also take a quick look at news around our favorite league, and maybe throw in a bit of fun stuff as well. Let’s get started: ·         Preseason blues: The start...

Photo Gallery: Celtics vs Nets

Celtics fans finally got to see some great hoops last night as the C’s outlasted the Nets 115-85 in Brooklyn. One of the hot topics on Twitter was Jeff Green’s choice of kicks. He wore the Volt/Gorge Green Nike Hyperfuse 2012 seen in Jose3030′s pic above. If so inclined, you can cop a pair now on Eastbay. Enjoy some pics & GIFs from the game courtesy of Hoop China &...

Boston Ranks 5th Among Fantasy BBall (Yahoo)

  Now, every year since 2004 Celtics Green has done a fantasy league via Yahoo and every year I come in sub top 3, BOOO!Well, twice I got 3rd. Oh well, in any case, according to Yahoo Boston ranks 5th in Yahoo Fantasy Basketball (much like my team every year). So, congrats to all you Fantasy superstars out there! Below is the results (note Miami didnt crack the top 10!)...  ...

Jeff Green and Jason Terry Lead the Boston Celtics to a 109 – 98 Preseason Win Over the New York Knicks

Jeff Green and Jason Terry Lead the Celtics’ rally from a 20-point deficit to a 109 – 98 Preseason Win Over the New York Knicks. If Jeff Green can keep up his efficient scoring pace, he might not have to ask James Worthy for permission to use his nickname. Too soon? Probably, but as the [...]

Your Morning Dump… Why Jared Sullinger deserves to be a starter

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. And yet, through six preseason games, Sullinger has stood out both for his on-court play — 11 points, 7 rebounds, 56 percent shooting in 25 minutes — and for his demeanor. His notoriously hard to impress veteran...

It's a Fast Break!

What I have enjoyed the most this preseason is watching the Celtics fast breaks. For the first time, Rondo has multiple options on the break instead of getting the ball up court quickly and then having to dribble around while he waits for the rest of the team to get in place. The play above has Paul Pierce running ahead and getting the hoop. More than likely, he won't be...

This Drunk Dancing Boston Celtics Fan Is Pumped For The NBA Preseason

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How Danny Ainge Won The Off-Season

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Celtics Live Blog: Jason Terry, C's Head to Upstate New York to Take On Knicks

10 a.m. ET: The end of the exhibition schedule is achingly close for the Celtics now. In nine days they will be introduced in Miami for the open of their regular season. Before the C's can hit South Beach, though, they have a few more preseason dates to get through. One of those is sunny Albany, N.Y., which they visit Saturday to take on the Knicks. The last meeting between...

Celtics vs. Knicks Preview

  The Boston Celtics (2-4) “host” the New York Knicks (2-1) at 7:30 pm tonight at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY.  The game will be broadcast on CSNNE and WEEI.  Despite being played in the state of New York, on the schedule it’s listed as a home game for the Celtics.  Exactly one [...]

Celtics Believe In Concept Of Playing Without Backup Point Guard

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Former Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian is joining SiriusXM radio as a regular host. Polian will make his debut on the satellite network's NFL Radio channel on Monday night, and also will host a show on Wednesday and next Friday from Indianapolis, site of the Super Bowl. Polian and his son, then-general manager Chris Polian, were fired by the team after it finished a 2-14 season. Known for his strong talent evaluations, Polian built the Bills, Panthers and Colts into Super Bowl contenders. In his 24 seasons as a general manager with Indianapolis, Carolina and Buffalo, Polian's teams made 17 playoffs, eight championship games and five Super Bowls. Polian hosted a local radio show in Indianapolis while working for the Colts.

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My, how times have changed. We hear all the time about players making big bank on player contracts, the most ever in history was this offseason with Aaron Rodgers’ $110 million deal that could ultimately earn him over $130.5 million. That’s a little over a cool million per Sunday.

But he’s considered one of the best in the game, so it’s worth it, right?

Back in the early times of the NFL, one of the best could only dream about a million a game. So what did they get paid? How about a little less than you and I pay for something off of the Dollar Menu.

This player contract from Hall of Famer Sammy Baugh, an NFL iron man who played quarterback, defensive back and even served as the Redskins punter from 1937-1952, shows that he was paid just one dollar a game.

How about that! And if you take the time to read the contract, you’ll even notice he didn’t get the whole dollar at a time. He got 75 cents after a game, and the remaining 25 at the end of the season.

I know monetary value was a little different back then, but I miss the days when guys played for the love of the game and a payday was just a bonus. There are still a few guys that have a pigskin heart, but they’re few and far between now.

  • The owners would like to go back to those days.
  • Yeah, but a dollar back then is worth about $15 today. So he was really raking it in.
  • I don't think that any one plays for the love of the game. Babe Ruth was reported to have said" you 're going to pay me to play baseball?"

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PLAYERS: Tim Tebow
TEAMS: New York Jets

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On Tuesday, the Jets began their roster purging by cutting ties with several veteran players, including linebackers Bart Scott and Calvin Pace.

They won’t resort to the same method with Tim Tebow…yet.

According to ESPNNewYork.com, the Jets are expected to “shop” the backup quarterback at this week’s Scouting Combine.

The NFL's trading period officially opens on March 12, so the Jets are simply putting out feelers, gauging potential interest around the league.

Gang Green shouldn’t be holding its collective breath, however.

No team is going to part with a draft pick for a player they know is on the outs, especially one with an immense amount of cult-like hoopla. As New York experienced first-hand, acquiring Tebow ultimately brings about more negatives than positives.

While another NFL club probably will kick the tires on Tebow, the Jets can all but forget about recouping their losses from last season’s monumental blunder.

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  • Monumental blunder? Maybe their biggest blunder was not playing him. Never saw anything like it- coaches sucked, players on the field sucked, and all they can do is blame the guy who didn't play for being a distraction. Yeah, that must've been it.
  • interesting assesment
  • I agree with that assement, should have at least give him a clear chance because Sanchez was not cutting it
  • Wow the writer is a serious Tebow hater isn't he.

    "No team is going to part with a draft pick for a player they know is on the outs."

    "Tebow ultimately brings about more negatives than positives."

    "Jets can all but forget about recouping their losses from last season’s monumental blunder."

    What a jerk the writer is. The Jet's problems were not because of Tebow.

    When the Bronco's asked he did the job. Play with the numbers all you want. In the end he got farther than Manning.
  • And will go much farther than Sanchez eventually. Unless Sanchez gets out from under the control of Tubby
  • Maybe it is the Jets who bring about more negatives than positive. Jets should be happy that Tebow is an honorable type of man otherwise if I were Tebow I would sue the **** out of the Jets, possibly for near ruining his career,not letting him do his job, bringing him negative publicity etc...., Sanchez and the Jets including coaching suck and instead of trying to do something about it they blame Tebow not for poor performance(how could they) but just for being Tebow
  • I used to have good feelings about the Jests, but after their terrible treatment of Tim Tebow my feeling is that no decent player should consider being a part of their (dis)organization, and they should have losing seasons for about the next 75 to 100 years. Also that Rex Ryan continues to coach them for that long and the current ownership, if they try to sell the team should get about 10 cents back for every dollar they have put into the team. This is the best I can wish for them.
  • I totally agree that Tim Tebow has become the proverbial scapegoat for the the coaches'incompetence and their lack of intestinal fortitude to truly leave it all on the field and try something different because the Sanchez factor was not working. I am certain that somewhere, in the not so distant future, Tebow will re-emerge and continue to display the heart of the champion that he is. he only needs a real bona-fide chance to do so.

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The Seattle Seahawks have made some big moves this offseason. From adding depth to an already ferocious defensive line, to adding playmakers out the wazoo for second-year QB Russell Wilson. Percy Harvin was the Seahawks prize during the offseason. (Photo: It’s been all good in Seattle as of late, but a bit of bad news may be slowing the team down a bit. Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll revealed today that wide receiver Percy Harvin may need to get surgery on his hip to repair a partially torn labrum. That’s definitely not a good sign for the ‘Hawks, who shipped Minnesota several future draft picks in exchange for the former Viking once he passed a physical to finalize the deal. It was believed that Harvin would be 100 percent going into camp, but it appears that won’t be the case. He’ll be getting a second opinion on the initial report. “We’re going to take a real good look at it and get second opinions and all that kind of stuff, to do the right thing. It’s really early in camp, we got plenty of time to get this thing worked out, so we’re being very careful.” Carroll said, via Harvin missed the second half of last season with an ankle injury, and has missed significant time in the past with Migraine headaches. He had participated in all Seahawks activities up to this point.   Follow us on Twitter @DownandDistance Down and Distance Editor-in-Chief – Justin Arbogast @NFLGuy_SK   The post Seahawks WR Percy Harvin may require Hip Surgery appeared first on DOWN & DISTANCE - Presented by Sports-Kings.

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With Stevie’s hamstring injury last Friday, an opening has appeared for some of the wide receivers on the roster. They now have an opportunity to make the most of their extra reps and show why they are worthy of a significant role this year. T.J. Graham is the one wide receiver who will feel the biggest impact of Stevie Johnson’s absence. After a disappointing rookie season for the third round draft pick, Graham is looking for a rebound in his sophomore season. You know it’s bad when the highlight of your rookie season for fans was your tendency to drop balls, or the time you ran the wrong route in the end zone at the end of the game against the New England Patriots. With rookie phenom Robert Woods breathing down Graham’s neck for one of the top two receiving spots going into Week 1 against New England, this opportunity is even more important than most of the other players in this position group. The best part of Graham’s game is his speed. With the opportunity Graham has in front of him, he must prove that his hands have gotten better and he can hang with bigger defensive backs. Graham has had a good camp to this point and is feeling a lot more confident these days. “Maybe I couldn’t beat myself on the track, but game speed, I’m a lot more alert, I can see defenses, I can read stuff a lot easier,” Graham told host John Murphy on the John Murphy Show in July. “I understand the concepts, so I can move a lot faster. Being a little older and a lot stronger now, I can run a lot faster through the grabbing and holding of the defense.” Woods said it best for the young receivers concerning the opportunity at hand. “I think this opportunity is great for us rookies to come in and all the other receivers as well,” said Woods over the weekend according to “It is a great opportunity to put more on film and get more reps. Stevie is down right now, more stuff to put on film for the coaches to look at for their review.” In the off-season, Graham studied the game of Dolphins wide receiver Mike Wallace. Graham and Wallace have a lot of similarities between their size and speed. This is a smart move for Graham and one that could help him take some steps in the right direction. “Just the transition and the tenacity of his routes. He runs them full speed, he’s got a lot of herky-jerky,” said Graham last month. “He’s pressing vertical all the time. Last year, I don’t think I pressed vertical as well as I should have. I didn’t get that burst of speed coming out of breaks that I should have. This year, I feel like those are key points I need to improve on.” T.J. Graham is a player to keep an eye on in Sunday’s preseason game.  Follow DJ Eberle and Buddy Nixon on Twitter. The post Time For T.J. Graham to Step Up appeared first on Buddy Nixon.

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Victor Cruz finally got a chance today to pay tribute to his late grandmother Lucy with a special salsa dance after scoring on an 80-yard pass from Eli Manning against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Cruz had a lot of things to put behind him this week, the three dropped passes on opening night against the Cowboys and, more importantly, the death of his 77-year old inspiration last Monday.  She was the woman who taught him to do his trademark Latin dance after a score.

The Giants wide receiver's TD catch not only came at a crucial time in the game but at an important point in his life.

After the 80-yard catch-and-run, Cruz did his end zone salsa dance and then blew a double-kiss towards the blue skies above MetLife Stadium.  Everyone in the stadium knew who they were meant for.

Cruz's TD capped off a comeback by the Giants — who trailed 24-13 and — after the two-point play, had come back to tie the game at 27.

You know somewhere up above his grandmother Lucy was watching every step of his dance.

Oh yeah, the Giants went on to win their first game of the season 41-34.

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SMD1/YGR074W Summary Help

Standard Name SMD1 1
Systematic Name YGR074W
Alias SPP92
Feature Type ORF, Verified
Description Core Sm protein Sm D1; part of heteroheptameric complex (with Smb1p, Smd2p, Smd3p, Sme1p, Smx3p, and Smx2p) that is part of the spliceosomal U1, U2, U4, and U5 snRNPs; relocalizes to the cytosol in response to hypoxia; homolog of human Sm D1; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress (2, 3, 4, 5 and see Summary Paragraph)
Name Description snRNA Sm binding site protein D1 1
Gene Product Alias Sm D1 2
Chromosomal Location
ChrVII:635712 to 636152 | ORF Map | GBrowse
Gene Ontology Annotations All SMD1 GO evidence and references
  View Computational GO annotations for SMD1
Molecular Function
Manually curated
Biological Process
Manually curated
Cellular Component
Manually curated
Regulators 1 genes
Classical genetics
Large-scale survey
reduction of function
154 total interaction(s) for 85 unique genes/features.
Physical Interactions
  • Affinity Capture-MS: 113
  • Affinity Capture-RNA: 1
  • Affinity Capture-Western: 2
  • Co-purification: 3
  • PCA: 2
  • Two-hybrid: 9

Genetic Interactions
  • Dosage Lethality: 1
  • Negative Genetic: 8
  • Positive Genetic: 7
  • Synthetic Lethality: 8

Expression Summary
Length (a.a.) 146
Molecular Weight (Da) 16,275
Isoelectric Point (pI) 11.66
Phosphorylation PhosphoGRID | PhosphoPep Database
sequence information
ChrVII:635712 to 636152 | ORF Map | GBrowse
Last Update Coordinates: 2011-02-03 | Sequence: 1996-07-31
Subfeature details
Most Recent Updates
Coordinates Sequence
CDS 1..441 635712..636152 2011-02-03 1996-07-31
Retrieve sequences
Analyze Sequence
S288C only
S288C vs. other species
S288C vs. other strains
External Links All Associated Seq | Entrez Gene | Entrez RefSeq Protein | MIPS | Search all NCBI (Entrez) | UniProtKB
Primary SGDIDS000003306

The Sm and Sm-like (Lsm) proteins are a highly conserved family of ancient origin, found in bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes. These proteins were first characterized in humans with systemic lupus erythemathosus, where autoantibodies were found that recognize an antigen called Sm. The Sm antigen was characterized as a domain present in a group of eight small proteins (alternatively spliced products B and B', as well as D1, D2, D3, E, F, and G) that associated with four of the five snRNAs (U1, U2, U4, and U5, but not U6) involved in splicing of nuclear pre-mRNAs (6). The S. cerevisiae genome contains 16 proteins containing an Sm, or Sm-like, domain. Seven genes encode proteins corresponding to the human Sm antigen proteins: SMB1 (Sm B), SMD1 (Sm D1), SMD2 (Sm D2), SMD3 (Sm D3), SME1 (Sm E), SMX3 (Sm F), and SMX2 (Sm G). An additional eight genes, LSM1, LSM2, LSM3, LSM4, LSM5, LSM6, LSM7, and LSM8 also encode proteins containing Sm domains and are thus named LSM (Like SM) proteins. These proteins are more closely related to individual Sm proteins than to each other. MAK31 has also been reported to contain an Sm domain (6).

Crystal structures of human Sm proteins, in pairs or with U1 snRNA, indicate that the seven core Sm proteins form a heteroheptameric ring with a small central hole (7, 8, 9). The Sm site, the conserved uridine rich sequence found near the 3-prime ends of the U1, U2, U4, and U5 snRNAs, appears to form contacts along the inner surface of the ring complex and it is suggested that the RNA may pass through the hole (7, 8, 9). Experiments in S. cerevisiae indicate that a similar seven-membered ring containing one copy of each of the seven Sm proteins exists in yeast (10). Similarly to the Sm proteins, the Lsm proteins also form heteroheptameric rings. In S. cerevisiae, as well as in other eukaryotes, two different Lsm ring complexes exist, containing Lsm2p-7p and either Lsm1p or Lsm8p (3).

The Sm ring complex is required for the biogenesis of the U1, U2, U4, and U5 snRNPs and also has additional functions during splicing of nuclear mRNAs. Depletion of a single Sm protein, e.g. Smd3p, decreases total levels of U1, U2, U4, and U5 as well as the amount of these snRNAs which have been processed to contain the normal trimethyl cap structure (11). Similarly, destroying the Sm binding site in an snRNA also prevents proper processing and capping of the snRNA (12). It is not yet clear whether the snRNAs are exported to the cytoplasm for assembly into snRNP complexes, as occurs in mammalian cells, or whether the snRNA remains in the nucleus and the Sm ring complex is imported into the nucleus to bind with the snRNA (13, 14). Tgs1p associates with the SmB protein of the Sm ring to hypermethylate the snRNA cap structure, a process which occurs in the nuceolus (14). The Sm ring complex remains associated with the snRNA as part of the core of each snRNP, each of which contains additional specific proteins.

The Sm ring complex is also associated with the telomerase template RNA (the product of the TLC1 gene) and appears to be involved in biogenesis of the telomerase enzyme in yeast. After the RNA subunit is transcribed, capped, and polyadenylated, binding by the Sm ring complex to an Sm site in the 3' region of the TLC1 RNA appears to be required for further processing, including removal of the polyA tail and hypermethylation of the cap. As in the case of the spliceosomal snRNPs, it appears that the Sm complex remains associated with the telomerase RNA in the active holo-telomerase enzyme (15).

Last updated: 2006-01-26 Contact SGD

References cited on this page View Complete Literature Guide for SMD1
1) Rymond BC  (1993) Convergent transcripts of the yeast PRP38-SMD1 locus encode two essential splicing factors, including the D1 core polypeptide of small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 90(3):848-52
2) Burge CB et al.  (1999) "Splicing of precursors to mRNAs by the spliceosomes." Pp. 525-560 in The RNA World, Second Edition, edited by Gesteland RF, Cech TR, Atkins JF. Cold Spring Harbor, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
3) Beggs JD  (2005) Lsm proteins and RNA processing. Biochem Soc Trans 33(Pt 3):433-8
4) Tkach JM, et al.  (2012) Dissecting DNA damage response pathways by analysing protein localization and abundance changes during DNA replication stress. Nat Cell Biol 14(9):966-76
5) Ghosh Dastidar R, et al.  (2012) The nuclear localization of SWI/SNF proteins is subjected to oxygen regulation. Cell Biosci 2(1):30
6) Salgado-Garrido J, et al.  (1999) Sm and Sm-like proteins assemble in two related complexes of deep evolutionary origin. EMBO J 18(12):3451-62
7) Kambach C, et al.  (1999) Crystal structures of two Sm protein complexes and their implications for the assembly of the spliceosomal snRNPs. Cell 96(3):375-87
8) Stark H, et al.  (2001) Arrangement of RNA and proteins in the spliceosomal U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle. Nature 409(6819):539-42
9) Pomeranz Krummel DA, et al.  (2009) Crystal structure of human spliceosomal U1 snRNP at 5.5 A resolution. Nature 458(7237):475-80
10) Walke S, et al.  (2001) Stoichiometry of the Sm proteins in yeast spliceosomal snRNPs supports the heptamer ring model of the core domain. J Mol Biol 308(1):49-58
11) Roy J, et al.  (1995) Structurally related but functionally distinct yeast Sm D core small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle proteins. Mol Cell Biol 15(1):445-55
12) Seipelt RL, et al.  (1999) U1 snRNA is cleaved by RNase III and processed through an Sm site-dependent pathway. Nucleic Acids Res 27(2):587-95
13) Bordonne R  (2000) Functional characterization of nuclear localization signals in yeast Sm proteins. Mol Cell Biol 20(21):7943-54
14) Mouaikel J, et al.  (2002) Hypermethylation of the cap structure of both yeast snRNAs and snoRNAs requires a conserved methyltransferase that is localized to the nucleolus. Mol Cell 9(4):891-901
15) Seto AG, et al.  (1999) Saccharomyces cerevisiae telomerase is an Sm small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle. Nature 401(6749):177-80


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  • Ferensway
    Hull HU2 8NH
    Phone number 01482 313960

    St Stephens was opened in 2007, to mixed reviews. Although it brought a lot of new shops to the area, the shopping centre itself was critiscised. There have been accidents due to the centre

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    Hull HU1
    Phone number 01482 586622

    A good overall shopping centre. Has most of the large shops within the complex which is over 3 floors. If you leave the shopping centre, other highstreet shops are in close walking proximity…

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    Phone number 0870 386 5703

    and its light and bright with plenty of room to shop. I was never a next fan until the store relocated to st stephens shopping centre but now I seem to find whatever I am looking for here…

  • 5. Poundland

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    Prospect Street
    Hull HU2 8PW
    Phone number 01482 320350

    empty, i would never venture into this shop on a weekend, far far too busy

  • Dunlop Way
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    Phone number 01724 854747

    I rented office space in the Queensway Business Centre for a year in 2007. I chose it because it was well located, spacious, secure and cheap.    They have various sized offices, but…

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    Hull HU1 3RD
    Phone number 01482 620640

    bargains but tills can be very busy at the weekend and during holidays. The queues can be very long. Goods are cheap. I have only given Primark an average rating as I am not a lover of their…

  • Princes Quay
    Hull HU1 2PQ
    Phone number 01482 327194

    this type of shopping centre would desire. The customer service is good but I have never known the store not to be busy, so expect to have to queue for a few minutes at the tills.…

  • 324 Hull rd
    Hull HU17 0RU
    Phone number 01482 865410

    Very attractive garden centre. Wide range of plants particularly if you are looking for instant gardening. Very quirky cafe which is loved by my grandchildren. Large gift shop.…

  • The Deep Business Centre
    Hull HU1 4BG
    Phone number 01482 381000

    was probably one of the best bits because the walls are actually maintained with a layer of ice over them which makes for a very very unique exhibit!    The lift that goes down the centre

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