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A Tactical Approach Needed for Milan to Defeat Manchester United

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With the Champions League clash against England’s Manchester United ahead, Milan’s manager, Leonardo, has a few tough choices to make.

Given that they lost 3-2 at home, they’ll need either a mountain of goals or at least a 2-goal victory at Old Trafford.  It’s not likely, but it’s possible.

Milan have received two pieces of great news this week.  Alexandre Pato will be fit and Wayne Rooney is not expected to be available for the Red Devils.  Pato is Milan’s only elite finisher at the moment and Rooney may be the best forward in the game.

All that said, coach Leonardo needs to make some important considerations regarding his squad and tactics if he wants to pull off the upset. 

Top 10 Defensive Free Agents

Kyle Vanden Bosch…Meh!

10) Kyle Vanden Bosch
The oft injured DE is leaving Tennessee in hopes of landing in a new home.  By him leaving, it makes it the second season in a row that the Titans are losing a key member of their D-Line.
Possible Destinations: The Jags really need some beef on the line, as do the Falcons.

9) Gary Brackett
The leader of the Colts defence seems to have been given the cold shoulder from Colts management, and now he is left looking for a new home.  Smell that?  I smell a divisional rival lurking in the weeds.
Possible Destinations: The Titans will need a replacement for Keith Bullock, who coincidentally may end up in Indy.  It’s a 1-for-1 old guy LB trade.

8 ) Leigh Bodden
Leigh (spelled like a girl) just re-hired his old agent to help give contract talks with the Pats a kick-start before the 12am deadline is struck.
Possible Destinations: [...]

The NFL's Top Unrestricted Free Agents on Offense

With free agency only a few days away, teams are making difficult decisions on who could help their team on the free agent market.

The majority of the talent available this year is definitely on the defensive side of the ball, but there are probably some excellent bargains to be had on the offensive side.  Unless you’re looking for a quarterback, and then you’re out of luck.

Here are our top 10 offensive free agents, based on what they could bring to the team that signs them for the price they would cost.  This rules out players like Terell Owens who will surely want top money, without the production to back it up:

#10 – Mike Gandy, T

Gandy has been a starting tackle for 5 straight years now, and is still only 31 years old.  Every offensive line needs a veteran player with starting experience and Gandy will probably come for a reasonable [...]

Hockey's Golden Finish Makes Canadians Proud

Yesterday’s epic gold medal clash between Canada and the USA in men’s hockey had a bigger impact on Canada than most casual fans realize.

This won’t shock you, but Canadians LOVE hockey.  We love it so much that we didn’t exactly celebrate the win yesterday, we let go of our pent up nerves and worries much the same as a father celebrates his first born child, just happy that everyone is healthy. 

When you’re widely considered the favorite, there is everything to lose and very little to gain.  Canadians couldn’t stand the thought of losing.

We want to win at hockey so badly, that we take pride in our “win at all costs” mentality.  What other country would revere someone like Bobby Clarke for his role in purposely breaking Valeri Kharlamov’s ankle in the ’72 Summit Series.

We love that once again Sidney Crosby is the victor over other world talents like Alexander Ovechkin, [...]

In Canada, IOC stands for I’m Old & Crusty

Friday was a big day for Hockey Canada in more ways than one.  The men held off a late-game push by the Slovaks and the women were criticized for an “inappropriate” celebration after their 2-0 win over the USA to secure the gold medal.

Oh yeah, and the IOC once again confirmed that they’re slightly sexist, hypocritical and definitely out of touch.

To begin with, the IOC’s executive director of the Olympics, Gilbert Felli, stated  “I don’t think it’s a good promotion of sports values.”  That’s funny, did he make this statement from Heineken House or Molson Canadian Hockey House?  Both are official Olympic venues.

Did I mention that Molson-Coors is an official sponsor of the Vancouver Olympics.  Does having a beer sponsor promote sports values?

Felli continued his statement with “If they celebrate in the changing room, that’s one thing, but not in public.”

The women drew all this attention, yet Canada’s John Montgomery [...]