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The bride, 28, donned a form-fitting ivory lace strapless gown with a trumpet skirt, scalloped edges,... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/tom-brady-and-gisele-bundchen-tie-the-knot/">[Read more]</a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #2255AA; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/nl-west-preview-colorado-rockies/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/themes/lifestyle_20/images/thumbnail.png" alt="NL West Preview: Colorado Rockies"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/nl-west-preview-colorado-rockies/" rel="bookmark">NL West Preview: Colorado Rockies</a></h8> <p>We have established the Padres are the front runners for the worst team in the NL West, but I could be wrong. I have been before. Ask my girlfriend. What makes a topic for interesting conversation and debate is where the other teams in the division fall into place. With the Dodgers ability to potentially re-sign Manny and their impressive post-season... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/nl-west-preview-colorado-rockies/">[Read more]</a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #2255AA; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/colts-release-harrison/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/marvin-harrison_110.jpg" alt="Colts release Harrison"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/colts-release-harrison/" rel="bookmark">Colts release Harrison</a></h8> <p>Indianapolis Colts GM Bill Polian announced today that the Colts have released WR Marvin Harrison. “We today have released Marvin Harrison because of salary cap considerations,” Polian said. “Marvin let us know his preference was to be released. Both Jim Irsay and I felt very strongly that after Marvin’s long and dedicated service... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/colts-release-harrison/">[Read more]</a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #2255AA; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/nl-west-preview-san-diego-padres/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/themes/lifestyle_20/images/thumbnail.png" alt="NL West preview: San Diego Padres"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/nl-west-preview-san-diego-padres/" rel="bookmark">NL West preview: San Diego Padres</a></h8> <p>As we open the door to analyzing the competitive NL West we must first look at what teams do not have. I have never heard of a team being wildly successful with as few weapons as the San Diego Padres. Unfortunately, for the city named after “a whale’s vagina,” I will be power ranking their ball-club at 5th in the West. I’m hard pressed to... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/nl-west-preview-san-diego-padres/">[Read more]</a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #2255AA; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div>  <h9><a href="/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/sports" rel="bookmark">More sports</a></h9> </div> </div> <div id="homepageleft" style="margin-bottom:10px;"> <div class="hpfeatured"> <h3>Baseball</h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/nl-west-preview-colorado-rockies/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/themes/lifestyle_20/images/thumbnail.png" alt="NL West Preview: Colorado Rockies"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/nl-west-preview-colorado-rockies/" rel="bookmark">NL West Preview: Colorado Rockies</a></h8> <p>We have established the Padres are the front runners for the worst team in the NL... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/nl-west-preview-colorado-rockies/"></a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #94B1DF; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/nl-west-preview-san-diego-padres/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/themes/lifestyle_20/images/thumbnail.png" alt="NL West preview: San Diego Padres"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/nl-west-preview-san-diego-padres/" rel="bookmark">NL West preview: San Diego Padres</a></h8> <p>As we open the door to analyzing the competitive NL West we must first look at what... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/nl-west-preview-san-diego-padres/"></a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #94B1DF; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/cole-hamels-talks-about-the-mets/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/colehamels4_110_70.jpg" alt="Cole Hamels talks about the Mets"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/cole-hamels-talks-about-the-mets/" rel="bookmark">Cole Hamels talks about the Mets</a></h8> <p>Months ago, Cole Hamels went on New York radio and agreed with the host’s assertion... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/cole-hamels-talks-about-the-mets/"></a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #94B1DF; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/just-enough-mlb-speculation-to-digest-at-once/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/lowell2.jpg" alt="Just enough MLB speculation to digest at once"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/just-enough-mlb-speculation-to-digest-at-once/" rel="bookmark">Just enough MLB speculation to digest at once</a></h8> <p>Is this season locked up, or is it too early to tell? Just in time for the start... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/just-enough-mlb-speculation-to-digest-at-once/"></a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #94B1DF; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/oil-can-boyd-wants-to-pitch-again/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/oilcan_1988topps_70.jpg" alt="Oil Can Boyd wants to pitch again"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/oil-can-boyd-wants-to-pitch-again/" rel="bookmark">Oil Can Boyd wants to pitch again</a></h8> <p>I realize I am probably dating myself when I say I couldn’t believe when I... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/oil-can-boyd-wants-to-pitch-again/"></a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #94B1DF; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div>  <h9><a href="/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/category/the-magazine/sports/baseball" rel="bookmark">More baseball</a></h9> </div> <div class="hpfeatured"> <h3>Football</h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/tom-brady-and-gisele-bundchen-tie-the-knot/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/51899884bmediaventures226200995345pm.jpg" alt="Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen tie the knot"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/tom-brady-and-gisele-bundchen-tie-the-knot/" rel="bookmark">Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen tie the knot</a></h8> <p>Us Magazine is reporting that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and supermodel... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/tom-brady-and-gisele-bundchen-tie-the-knot/"></a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #94B1DF; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/colts-release-harrison/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/marvin-harrison_110_70.jpg" alt="Colts release Harrison"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/colts-release-harrison/" rel="bookmark">Colts release Harrison</a></h8> <p>Indianapolis Colts GM Bill Polian announced today that the Colts have released WR... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/colts-release-harrison/"></a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #94B1DF; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/nu-football-star-brian-mandeville-told-to-retire/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/mandeville79.jpg" alt="NU football star Brian Mandeville told to retire"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/nu-football-star-brian-mandeville-told-to-retire/" rel="bookmark">NU football star Brian Mandeville told to retire</a></h8> <p>Northeastern University football player Brian Mandeville received devastating news... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/nu-football-star-brian-mandeville-told-to-retire/"></a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #94B1DF; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div>  <h9><a href="/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/category/the-magazine/sports/football" rel="bookmark">More football</a></h9> </div> </div> <div id="homepageright" style="margin-bottom:10px;"> <div class="hpfeatured"> <h3>Basketball</h3>  <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/01/perrys-top-10-nba-players/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/themes/lifestyle_20/images/thumbnail.png" alt="Perry’s Top 10 NBA players"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/01/perrys-top-10-nba-players/" rel="bookmark">Perry’s Top 10 NBA players</a></h8> <p>I need to make a few changes from last year’s Top ten players in the NBA. 10.... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/01/perrys-top-10-nba-players/"></a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #94B1DF; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/01/10-pro-athletes-who-twitter/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/themes/lifestyle_20/images/thumbnail.png" alt="10 pro athletes who Twitter"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/01/10-pro-athletes-who-twitter/" rel="bookmark">10 pro athletes who Twitter</a></h8> <p>Coedmagazine.com has a list of 10 professional athletes who are on Twitter. I’ve... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/01/10-pro-athletes-who-twitter/"></a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #94B1DF; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/01/magic-set-new-three-point-record/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/themes/lifestyle_20/images/thumbnail.png" alt="Magic set new three-point record"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/01/magic-set-new-three-point-record/" rel="bookmark">Magic set new three-point record</a></h8> <p>On Tuesday night, the Orlando Magic bombed an NBA-record 23 three-pointers during... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/01/magic-set-new-three-point-record/"></a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #94B1DF; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2008/11/knicks-content-to-let-marbury-rot/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/themes/lifestyle_20/images/thumbnail.png" alt="Knicks content to let Marbury rot"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2008/11/knicks-content-to-let-marbury-rot/" rel="bookmark">Knicks content to let Marbury rot</a></h8> <p>If anyone can explain this situation, I’m all ears. Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2008/11/knicks-content-to-let-marbury-rot/"></a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #94B1DF; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2008/11/allen-iverson-traded-to-pistons/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/themes/lifestyle_20/images/thumbnail.png" alt="Allen Iverson traded to Pistons"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2008/11/allen-iverson-traded-to-pistons/" rel="bookmark">Allen Iverson traded to Pistons</a></h8> <p>An NBA official says that mercurial guard Allen Iverson has been shipped to his third... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2008/11/allen-iverson-traded-to-pistons/"></a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #94B1DF; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div>  <h9><a href="/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/category/the-magazine/sports/basketball" rel="bookmark">More music</a></h9> </div> <div class="hpfeatured"> <h3>Hockey</h3>  <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/gallery-blast-magazine-photography-at-the-beanpot/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/020909_mhoc-vs-northeastern_beanpot_ku_299_edit-70x70.jpg" alt="Gallery: Blast Magazine photography at the Beanpot"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/gallery-blast-magazine-photography-at-the-beanpot/" rel="bookmark">Gallery: Blast Magazine photography at the Beanpot</a></h8> <p>With our sports editor hailing from Boston University so many years ago and our editor... <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/gallery-blast-magazine-photography-at-the-beanpot/"></a></p> <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #94B1DF; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/beanpot/" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" src="/web/20090305125006im_/http://blastmagazine.com/images/fgal/Beanpot20_70.jpg" alt="Another Beanpot for BU"/></a> <h8><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090305125006/http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/sports/2009/02/beanpot/" rel="bookmark">Another Beanpot for BU</a></h8> <p>Reported live from the TD Banknorth Garden Fans trickled out of the Garden. 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