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The Sporting News released their list this past Wednesday of the the 50 greatest coaches of all time.

Now, I'm sure that there are many coaches who could possibly be on this list are are not, and I know I am biased towards NCAA wrestling. But no Dan Gable? C'mon!

21 years are the head coach at the University of Iowa. 21 Big Ten titles, 15 National Championships.

Enough said.

Just because wrestling isn't a major sport doesn't mean it doesn't deserve recognition.

A study conducted by the College Sports Council based on NCAA participation and scholarship data, shows that in NCAA Division I "gender symmetric sports" (teams where both male and female athletes participate), female students are accorded far more opportunities than male students to compete and earn scholarships.

I've seen the Mets play numerous times this year, and at times, they look like a Little League team. A group Long Island baseball veterans agree, and are producing a video on the fundamentals of baseball to help their favorite team.

Hilarious! [thx, Tony]

ESPN.com breaks down what makes Albert Pujols the perfect player.

Paul Lukas over at Uni Watch breaks down the worst uniforms in sports.

The Phillies/Mets rivalry has been renewed over the past couple of years with members of each team proclaiming themselves to be "the team to beat." To add to this, New York Mets announcer Gary Cohen of SNY dubbed the right field corner "Utley's Corner" this past weekend when the the Yankees' Brett Gardner hit a homerun to right field.

Earlier this month, Phillies second baseman Chase Utley went 5-14 in a series against the Mets with 3 homeruns to the oddly-shaped right field corner.

It's a little unorthodox to name part of the field after your main rival's star player, but I like it. [via crashburnalley]

The Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins and St. Louis Cardinals all recently switched to a straight away camera angle to show pitchers pitching to batters. Every other team uses the slightly off-centered angle we are accustomed to seeing during a normal baseball broadcast. It's a fascinating debate.

(Thx Carly)

Flip Flop Fly Ball is an interesting site showing bizarre baseball stats and 'what ifs' through inforgraphics. Creator Craig Robinson's other site, Flip Flop Flyin', is full of infographs of all subjects.

According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of California-Davis, a large majority of near-the-line shots called incorrectly by Wimbledon line judges have come on balls ruled out that were actually in. Why? It's science.

McEnroe could've used this info.