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Champions League Insiders Trivia

When you’re glued to FOX this weekend for the Champions League final and you notice no Americans on either squad, appreciate this: Q: Who was the first (and only) American on a winning Champions League team?

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Monday Links – San Diego Supercross, Local News Updates, Olympics Nearing, Danica To Race Saturday

What a game, what a weekend! Congrats to Drew Brees and the Saints for their victory over Payton and Co. in Super Bowl #??. Danica made her stock car debut and finished 6th in the ARCA race at Daytona on … Continue reading

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Escondido’s Art Center has questionable future

Escondido’s performing arts center might become a conglomeration of government offices and retail businesses if city officials follow through on a budget-cutting plan that would shut down the financially struggling facility, but such proposals face a wide variety of hurdles. … Continue reading

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NC Times Spills the Beans…Speed Limit On Centre City is 65 MPH

The NC Times confirmed what many of us old school Escondido residents already knew, the speed limit on Centre City Parkway is 65 MPH. To prevent the parkway from becoming a dangerous racetrack through the center of town, they have … Continue reading

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Miller High Life Loves Ol’ Esco…

The hum at Escondido’s legendary Del’s Barber Shop didn’t come from clippers yesterday but from a film crew shooting a Miller High Life commercial. The four-chair barbershop on South Escondido Boulevard could end up in television ads — speculation is … Continue reading

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Tuesday Links – Harvick Driver of Decade, Esco Police Target Suspected Gang Members, Padres Acquire Catcher, Best/Worst Video Ever

Harvick Named Nationwide Driver of the Decade – With the first decade of the 21st century coming to a close, NASCAR polled the media to name its Driver of the Decade and Race of the Decade in each of its … Continue reading

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Thursday Links – NASCAR Odds For Phoenix, Morrissey Given A Reason To Cry, Adrian Gonzalez, Chargers & Mayor Sanders Meet

Opening Odds For This Weekend’s NASCAR Race In Phoenix – The word on the streets is Swasted.com will be in Phoenix this weekend to watch Tony win his fifth race of the year… Jimmie Johnson 4-1 Mark Martin 5-1 Denny … Continue reading

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North County agree’s to cooperate on potential Chargers stadium…

Leaders from five cities along Highway 78 agreed Monday to explore ways they could cooperate financially to help Escondido build a large stadium that would keep the San Diego Chargers in the region. During a special meeting Monday that was … Continue reading

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In Ping Pong News…

Escondido, CA In a stunning 5-0 match Steve Boehme dominated Nick Douglas. Douglas normally calm and collective was shaken by the continuing dominance of Boehme and didn’t react well to the loss. One of swasted.com’s crack news staff was there … Continue reading

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D-Pain Album Release Party Tonight in Escondido

D-Pain’s album release party kicks off tonight, October 23 at Club Anita’s in Escondido. The doors open at 9:00pm with $3 U-Call-It’s until 11. Domi Young will be performing as well as DJ sets from Escondido’s Dr. Parks and Brian … Continue reading

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