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'The NFL doesn't owe me anything': A former linebacker who was suing pro...
Standing on the sidelines watching players thud full force into each other at Jacksonville Jaguars training camp, former NFL linebacker Jeff Kopp recalls what finally made him realize something had to...
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The 2013 College Football Index
The 2013 CollegeFootball IndexnavigatedownAmericanACCBig 12Big TenConference USAIndependentsMACMountain WestPAC-12SECSun BeltgoogleplusfacebooktwitterAmericanupTier 1CincinnatiCincinnati has been a...
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It's personal: Why we love the silly, irrational, ridiculous, beautiful world...
Maybe your experience is similar.1 Parts of this chapter adapted from a piece that appeared at SB Nation on September 19, 2011. It's probably an hour after I intended to show up, but I'm here. I park...
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Stopping Jadeveon Clowney: Coaches from across college football have a plan...
Antonio "Tiny" Richardson's legacy as an All-SEC tackle should be judged by his status as a plug-and-play pass protector at the next level. The Tennessee junior is projected to be one of the first...
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Dreams Need Strong Shoulders: With poverty, violence and hopelessness rampant...
Usain Bolt took six strides and then ripped his singlet off over his head. It dropped to the ground, a crumpled pile of yellow fabric on the midnight blue track. Then he shouted, his mouth open wide,...
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The Anti-Monetizer: An interview with legendary sports agent Ron Shapiro on...
They speak a funny idiom, these boys from business school rushing around our world like crazed electrons.Take Mr. Nathan Hubbard, ex-CEO of Tickemaster now seeing dollar signs in tweets at Twitter. who...
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A good kid: Football in Alabama, and the lessons learned from a tragedy in...
This is why football is so important in Alabama.Otties William Brewer III, a good kid, failed algebra his freshman year at Southern Choctaw High School, which meant he was ineligible to play for Coach...
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NFL Season Preview
SB Nation's 2013NFL PREVIEWAFC NorthBaltimore RavensCincinnati BengalsCleveland BrownsPittsburgh SteelersAFC SouthHouston TexansIndianapolis ColtsJacksonville JaguarsTennessee TitansAFC EastBuffalo...
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Open city: The U.S. Open is an expensive ticket and awash in brand synergy...
When John Rocker began the still-ongoing process of blowing up his life, it was in part because of a long, bigoted bitch about the things a person will see on the 7 train. "Imagine having to take the 7...
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Disarming the NFL's newest weapon: The read option was the breakout star of...
Colin Kaepernick became the 49ers' starting quarterback in Week 10 of the 2012 season, forming a read option troika with Redskins rookie Robert Griffin III and NFC West compatriot Russell Wilson. The...
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Alabama's Johnny Manziel problem: How can Nick Saban's defense stop the team...
Alabama won its third BCS title in four years last season, solidifying the Crimson Tide as the most dominant program of the current era. If you're a current Alabama player, however, you can be forgiven...
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Pride of the city
When the FDNY's Bravest play the NYPD's Finest in baseball, it's more than a game.The FinestJose Vazquez was on a cruise ship en route to Bermuda when he got the news he was hoping not to hear.In only...
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Legends never die: Twenty years later, the cast and crew of "The Sandlot"...
The 20th anniversary tour of The Sandlot wrapped up the only way it logically could have -- in Dodger Stadium. The film ends with a flash-forward to present day (1993), where sandlot wunderkind Benny...
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Call it a comeback: One year ago, it was uncertain if Rafael Nadal would ever...
It's pretty amazing, the similarities between tennis and football: the importance of footwork, the anticipation of what your opponent is going to do, the ability to forget about a bad play and move...
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The B1G Roadtrip: A journey through football's heartland
The B1G RoadtripA journey through football's heartlandby Bill ConnellyHint: Hover over stops for more infoStart: St. LouisWhere our heros' journey begins and, eventually, ends.Stop 1: Iowa CityAn oasis...
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Perfecting the formula: How Eagles coach Chip Kelly used New Hampshire as his...
The play call surprised nobody on the University of New Hampshire sideline. Not the head coach, not the quarterback, and definitely not the receiver who eventually found himself celebrating in the end...
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Mariano Rivera retrospective: Looking back at the career of the great Yankees...
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Breaking Madden: Let's bring Brian Hoyer down a peg
Ah ha ha ha ha look at this guy! He is only the 45th-best quarterback in the world instead of the 10th-best! Ha ha ha ha he is horrible.- Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha/checks wall calendar strapped to...
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Sunday Shootaround: Bill Russell's statue allows Boston to properly remember...
☰OvertimeViewers GuideThe ListICYMISay WhatThis Week In GIFsgoogleplusfacebooktwitterupBoston needed Bill Russell's statue more than he didPaul FlanneryBOSTON -- Who owns an athlete’s legacy? It’s a...
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Over the edge: Once a year, hundreds of people voluntarily jump off one of...
Cody Adams takes a drag off his cigarette, and looks over at Andy Smith."You scared yet?" he asks."Definitely scared," Smith tells him. "I'm trying to convince myself that I'm not.""It's good to be...
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