Brad Childress was never beloved in Minnesota by the fans or his players, but he did enjoy plenty of success before this disastrous season. The Vikings won 6, 8, 10, and then 12 games inChilly’s four complete seasons. He won two division titles with two different quarterbacks. His lack of...
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An 8-year-old New York Jets fan was tackled by an adult Browns fan after Sunday’s game, according to a television station in Cleveland. The boy went to the game at Cleveland Browns Stadium in a Jets jersey with his father, who was born in New York. Much to the chagrin of the...
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The redemptive narrative of Auburn quarterback Cam Newton, the front-runner for the Heisman Trophy, has taken another turn. A person briefed on Newton’s situation confirmed on Tuesday theFoxsports.com report a day earlier that Newton left the University of Floridaafter the fall semester in 2008 rather than face suspension or expulsion in...
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Normally, sports news involves the competition to win things: games, championships, record television rights deals. Today, though, has the distinct feeling of a race to the bottom. This is being contested between Randy Moss, who wants a team willing to put up with him in exchange for the hope he’ll...
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Big East presidents agreed in a meeting on Tuesday that it would be in their best interests to increase its football membership from eight to ten members, the conference said. “Today, our Board of Directors affirmed a set of key strategic initiatives, including expansion, designed to enhance membership stability and...
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AP Preseason All-America Team The Associated Press’ 2010-11 preseason All-America team, with school, height, year and votes from a 65-member national media panel (key 2009-10 statistics in parentheses): • Kyle Singler, Duke, 6-8, senior, 62 votes (16.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg) • Jacob Pullen, Kansas State, 6-0, senior, 53 (19.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg,...
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It sucks. Paul the Psychic World Cup Octopus is dead — but at least he left an everlasting impression on fans of soccer … and appetizers … all across the globe.
Spike Lee has been speaking with Carmelo Anthony and has told Donnie Walsh that Melo definitely wants to play for the Knicks.
North Carolina receiver Greg Little apologized Tuesday for his actions that led to the NCAA declaring him “permanently ineligible” amid an investigation into agent-related benefits. Little released a statement through the school Tuesday, apologizing to teammates, coaches, alumni and fans for “letting them down” and said he was “terribly remorseful.” “My...
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