The Future of Football?

The Future of Football?

Frank Deford > VIEWPOINT by Frank Deford Courtesy of Sports Illustrated   www.si.com How much longer will we put young men in jeopardy to play football? Linebacker Junior Seau's death reopens discussion about the dangers of concussions and their long-term effects. Tom DiPace/APEven

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The Junior Seau Tragedy; NFL - Show Me the Proof

The Junior Seau Tragedy; NFL – Show Me the Proof

DID SEAU’S LOVE FOR THE GAME KILL HIM? BY ALEX MARVEZ COURTESY OF FOX SPORTS Alex Marvez is a Senior NFL Writer for FOXSports.com. He has covered the NFL for the past 17 seasons as a beat writer and is the former president of the Pro Football Writers of America. He also is a frequent host o

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BCS - Are Playoffs a Done Deal?

BCS – Are Playoffs a Done Deal?

Andy Staples >>> INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL Courtesy of www.SI.com HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- BCS executive director Bill Hancock, who has served since 2009 as the public face of the most hated entity in sports, finally got to say something Wednesday that made college football fans cheer from se

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Fine Accuser's Retraction Lost in Media; Still More NCAA Hypocrisy

Fine Accuser’s Retraction Lost in Media; Still More NCAA Hypocrisy

News Outlets Bury Syracuse Accuser's Retraction BY JEFF NEUMAN - Check out www.realclearsports.com for the best sports columns daily You might have missed the news as it crawled across the bottom of the screen Friday or appeared in the Briefs portion of the Saturday sports pages. The Syracu

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Ozzie Guillen and Free Speech

Ozzie Guillen and Free Speech

FOX Sports Exclusive Ozzie is wrong, First Amendment isn't by Jen Floyd Engel Jen Floyd Engel covered local sports for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram since 1997 and became a columnist in 2003. Sports opinions? She’s never short of them. And love her or hate her, she’ll be just another one o

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NFL Takes Money over Safety

NFL Takes Money over Safety

Dan Le Batard NFL’s Roger Goodell cares more for cash than safety By Dan Le Batard The Miami Herald NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is framed by New Orleans Saints hats during an interview before the grand opening of the NFL Shop at Draft store, Monday, April 2, 2012 in New York. Goodell s

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Matt Bush - Number One Pick Sits in Jail

Matt Bush – Number One Pick Sits in Jail

Long, maddening fall for former No. 1 Matt Bush By Jeff Passan, Yahoo! Sports Matt Bush was viciously drunk. He had removed his belt, swung it at a passing car and crashed his vehicle when trying to flee the scene. A fleet of police arrived to arrest him. Hog-tied on the ground, Bush kicked, s

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NCAA in Legal Trouble?; Sapp, Bounties and Jim Rome

NCAA in Legal Trouble?; Sapp, Bounties and Jim Rome

Op-Ed Columnist Standing Up to the N.C.A.A. By JOE NOCERA Joe writes for the New York Times Over the past few months, I have used this column to explore the various injustices perpetrated by the N.C.A.A. I have written about the way it terrorizes the parents of athletes it is investigating

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40 Years Ago Hoops and Terrorism Collide

40 Years Ago Hoops and Terrorism Collide

A Bitter Lesson in Basketball and Terrorism By STEPHEN MOORE Article courtesy of the Wall Street Journal "That was the most bitter and painful experience of my life," observes Tom McMillen. "What happened in Munich was the most controversial and tragic sports competition in modern times."

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Bounty Hypocrites Wake Up!

Bounty Hypocrites Wake Up!

latimes.com T.J. SIMERS Spare the anger over a bounty system in the NFL Football fans love the hard hits, and to pretend to be upset over the Saints' supposed payments for taking players out is ridiculous. Please, enough with the moral outrage. News flash: NFL players were paid to knock pla

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Saints Face Severe Penalties

Saints Face Severe Penalties

Peter King>INSIDE THE NFL Read more from Peter and other top sports writers at www.si.com Saints looking at severe punishment for bounty system  The National Football League on Friday found the New Orleans Saints guilty of a wide-ranging system of bounty payments to between 22 and 27 de

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Bigger Braun Battle Begins

Bigger Braun Battle Begins

Braun faces 'challenge' to clean stain from name; it shouldn't be that way By Scott Miller | CBSSports.com Senior Baseball Columnist PHOENIX -- Ryan Braun beat the rap, was cleared of charges, was told unequivocally by those responsible for upholding baseball law that he is not guilty. But

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NCAA Lashes Out at Critics; Playoff System Needs Legitimacy

NCAA Lashes Out at Critics; Playoff System Needs Legitimacy

The NCAA Lashing Back at Critics is Cruel and Counterproductive College Athletics, Media Gossip/Musings by Ty Duffy Article courtesy of www.bigleadsports.com Earlier we looked at the NCAA’s flaming response to Joe Nocera’s opining/reporting. The Chronicle of Education highlights how this

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Linsanity Sweeping NBA

Linsanity Sweeping NBA

Knicks guard creating an international Lin-sation By Mike Lopresti, USA TODAY    Jeremy Lin, global phenomenon, spent Sunday afternoon at Hamilton College in central New York state, watching brother Joseph score four points in his final home game, one (suddenly very, very familiar) face amo

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Another Program Bites the Dust - But No Fanfare Here

Another Program Bites the Dust – But No Fanfare Here

FOX Sports Exclusive South Central losing a football icon by Jason Whitlock Jason Whitlock writes about the sports world from every angle, including those other writers can't imagine or muster courage to address. His columns are humorous, thought-provoking, agenda-free, honest and unpredicta

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