...Imagine the surprise Adrian Peterson got when told he would have to pay Nike more than $1 million to change his uniform from $28. On Wednesday, the social networking sports star took to Twitter to let his fans know he would be sticking with #28. It was a decision Peterson was not happy with as
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...The San Francisco 49ers' NFC title loss to the New York Giants left a lot of Niners fans heartbroken and angry. Now punt returner Kyle Williams is receiving death threats via Twitter. In case you missed it, Kyle Williams' fumble in overtime led to the Giants' field goal that won the NFC Champions
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...The family of Joe Paterno announced Sunday morning that the legendary Penn State football coach passed away - no doubt in part from a broken heart. There is no doubt that Paterno totally mishandled the Sandusky scandal and he has certainly paid for that poor judgement. And, as has often been
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...The Bowl Championship Series title game between Alabama and Louisiana State was the third-lowest rated title game in the 14-year history of the BCS. The ESPN telecast drew a 14 rating. The only BCS games with lower ratings were the 2005 USC-Oklahoma matchup, which got a 13.7, and the 2002 Miami-N
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...No one wants anything to do with the New York Jets. Not Santonio Holmes. Not Bart Scott. Not their fans. And apparently, not sporting good stores, either. CNBC's sports business reporter Darren Rovell gets a bevy of tips every day to his Twitter account, and on Friday, he posted a photo that
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..Now here's a new sport that all of us, well, many of us, can fully support. Dennis Rodman will be coaching for a topless women’s team he’s launching for Headquarters Gentlemen’s Club, the New York mammary mecca.The NBA bad boy dreamed up the team after hearing that rival strip joint Rick
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...Virginia Tech kicker Cody Journell won't be making the trip to New Orleans with the rest of the team for the Sugar Bowl. This is because he was suspended by the school after being arrested by Blacksburg, Va. police on charges of breaking and entering. "Blacksburg Police say the 20-year-old Journe
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......Chicago Bear wide receiver Sam Hurd has been arrested on Federal drug charges. The Dallas Morning News reports that the arrest took place in Chicago but relates to an attempt to purchase drugs from a supplier in North Texas, and that a Texas-based office of Immigration and Customs Enforce
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...The news surrounding the death of former NFL player Lew Carpenter isn't good. Carpenter played for the Lions, Brown and Packers in the 1950's and 1960's. Concussions weren't much of a topic back then. When Brown died last year he had agreed to donate his bain to researchers. The results
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...My hat goes off to Tampa Bay coach Raheem Morris. During the Tampa Bay Buccaneers loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, Bucs head coach Raheem Morris ejected one of his own players in the third quarter. He told defensive tackle Brian Price to “go home” after committing a personal fou
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...In what apparently is a financially motivated action, the Denver Broncos have waived quarterback Kyle Orton. The 29-year-old seventh-year veteran from Purdue lost his starting job after going 1-4. He hasn't played since the first half against San Diego on Oct. 9. His replacement, Tim Tebow, is
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...Here's an oddity for you. The New Orleans Saints are a combined 0-11 on coin flips this year for kickoffs and overtime play. The Browns are 0-9. The odds of losing 11 coin flips in a row are about 2,000 - 1.
...7 teams in the AP Top 25 poll tasted defeat on Saturday. That included loss
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...I don't know how this could happen, but according to reliable sources copies of Jerry Sandusky's autobiography "Touched" were still available for purchase in The Penn State Bookstore as of mid-afternoon Friday.
...Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and ousted Vice President Gary
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...Expect this story to grow and grow. Former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was arrested Saturday and arraigned for the sexual abuse of eight youngsters, who he gained access to them through, The Second Mile, an at-risk youth program. The attorney general has filed 40 criminal co
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......Bloomberg.com came out with an editorial piece encouraging the legalization and regulation of internet poker in the United States. Yes, it makes a lot of sense. Here is the jist of what they had to say - “The odds of winning the grand prize in the Powerball lottery are 1 in 195,249,054.
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