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The NFL's Top Quarterbacks: Week 3 Performances
Category: Football Written by Tapa Menon
As the 2013 NFL season kicks into Week 3 of the current NFL season, it is well worth taking a closer look at the league's best quarterbacks. Sports fans who love to bet on football know just how important it is for successful team to have a quarterback who can lead an offense around the field,Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 September 2013 09:48
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College Football Playoffs May Mean Push for Athlete Pay
Category: Football Written by Lee Davis
The recently announced college football playoff system will mean big money for major college teams with some experts guessing that it could amount to as much as half a billion dollars per year in television rights alone.
News of such an eye-popping figure has prompted Texas coach Mack Brown
Last Updated on Sunday, 01 July 2012 11:13
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Appeals Court Throws Out Scholarship Suit Against the NCAA
Category: Football Written by Lee Davis
Last week a federal appeals court decided to decline reviving an antitrust suit brought by two former college football players against the NCAA. The two men lost their scholarships after suffering injuries and claimed that they were wrongly denied multiyear scholarships which could have covered
Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 June 2012 10:06
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Sandusky Stays Silent and Declines to Testify During Sexual Abuse Trial
Category: Football Written by Lee Davis
Jerry Sandusky’s defense team finished with their case today without Sandusky taking the witness stand, something some court watchers had expected to happen given the direction of the defense so far. By advancing a theory of a psychological personality disorder some thought
Last Updated on Thursday, 21 June 2012 10:56
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Joel Armia Agrees to Terms on Entry Level Contract
Category: Football Written by Ian Ott
Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier today announced that the team has signed forward Joel Armia to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Armia (6’3”, 192 lbs., 5/31/93) was Buffalo’s first-round pick (16th overall) in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and the first right wing selected in
Last Updated on Monday, 18 June 2012 15:22
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The Jerry Sandusky Trial: Second accuser takes the stand
Category: Football Written by Lee Davis
Jerry Sandusky’s second day at trial began today with emotional testimony from a second alleged victim. The victim, now 18, testified about abuse that began at one of the summer camps run by Sandusky. The first incident happened when he was as young as 11 and indicated a pattern of
Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 June 2012 07:48
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NFL players union sues organization for collusion
Category: Football Written by Lee Davis
NFL players union chief DeMaurice Smith believes the group’s lawsuit against the NFL will ultimately prove victorious in court. The NFL Players Association claims in filings before the U.S. District Court in Minnesota the teams concocted and implemented a secret salary cap during what
Last Updated on Wednesday, 06 June 2012 10:29
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