May 22, 2013

NFL: No talks Monday between league, referees union

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NEW YORK (AP) — Officially – at least in their comments – NFL players and coaches aren’t concerning themselves with refereering. The NFL and its locked-out officials weren’t talking two days before the season begins, a clear indication replacements will be on the field for Wednesday night’s opener. Doesn’t matter, according to many of the [...]

LT’s Super Bowl ring sells for $230K, not to Umenyiora

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Osi Umenyiora didn’t get 500,00 Twitter additional followers and now Lawrence Taylor apparently won’t get his Super Bowl XXV ring back. The ring was sold in an online auction Sunday for $230,401 to an unidentified buyer through SPC auctions. Umenyiora, the Giants defensive lineman, had said he would buy the [...]

Report: Redskins out of Peyton Manning sweepstakes

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — It seems Peyton Manning is already winnowing down the list of teams he’ll entertain when it comes time to decide his next NFL home. And apparently his new zip code will not be in Washington. Per Redskins insider Chris Russell of ESPN 980, the four-time MVP has told the team [...]

NFL: Why the Patriots will win SB XLVI

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Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots answers questions from the press during a media availability session for Super Bowl XLVI at the University Place Conference Center & Hotel on February 2, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (February 1, 2012 – Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI) — INDIANAPOLIS — The [...]

Super Bowl XLVI: Patriots’ Light must hold up against Giants’ fierce pass rushers

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Quarterback Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots throws a pass as tackle Matt Light #72 blocks linebacker Erik Walden #93 of the Green Bay Packers in the first quarter of the game at Gillette Stadium on December 19, 2010 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (December 18, 2010 – Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images North America) [...]

Soccer: Ibrahimovic says Tevez would be welcomed at AC Milan

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Carlos Tevez hasn’t played for Manchester City since being suspended for two weeks and fined a fortnight’s wages for refusing to warm up for a Champions League game in September. (Tim Hales/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic would love to see Carlos Tevez join his side, saying Sunday that [...]

NFL standardizes concussion tests

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NFL doctors and trainers will use standardized sideline testing next season to diagnose concussions, the league’s latest move in a national debate over implementing stronger policies toward head injuries. On Friday, league officials are scheduled to unveil new guidelines by which all 32 teams use the same questions for players’ baseline tests. [...]

Saints release Jeremy Shockey

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For flamboyant tight end Jeremy Shockey, the party is over — at least in New Orleans. Shockey was released Tuesday by the Saints, who appear ready to move on with promising second-year pro and 2010 third-round draft choice Jimmy Graham. Shockey was no stranger to the Big Easy social scene and [...]

L.A. story: Kobe Bryant propels West to NBA All-Star Game win

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LOS ANGELES — Maybe there had been too much Blake Griffin idolatry in L.A. recently. Or maybe too much Laker-bashing. Or maybe it was just that Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant was feeling it at home. Bryant scored early and often, finishing the NBA All-Star Game with a game-high 37 points and leading the [...]

QB play, WR speed will outweigh defensive excellence in Super Bowl

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With two of the smartest defensive minds in football and two of the best defenses in the game facing off Sunday in Texas, logic says this should be a 17-13 pitchers duel. I am not logical. As much as I respect 3-4 brainchildren/inventors Dick LeBeau of the Steelers and Dom Capers of the Packers, I [...]