May 24, 2013

Brett Favre on Dolphins: ‘I don’t have any interest’

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(PhatzRadio/ USA Today) – Apparently Favre Watch 2011 really won’t last more than a blink of the eye. Brett Favre was tracked down in Mississippi by Jeff Darlington of The Miami Herald after Dolphins coach Tony Sparano failed Thursday to quash speculation that the team might be interested in the 41-year-old retired quarterback. “I haven’t [...]

NCAA president: Pay-for-play won’t happen under his watch

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert says transparency is critical to the future of the NCAA, though he doesn’t yet know the best way to accomplish that goal. Emmert, four months into his tenure as president, spoke to a meeting of Associated Press sports editors on Saturday night on the campus of IUPUI. He [...]

Tiger returns to Dubai still searching for old magic

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Tiger Woods rehabilitation tour arrived here in the Middle East Wednesday. At this week’s Dubai Desert Classic, Woods will attempt, once again, to reclaim his golf game and rediscover his missing mojo. Dubai once represented the other-worldliness of Woods: golf’s global gladiator, jet-setting around the globe, collecting mind-boggling appearance [...]

Red Sox Nation – Believe in Pap !!!!

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(PHATZRADIO Staff Writer – Anthony D) – By theory, a hungry Papelbon with 2 quality pitchers in the bullpen should give him, “a kick in the rear”, that he desperately needs – could be a dream situation for Red Sox fans. The problems is that the games are played in real time situations and not [...]

Tiger Woods starts with 69, trails by 5; John Daly in hunt

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SAN DIEGO — Popping off the eclectic leaderboard after Thursday’s first round of the Farmers Insurance Open was John Daly, who woke up the echoes — and shocked some eyeballs with a pair of psychedelic pants featuring the colors of pink, orange, black, brown, tan and beige — with a 5-under-par 67 on the South [...]

USC officials finish appeal seeking to cut NCAA sanctions

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Southern California officials are hoping their second round before the NCAA turns out better than the first. School president Max Nikias, athletic director Pat Haden and four other university representatives spent more than four hours talking with the infractions appeals committee Saturday in hopes of reducing some sanctions imposed against the Trojans’ [...]

Auburn celebrates national title with nearly 80,000 Tigers fans

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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Cam Newton and Auburn’s football team put on one last Saturday afternoon show at Jordan-Hare Stadium. With an estimated 78,000 fans on hand, including hundreds of students crowded onto the field before the stage, the Tigers celebrated their first national championship in 53 years. It also turned into a farewell for [...]

Brett Favre officially files retirement papers with the NFL

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Brett Favre CAPTION By Andrew Weber, US Presswire Brett Favre has moved a step closer to officially ending his NFL career. The Minnesota Vikings QB officially filed his retirement papers with the NFL. Fox Sports originally reported the story, and NFL spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed the news to USA TODAY. Favre, 41, said at several [...]

Cam Newton skipping final year at Auburn to enter NFL draft

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Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton will enter the NFL draft after leading Auburn to the school’s second national championship. His announcement comes three days after the Tigers beat Oregon in the BCS title game and two days before the deadline to declare for the draft. Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley will announce his plans Friday. [...]

Bowl superlatives: Best, worst and a final word

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — What, no more bowls? And it seems like only yesterday they were playing the uDrove Humanitarian Bowl. Now that the college football postseason monsoon is over, some awards seem in order. Man most owed an apology from Charles Barkley: That’d be Gene Chizik, whose hiring at Auburn was questioned by many and [...]