May 22, 2013

NFL Draft 2013: Ten questions to ponder as the 2013 NFL draft approaches

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QB Geno Smith passed for 42 TDs and just six INTs for West Virginia in 2012.(Photo: Rob Christy, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Several high-profile players come with medical red flags Could this be the year a running back won’t go in Round 1? The Kansas City Chiefs’ choice at the top is still a [...]

NFL News: Pat Summerall dead at 82

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DALLAS (AP) — Pat Summerall, the deep-voiced NFL player-turned-broadcaster who spent half of his four decades calling sports famously paired with John Madden, died Tuesday. He was 82. Susie Wiles, Summerall’s daughter, said her father died in Dallas. ”He was an extraordinary man and a wonderful father,” Wiles said. ”I know he will be greatly [...]

NFL News and Notes: Super Trades – Wallace, Kruger highlight 1st day of free agency

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(L-R) Corey Graham #24, Ray Lewis #52 and Paul Kruger #99 of the Baltimore Ravens walk towards the sideline as play was suspended in the third quarter for 34 minutes due to a power outage against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, [...]

NFL Report: Roger Goodell ‘terrified’ player will die on field

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell during a press conference in preparation for Super Bowl XLVII.(Photo: Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY Sports) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — ESPN The Magazine’s Don Van Natta Jr. has written a lengthy takeout on the reign of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, providing some compelling details about what makes the league’s No. 1 [...]

MLB: Baseball and broadcasting veteran Joe Garagiola retires at 87

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(Reuters) – Joe Garagiola, the Major League baseball veteran best known for his affable personality and quick wit as a sports commentator, game show host and even late-night television personality, retired from broadcasting on Wednesday. Garagiola, 87, who made his Major League debut with his hometown team, the St. Louis Cardinals, in 1946 and ended [...]

NFL Hall of Fame: Parcells, Sapp, Carter among 7 Hall inductees

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Former running back Curtis Martin, left, with his bust and presenter former coach Bill Parcells, right, during the Class of 2012 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Fawcett Stadium on August 4, 2012 in Canton, Ohio. (August 3, 2012 – Source: Jason Miller/Getty Images North America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bill Parcells was [...]

NFL Pro Bowl: NFC blows out AFC 62-35 in Pro Bowl in Hawaii

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Jason Pierre-Paul #90 of the New York Giants and the NFC intercepts a pass against J. J. Watt #90 of the American Football Conference team during the 2013 Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium on January 27, 2013 in Honolulu, Hawaii (January 26, 2013 – Source: Scott Cunningham/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — HONOLULU [...]

NFL Playoffs: Falcons not satisfied with one playoff win

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Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks and Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons embrace after the Falcons defeated the Seahawks during the NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Georgia Dome on January 13, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (January 12, 2013 – Source: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) —- FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. [...]

NFL Playoffs: 49ers are one win from reaching Super Bowl at last

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Running back Frank Gore #21 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers during the NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Candlestick Park on January 12, 2013 in San Francisco, California. (January 11, 2013 – Source: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — [...]

NFL Playoffs: Ravens shock Broncos; 49ers rout Packers

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Peyton Manning #18 of the Denver Broncos walks on the field with his head down against the Baltimore Ravens during the AFC Divisional Playoff Game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on January 12, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. THe Ravens won 38-35 in the second overtime. (January 11, 2013 – Source: Dustin Bradford/Getty Images [...]