May 24, 2013

NFL Super Bowl XLVII: A contrast of kickers, but will one be called on to win XLVII?

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After missing 13 kicks in the regular season, David Akers (right) is just 1 of 2 in the playoffs. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP (PhatzRadio / AP / SI) — NEW ORLEANS — This is a tale of two feet — one left, one right; one belonging to a 38-year old veteran of 15 NFL seasons, the [...]

NFL Super Bowl: Ravens, 49ers bring big-hitting ‘D’ to Super Bowl

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Running back Michael Turner #33 of the Atlanta Falcons runs the ball as he is hit by inside linebacker Patrick Willis #52 of the San Francisco 49ers in the first quarter in the NFC Championship game at the Georgia Dome on January 20, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (January 19, 2013 – Source: Kevin C. Cox/Getty [...]

NFL Report: Tom Brady fined $10K for slide vs. Ravens

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) slides to avoid a hit from Baltimore Ravens free safety Ed Reed (20) during the second quarter of the AFC championship game at Gillette Stadium.(Photo: David Butler II, USA TODAY Sports) (PhatzRadio/ USA Today) — Let us end the controversy over a quarterback’s slide here. Tom Brady was [...]

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. [...]

Saints Bounty Scandal: Saints players at hearing to appeal bounty suspensions

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(Photo: Louis Lanzano,AP) Story Highlights The hearing is being conducted by former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — WASHINGTON — New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, accompanied by defensive end Will Smith, exited a black SUV at 7:30 a.m. this morning outside a downtown Washington, D.C. law office to hear testimony from [...]

NFL Thursday Night: 49ers make just enough plays, hold off Seahawks

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Quarterback Alex Smith #11 of the San Francisco 49ers smiles before a game against the Seattle Seahawks on October 18, 2012 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. (October 17, 2012 – Source: Brian Bahr/Getty Images North America) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two of the NFL’s top defenses dueled it out in a low-scoring game [...]

NFL Roundup: Giants dominate 49′ers / Rodgers throws 6 TDs in Packers’ rout of Houston

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Defensive back Antrel Rolle #26 of the New York Giants returns his second interception of the third quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park on October 14, 2012 in San Francisco, California. The Giants won 26-3. (October 13, 2012 – Source: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images North America) Giants 26, 49ers 3 (PhatzRadio / AP [...]

NFL Week 6 storylines: Giants-49ers rematch key for both teams

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Tim Tebow #15 of the New York Jets reacts after he ran for a first down in the secon dhalf against the Houston Texans at MetLife Stadium on October 8, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (October 7, 2012 – Source: Al Bello/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI) — NFL Week 6 and things [...]

NFL Roundup: Patriots, Packers, and Falcons wins

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Ryan Williams #34 of the Arizona Cardinals fumbles as Chandler Jones #95, Kyle Love #74, and Vince Wilfork #75 of the New England Patriots chase the ball at Gillette Stadium on September 16, 2012 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (September 15, 2012 – Source: Jim Rogash/Getty Images North America) ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Bryant kicked a 40-yard [...]

NFL: Saints’ Jonathan Vilma, NFL headed back to courtroom?

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Despite rumblings earlier this week that the NFL might consider extending an olive branch to suspended Saints MLB Jonathan Vilma — the league denied the ESPN report — it now seems the New Orleans defensive captain and league will be in court Friday (sans settlement) as he seeks to secure [...]