When the NFL puts as much importance in Pro Bowl attendance as it has for this year’s Miami pre-Super Bowl event, one wonders what it would actually take to be not only excused from the proceedings, but to get booted out of the whole thing altogether.
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This Strikeforce: Miami card just got the highlight of this early year. Just when Robbie Lawler seemed like he was all but done, he damn near knocked Melvin Manhoef’s head off.
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The Calgary Flames have traded defenceman Dion Phaneuf to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Details to follow.
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Northwestern’s Kevin Coble has a leg cast on due to a broken ankle and foot and therefore can’t play, but that hasn’t stopped him from shooting around in practice. Check out this 65-Foot over the head shot he hit in practice.
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Sometimes fans are blessed with unforgettable years when their city’s teams are winning championships and its legendary stars are shining bright.
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In Texas, catastrophic spinal injuries aren’t enough to change high school football
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More than 5,000 people worldwide descended on a small corner of farmland today to brave mud, rain, ice and fire on a gruelling assault course dubbed ‘the world’s hardest endurance test’. The 8 mile long assault course features terrifying underwater tunnels, barbed wire fences and fire walks. Included Video : An Introduction to “ToughGuy”.
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The Confederation of African Football has banned Togo’s national soccer team from participating in the next two African Cup of Nations tournaments. It is punishment for the squad’s decision to withdraw from this year’s tournament following an attack on the team bus in Angola. Three people were killed.
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UFC welterweight Dan Hardy is many things. He’s the number one contender, he’s an outstanding striking, he shows questionable decision when it comes to his choice in barbers, and he is very British. Another thing that Dan Hardy happens to be is the most entertaining and charismatic fighters in the organization.
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Check out this fantastic goal by dangler Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers
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The NHL has suspended Mike Green three games for his elbow on Michael Frolik.
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And he’s roughly 1,000,000x better than Billy Packer. Bonus: he told Clark Kellogg he was going to “take his job” in “either three or seven years.”
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NFL great Herschel Walker made his anticipated mixed martial arts debut tonight at Strikeforce: Miami in a heavyweight match up against Greg Nagy.
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Scheduled fight will replace the proposed bout between Mayweather and Pacquiao that fell apart over Mayweather’s random bloodtest demand.
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Sure it’s just your typical get cut by an NFL team, join an arena team, play a year in Europe, stock grocery shelves, latch on as an NFL backup, get thrust into the starting role via injury, win a Super Bowl, 2 MVPs, and build a Hall of Fame career story.
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The rough times continue for the United States Olympic Committee. Over the past year, the governing body of the U.S. Olympic team has struggled through leadership turmoil (three different CEOs in 10 months; pictured is current CEO Scott Blackmun), the failed Chicago bid for the 2016 Olympics, and a nasty spat with NBC about an Olympics cable-TV net
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With roots on opposite sides of the world, the British Mod and the Hells Angels are both legendary cultural movements. While their choice of drugs and two-wheeled vehicles may differ, their behavior has none-the-less left an impact on the countries they hail from.
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Chelsea and England captain John Terry is at the centre of a storm of controversy surrounding his personal life after he reportedly had an affair with the girlfriend of international team-mate Wayne Bridge, jeopardising his England captaincy and throwing Fabio Capello’s World Cup plans into disarray.
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Did Big John just retire??? What the hell: Asked, “So, is this it,” Daly answered, “pretty much.”
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