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Focus Drugs in sports: Who is winning the doping war?
As scientists close the gap on doping detection, athletes bent on cheating can still game the system. Stricter enforcement from league authorities is critical to redeeming sports scandalized by doping – cycling, baseball, and potentially the NFL.
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What comes now for the NFL after a tumultuous season?
The NFL is still coming to grips with the dangers of professional football — a brutal sport that makes the league tremendously wealthy.
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NFL deal reached: 'Football is back,' let the Brett Favre watch begin
NFL deal makers came to a compromise to end the 132-day shutdown Monday. The NFL deal will unleash a chaotic period of free agency, as well as the annual question: What about Brett Favre?
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NFL lockout ends as owners approve new deal. Now what?
Owners voted Thursday to back a 10-year deal that ends the summer-long NFL lockout. If players also support the deal, then there will be a whirlwind of activity before the season opener.
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NFL lockout: Still no deal, but sides to talk again Friday
NFL lockout of players continues on Friday. But owners and players are meeting again in New York, trying to hammer out a collective bargaining agreement to end the NFL lockout.
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NFL lockout: Next two weeks crucial to save season
NFL lockout enters crucial phase as owners meet. It's the last opportunity to end the NFL lockout without affecting the 2011 season.
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NFL in 'chaos' after lockout ruling. What happens now?
A federal judge's ruling to lift the lockout prompted a flurry of legal action and lots of confusion as players reported to empty practice facilities Tuesday. What it means for NFL football could become clearer in the days ahead, but for now, the league is in 'uncharted territory.'
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Trust broken, millions apart, NFL players and owners head to court
After 16 days of hard negotiating, the NFL and its players failed to reach a contract agreement by a 5 p.m. deadline. The players' union disbanded in order to take its case to court.
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NFL lockout possibility remains as negotiation deadline looms this week
NFL lockout is a possibility as owners and the players union face a Thursday deadline for their current collective bargaining agreement. This would be the first NFL lockout since the players union was formed in the late 1950s.
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NFL lockout: five reasons Super Bowl could be last pro football of 2011
Coming off the most-watched Super Bowl of all time, reality is about to hit football fans hard. Owners and players must agree to a new collective-bargaining agreement by March 4, or the owners will lock out the players, essentially suspending pro football indefinitely. Behind the NFL's recent success are stark concerns. Here are five of the most important sticking points to be overcome to avoid the league's first labor-related work stoppage since 1987.
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