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Evolution of the NFL: 16 ways the game has changed
Forty-seven years after the first Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles before a less-than-capacity crowd, let’s look back at some of the ways the NFL has changed.
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The Super Bowl: 10 football books to gear you up for the big game
The biggest sports game of the year is just around the corner. Here are some books to put you in the mood.
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Not just sexy Kim Jong-un: 5 times the Onion has fooled foreign media
When the People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, took as straight news The Onion's declaration that stout North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un was 2012's "Sexiest Man Alive," it became the biggest foreign media outlet to be fooled by the satirical American newspaper. But it is not the first. Here are several other foreign news sites that took Onion fiction as newsworthy fact.
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Bill Walton: 10 quotes for his birthday
For his 60th birthday, here are 10 quotes from the Basketball Hall of Famer.
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NFL 2012: a banner year for rookie quarterbacks
Encouraged by the success of Carolina’s Cam Newton and Cincinnati’s Andy Dalton last season, five teams hand the offensive controls to five players fresh out of the college ranks.
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Tim Tebow released from Jets. Is Tebow time over? (+video)
'Tim Tebow released' is the news the football world knew had to be coming after the New York Jets drafted a quarterback Saturday. Going forward, however, neither Tim Tebow nor the Jets seem to have a lot of good options.
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NFL draft 2013: Without the quarterbacks, will fans tune in? (+video)
NFL draft 2013 won't have a quarterback as the first overall pick; it's possible there won't be one in the first round, and household names are few. Will the NFL draft's perennially strong TV ratings suffer?
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NFL Draft 2013: The next generation of NFL stars takes the stage
The 2013 NFL Draft kicks off Thursday night at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
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Saul Bellow's Heart
Greg Bellow's memoir of life as Saul Bellow's son offers unique insights into the author and the man.
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Pat Summerall dies, leave TV sportscasting legacy (+video)
Pat Summerall dies: The former football player turned sportscaster, Pat Summerall delivered the details on 16 Super Bowls, the Masters, and the U.S. Open tennis tournament with a simple, understated style.
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Fox threatens to leave network TV in protest over Aereo lawsuit
A court has sided with Internet TV start-up Aereo over the big networks. Now, Fox threatening to cut its broadcast signals.
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Masters 2013: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson looking for another green jacket
The Masters golf tournament, the season's first major event, gets started Thursday morning. Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and defending champ Bubba Watson are part of another impressive field that includes Chinese teenager Tianlang Guan.
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USA Update Know what 'campestral' means? National Spelling Bee introduces a vocab test.
For the first time in its 86-year history, the National Spelling Bee, to begin May 28, is taking account not only of whether participants can spell the words, but also whether they know what they mean.
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FBI investigating possible extortion at Rutgers
Eric Murdock, the Rutgers employee who provided video of ex-coach Mike Rice verbally and physically abusing basketball players, may have tried to extort the university before releasing the video.
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Mike Rice defended by Rutgers players
Mike Rice was fired Wednesday, the day after a video aired on ESPN showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs.
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Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice and the evolution of 'tough love' (+video)
The reaction to video footage of the tirades by Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice suggests that the public is no longer willing to give coaches broad leeway when they turn to abusive tactics.
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Modern Parenthood Parenting a chess player may be harder than playing the game
Soccer moms get all the attention. But what about the chess moms and dads who can't shrug off their outside voice outbursts when inside at a silent chess tournament? With an event that demands self-discipline, parenting a chess player is no easy task.
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Rutgers fires coach Mike Rice for abusing players: Will more heads roll?
Senior administrators at Rutgers were aware of a videotape of the Mike Rice tirades against players, but opted not to fire him. That decision is under heavy scrutiny now.
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Whom does Obama read? Ezra Klein, Taylor Branch, Bill Simmons.
President Obama escapes his White House bubble by reading widely on the web, sometimes late at night, following links like the rest of us, says senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer.
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Rutgers fires basketball coach Mike Rice after abusive video is broadcast by ESPN
Rutgers University in New Jersey suspended coach Mike Rice after a videotape of him physically and verbally assaulting players on the men's basketball team was presented to university officials last fall. After the tape was broadcast on ESPN Tuesday, the university terminated Rice's employment.
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Modern Parenthood Mike Rice fired by Rutgers, Pernetti: Parents, tell kids what bad coaching is
Rutgers men's basketball coach Mike Rice was fired by athletic director Tim Pernetti after Mr. Rice's practice behavior was exposed on a video released by ESPN. The video came from a former team aide, not a player, which begs the question: Do your kids, tweens, and teens know how far a coach can go?
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Mark Cuban: Brittney Griner could play in the NBA
Mark Cuban: Brittney Griner would get a shot at joining the Dallas Mavericks says the owner. Mark Cuban said: 'If she is the best on the board, I will take her.' Brittney Griner responded: 'I will hold my own!'
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Rutgers coach Mike Rice in jeopardy: How powerful is public opinion?
Rutgers coach Mike Rice's questionable tactics might cost him his job — four months after Rice's bosses saw it and gave him a slap on the wrist — in the wake of the video's ESPN airing and the ensuing public outcry.
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USA Update CBS broken leg replay: Did the network handle it right?
CBS broken leg replay happened twice immediately following the fall by Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware. Sportscasters had to make a rapid decision about airing the footage.
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Baseball Opening Day 2013: New faces in new places
Baseball Opening Day 2013: After an opening night game, Major League Baseball opens the 2013 season with 12 games Monday across the country.
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Is Elisabeth Hasselbeck leaving 'The View,' too?
Rumors that Elisabeth Hasselbeck is leaving 'The View' began swirling the day after her co-host Joy Behar announced her departure.
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Regis Philbin will host new show for Fox sports network
Philbin will host a new weekday sports talk show for the network. It will be Philbin's first new show since 'Live! With Regis and Kelly.'
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Fox Sports channel to compete with ESPN. Is that possible?
Fox Sports 1 will launch in August with the hopes of taking on ESPN in the 24-hour sports market. There's a lot of money to be made in cable sports, but competing directly with the World Wide Leader will be a tall order for the new Fox network.
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Big East breakup: Who's leaving next?
The Big East breakup is picking up speed: A coalition of seven Catholic schools announced Thursday that their new conference will be up and running for the 2013-2014 school year.
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Mike Krzyzewski done? Coach K says goodbye to Team USA
Mike Krzyzewski says he's done coaching Team USA after leading the Americans to two Olympic gold medals for men's basketball.
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