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Ravens QB Flacco signs NFL’s richest contract

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco speaks at a news conference at the team's practice facility in Owings Mills, Md., Monday, March 4, 2013. Flacco agreed to a contract that will make him the richest quarterback in NFL history after leading the Ravens to a Super Bowl XLVII victory over the San Francisco 49ers. AP /Patrick Semansky

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco signed a new contract Monday worth $120.6 million over six years, making him the highest paid player in NFL history.

Posted: March 5th, 2013 in Latest Sports Stories | Read More »

ESPN interviews Te’o about dead girlfriend hoax

In this Sept. 15, 2012 photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o points to the sky as he leaves the field after a 20-3 win against Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich. In a shocking announcement, Notre Dame said Te'o was duped into an online relationship with a woman whose "death" from leukemia was faked by perpetrators of an elaborate hoax. AP Photo/South Bend Tribune, James Brosher

Manti Te’o gave an interview to ESPN in which the network says he answered questions about the dead girlfriend hoax that exposed the feel-good story of the college football season as a bizarre fabrication, and left many wondering if Notre Dame Heisman Trophy runner-up participated in the scam.

Posted: January 19th, 2013 in Latest Sports Stories | Read More »

Alabama’s Lacy, Milliner, Fluker enter NFL draft

Alabama's Eddie Lacy holds up the championship trophy after the BCS National Championship college football game against Notre Dame Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Miami. Alabama won 42-14. AP

Alabama tailback Eddie Lacy, cornerback Dee Milliner and right tackle D.J. Fluker are entering the NFL draft after helping lead the Crimson Tide to a second straight national title.

Posted: January 12th, 2013 in Latest Sports Stories | Read More »

NFL: Jaguars no longer want hometown hero Tebow

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Tim Tebow. AP Photo

Tim Tebow won’t be playing for his hometown team.

Posted: January 11th, 2013 in Latest Sports Stories | Read More »

NFL is world’s best attended pro sports league

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LOS ANGELES – The National Football League beat out Bundesliga Football for the honor of being the best attended professional sports league in the world, Sportingintelligence.com reported Friday.   The NFL took the top spot with an average of 67,591 fans per game in 2012, an increase from 67,394 a year earlier.   Germany’s Bundesliga [...]

Posted: January 5th, 2013 in Latest Sports Stories | Read More »

AP Source: Browns close to deal with Kelly

Oregon head coach Chip Kelly tosses a football to a Kansas State player during warmups before the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. AP

Chip Kelly is close to taking his fast-paced offense to the NFL.

Posted: January 5th, 2013 in Latest Sports Stories | Read More »

Woodson cleared to play for Packers

Woodson has missed nine straight games due to a broken collarbone. AP

Charles Woodson has been cleared to play again, and the Green Bay Packers are counting on the defensive back to provide a lift in Saturday night’s playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings.

Posted: January 2nd, 2013 in Latest Sports Stories | Read More »

Cowboys can’t shake gloom of late-season flops

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) pauses during a media availability after an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, in Landover, Md. The Redskins won 28-18, securing a playoff berth. AP/Evan Vucci

Tony Romo sat alone on the Dallas bench, his stare frozen at the ground on a cold night in Washington. Any number of things could have been going through the mind of the Cowboys quarterback in the final minutes of a 28-18 loss to the Redskins on Sunday night – his third playoffs-or-bust failure in five years in a finale against an NFC East rival.

Posted: January 1st, 2013 in Latest Sports Stories,Multimedia,Photos,Photos and Videos | Read More »

Packers move up to no. 2 with win, 49ers loss

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Green Bay Packers' Ryan Grant reacts as he runs for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won 55-7. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)

Getting a week off sounds great to the Green Bay Packers. It’s looking even better now, too. The Packers moved up to the No. 2 seed in the NFC on Sunday with their 55-7 thrashing of the Tennessee Titans and Seattle’s victory over San Francisco. Beat the Minnesota Vikings next weekend, and the Packers (11-4) can spend the first week of the playoffs parked on the couch.

Posted: December 24th, 2012 in Latest Sports Stories | Read More »

Luck sets rookie record, rookie PK sets NFL mark

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck throws a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. The Colts won 20-13. Luck surpassed Cam Newton's year-old record for yards passing by a rookie. AP Photo/Ed Zurga

Andrew Luck has broken the NFL rookie record for yards passing, and rookie kicker Blair Walsh has broken the league mark for 50-yard plus field goals in a season.

Posted: December 24th, 2012 in Latest Sports Stories | Read More »

49ers clinch playoff berth, 41-34 over Patriots

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Tarell Brown, right, breaks up a pass in the end zone intended for New England Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch (84) in the second quarter of an NFL football game in Foxborough, Massachusetts Sunday. AP

The San Francisco 49ers earned a playoff berth by withstanding a stunning comeback by New England from a 28-point deficit to beat the Patriots 41-34 on Sunday night in the rain.

Posted: December 17th, 2012 in Latest Sports Stories | Read More »

NFL football–not the kind the Azkals play

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Countless Filipinos in the Pacific and Mountain Time zones would still watch the National Football League’s Super Bowl on Sunday, February 5 (Monday in the Philippines).

Posted: January 28th, 2012 in Commentary,Southpaw | Read More »

ESPN pulls out song from NFL broadcast after Obama-Hitler analogy

Hank Williams Jr. AFP

Sports broadcaster ESPN is pulling its signature song from this week’s Monday NFL broadcast after a US country singer used an analogy about Adolf Hitler in talking about President Barack Obama.

Posted: October 4th, 2011 in Latest Sports Stories,Photos and Videos | Read More »

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