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Stanford hits a wall at Notre Dame
Stanford ripped a page out of the Titanic-era playbook to help Notre Dame advance another precious step on what is suddenly becoming an improbable national title run. Football games a century ago were brutish struggles with heavy emphasis on gouging...
Tags: Fiesta Bowl, Labor Legislation, Geno Smith, LSU Tigers, Brian Kelly
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R.C. Owens dies at 77; 49ers 'alley oop' receiver
R.C. Owens had an up-and-down career as a receiver for the San Francisco 49ers.
The ball went up, and Owens routinely came down with it.
Owens, whose leaping catches became his signature and introduced the term "alley oop" into the sports lexicon,...Tags: National Football League, Indianapolis Colts, Bob St. Clair, San Francisco 49ers, Basketball
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Tom Williams resigns as Yale football coach amid Rhodes scandal
The Fabulous ForumTom Williams resigned as the Bulldogs coach Wednesday as the university continues to investigate whether he lied on his resume about being a Rhodes candidate while attending Stanford.... -
Should Jim Caldwell have been fired by the Indianapolis Colts?
Sports NowJim Caldwell was fired after three years as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts on Tuesday after a 2-14 season without star quarterback Peyton Manning. Should he have lost his job under such circumstances?... -
Al Davis dies at 82; Oakland Raiders owner transformed team
Al Davis, the tough-minded owner of the Oakland Raiders who transformed a failing team into a three-time Super Bowl champion and one of the most successful franchises in professional football only to preside over its dramatic decline in recent years, died...Tags: Hue Jackson, Public Employees, San Diego Chargers, Sid Gillman, Arena Football League
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 'On the Shoulders of Giants' celebrates the Harlem Rens
Lakers BlogIt was a who's who of basketball -- former Laker Jerry West, former Celtics center Bill Russell, Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, former Harlem Globetrotter Marques Haynes among them -- and amid their laughter, arguments and playful ribbing, it became... -
Question of the day: Who would you have coach the Dallas Cowboys next season? [Updated]
The Fabulous ForumWriters from around the Tribune Co. weigh in on the topic. Check back throughout the day for more responses and feel free to leave a comment of your own. Keith Groller, The Morning Call Just for comic effect, Iâd probably...... -
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Merlin Olsen dies at 69; Hall of Fame football star later became actor
Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman with the Los Angeles Rams who was a charter member of the team's famed Fearsome Foursome, then made a remarkably smooth transition into careers in broadcasting and acting, has died. He was 69.
Olsen died...Tags: National Football League, Dick Enberg, Social Issues, Health, Merlin Olsen
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Requiem: 2007 passings of note
Among the major notables who passed from the scene this year, three of the most famous -- two masters of cinema and a genius of football -- died on the same day: July 30. Two others -- a historic Russian leader and a U.S. chronicler of war -- left us...Tags: Tuberculosis, The Mamas & the Papas (music group), San Diego Chargers, Charles Lane, Rod Beck
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Cellphone law may not make roads safer
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs California joins five other states in requiring drivers to use hands-free devices when talking on cellphones, an increasing body of research suggests the legislation will accomplish little. The risk doesn't stem from whether one or both hands are on...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Travel, Road Transportation, Science and Technology
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Four-Quarterback Show
Latimes.comOne good thing about life in Los Angeles is that on fall Sundays, there are three NFL games on network TV — including two at the same time — as there were last Sunday morning, when, in the same three-hour span, L.A. football fans could compare...Tags: Dining and Drinking, University of Notre Dame, San Diego Chargers, Drew Brees, Eli Manning
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