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Three Atlanta radio hosts fired for making fun of Steve Gleason
Three Atlanta radio hosts were fired Monday evening after making fun of former New Orleans Saints safety Steve Gleason, who is now confined to a wheelchair as he battles ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Gleason wrote a column for Sports...
Tags: Sports Illustrated, Charles Johnson (football, defensive end), Entertainment, Radio, Radio Industry
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NFL great Tony Gonzalez teams with startup to launch fitness app
Tony Gonzalez, one of the greatest NFL players of all time, is going to play one more season of football, but he's already thinking about the future -- and it includes mobile apps. The Atlanta Falcons tight end and Southern California native has...
Tags: Tony Gonzalez, Sports, Computer Hardware, AIDS, BlackBerry
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Jim and Shannon Mora make a difference in children's lives
We agreed to meet at the Kettle in Manhattan Beach. I arrived early so I could remove the knives from the table. I had never met Shannon Mora, but she's the wife of UCLA football Coach Jim Mora so I could only imagine. First thing I wanted to know:...
Tags: Seattle Seahawks, Special Olympics
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UCLA's Anthony Jefferson, Brandon Sermons impressive in practice
They were damaged goods a year ago, with a new coaching staff coming in. Defensive backs Anthony Jefferson and Brandon Sermons had little opportunity to make an initial impression. Jefferson was still recovering from a back surgery that forced him to...
Tags: Sports, UCLA Bruins, Football, Broken Leg, High Schools
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School wants its $750,000 back from Brian Banks' accuser
The Long Beach Unified School District is suing a former female student who admitted to falsely accusing ex-Poly High football star Brian Banks of rape in 2002. The lawsuit against former Polytechnic High School student Wanetta Gibson was filed last...
Tags: Justice System, The Home Depot, Punishment, National Football League, Trials
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Brian Banks on signing with the Atlanta Falcons: 'I can't wait'
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. To Brian Banks, signing an NFL contact signified “the biggest accomplishment of my life” -- with the notable exception of regaining his freedom. Banks, the former Long...
Tags: Seattle Seahawks, Sports, United Football League, Pete Carroll, Punishment
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Brian Banks will play in the NFL, his attorney says
Brian Banks was inside a New York television studio, waiting to tape an episode of "The View," when he got a long-awaited call from a friend. For weeks, Banks had known that signing a contract to play with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons was a...
Tags: Sports, Punishment, Football, National Football League, Super Bowl
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Brian Banks has chance to 'live out his dream,' Atlanta Falcons GM says
Brian Banks called signing a contract with the Atlanta Falcons on Wednesday the greatest accomplishment of his life, aside from clearing his name. Officials of his new team said they were happy to have him on board. "We are pleased to have Brian...
Tags: Sports, United Football League, Punishment, Football, National Football League
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Exonerated Brian Banks signs with Atlanta Falcons
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.Brian Banks, the former Long Beach Polytechnic High School football standout who spent five years in prison before his rape conviction was overturned, has finally earned a spot with an NFL team. Banks, 27, has signed with the Atlanta Falcons as a...Tags: Seattle Seahawks, Sports, United Football League, Pete Carroll, Punishment
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NFL playoff schedule is set
The NFL playoff matchups are set, with the Washington Redskins defeating the Dallas Cowboys, 28-18, in the final game of the regular season Sunday night to win the NFC East title and earn the final postseason berth. The Denver Broncos, who secured home-...
Tags: Seattle Seahawks, Sports, New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys
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Cowboys' Jason Witten sets season receptions record by tight end
Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten has set a new record for receptions by a tight end in a single season, the second consecutive day a receiving record has fallen in the NFL. Witten made two catches in overtime against New Orleans on Sunday to give...
Tags: Sports, Jerry Rice, Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys, Calvin Johnson
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San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons loaded with offensive weapons
ATLANTA — Twenty years ago, Jerry Glanville, then the goofball coach of the Atlanta Falcons, concocted a way to get under the skin of the San Francisco 49ers. Seeing as his team the year before had swept the 49ers and Los Angeles Rams, along...
Tags: New England Patriots, Sports, Donte Whitner, Colin Kaepernick, Georgia Dome
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