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Tim Tebow: Football success equals book sales
Jacket CopyTim Tebow's memoir has returned to bestseller lists on the back of his on-field success. But after the Broncos' loss to the Patriots, will it stay there?... -
Publishers in Boston and N.Y. enter Super Bowl rivalry
Jacket CopyTwo independent publishers are getting in on the Superbowl action.... -
John Mackey dies at 69; NFL Hall of Famer revolutionized tight end position
John Mackey, who helped revolutionize the NFL's tight end position and whose post-football struggles with dementia became emblematic of the brutality of the game, has died. He was 69.
Mackey died Wednesday in Baltimore after a 10-year battle with frontal...Tags: Football, Baltimore Colts, John Mackey, Injuries and Wounds, Memorial Stadium
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Walter Payton bio riles old friends: Mike Ditka's spitting mad
Jacket CopyThe Walter Payton biography, which goes on sale next week, is angering the football star's old friends.... -
President Obama honors 1985 Chicago Bears
The Fabulous ForumThe 1985 Chicago Bears were honored by President Obama at the White House on Friday, a quarter of a century after they won the Super Bowl.... -
Did the New York Giants originate the Gatorade shower?
The Fabulous ForumFOOTBALL URBAN LEGEND: The New York Giants originated the "Gatorade shower." During the 1986 National Football League (NFL) season, the New York Giants dominated the league as a whole. They went 14-2 and crushed their three playoff opponents on their........ -
Walter Payton battled drugs, suicidal thoughts, new book says
The Fabulous ForumHall of Fame running back Walter Payton abused painkillers after he retired, contemplated suicide and struggled with depression, according to "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton," a new book by longtime sportswriter Jeff Pearlman. Pearlman... -
Jay Cutler's shortcoming: not guts but failing to "act" gutsy
The Big PictureGive Jay Cutler a break. All the tough talk about his injury is what assures that many NFL veterans will spend their retirements physical and mental wrecks... -
New Tiger Woods ad won't stir any controversy
The Fabulous ForumTiger Woods shares the spotlight in a soon-to-be released commercial for EA Sports' Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 video game. The world's top-ranked golfer, on the heels of his fall from grace, was the focal point of a Nike commercial...... -
Gambling on the spread
Special to The TimesThe first thing you need to know about betting at a sports book in Las Vegas is that it isn't about team loyalty and insider knowledge of the sport. Like everything else in this city, it's about exploiting vulnerability and teasing out advantage. Or at...Tags: Minnesota Vikings, Tourism and Leisure, Hot Dogs, Football, Baltimore Colts
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Garcia Gets the Points
Latimes.com ColumnistJeff Garcia of San Francisco, the NFL's most improved quarterback, will take the NFC's second highest scoring team into Carolina Sunday. As a scoring machine, no team can match the St. Louis Rams, of course, but Garcia has the 49ers averaging in excess...Tags: Ricky Williams, Rich Gannon, Bill Walsh, Jon Gruden, Football
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Joe Montana Super, But Not No. 1
Latimes.com ColumnistThe San Francisco 49ers, one of the NFL's most successful teams for nearly 20 years, plugged another winning quarterback into the same old offensive system Sunday. He is Jeff Garcia, who was brought to San Francisco by new General Manager Bill Walsh, the...Tags: Bill Walsh, Football, Eric Dickerson, Marshall Faulk, Kurt Warner
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