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Suddenly flawed Falcons part of an imperfection convection
What's the sound when perfection goes poof? Sunday, it was a thud, as New Orleans cornerback Jabari Greer batted away a fourth-down pass by the Atlanta Falcons, who were two yards away from a touchdown that would have kept them undefeated. From 8-0 to 9...
Tags: Alex Smith, Greg Zuerlein, Local Government, New Orleans Saints, UNC Charlotte 49ers
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Colts, Bears are on the upswing in the NFL
Lots of talk these days about swing states and which way they're leaning. So it's fitting that the most intriguing NFL stories are those teams and players that are in a dramatic state of swing. Take the Indianapolis Colts, for instance. At the end of...
Tags: Leukemia, Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts, Chuck Pagano, Joe Flacco
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NFL Week 7: These moments will stick in the memory
The most curious NFL news Sunday was that the league is investigating the San Diego Chargers for using Stick 'em, the glue-like goop that helps players hang on to the football. The Fox report said an equipment manager was concealing the substance on...
Tags: Fred Davis, Robert Griffin III, Joe Gibbs, New Orleans Saints, Leukemia
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Coaches are in the spotlight this week in the NFL
All around the NFL, this figures to be a landmark week for the men who carry clipboards and draw up Xs and O's. Joe Vitt has returned to the New Orleans Saints as interim coach, his six-game suspension behind him. Carolina's Ron Rivera is facing...
Tags: Alex Smith, Kansas City Chiefs, AFC West, Ron Rivera, Michael Vick
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NFL is full of quick-change artists
The New Orleans Saints are toast. The Arizona Cardinals have turned the corner. It's time for Norv Turner, Rex Ryan and Andy Reid to go. Some of those bold statements might hold up this NFL season, but some will sound absurd in a few months. It...
Tags: Dennis Allen, Robert Griffin III, Tim Tebow, Norv Turner, New Orleans Saints
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Change you can believe in? It's business as usual in the NFL
The 49ers couldn't lose. The Browns couldn't win. The Vikings were the sleepers. The Jets were the snorers. In the ever-changing NFL, though, that was . . . so last week. Everything was turned on its head Sunday — or knocked on its backside, as...
Tags: Mike Shanahan, Jay Feely, Sidney Rice, Baltimore Ravens, National Football League
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Jack Disney has lived, breathed and written of SoCal's sports icons
An athlete plays 15 or 20 years, retires and there is great fanfare upon his departure. Maybe tears, maybe gifts given, maybe his number hung in honor. Los Angeles' very own Jack Disney calls it a day and he's just gone. Disney is good people. There...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, T.J. Simers, Bo Jackson, Chick Hearn, Elgin Baylor
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Peyton Manning is starting to get comfortable in a new city
New city, new team, same Peyton Manning. That's how the Denver Broncos quarterback looked in Week 4, at least, carving up the Oakland Raiders by completing 30 of 38 passes for 338 yards with three touchdowns. "He's getting more comfortable," Coach...
Tags: John Fox, Tim Tebow, National Football Conference, New Orleans Saints, Leukemia
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NFC West has come a long way
Two years ago, the NFC West was a joke. Four teams, four losing records. The Seattle Seahawks became the first team in history to win a division and reach the postseason at 7-9. Fast forward to today, and the NFC West is, top to bottom, the best...
Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Robert Griffin III, AFC West, National Football Conference, New Orleans Saints
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With die-hard Dodgers fans like this, who needs the NFL?
When the Lakers collapsed in ignominy last spring, Tom Anderson decided to strip the gold-and-purple paint and banners that had made his Echo Park bungalow the city's unofficial Laker house. "My thinking was the Lakers were doomed," Anderson said. "It...
Tags: Baseball, AEG, Sports, New York Giants, Los Angeles Lakers
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This NFL ref stuff isn't for everyone
At some point in the very near future — maybe a quarter or two into Sunday's NFL games — we're guaranteed to hear the following: Bring back the replacement refs. Picking apart officiating is one of the pleasures of watching sports, an...
Tags: Football, National Football League, Tom Brady, Al Michaels, Sports
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For NFL's Western teams, a change in direction
After the first two weeks of the NFL season, we could have surmised: The San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers were very good. The Oakland Raiders were very bad. The Arizona Cardinals were very lucky. But Sunday, oh, how the West was spun....
Tags: Torrey Smith, Robert Griffin III, National Football Conference, C.J. Spiller, New Orleans Saints
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