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What time is the Super Bowl?
Seven-layer dip? Check. Appropriate jersey? Check. Friends and loved ones gathered near a TV? Check. What time is the Super Bowl?... Oh for Pete Rozelle's sake, what time is the Super Bowl? Calm down. The Super Bowl may be prime-time viewing on the East...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Beyonce, Janet Jackson, Sports, Barack Obama
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David Stern, iron-fisted NBA commissioner, to step down
If David Stern ruled the NBA with an iron fist, he cushioned the blows by transforming a league that couldn't get its championship final live on national TV in the early 1980s into a powerful marketing machine that made players and owners incredibly...
Tags: Robert Pera, Orlando Magic, Indiana Pacers, Sports, Memphis Grizzlies
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Steve Sabol dies at 69; president of NFL Films
Steve Sabol, who helped his father get an unlikely fledgling movie company off the ground, then later took over and expanded the family business, now known to sports fans as NFL Films, has died. He was 69. Sabol, who had served as president of NFL...
Tags: Sports, Cancer, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, George Halas
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Art Modell dies at 87; Cleveland Browns owner enraged fans with move to Baltimore
Art Modell, a marketing executive who helped negotiate the NFL's first television contract and later enraged fans when he moved the Cleveland Browns franchise to Baltimore, has died. He was 87. Modell died Thursday of natural causes at Johns Hopkins...
Tags: U.S. Army, Companies and Corporations, Wellington Mara, National Football League, Art Modell
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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: Bob St. Clair, Arizona Cardinals, Sports, Indianapolis Colts, Sam Farmer
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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: Business, Heisman Trophy, U.S. Army, Consumer Goods Industries, Arena Football League
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Sports Legend Revealed: Was Jack Lambert ejected from a game for hitting a quarterback too hard?
The Fabulous ForumFOOTBALL LEGEND: Jack Lambert was ejected from a game for âhitting a quarterback too hard." STATUS: I'm Going With False, But Thereâs Some Truth to It. This week and last, I will be featuring a legend involving one of the...... -
Injured Diver Dies After Falling From Rescue Helicopter
The Daily MirrorâMary and Pete Are Reunited.â Skin diver Harold B. Gavenman dies after a tragic series of accidents in which he was struck by a boat propeller and fell 100 feet while being lifted to a rescue helicopter. Nov. 23, 1959: Jack Smith profiles Debbie... -
Cullen Bryant dies at 58; former L.A. Rams running back
Cullen Bryant, a mainstay of the Los Angeles Rams for 11 seasons and a running back on their 1980 Super Bowl team, has died. He was 58.
Bryant died of natural causes Tuesday at his home in Colorado Springs, Colo., according to sister-in-law Wanda E....Tags: Baptist, Christianity, Seattle Seahawks, Sports, Death
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Sports Legend Revealed: Did NBC send an employee on the field to delay an NFL title game?
The Fabulous ForumFOOTBALL LEGEND: NBC sent an employee running on to the field to delay the 1958 NFL title game because they had lost the TV signal. STATUS: I'm Going With True. I've already written in the past about the great influence...... -
President Visits L.A.!
The Daily MirrorâItâs a Letter From Washington.â Jan. 28, 1960: ALGIERS (UPI) âPolice and troops opened fire today on hundreds of Moslems who surged into the streets of the western Algerian city of Mostaganem shouting 'long live De Gaulle.' âThe shooting was... -
The Philosophy of Passing
Latimes.comKnown as the dean of American pro football writers, Bob Oates has been long known as a strong advocate of pass offense, the subject of this two-part series. The second part follows. The significant advantages of passing over running have been...Tags: Johnny Unitas, New England Patriots, Death, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills
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