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Numerology: A New York Memory

Peter Mehlman | Posted 07.24.2009 | New York

Read More: 69, Childhood Memory, New York, New York City, Jerseys 69, National Football League, Football, New York News
Peter Mehlman

In 1967, football jerseys were a teen fad in New York City High Schools. The world was decades away from maniacal sports marketing so the jerseys were bloodless: no team logo, no team colors, no superstar stranger's name along the upper back.

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USA vs. Brazil World Cup Preview

USA World Cup Blog | Posted 07.19.2009 | Home

Read More: Usa vs Brazil, World Cup, Football, Soccer, Home News

Since Barack Obama bought us all one way tickets on his crazy train of positivity, it's been difficult to be morbidly realistic when looking ahead to ...

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Gender Equity in a Time of Fiscal Restraint

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 06.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Proportionality, Quinnipiac University, Title IX, Gender Equity, Football, Volleyball, Sports, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

Colleges and universities face economic turmoil like the rest of society. They have found that cut-backs in the varsity athletic programs offered to students are an easier way to address financial concerns.

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Obama, the Bishops, Notre Dame and the Fighting Irish Football Team

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Stem Cells, Notre Dame Honorary Degree, Student Protest, Football, Notre Dame, Fighting Irish, Bishop, Obama, Basketball, College Basketball, Politics News
Reese Schonfeld

I think we have heard enough about the sanctity of a Notre Dame degree, and the inappropriateness of awarding such a degree to President Obama, becaus...

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Celebrity Athletes: Could the Marketing Game Be Played Out?

Richard Laermer | Posted 06.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Steroids, Endorsements, Moneyball, Baseball, Football, Laermer.com, Marketing, Basketball, Celebrities, Entertainment News
Richard Laermer

Being famous means being memorable, never forget. Big corporations want characters. Buzz is about who talks about whom. That will never change.

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Jack Kemp: Bleeding-Heart Conservative

Jim Wallis | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: President, Leadership, Football, Children, Economics, Washington, Common Ground, Conservatism, Congress, Legacy, Black, Bleeding Heart, Republican Jack Kemp, Compassion, Civil Rights, Republican, Conservative, Racism, White, Housing Projects, Housing, Bill Bradley, Political Leader, Development, Poverty, Housing and Urban Development, Partisan, African Americans, Politics News
Jim Wallis

Kemp was a fervent believer in "supply side economics," which I just as fervently oppose. But you do not have to agree with all of Jack Kemp's economic policies to be impressed and inspired with his life and leadership.

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London Wants To Host Super Bowl: Report

ESPN | Posted 06.03.2009 | World

Read More: Nfl London, London Super Bowl, Sports, Nfl, Super Bowl, Football, London Host Super Bowl, London, World News

London has launched an audacious bid to stage the Super Bowl within the next eight years, a move that would see the United States' biggest sporting ev...

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Australian Soccer Team Apologizes For Using KKK Pics

Huffington Post | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

Read More: Australia, All White Night, Torquay Tigers, Football, Soccer, Foreign Affairs, Ku Klux Klan, Kkk, Advocacy, World News

Australia's Torquay Tigers Football Club is finding itself mired in controversy following the clumsy use of Ku Klux Klan images to promote an event ca...

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An Extended NFL Season Is Good for Fans but May Mean Shorter Careers for Players

Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 05.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Roger Goodell, Extended Season, Nfl, Sports Health, National Football League, Football, Entertainment News
Dr. Johnny Benjamin

The orthopedic surgeon in me fears a longer, injury-plagued regular season for many NFL players, some of whom are my patients.

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How Teddy Roosevelt Ended Unfettered Football and Saved the Game

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.21.2009 | Business

Read More: College Football Hall of Fame, Regulations, Free Market, Capitalism, South Bend, Football, Teddy Roosevelt, Business News
Cenk Uygur

In order for capitalism to thrive -- like the other great American tradition, football -- it has to be regulated and sensible rules have to be put into place.

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Athletic Blacks vs Smart Whites: Why Sports Stereotypes Are Wrong

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 05.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Black Coaches, Sports, Stereotypes, Black Quarterbacks, Football, Racism, Basketball, Boxing, Athletics, Entertainment News
Casey Gane-McCalla

Biological factors do not compel people from certain races to excel in certain sports. Cultural factors do.

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Michael Vick's Second Crime Almost as Bad as his First

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Cruelty to Animals, Nfl, Dog Fighting, Michael Vick, Football, Looting Pension Funds, Pension Funds, Sports, Media News
Russ Wellen

Professional athletes are notorious for their selfish and temperamental behavior. And, those who behave like prima donnas seem to understand or care h...

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No More Heroes

Gabe Gonzalez | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afghanistan War, Congress, Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, Heroes, Iraq War, Football, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, President Obama, National Service, National Service Act, Malcolm X, John Wayne, Robert F. Kennedy, Politics News
Gabe Gonzalez

Were we stand right now is with a President that has laid out a bold vision. But that cannot become real if we, those that chose him, are silent.

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Bail Out People, Not Banks

Brendon Ayanbadejo | Posted 04.22.2009 | Business

Read More: George Bush, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Celebrities Talk Politics, Ronald Reagan, Economy, Football, George W. Bush, Business News
Brendon Ayanbadejo

Why give money to banks that are not giving money back to the people? Go right to the people who pay the taxes and make the economy what it is. Give them the money.

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William "Jeff" Komlo, Fugitive Ex-NFL QB, Killed In Car Crash In Greece: Report

AP | PATRICK WALTERS | Posted 04.20.2009 | Home

Read More: WIlliam Komlo, Sports, Jeff Komlo. William Jeff Komlo, Nfl, Football, West Chester/Pennsylvania, Greece, Home News

PHILADELPHIA — A former NFL quarterback who failed to show for sentencing on drunken driving charges nearly four years ago was killed in a car c...

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Plumbing the Depths of GOP Labels

Dave Astor | Posted 04.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Soccer Moms, Personal Seat Licenses, Gop, Joe the Plumber, Gulliver's Travels, Football, Hockey Moms, Barack Obama, Yahoo, Ringtones, Scrabble, Health Insurance, Abraham Lincoln, Republicans, Monopoly, Deductibles, Southern Strategy, Zambonis, Comedy News
Dave Astor

How can the GOP get more votes in the future, even if it doesn't diversify its monikers? Perhaps by assembling a synergistic coalition of "hockey moms" and "NASCAR dads."

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Third Screen: Why I Love Dhani Jones, And You Should, Too

Vickie Karp | Posted 04.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Football, Nfl, Dhani Jones, Television, Travel Channel, Media, Dhani Tackles the Globe, Entertainment News
Vickie Karp

I caught up with Dhani Jones to talk about his new and exciting television series, Dhani Tackles the Globe, his love of travel, and more.

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Diversity Hiring Is Right, Smart

Myles Brand | Posted 04.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Diversity, Tony Dungy, Football, Ncaa, Jobs, Diversity Jobs, College Coaches, Division I, Entertainment News
Myles Brand

There will be more head coaches of color at NCAA Division I Football schools than ever in history when the 2009 season gets underway. I'm encouraged, but I'm sure not ready to declare victory.

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February '09: A Month So Bad, I Joined Facebook

Dan Pashman | Posted 04.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Damascus, Baseball, St. Patrick's Day, Football, Economic Crisis, Spring, Grape Soda, Winter, Facebook, Winter Blues, Black History Month, Hallmark, Facebook Status, February, Media News
Dan Pashman

Facebook is cool enough, although I haven't become obsessed the way many of my friends have. I don't care what you ate for breakfast, you don't care what I ate for breakfast, let's not pretend.

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David Beckham Appears In Chinese Sex-Drug Advertisement

The Telegraph | Posted 03.30.2009 | World

Read More: Sex Drugs, Victoria Beckham, Sex Drug, Football, Soccer, Beckhams, Chinese Advertisement, China, David Beckham, World News

David Beckham has unknowingly appeared in a Chinese advertisement for anti-impotence medicine. ...

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Fred Taylor Released By Jaguars

AP | MARK LONG | Posted 03.19.2009 | Home

Read More: Jaguras and Fred Taylor, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jaguars Release Fred Taylor, Fred Taylor Leaves Jaguars, Football, Fred Taylor, Home News

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Running back Fred Taylor wanted to end his career in Jacksonville, hoping to join the small list of standout players who sp...

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Matt Cassel Peed On At Super Bowl Party

New York Daily News | Posted 03.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sports, Patriots Quarterback, Matt Cassel Peed On, Super Bowl, Football, Matt Cassel, Matt Cassel Paid On, Matt Cassel Urinated On, Patriots Quarterback Paid On, Lol, Entertainment News

The football star was in line for the bathroom at ESPN's Tampa Bay Super Bowl bash Friday night when a drunken reveler tried to cut in front of him. "...

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Cardinals Or Steelers: Vote In HuffPost's Super Bowl Polls

AP | BARRY WILNER | Posted 03.04.2009 | Home

Read More: Sports, Super Bwol Poll, Arizona Cardinals, Super Bowl, Poll, Pittsburgh Steelers, Football, Super Bowl Poll, Home News

***SCROLL DOWN TO VOTE IN THE POLL*** Dynasty vs. doormat. The Pittsburgh Steelers have signified success in the Super Bowl era with their stable own...

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NBC sells out Super Bowl ads for record $206M

AP | Posted 03.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Ads, Nbc Record Money Super Bowl Ads, Nbc Sells Out Super Bowl, Super Bowl, Super Bowl Ads, Football, Nbc, Media News

TAMPA, Fla. — NBC said on the eve of Sunday's Super Bowl that it has sold the last two of the 69 advertising spots for the game, pushing total a...

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Superbowl? Yes, Please! Sexist Ads? No, Thank You!

Meredith Lopez | Posted 03.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Yankees, National Organization for Women, Baseball, Advertising, Superbowl XLII, Football, Superbowl XLIII, Sexism, Bust Magazine, Feminism, American Sports, Nudity, Entertainment News
Meredith Lopez

Sexism in ads, to me, is not only offensive, it's beyond outdated to the point of being pathetic. Do we really still need half-naked women in bikinis to increase beer sales?

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