Bill Belichick, the dour coach of the New England Patriots who has long preached the importance of character in his players, acquired two of the NFL’s most notorious misfits on Thursday.
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Trade Madness: 7 Reasons Why Baseball and Football Are So Frenzied
This week, the transactions wire and rumor mill are going mad.
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The End of the NFL Lockout: What Each Side Got
The NFL lockout came to a close on Monday afternoon, as player representatives from all 32 National Football League teams approved a new collective bargaining agreement that the owners ratified last Thursday night. “Football is …
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Sports Labor Strife: Progress in NFL, Pain in NBA
The NFL’s players and owners aren’t sitting around the campfire, roasting marshmallows, doing the Hokey Pokey.
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Ray Lewis: NFL Lockout Could Cause Crime Spike
Ray Lewis, the manically intense middle linebacker from the Baltimore Ravens, will go down as one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history. But he might want to stay away from sociology.
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Did Brain Disease Cause an NHL Player’s Demise?
The tragic death of New York Rangers forward Derek Boogaard shocked the National Hockey League. Now, sports fans are left to wonder: did the violent nature of Boogaard’s game play a role in his demise?
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The Death of Dave Duerson: More Evidence of Concussion Dangers in Football
On Monday, Boston University’s Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy announced that Dave Duerson, the former star NFL defensive back who committed suicide on February 17, was suffering from a moderately advanced case …
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Sore Losers and Steve Carell: Why The NFL Draft Will Be Deflating
ESPN can broadcast as many uncomfortable episodes of “Jon Gruden’s QB Camp” that it wants (why any agent would permit a prospect to subject himself to nationally-televised awkward conversations with an ex-NFL coach is beyond me).
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NFL Labor: A Federal Judge Lifts the Lockout
A front-runner has emerged for 2011 NFL MVP honors, and her name is Susan Nelson.
Top 10 U.S. Sports Strikes and Lockouts
With an NFL lockout looking more and more likely, TIME takes a look at strikes, lockouts and other work stoppages in sporting history
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The NFL Unfolds a Standardized Concussion Test. Took Them Long Enough
Concussion detection is crucial, but could have been tackled long ago.
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A Tale of Two Super Bowls: Suspense and Glory Inside, Tears and Anxiety Outside
For the Green Bay Packers, who beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25, in a thrilling Super Bowl that came down to the final drive, the game could not have been sweeter.
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All Hail the Green and Gold: 19-Year-Old Spreading the Packers Pride in Texas
Walking the grounds of Super Bowl XLV, I bumped into the 19-year-old with a heart of green and gold.
