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The 2012 NFL draft is going to be a great time for a lot of teams and a lot of fans.
However, as is the case every year, some teams are going to disappoint their fans by drafting certain players too early.
Some players see their draft stock plummet leading up to the draft (Vontaze Burfict being [...]

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A group of tornadoes struck the Midwest on Tuesday night that caused incredible damage and killed at least nine people. the tornadoes occurred in five states, with three deaths coming in Illinois and one in Missouri. the town hit hardest by the storms was Branson, Missouri, the entertainment capital of the state. At least 32 [...]

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – Tom Brady silenced Tebowmania with a record-shattering performance.
Brady threw six touchdown passes, five in the first half, putting the New England Patriots into the AFC championship game after roughing up Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos 45-10 Saturday night.
The Patriots (14-3), winners of nine straight games, will host either Baltimore or [...]

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There perhaps has never been a Tennessee Vol football player as polarizing to his own fan base as Arian Foster. Forget the fact that he finished his career as a Vol with just a little more than a hundred yards shy of being the
HOUSTON — Texans running back Arian Foster and cornerback Johnathan Joseph, both [...]

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The Houston Texans offense marched down the field and appeared to be on their way to another touchdown but the stingy Cincinnati Bengals defense kept them out of the end zone. The Texans settled for a field goal tying the game, 10-10 just past the two-minute warning.
The Texans scoring drive went 59 yards on 13 [...]

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San Francisco 49ers’ Alex Smith isn’t pathetic anymore.
Those four words have been the key to the 49ers strong season. 
Despite earning the NFC’s no. 2 seed, most are still writing off Jim Harbaugh’s squad, but the non-patheticness of their quarterbacks makes the 49ers major Super Bowl sleepers.
After never once completing a season that surpassed mediocrity, Smith [...]

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The Cardinals kept their season alive with one fourth-quartercomeback after another. The most improbable one yet got tripped upat the goal line.
And, with that, Arizona’s playoff chances ended.
John Skelton threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter onSaturday, but a wide-open Early Doucet tripped and fell in the endzone on a pass that could have [...]

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The Tunnell Thunderbirds have done it again.
The Thunderbirds have repeated as All-American Bowl champs. Theydefeated the Patterson Road Panthers 20-0 to win their secondconsecutive All-American Bowl title. the game took place on a coldThursday night at Righetti High School’s Warrior Stadium.
The fifth and sixth graders from both teams played in Santa MariaValley Boys & Girls [...]

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Seattle, WA (Sports Network) – Marshawn Lynch ran for 115 yards and a score as the Seattle Seahawks took a 30-13 win over the St. Louis Rams.
The Seahawks (6-7) kept their fledgling playoff hopes alive with their fourth win in their past five games, but are still two wins back of the current wild card [...]

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We’ve been saying it all year on SDS, Tyrann Mathieu, a.k.a. the Honey Badger, is the best defensive football player in the country.
This past Saturday against the Razorbacks, Mathieu showed once again why it’s hard to argue with that statement.
Starting safety Eric Reid was out with an injury, and Mathieu slid over from his [...]

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