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People's choice, Mark Martin, showing softer side
Mark Martin senses that this is going to be a good week for him as he continues chasing Jimmie Johnson and the NASCAR season championship he so covets.
Posted: 10 days agoAgassi admits using crystal meth in autobiography
Agassi, who married tennis star Steffi Graf and has two children, retired in 2006. Excerpts from his autobiography, which comes out Nov. 9, are being published this week in the London newspaper, as well as Sports Illustrated and People magazines.
Posted: 10 days agoGoodell defends NFL to Congress about concussions
Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., asked Goodell whether he thinks there’s an injury-disease link. Goodell responded that the NFL isn’t waiting for that debate to play out and is taking steps to make the game safer.
Posted: 10 days agoGreg Paulus leading his 2nd team in 2nd sport
Greg Paulus has had a rare collegiate journey — a captain at two Division I schools in different sports.
Posted: 10 days agoChinese woman sets 200 butterfly world record
Olympic champion Liu Zige trimmed 1.6 seconds off the world record in the women’s 200-meter butterfly at China’s National Games on Wednesday.
Posted: 17 days agoTiffin not alone in using materials to spot field goals and extra points
South Carolina Steve Spurrier pointed out Tuesday that Alabama’s Leigh Tiffin used white tape to spot kicks in last week’s game. Spurrier reported it to the Southeastern Conference.Saban says he didn’t know Tiffin was using the tape and says it isn’t worth risking a 5-yard penalty. However, he says Tide coaches have found Tiffin wasn’t alone in spotting the ball.
Posted: 17 days agoESPN's Phillips 'mistress' taunts his wife
ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips admits having an affair with an assistant at the cable network who taunted his wife with phone calls and a letter graphically describing their relationship, the New York Post reported Wednesday.
Posted: 17 days agoHatch urges Obama to investigate college's BCS
Sen. Hatch asks President Obama to investigate the BCS system, which he writes, “has been designed to limit the number of teams from non-privileged conferences that will play in BCS games.”
Posted: 17 days agoMcNair's mistress knew gun seller for weeks
Ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair’s mistress exchanged messages for weeks with the man who sold her the gun she used to kill McNair and herself, police said Tuesday.
Posted: 18 days agoUConn back to work after stabbing
Connecticut’s football team got back to work Tuesday, holding their first practice since the stabbing death of player Jasper Howard over the weekend.
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