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Looks like some good games tonight. Mississippi State at Alabama. South Carolina at Florida. Oregon at California. Oklahoma State at Texas. USC at Arizona. Texas A&M at Baylor. More »
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Richard Tillman appeared on Real Time With Bill Maher over the weekend, and, like the rest of his family, Richard still plainly refuses to grieve in the officially sanctioned manner. It's maybe the only life-affirming thing about the whole affair. More »
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The Huffington Post has Pat Tillman Sr.'s 2005 letter to Brigadier General Gary M. Jones, who was leading the investigation into the death of his son: "I assume, therefore, that you are part of this shameless bullshit." [Huffington Post] More »
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In March 2003, the United States embarked on a misbegotten and illegitimate war in Iraq that would have profound and sadly irrevocable consequences on ... the 2005 NFL free-agent market. So says Peter King. More »
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I imagine that most of us have walked 3,000 miles in our lifetimes, but not in a straight line, and not all at once. If you happen to see Rory Fanning today, say hi. More »
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Like some of you I suspect, I hadn't read Dave Zirin's great Mary Tillman interview over at his blog, Edge of Sports, when it came out last week. But now he's adapted it as an opinion piece for the Los Angeles Times, and I highly recommend taking the time to give them both a look. In it, Mary Tillman accuses the NFL of exploiting her son, Pat Tillman, as much as the military did. And considering that the military initially tried to cover up Tillman's death by friendly fire in Afghanistan, that's a pretty strong statement. More »
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It's Memorial Day, and, like most of you, we're off until tomorrow. As our one post today, as tradition, we remember Pat Tillman, along with all veterans, and honor all those still serving. If you need something to read today and reflect, here's Gary Smith's outstanding Tillman story from a couple of years ago. Be safe out there, and we'll see you tomorrow. More »
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Last Sunday, during another grueling loss for The Buzzsaw That Is The Arizona Cardinals, the halftime show at the University Of Phoenix Stadium intended to honor the late Pat Tillman, who was killed in Afghanistan in April 2004, with the retirement of his jersey on the stadium's Ring Of Honor. A special video was planned, including testimonies from his friends, family and former platoon mates. More »
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There are some things that Kevin Tillman would like to share with you before November 6th, the day on which his brother Pat would've turned 30. Kevin Tillman has written an emotional and powerful piece for truthdig.com, and here's a small snippet that gives you a good idea of how it goes: More »
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Though we grew up thinking he was the the best sportswriter on the planet — and one of our favorite journalists anywhere — we'll confess souring somewhat on Sports Illustrated scribe Gary Smith in recent years. His writing was still top-notch, but it was beginning to become repetitive. He'd either write about a major sports star with some sort of dark secret in his past — abusive father, deceased brother, boyhood friend with rickets, sticky film that just won't rinse away — that he has been running from all these years, or obscure athlete/coach/moment in sports history who has struggled to overcome because of his heritage/dark secret/obsession with yaks. Smith's work is still better than just about everything else out there, but we felt like we were close to cracking his code. More »
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The family of slain soldier Pat Tillman — whose jersey we have owned for six years — are simultanously making more headway on getting answers about the death of their son and getting farther away. They reviewed the military papers and found "countless" names and information blacked out. More »
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