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Was The Panthers' Fourth-Down Decision Dumb Enough To Change The NFL's Punt-To-Win Philosophy?
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Americans' Favorite Soccer Clubs, As Determined By <i>FIFA 12</i> Plays
ESPN FC had a neat piece this week on the ties between soccer video games and soccer fandom, and the idea that even in the days of satellite television, nothing's done more to grow the sport in the United States than gaming. Here's the money quote, from social scientist Rich Luker:...

The NFL Sacrificed Three Weeks Of Games On The Altar Of Bullshit Ideological Purity
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Texas A&M Has Added Fine Print To Those Conference Championships It Invented Over The Summer
Kyle Field got some interesting additions in the offseason. Maybe you thought that Texas A&M only had one national title, because they do. But the Aggies decided to add two more, and two conference championships on top of that. How'd they do it? A little creative accounting....

What Can NFL Players Do To End The Referee Lockout (Besides Tweeting About It)?
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The Packers-Seahawks Refs: Who Are Those Guys?
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I'm A Minnesota Viking, And I Think The Packers Got Screwed
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The Scab Refs And The NFL Slide Deeper Into Incompetence
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You Built That: How Mitt Romney Shook Down American Taxpayers For His Welfare Olympics
It's been called Mitt Romney's "golden moment"—the time he took over the troubled Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and led them to respectability on the world stage in 2002....

Tony Siragusa Says He Never Wanted To Hurt Anyone. Tony Siragusa Is A Liar.
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Steve Sabol, The Artist Who Glorified (And Rued) Football's Mayhem
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The Replacement Refs Are The World's Worst Substitute Teachers
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Steve Young Is Right: The NFL Will Win The Referee Lockout, No Matter How Much You Complain
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Why Do The Jacksonville Jaguars Refuse To Bench The League's Worst Quarterback?
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Why Jump A Kneeldown? Because It Worked Two Years Ago
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There's No Fighting In A Victory Formation; Or, Why Greg Schiano Is The Worst Kind of NFL Coach
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Bob Costas Actually Has Something Critical To Say About NBC's Olympic Coverage
Well, finally. Someone at NBC has admitted that its coverage of the Olympics wasn't absolutely perfect....

An Ex-Player's Guide To Exploiting The NFL's Replacement Refs
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Why Is The NFL Discouraging 70-Yard Field Goals?
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NFL Teams Can't Stop Scoring. When Will They Stop Running And Punting?
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