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8 Teams. 17 Years. 208 Games. One Long Road
The oldest field player in the NFL is Brett Favre. The second-oldest is Jeff Zgonina. He’ll never make it to Canton, but he and players like him are the soul of football.
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Dorsey High’s football program is about more than athletics
Under Coach Paul Knox, football offers a haven from the streets where players can learn to break free of tackles, on field and off.
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The Running Back, The Cheerleader And What Came After The Greatest College Football Game Ever
The magic carpet ride began for Boise State with the unbelievable finish to the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, but what became of the heroic prince and the beautiful princess who waltzed into a nation’s embrace that night? How did their fairy tale turn out?
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Hang ’em High
Never, it seems, have punters been more valuable to NFL teams. So who are these guys—and why hasn’t a single punter been voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
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The Hangover: Roethlisberger
An NFL superstar’s repulsive behavior, the ultimate expression of athletic entitlement run amok, has forced even the most diehard fans to question their team and their football faith.
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The Rumpled Anarchy of Bill Murray
A picture of genial abandon in rumpled khakis, football jersey and sneakers, Murray was urging Dan Aykroyd, Laraine Newman and Chevy Chase to drop their ”reserves of cool” on the dance floor and ”get down!” Murray’s warmth is disarming.
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Fifth and Goal
Twenty years ago, a perfect storm of events led to arguably the biggest blunder in college football history
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The Boy Who Died of Football
The Boy Who Died of Football Three days after he collapsed from heatstroke at practice in 2008, 15-year-old Max Gilpin became one of at least 665 boys since 1931 to die as a result of high school football. Here’s what made his case different: The Commonwealth of Kentucky tried to prove Max’s coach had a […]
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The People V. Football
The People V. Football She had no idea, back then, that he was sick. She had no idea he was losing his mind. Something neurological, the doctors are now saying, some kind of sludge blocking pathways in his brain. Would it have made a difference if she knew? Of course it would have. But you […]
