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Trish Mitchell: Meat Pies, Football, Kangaroos and Holden Cars

It might not have the panache of a 4th of July, but today, the 26th of Jan, is Australia Day — otherwise known as Vegemite, Beer and Barbeque Day, White Invasion Day, Sorry Day. But this is a light and fluffy holiday blog, so we won’t go there. Although President Obama might not have mentioned [...]

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Joe Paterno, Penn State football legend, dies at 85 (The Dish Rag)

The man who served as head coach of Penn State’s football program for 46 years before exiting in scandal last year has died of complications due to lung cancer. Source : The Dish Rag Explore : Football, Football coaches, Joe Paterno, Sports Wikio – Celebrity

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Joe Paterno, former Penn State football coach, on his deathbed (The Dish Rag)

A family spokesman confirms that Paterno is still alive, though gravely ill due to complications from lung cancer. Source : The Dish Rag Explore : Football, Football coaches, Joe Paterno, Sports Wikio – Celebrity

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Pumpkin Chuckers Aim To Squash Football As Top Thanksgiving Sport (VIDEO)

One of the highlights of Thanksgiving is gathering around the TV to watch an oblong spheroid fly through the air. For millions of Americans, the object zipping through the sky is a football, but a small, passionate coterie prefer seeing pumpkins fly more than pigskins. For those people, there is ” Punkin Chunkin ,” a [...]

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Eli Manning: Ava Is Already a Football Fan

Michael Loccisano/Getty This season Eli Manning‘s sideline cheering squad has grown: The New York Giants quarterback said that 7-month-old daughter Ava Frances loves to watch her dad play football. “She’s been to two Giants games, we won one, we lost one, but she enjoyed both of them,” Manning, 30, told PEOPLE while promoting his two [...]

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Eli Manning: Ava Is Already a Football Fan

Michael Loccisano/Getty This season Eli Manning‘s sideline cheering squad has grown: The New York Giants quarterback said that 7-month-old daughter Ava Frances loves to watch her dad play football. “She’s been to two Giants games, we won one, we lost one, but she enjoyed both of them,” Manning, 30, told PEOPLE while promoting his two [...]

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Evan Dooley, College Football Star, Killed While Walking Naked on 10 Freeway

northcarolinastate.scout.com Evan Dooley ​The North Carolina State football community was shocked to learn yesterday that a former Pack player, 25-year-old Evan Andrew Dooley, had been run over by a pickup truck on the 10 freeway early Monday morning. The California Highway Patrol received reports of a naked man running alongside the road just after 4:30 [...]

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Angela Gettis Dead: High School Football Cheerleader Collapses, Dies

LOS ANGELES — A high school cheerleader died early Saturday, hours after collapsing on the sideline during a football game between rival Los Angeles schools. The student was briefly revived after passing out Friday night on the sideline at Fremont High School, according to Los Angeles Unified School District spokesman Tom Waldman. She was rushed [...]

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Football Cops Featuring Petyon and Eli Manning (Video)

Petyon and Eli Manning are no longer just fabulous football players. They are now TV stars as well. Oh yes the brothers will be starring in the brand new DirecTV TV project and you can see a preview video of it right here. Two of football’s most famous quarterbacks have decided to give acting a [...]

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Football Star Diagnosed With Rare Disease

Football Star Diagnosed With Rare Disease Former quarterback Danny Wuerffel has been diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare autoimmune disorder that causes paralysis. Wuerffel noticed he was losing sensation in his legs and strength in his arms shortly after he battled a stomach virus June 4. It’s thought that his immune system started to attack [...]

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College Football: The Top 50 Running Backs of the 21st Century

College Football: The Top 50 Running Backs of the 21st Century From 2000 through 2009, many running backs have entered the college football landscape and left their mark on the sport. Electrifying runs, breakneck speeds, unbelievable cutbacks and touchdown after touchdown are all things fans look for out of their starting back. While some may [...]

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Ray Small, Ex-Ohio State Football Player, Says He Sold Rings For Cash

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Ohio State wide receiver Ray Small told the school’s student newspaper that he sold Big Ten championship rings and other memorabilia for cash and got special car deals as an athlete during his playing days. The Lantern reported that Small, who played for the Buckeyes from 2006-2010, said “everyone was doing [...]

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