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High School Football Player Jaden Rashada Becomes First To Profit From Endorsements After NCAA Changed Rules

Jaden Rashada of Pittsburgh, California is the first high school football player to profit from endorsements since the NCAA changed their rules this summer. Previously, Rashada would not have been able to play collegiately if…

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Did Colombian Football Team Throw Their Match? Game Leads To Death Threats, Presidential Investigation

Last week, Llaneros Football Club played Union Magdalena SA for a chance to move up to the top league. A win would be enough to promote Magdalena, but Llaneros needed a win and five goals…

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Carolina Panthers Release QB Matt Barkley, Leaving Cam Newton In Prime Poistion

Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule won’t have four quarterbacks from which to choose to close out the season, as the team released Matt Barkley. The move leaves them with three quarterbacks—Cam Newton, Sam Darnold and…

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Tom Brady Receives Warning, No Fine For Tablet Throw

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quarterback Tom Brady says he received a warning from the NFL but no fine for his notorious tablet throw during a December 19 loss to the New Orleans Saints. “I did get…

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John Madden, TV’s Top Sports Analyst, Dies At 85

NFL icon and football legend John Madden died Tuesday morning at age 85. The Hall of Fame coach-turned-broadcaster whose eponymous video games delighted millions for 30 years died unexpectedly, and no cause of death was…

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Detroit Tigers First Base Coach, Former Player Kimera Bartee Dies At 49

Detroit Tigers first base coach and former player Kimera Bartee died Monday after he collapsed while visiting family in Nebraska. Bartee, 49, had no known prior health concerns and his cause of death remains a…

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NBA & NBPA To Allow Teams To Sign Replacements Amid Covid-19 Outbreak

The NBA and the player’s association have announced that they will allow teams that are missing players because they are taking part in following the league’s Covid-19 protocol to sign replacements. This memo released by…

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New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Impersonating Patriots Player To Get Super Bowl Rings For Tom Brady

Scott Spina, of New Jersey, has pleaded guilty to impersonating a Patriots player to get “family and friends” Super Bowl rings. He messaged an ex-Patriots player, referred to in court documents as “T.J.,” in 2017…

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Shorthanded Celtics Deal With More Covid-19, Injury Woes

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum missed Monday’s 108-103 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves as he entered Covid-19 health and safety protocols; Marcus Smart sat out because of a hand laceration he suffered in a Christmas Day loss…

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More College Football Bowls Canceled Due To Covid-19 Chaos

Covid-19 has now wreaked havoc on the third college football bowl game in the last day or so, as the Barstool Arizona Bowl was canceled Monday night. Originally scheduled for Friday in Tucson, Arizona, the…

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Chris Godwin Done For The Year, Bruce Arians Says

The reigning Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without their leading receiver for the remainder of the year. On Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints, Saints’ safety P.J. Williams‘ helmet hit directly…

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Biennial World Cup Could Be Coming, President Gianni Infantino Says

FIFA‘s “global summit” was held to discuss increasing the occurrence of the World Cup from every four years to every two years. President Gianni Infantino says he believes if a vote was held, the proposal…

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Michael Vick’s Last Remaining Dogfighting Pooch, Frodo, Dies

Frodo, the last remaining dog from Michael Vick‘s dogfighting case has passed away, BAD RAP, an animal welfare group. The post said that Frodo lived a happy and pampered life since being one of the…

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Brandon Brown Hates ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Cheer, Wants No Part Of Politics

Inadvertent fame is not something that Brandon Brown wants. At least not in the area in which he inadvertently found it. NASCAR driver Brown became famous for the “Let’s Go Brandon” meme borne by his…

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Boxer Danny Kelly Jr. Shot Dead In Front Of Family In Road Rage Incident On Christmas Eve

Danny Kelly Jr., a professional boxer from Maryland, was shot dead in front of his girlfriend and children on Christmas Eve in what police are investigating as a road rage incident. Police responded just prior…

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