Tag Archive | "NFL"

Q&A with Boxing Trainer Freddie Roach

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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Q&A with Boxing Trainer Freddie Roach

Boxing trainer Freddie Roach takes us inside his and fighter Manny Pacquiao's strategy for Saturday's WBO welterweight championship and explains why his Parkinson’s is no obstacle as a trainer.

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Your Logo Here

Monday, November 2, 2009

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Your Logo Here

From now on I’m putting this space in my column up for sale. And why not? I’m just following the lead of the sports world, where every inch of turf, every minute of airtime, can be had for a price. By Matt Taibbi

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My Favorite Things: Drew Brees

Monday, October 5, 2009

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My Favorite Things: Drew Brees

The New Orleans Saints quarterback and reigning Offensive Player of the Year on his gadget addictions and secret love of romantic comedies

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The Stadium of the Future

Friday, September 18, 2009

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The Stadium of the Future

Whether you’re a lifelong fan of America’s Team or a Dallas hater, the new 100,000-seat Cowboys Stadium — the largest NFL arena ever built — is pigskin’s new mecca.

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My Favorite Things: Dhani Jones

Monday, September 14, 2009

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My Favorite Things: Dhani Jones

The Cincinnati Bengals linebacker and star of Dhani Tackles the Globe takes us into his world.

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If I Ran the NFL

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

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If I Ran the NFL

For one thing, there’d be no more of these keep-your-hands-off-the-receiver, high-octane-offense, no-lead-is-safe mockeries of a football game. Oh, and fewer talking-baby ads. By Matt Taibbi

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How to Beat Jet Lag

Friday, July 10, 2009

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How to Beat Jet Lag

Two proven methods, and hard-won advice from some of the best-known travelers in the world.

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The Deadly Bug Stalking Athletes

Friday, April 17, 2009

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The Deadly Bug Stalking Athletes

Over the past decade, a lethal bacteria called MRSA has leaped from hospitals to farms to the playing fields. Now it may be a bigger concern than a blown-out knee.

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The Evolution of Sports Whining

Monday, November 17, 2008

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The Evolution of Sports Whining

Bitching by multimillionaire athletes may be reaching a crescendo, but it’s been a long time coming. Way before there was Barry Zito and Vince Young, there was one Amos Rusie.

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First, Kill All The Sportswriters

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

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First, Kill All The Sportswriters

You are guilty of bringing Access Hollywood values to the honorable tradition of figuring out why Wily Mo Pena can’t hit a curveball. For this you shall pay.

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You’re Gonna Owe me for this, Cuban

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

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You’re Gonna Owe me for this, Cuban

So what if pro football is nearly flawless? There’s always room for improvement. Here, free advice from an NFL fan on what he’d love to see from the upstart UFL.

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The Real Scandal of Spygate

Monday, September 29, 2008

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The Real Scandal of Spygate

In his inaugural column Matt Taibbi celebrates a new football season and makes the case that Pennsylvania pol Arlen Specter’s unsportsmanlike conduct — not Bill Belichick’s spy cams — spoiled the last one.

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