Steelers win SuperBowl; Jerome Bettis retires

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The Steelers won the Superbowl last night, and not surprisingly Jerome Bettis retired immiediately afterward. It’s funny, athletes always talk about ending their careers on top, but so few of them have any idea what that really means. When it’s time to...

Fan fails to sell football to Patriots

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When Doug Flutie drop kicked a football through the uprights last season, the net had not been raised as it looked like it was going to be a play from scrimmage. As a result, a lucky fan in the stands wound up with possession of it. He then tried to sell the ball to...

NFL Network will air 8 regular season games

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The NFL Network will air 8 regular season games next season, on Thursdays and Saturdays. The eight-game package, announced by commissioner Paul Tagliabue on Saturday, will begin with a game on Thanksgiving night. All of the games also will be shown on local stations...

The NFL playoffs were not very exciting this year

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Maybe it was just me, but the NFL playoffs this year just were not very exciting. Most of the games seemed like foregone conclusions fairly early into them, despite some of them being the opposite of what was expected. The Giants and Jacksonville may as well not even...