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Ohio State: Pryor banned, couldn’t play in 2011

Terrelle Pryor's lawyer wanted Ohio State to make it clear to the NFL that his client could not return to the Buckeyes. So Ohio State declared he would not have played in 2011 and banned him from any contact with the athletic program for five years.
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AD Alleva spurns Tennessee, will remain at LSU

Joe Alleva will remain athletic director at LSU despite interest from Tennessee, chancellor Michael Martin announced Tuesday.
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Sources: Giants discussing potential Plax return

The Giants are discussing a potential return to New York with their former wide receiver Plaxico Burress, according to team sources.
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Ravens cut Todd Heap, Derrick Mason, and others

On the first day after the end of the lockout, NFL teams were busy making up for lost time. The Baltimore Ravens announced that they would cut Todd Heap, Derrick Mason, Willis McGahee, and Kelly Gregg in an effort to reduce salary. The players will save the Ravens over $18 million in the salary cap, [...]

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Lockout Over! It’s back to football and the game we love (and live for)

It took 132 days, but football is back. America, you can return back to your regularly scheduled Fall Sunday schedule 
SCOTT JACOBS
The Lockout is over.

Come hither and gather around as we roast marshmellows around the fire place and dance to joyous songs, for this tremendous occassion is what we, the sports fan needed ever so dearly.
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NFL lockout ends after NFLPA okays deal

Roger Goodell happily said “Football is back” to the world today as the NFL Player’s Association has okayed a deal put on the table by owners earlier in the negotiation process. The deal splits revenue 53-47 in favor of the owners as opposed to a roughly even split in the prior deal. Details about the contract are [...]

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Can Brett Favre be happy as a backup?

Sure, if Favre likes the coach…
MITCH BLATT
Can Brett Favre be happy as a backup? The Eagles are doing the trifflesome and considering bringing Favre back. No word yet from Favre, but one Philadelphia sports talk show personality tweeted that he saw on TV that the Eagles are trying to lure Favre out of retirement. (Apparently [...]

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Highlights of Chad Johnson’s Twitter account: Glenn Beck, stolen pigeons, and arguing with Skip Bayless

Chad Johnson recently started reading Glenn Beck’s book Broke and tweeting about it, Mediaite noted, and it may be costing him some followers who apparently think that Glenn Beck is insane, as is anyone who reads his book.
Whatever one thinks about Glenn Beck, there’s plenty of other reasons that Johnson might be a little “out-of-the-box” [...]

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