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In troubled times, America can still unite over common BCS hate

Seeded on Tue Feb 9, 2010 3:04 PM EST (rivals.yahoo.com)

Seeded by tyler

Only two states -- Georgia at 22 percent and (of course, given the favorable ending in the last BCS title game) Alabama at 30 -- gave the Series an approval rating above 15 percent. That's worse than both George W.

nfl, football, sports, playoffs, ncaa, bcs, not-politics, foobaw

Super Bowl XLIV 'Amen!' newspapers still available [plus video]

Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 5:17 PM EST (NOLA.com)

Seeded by tyler

We have had unprecedented demand for today's Times-Picayune celebrating the Saints' Super Bowl victory with its historic 5-inch-tall "AMEN!" headline. We expect this to be the best-selling Times-Picayune in our 173-year history.

sports, saints, times-picayune, amen, who-dat-nation

Sarah Palin: Women's Rights Groups: Your Double Standard is Showing

Seeded on Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:18 PM EST (facebook.com)

Seeded by Craig19 (Clipped by Craig19)

Women's Rights groups, like NOW, commendably call out advertisers and networks for airing sexist and demeaning portrayals of women that lead to young women's diminished self-esteem and acceptance of roles as mere sexed-up objects.

politics, now, womans-rights, tim-tebow, sarah-palin

Video: Like Mardi Gras on Red Bull, the New Orleans Saints ignite the French Quarter

Seeded on Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:59 PM EST (NOLA.com)

Seeded by tyler

Following a coliseum-esque roar, New Orleans Saints fans literally sprinting from homes and bars instantly filled a nearly vacant Bourbon Street last night as Garrett Hartley's game winning upright-splitter sailed through.

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For fans of Saints and Vikings, a big game potentially grows bigger

Seeded on Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:10 PM EST (Yahoo! Sports)

Seeded by tyler

All told, most of us regulars are of the opinion that aside from being inside of the Superdome itself, there's no place we'd rather watch the Saints play the Vikings for a chance to go to the Super Bowl than at Bar None. It's an almost perfect setting to watch the big game.

nfl, vikings, sports, saints, bar-none

Football Games Have 11 Minutes of Action

Seeded on Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:02 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)

Seeded by Michael Sautter

Football fans everywhere are preparing to settle in for the NFL's biggest and most electric weekend of the season—a four-game playoff marathon that will swallow up at least 12 hours of broadcast time over two days.

nfl, sports, national-football-league

Andy Reid's Eagles not good enough when it matters

Seeded on Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:36 AM EST (NJ.com)

Seeded by Michael Sautter

Team president Joe Banner said before the season the Eagles had the best roster in the NFL, quite a boast for a team with an above-average defensive line, a below-average group of linebackers, and still looking for a safety to replace the great Brian Dawkins.

sports, eagles, philadelphia, philadelphia-eagles, andy-reid, mark-eckel, joe-banner

Did The Indianapolis Colts Mess With The Integrity Of The Game When They Quit During The Jets Game?

Sat Jan 9, 2010 4:02 AM EST

By Scott Isaacs

I have given a good deal of thought to this game because it was this game that let the Jets back into the playoffs at which point they whipped the Bengals who were standing between the Jets and the playoffs...

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sports, throwing, indianapolis-colts, new-york-jets, integrity, cincinnati-bengakk

A Grand Finale to an Outstanding Career.

Seeded on Sat Jan 2, 2010 5:20 PM EST (Fox Sports)

Seeded by Craig19 (Clipped by Craig19)

On August 14, 1987 a woman, while pregnant, suffered from a life threatening infection with a pathogenic ameoba contacted while doing Christian missionary work in the Philippines.

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