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VH-1 pulls the plug on Chad Johnson's reality show in the aftermath of arrest.
There is more news in the Chad Johnson situation. After being arrested for domestic battery in connection with a dispute with his wife Evelyn Lozada, Johnson has just recived more bad news.
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Tyrann Mathieu wants to stay at LSU as a student and return to football in 2013.
There are various reports that are stating that former LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu wants to sit this season out, enroll in classes on his own dime at and come back to that athletic program and play football in 2013.
It’s admirable to a certain degree that suddenly in the face of his self-inflicted personal tragedy that Mathieu a.k.a. Honey Badger reportedly is trying to make...
Aldon Smith may miss the rest of preseason with hip injury
SAN FRANCISCO- The 49ers are counting on defensive sophomore beast Aldon Smith to do big things for them this year.
That is why after surviving an injury-related scare during Friday night’s preseason opener against the Vikings, we probably won’t much if any of him at all for the rest of the league’s exhibition period.
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Joe Philbin says that he knew in his gut that Chad Johnson wasn’t a good fit for Miami.
Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin has gone on the record in regards to why the team cut Chad Johnson in a presser that was televised on the NFL Network.
Philbin assumed a stance that painted a picture that the decision was based on a “body of work” that was put together “both on and off-the-field.”
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NFL Preseason Week One: AFC East Pros & Cons
The first round of preseason games are just about in the books. At this stage of the process teams are looking at under-the-radar prospects to find gems that can add depth to their rosters while rolling out their base packages and formations to get their starter’s feet wet.
You can’t read too much into anything but there are some interesting things to keep your eyes on in the...
Chad Johnson is released by the Dolphins.
Innocent until proven guilty right? That theory does not apply when you bring unwanted attention to your business.
The Miami Dolphins are completely within their rights to cut Chad Johnson because he made a mistake that they do not want affiliated with their team.
Even if his account of the event that lead to his arrest on Saturday evening is true, he is still at fault because...
Video: Really Rudy? Fernandez pulls off the world’s worst flop during Spain’s gold medal defeat.
Spain’s Rudy Fernandez didn’t win basketball gold but he may be in line for a daytime Emmy for his epic flop.
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Team USA wins gold medal
As expected, the US men's basketball team defeated Spain on Sunday to win gold medal. The game was closer than many expected it to be.
Bail set in Chad Johnson’s domestic violence case.
Miami—The Miami Dolphins are presumably still reeling from the arrest last night of their WR Chad Johnson.
Johnson’s bail was set this morning at $2,500 and he has been ordered to stay away from his wife/reality star Evelyn Lozada.
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Dwight Howard is a Laker but for how long?
LOS ANGELES –It is over….Dwight Howard has been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. That is such a simple statement yet it took so much to get there. The center’s life is not any easier now that he has left the land of Disney. As a matter of fact, for Howard things have just gotten a lot more hectic as the expectations for him have now swelled to epic proportions.
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Eagles pull out a emotional win in the final seconds against the Steelers
It has been a trying week for the Philadelphia Eagles organization and most importantly it’s coach Andy Reid.
As Reid took the field to coach his team just days after his son Garrett died, he was showered with love from an Eagles fanbase that he has had his ups and downs with.
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Robert Griffin III connects with Garcon as Washington beats Buffalo.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. –After all of the recent speculation that Robert Griffin III was struggling in training camp, the Heisman Trophy winner and second overall selection in the 2012 draft came out and made quick work of the revamped Buffalo Bills defense.
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Video: Famous Louisiana car salesman cuts TV promo to support Saints
Ronnie Lamarque wants to sell you a car. His Louisiana Ford dealership is amongst the region’s best-selling (or so I am told).
Anyhow, Ronnie has decided that not only does he want to sell you a car and offer you a chance to win free gas for a year; he wants to rally the Saints and their fan base to get on the right track.
Judging from his commercial TV spot, he may have selective...
Brian Hoyer throws the single TD in the Patriots 7-6 win over the Saints.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Patriots versus the New Orleans Saints should be a showdown that is a display of aerial strength ending with explosive TDs. That formula does not apply in the preseason as the end result of their Thursday night meeting was a yawn inducing affair.
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Video: Falcons WR Julio Jones brings back the Dirty Bird dance
Julio Jones had a monster night for the Falcons against the Ravens in their first preseason game. As you can see from this video, he’s all about the Falcon’s future and it’s past.
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Julio Jones shines early to watch Falcons backups flop in defeat to the Ravens
ATLANTA- The Atlanta Falcons first team offense is as potent as advertised. If things stay on track (knock-on-wood) Julio Jones is poised to have a monster year.
When he was on deck it seriously looked like he was toying with a Ravens secondary that is one of the best in the business.
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Peyton Manning shows only a tinge of rust as the Broncos defeat the Bears 31-3
Although the staff of Players View was covering the Atlanta Falcons pre-season affair against the Baltimore Ravens, our attention like many of those in the Georgia Dome was focused on the return Peyton Manning hundreds of miles away in Chicago.
Various whispers in the concession lines and neighboring seats could be overheard pondering not only how well he would do but whether or...
RB Ryan Mathews breaks clavicle in Chargers victory over the Packers
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Chargers starting running back Ryan Mathews will undergo surgery Friday morning for a broken clavicle/collarbone.
The injury-prone back was hurt on his first pre-season carry during Thursday night’s 21-13 victory over the Green Bay Packers.
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Can the Dallas Cowboys count on Miles Austin and Dez Bryant in 2012?
Are the Cowboys wide receivers going to shake out to be more promise than long-term production? From the way things look, their top two options Dez Bryant and Miles Austin could be serving up heavy doses of heartache.
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Vikings WR Percy Harvin gets physical with Vikings rookie safety and more in NFL Digest
Ding Ding: The training camp wars continue as Minnesota Vikings’ receiver Percy Harvin’s jawing with rookie safety Harrison Smith got heated enough that the pair had to be separated.
The players were running through drills without pads and Smith trying to live up to his number one pick status played Harvin aggressively as he worked his way upfield.
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Giants DE Justin Tuck rebuttals Clay Matthews remarks says he is living in “Fantasy Land.”
Each regular season has what Players View calls the “invincible losers.” This group powers their way through the regular season kicking sand in the face of lesser opponents only to watch somebody else win the Super Bowl.
The Patriots, the Colts and last year the Packers are all recent examples of groups that analysts crown as unstoppable only to be stopped.
So as the defensive...
Carson Palmer helped Terrell Owens land on his feet in Seattle
Raiders QB Carson Palmer has been something like a fairy godfather to Terrell Owens over the past three years.
It seems that when Owens is at his lowest most unemployable forks in the road, Palmer swoops in to save the day.
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Charges against Broncos DE Elvis Dumervil have been dropped.
To follow-up on a previous story that we discussed two weeks ago, Broncos Pro Bowl DE Elvis Dumervil of the Denver Broncos won’t be charged in a Miami Beach road rage incident that caught the world’s eyes with its over-the-top details.
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QB Matt Moore is frustrated as the Dolphins continue to tout David Garrard as the starter.
DAVIE, Fl-Somebody has to go. It does not matter what the depth chart says at the moment, QB Matt Moore understands that even if first-round pick Ryan Tannehill is listed in the number three slot that he has zero job security.
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Is it game over for Carolina’s Jimmy Clausen?
Things move so fast these days that you often forget those that don’t win or lose in epic fashion.
We remember JaMarcus Russell’s fall from the mountain top because with the exception of Ryan Leaf, never has there been a projected franchise quarterback that has crashed so hard and with so much drama.
Former Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen has and continues to fall out-of-sight...
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