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“Buffalo Bills safety and former Rock Hill High standout Ko Simpson was arrested outside a Rock Hill bar early New Year’s Day after police say he wouldn’t leave while they were trying to clear the area. But Simpson contends he did nothing wrong and was just checking on a friend when he was handcuffed. Simpson, 25, was charged with hindering a police investigation, according to a Rock Hill police report. ” [Link]
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“‘If Favre says he’s not coming back, I don’t know if that would be a great disappointment. … I think Woody and Mike are upset (with Favre’s late-season play) to a point, especially Woody. But I think they have to handle the situation with care. They’re not going to say publicly they don’t want Favre back, but privately I’m not so sure.’ The Jets expect a decision from Favre ’sooner rather than later,’ said the person, although the team hasn’t given Favre a timetable. ” [Link]
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“For the third time, Manning won the award by The Associated Press, tying Favre as the only players in that elite category. The Indianapolis Colts quarterback was a landslide winner Friday in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the NFL.” [Link]
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“‘We’re a team and we win together … but at the same time, you can’t turn the ball over and expect to win,’ Jones said in an interview Tuesday with New York Hot 97 FM. Favre threw three interceptions in the Jets’ season-ending 24-17 loss to Miami that clinched the AFC East for the Dolphins. ‘The other day, the three interceptions really hurt us. I mean, that’s just reality,’ Jones told the radio station. ‘If I were to sit here and say, ‘Oh, man, it’s OK,’ that’s not reality. … I don’t like it, I know everybody else on the team doesn’t like it. ‘If somebody is not playing well, they need to come out of the game,’ Jones told Hot 97 FM.” [Link]
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“Larry Fitzgerald — the star wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals — has been ordered to stay away from his baby mama and his 11-month-old son after he allegedly knocked her around a room and pulled her hair out.” [Link]
“The NFL announced on Tuesday that the 2010 Pro Bowl will move from Hawaii to Miami, at the site of Super Bowl XLIV. The annual all-star game will be played at Dolphin Stadium, a week before the league’s championship game.” [Link]
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“Danny Villa, who played six seasons with the New England Patriots and was the athletic director at Walpole High School, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Wrentham District Court to three counts of rape of a child over 14 and three counts of enticing a minor. Judge Warren Powers also told Villa to stay away from the girl and her family, Walpole schools and any children under 16 except his own.” [Link]
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“The Denver Broncos fired Mike Shanahan. Shanahan had three years and upwards of $20 million remaining on his contract. Shanahan, who just completed his 14th season at the helm of the Broncos, was the longest tenured coach in franchise history. He also held the title of executive vice president of football operations.” [Link]
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“The Jets have fired Coach Eric Mangini, hours after the team completed a late-season swoon and was eliminated from playoff contention with a loss at home to the Miami Dolphins. The team is expected to announce the firing at a morning news conference, said a member of the team who spoke on condition of anonymity” [Link]
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“The Lions lost to the Green Bay Packers 31-21 on Sunday, making them the first team to go winless through a 16-game season. The 1976 expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-14) were the last NFL team to complete a season without a victory. ”I’ve got to live with this,” center Dominic Raiola said. ”I’ve been here eight years. This is on my resume.”” [Link]
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“Brady’s father, Tom Brady Sr., told The Boston Globe on Friday that reports of his son’s engagement were “rumor, rumor, rumor … We don’t know a thing about it. Nobody told me. We talked to him and there’s nothing to say.” The Boston Herald reported that the couple strolled down Bean Town’s Beacon Street on Friday – and that Bündchen, 28, was without an engagement ring. ” [Link]
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“Tom Brady proposed to Gisele on a private jet on XMAS eve — and she said yes. Our sources say Brady, who is famous for his QB skills and running errands for Gisele, proposed on a private jet that took off from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey and landed in Boston.” [Link]
“While Vikings owner Zygi Wilf was presenting in the locker room the game ball after Sunday’s win over the Lions, another kind of ball (and/or something else) was partially visible in the background, behind a towel.” [Link]
“The suspended players were running back Deuce McAllister and defensive linemen Charles Grant and Will Smith of New Orleans; defensive linemen Kevin and Pat Williams of Minnesota; and long snapper Bryan Pittman of Houston. The punishment means all six will miss the end of the regular season, an especially harsh blow to Minnesota, which relies heavily on the Williamses in its run defense, which ranks second in the league.” [Link]
“The New York Giants just put him on the reserve list and suspended him for four games ‘for conduct detrimental to the team,’ meaning his season is basically over. It’s actually the second time the self-shooter has been suspended by the Giants this year.” [Link]
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