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• Stories of Super Bowl 42, the Seahawks-Cardinals Rivalry is Real...

  

  1.I think you might not have heard, but the Giants are playing the Patriots on Sunday. Since the big boss did a prettytremendous oral history of the 2007 regular-season finale between the teams, I’ll feebly attempt a follow-up.  One of my favorite conversations while working on Sports Illustrated’sSuper Bowl Gold(buy it, mostly because it’s really good, but also because I have kids to feed) was withJustin Tuck, who provided his first-person account of Super Bowl XLII. &#..

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• Why backup QB plans for most NFL teams are disasters

  

  At the risk of insulting some people, let’s just come out and be blunt about this: Why do most NFL backup quarterbacks stink?Are we painting the canvas with a broad brush here? Of course we are. But most of that brush covers the rampant problem in the NFL in that there are precious few competent backup quarterbacks.Matt Hasselbeck, the Colts’ 40-year-old veteran backup to Andrew Luck, and Michael Vick, the Steelers’ emergency backup who was signed late in training camp, have proven to be the onl..

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• Custer Was His Era's Poster Boy

  

  In a new biography, historian T.J. Stiles portrays Custer in the context of his time, and the man who emerges is much more than merely a martyr or a fool.My favorite ice cream parlor growing up on theSouth Jersey shorewas called “Custard’s Last Stand,” whose logo featured a cartoonishGeorge Armstrong Custerbrandishing two pistols in the heat of battle and wearing a cowboy hat with two arrows shot through the crown. Ice cream was likely the last thing on Custer’s mind at theBattle of Little Bigho..

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• Ameer Abdullah wants to show he's a playmaker

  

  Getty ImagesThe debut of Lions rookie running backAmeer Abdullahwas impressive: In Week One against the Chargers, Abdullah ran for a touchdown on his first carry and finished the game with 50 rushing yards and 44 receiving yards.Since then, Abdullah has been unimpressive. He’s yet to rush for another touchdown, yet to have another 50-yard rushing game and yet to have another 40-yard receiving game. And lately Abdullah has been phased out of the Lions’ offense, as his four fumbles this season hav..

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• Six keys to success for Jets

  Is the Jets' season slipping away? Todd Bowles' rookie head-coaching campaign began in promising fashion: a 4-1 start that included wins in Indianapolis and London. But the bloom is off the proverbial rose and the Jets, now 5-4, are facing their toughest stretch of adversity. ..

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• Marleau Scores to Seal Sharks' 2-1 OT Win Over Sabres

  

  BUFFALO, N.Y. — Patrick Marleau scored by converting a rebound 2:59 into overtime and the San Jose Sharks beat Buffalo 2-1 on Saturday night to end an eight-game skid against the Sabres.Marc-Edouard Vlasic had a goal and assist, goalie Martin Jones stopped 30 shots and San Jose won for just the second time in 16 visits to Buffalo — and first since Dec. 2, 2005 in Joe Thornton's first game with the franchise.Vlasic set up the game-winner. The Sharks were applying pressure in the Sabres zone, and..

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• Touching tributes to Paris from NHL teams

  

  When the Pittsburgh Penguins were winning despite their offense, it was easy to say “a win’s a win.” Their current record probably limits the urge to panic, too.Even so, their sputtering offense is baffling, and now with two losses in as many days, it’s that much more troubling.Former Penguins front office members Ray Shero and John Hynes faced their former employers in New Jersey on Saturday, and they had to enjoy tonight’s 4-0 win.The Devils also reminded people that they could very well be in..

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• Voracek picks great time (overtime) for first goal of season

  

  When the Pittsburgh Penguins were winning despite their offense, it was easy to say “a win’s a win.” Their current record probably limits the urge to panic, too.Even so, their sputtering offense is baffling, and now with two losses in as many days, it’s that much more troubling.Former Penguins front office members Ray Shero and John Hynes faced their former employers in New Jersey on Saturday, and they had to enjoy tonight’s 4-0 win.The Devils also reminded people that they could very well be in..

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• Clowney unlikely to play on Monday night

  

  APWhile Texans linebackerJadeveon Clowneyhas played in seven of eight games this year, it still feels like he hasn’t reallyplayed. It apparently won’t feel that way on Monday night either.Clowney is on track to miss his second game of the season, at Cincinnati.“He’s dealing with a back issue and it’s painful, so we’ve got to give it a little more time,” coach Bill O’Brien told reporters on Friday. “I would say he would be unlikely to play on Monday night though.”Limited to four games last season..

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• Cincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Texans 2015: Prediction, Preview...

  

  Recent "Monday Night Football" games have been surprisingly competitive, but that may be coming to an end in Week 10. Following three straight games that were decided in the final minutes, Monday’s matchup might see the Houston Texans (3-5) lose big when they visit the Cincinnati Bengals (8-0).The regular season is only halfway completed, but Cincinnati has all but wrapped up the AFC North with their perfect start. Houston might be one of the worst teams in the NFL, but they are alive and well i..

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