The Women's Tennis Association is urging the next generation of players to stop their excessive grunting by never starting, the Vikings may finally be getting their state-funded stadium, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers go back to the college coach well.
Today in sports: Why $4,000 Super Bowl tickets are cheap, the Westboro Baptist Church will picket Joe Paterno's funeral, Tim Lincecum reportedly turned down a "nine figure" contract extension with the San Francisco Giants, and life without Knicks and Rangers.
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