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NFL Suspends Four Players For Cheap Shots

The tension between the NFL and NFL Players' Association over the league's investigation into illegal bounties supplied by New Orleans Saints players and coaches from 2009-2011 could soon be reach Def-Con status.

By Ray Gustini

Apr 30, 2012

Jay-Z Gives the Nets a Makeover; Pat Riley Still Lurks

Jay-Z gives the Brooklyn Nets a black and white makeover, Pat Riley is still quietly making the Miami Heat less likable, and Jeremy Lin sends his regrets to Stuyvesant High.

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By Ray Gustini

Apr 24, 2012

Saints GM Denies Using Nixonian Dirty Tricks; Directing the NFL Draft

The New Orleans Saints are courting trouble again and the FBI is involved this time, how to fill 23 hours of NFL Draft coverage, and Bobby Valentine is only now geting around to denying rumors of an ugly clubhouse incident from March.

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 22, 2012

Tebowmania Is Already Tearing the Jets Apart; Bountygate's Snitchgate

Also: How Stephon Marbury conquered Chinese pro basketball.

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By Eric Randall

Mar 22, 2012

Congress Will Once Again Ask Professional Athletes Questions

Dick Durbin announced Thursday that the Senate will hold a hearing to look into practice of paying sports players bounties to injure others, because, of course, Congress loves a good professional sports scandal.

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 21, 2012

The Saints Bounty Bell Tolls; An American Tebow in Flux

Today in sports: The NFL announces punishments stemming from the New Orleans Saints Bountygate scandal, Lehigh's win over Duke has been immortalized in song, and the New York media races to find the backstory -- any backstory -- on the Tim Tebow trade.

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 6, 2012

Why Bounties Matter; The Big Ten's Slow Descent Into Slowness

A compelling argument for why fans should be outraged by the New Orleans Saints bounty program, the rich history of soccer chants, and the origins of the Big Ten's methodically-paced brand of basketball

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 5, 2012

The Widening NFL Bounty Hunt; Hideous Home Run Structure Under Siege

Miami Marlins players fret the team's new $2.5 million center-field statue will blind left-handed hitters, the NFL is expanding the investigation into the New Orleans Saints bounty pool, and another legal setback for New York Mets ownership.

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 2, 2012

Drew Brees and the Saints Are Cracking Up; The NFL Busted a Bounty Ring

Today in sports: Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints are in a bad spot in their relationship, the NFL's Friday news dump included the discovery of a massive bounty ring, and Jim Calhoun is plotting his return, but maybe just to say farewell.

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By Ray Gustini

Oct 4, 2011