Today in sports: Fox Saturdays are going to be sports heavy, Ozzie Guillen wisely has decided to apologize for saying he's a big, big Castro fan, and Bill Parcells is negotiating through the media again.
Today in sports: Sean Payton is appealing his Bountygate suspension, the IOC declares London fit to host the Olympics, and another snag in the NFL's plan to return to Los Angeles.
Today in sports: Reebok can't sell those Tim Tebow Jets jerseys, Bill Parcells is increasingly intrigued by the prospect of coaching the New Orleans Saints, and a French-speaking head rolls in Montreal.
Also: Kobe Bryant responds to his benching.
Also: How Stephon Marbury conquered Chinese pro basketball.
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.
Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts are officially moving on after 14 years, the Saints braintrust breaks its Bountygate silence, and Joe Gibbs gives a brief bounty history lesson.
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
Plus: The NFL wants to invest in football-related startups
Plus: The NFL is going keep sending teams to London until the idea works
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