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Live blogging Florida primary, local elections tonight!
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsDon't know how excited you are about today's Republican presidential primary in Florida, but we journalists are supposed to treat it like the Super Bowl (or at least the NFC Championship game -- if football conferences were political paries, I'd......Tags: NFC Championship Game, Newt Gingrich, National Football Conference, Mitt Romney, Super Bowl
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Ravens will be looking for top playmaker
Joe Flacco and the Ravens have to win one-on-one matchups in the AFC championship game at Gillette Stadium when the Patriots send pressure. Look for Cover-1 blitz schemes from Bill Belichick's defense in the red zone that test the ability of Ravens...
Tags: Joe Flacco, Jerod Mayo, Gillette Stadium, New England Patriots, Ray Rice
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Jeffery a controversial pick for Bears
If Shea McClellin was a conservative pick in the NFL draft, wide receiver Alshon Jeffery was a slightly risky one and safety Brandon Hardin was a daring one. It makes sense to go further out on the ledge in the second round than the first, and further...
Tags: Phil Emery, Detroit Lions, Mike Williams, (wide receiver, born 1984), Chicago Bears, NFL Draft
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Good year for Bears to be eyeing receivers in draft
INDIANAPOLIS — If the Bears are intending on drafting a receiver, they had to walk away from the combine workouts Sunday whistling and winking.
A number of receivers, most notably Notre Dame's Michael Floyd, distinguished themselves at Lucas Oil...Tags: National Football Conference, Buffalo Bills, A.J. Jenkins, Michael Floyd, Stephen Hill
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McClellin looks like he was made to play for Bears
Shea McClellin wasn't born wearing shoulder pads, but he plays like it. That's why the Bears general manager Phil Emery made him his first draft pick ahead of Whitney Mercilus, Nick Perry, Chandler Jones, Courtney Upshaw or any other defensive end who...
Tags: Phil Emery, National Football Conference, Whitney Mercilus, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers
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Bears appear to have leverage in money battle with Forte
Sometimes it seems the closer the Bears get to training camp, the further they are from signing Matt Forte to a new contract. In fairness, negotiations have been hush-hush, so we really don't know where the sides are. But the outward signs are not...
Tags: Jerry Angelo, National Football Conference, Arian Foster, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams
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NFL draft is a real passing game for quarterbacks
NEW YORK — Say this for the 2013 quarterback class: They've learned how to slide. Four of them were selected in the fourth round Saturday, two of whom — USC's Matt Barkley and Syracuse's Ryan Nassib — were widely believed to be first-...
Tags: Dwight Freeney, UCLA Bruins, NFL Pro Bowl, Carson Palmer, Jeff Locke
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Bears play follow the leader
They have been called "big uglies," "hogs" and even "big hog mollies." But never before have they been called the most coveted players in the draft. The Bears' selection of Oregon offensive lineman Kyle Long was part of a trend — a big trend....Tags: Sports, Phil Emery, Jared Allen, Football, Nick Fairley
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Dan Pompei's NFL power rankings
Last week in parenthesis 1. Broncos (1): They are 13-3 at home in the playoffs in their history, and have won 11 straight. Those are two strong trends. 2. Packers (2): They got revenge on the Vikings in the wild-card round Saturday; now they will...
Tags: Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers
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Pompei's NFL power rankings
1. Giants (3 last week): Is there a better quarterback in the NFL in the final two minutes than Eli Manning? 2. Bears (6): They have the best defense in the NFL by a wide margin, and the offense isn't bad either. 3. Falcons (1): The offense is...Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Super Bowl, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Cam Newton
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Darrelle Revis trade to Bucs brings new life to Florida NFL
Jets fans, you have my condolences. Now that your former blockbuster cornerback Darrelle Revis plans to collect state income tax-free checks from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, your football team is officially in purgatory. It's an experience sports...Tags: New York Jets, Warren Sapp, Florida Gators, Super Bowl, Dan Marino
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Talented tight ends inviting targets for Patriots in red zone
The Patriots and Tom Brady can show multiple alignments with their two tight end personnel against the Texans in their playoff game Sunday. Think of spread looks with both Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez removed from the core of the formation to create...
Tags: Brandon Lloyd, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, Danny Woodhead, Sports
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Oct 23, 2012
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Apr 22, 2013
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Jan 12, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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