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DVDs: Hello "Fraggle Rock!"

Michael Giltz | Posted 11.11.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: TV Shows, Sports, Football, The Beatles, Westerns, Fraggle Rock, Jim Henson, Planet of the Apes, Dvds, Movies, Randolph Scott, Rod Serling, Entertainment News

We're in a golden age for documentaries. More of them are shown in theaters and on TV than ever before and more people now have access to video cameras so they can make their own.

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DVDs: Down With Bulky And Awkward DVD Boxed Sets!

Michael Giltz | Posted 10.31.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Alfred Hitchcock, Route 66, TV Shows, Abbott & Costello, Cartoons, Football, Dallas Cowboys, The Simpsons, Batman, Gregory Peck, Dvds, Movies, Little Rascals, Animation, Entertainment News

No matter how cool a boxed set may look, 99 times out of 100 most people would prefer a tight, compact boxed set that fits right onto their bookshelf alongside their other DVDs.

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If a Simple Mouthguard Can Prevent Concussions, Why Isn't the NFL All Over It?

Paula Duffy | Posted 10.24.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Roger Goodell, Head Injuries, Nfl, Football, Mouthguards, Nhl, Concussions, Concussions Nfl, Concussion Prevention, Entertainment News

While a concussion policy in the league has been instituted to prevent players from being forced back onto the field without regard to their health, prevention seems to be the solution in the long run.

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Con Games: Right Wing, Left Wing, Single Wing

Michael Conniff | Posted 10.21.2008 | Media

Read More: Sports, Karl Rove, Obama, Mccain, Football, 2008 Presidential Election, Media News

[McCain's] is a classic mistake in football, war, and politics. The negative campaign is the Maginot Line of conservative politics, a thing of beauty in those halcyon ground-game days of '00 and 04.

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Super Bowl Tickets? $1,000

AP | Posted 10.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Ticket Prices, Nfl, Football, Super Bowl, Business News

NEW YORK — The official price of Super Bowl tickets will reach $1,000 for the first time this season. The NFL confirmed Thursday that 25 percen...

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Sex Sells: Green Pinup-Girl Calendars

Maura Judkis | Posted 10.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Sexy Women, Environmentalism, Swimsuit, Green Living, Bikini, Philadelphia Eagles, Football, Calendar, Green News

Posters and public service announcements and "Inconvenient Truths" can attract only so much attention to green causes. That's why, when they wanted at...

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Surge Of New Voters and Obama Campaign Efforts Tipping Virginia

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Taxes, Soccer Moms, John McCain, Iraw War, Peter J. Boyer, Tim Kaine, OffTheBus News, Football, Barack Obama Polls, Barack Obama Taxes, Information Technology, Joe Biden, Race, Wall Street Journal, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Virginia, New Yorker, Obama Rally, Voter Registration, Tipping Point, Mark Warner, Fred Thompson, Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, White Voters, Home News

During the primaries Obama got trounced in southwestern Virginia. "Presence really matters," Gov. Kaine told Obama. "Go and show 'em you're really interested."

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The Return of Al Davis

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 10.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Roger Goodell, Antitrust, Al Davis, Football, Rozelle, Riaders, Kiffin, Entertainment News

Al Davis made his return to the national sports spotlight last week when he fired head coach Lane Kiffin "for cause."

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Bears Pummel Detroit 34-7

AP | LARRY LAGE | Posted 10.05.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Bears, Football, Sports, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Chicago News

DETROIT — Like many NFL players, Kyle Orton seems to love playing the Detroit Lions. Orton set career highs in passing yards, completions and qu...

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John McCain: "Are You Ready For Some Football?"

Linda Hansen | Posted 09.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Mccain Suspends Campaign, McCain Postpones Debate, Football, John McCain, Economic Crisis, Political Games, Offthebus, Campaign 2008, Home News

The strategic time-out! You stop the game, try to stop the momentum of that offensive line. Maybe they'll lose their focus. Maybe they'll lose the crowd. And maybe they'll lose the ball.

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OJ Simpson's Attorney Speaks Out

Graham Bensinger | Posted 09.24.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Football, Trial, Conversation, Prison, OJ Simpson, Nfl, Yale Galanter, Interview, Las Vegas, Alfred Beardsley, Bruce Fromong, Radio, Tom Riccio, Court, Tmz, Murderer, OJ Simpson Robbery, OJ Simpson Jail, OJ Simpson Trial, Entertainment News

OJ Simpson is standing trial after being charged with conspiracy to commit a crime, robbery, assault, and kidnapping with a deadly weapon. Simpson's Attorney Yale Galanter spoke exclusively with me.

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Walmart's Poor Sportsmanship

David Nassar | Posted 09.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Sports, Ethics, School Fundraising, Walmart, Football, High School Football, Business Ethics, Business News

It may be questionable whether Walmart has the legal right to undercut youth sports and profit off a school's logo without permission. But there's no question about whether it's ethical.

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Letter to the Undecideds

Mike Bonifer | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Football, Abortion, Undecideds, November Election, Anti-Abortion, Mike Bonifer, Gun Owners, Mccain, Obama, Improvisation, Nascar, Guns, Bonifer, Gamechangers, Barack Obama, Politics News

He is the kind of hunter who, sooner or later, is going to shoot another hunter.

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ESPN's Stuart Scott Speaks Out About Being Diagnosed with Cancer

Graham Bensinger | Posted 09.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Stuart Scott, Sports, Health, Football, Good Morning America, Espn, Cancer, Graham Bensinger, Abc, American Idol, Robin Roberts, Death, Media News

The following day his appendix had to be immediately removed, and days later a doctor told Scott he had cancer.

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Fantasy Football Widows Fight Back

Paula Duffy | Posted 09.15.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Fantasy Football, Marriage, Sports, Relationships, Nfl, Fantasy Sports, Football, Entertainment News

Allison isn't interested in learning to play fantasy sports so she can join in. She likes the real thing either in the stadium or on the TV screen.

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Big Boys "Shouldn't" Cry: Vince Young's Rude Introduction to the NFL

Paula Duffy | Posted 09.11.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Nfl, Football, Vince Young, Sports, Health, Entertainment News

The story reached the public as it usually does, through sensational headlines about Young being a head case, a Momma's boy and not tough enough for the NFL.

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Drew Rosenhaus: Agent of Change

Andrew Brandt | Posted 09.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Chad Johnson, Drew Rosenhaus, Plaxico Burress, Saints, Terrell Owens, Agents, Football, Packers, Mike Mckenzie, New York Giants, Home News

Our friend Drew Rosenhaus is in the news for a couple of reasons. He has secured a new contract for client Plaxico Burress - only after Burress comp...

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The NFL: Our Nation's Biggest Deadbeat

Dave Hollander | Posted 09.01.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Gene Upshaw, Football, Brett Favre, Nflpa, Concussions, Nfl, North Dallas Forty, Ugene Upshaw, Entertainment News

Aren't you outraged to hear that NFL players in their early forties have been forced to sue their union so they can get the basic medical assistance they need to walk to the bathroom?

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How Important is the 2008-09 NFL Season?

Dr. Josh Dines and Dr. Rock Positano | Posted 08.26.2008 | Living

Read More: Shawn Merriman, Health, Knee Injury, Football, Osi Umenyiora, Sports Injury, Meniscus, Living News

The injuries of Shawn Merriman and Osi Umenyiora and their planned treatment highlight some of the subtle issues that professional athletes and their physicians must deal with.

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"Why Canadian Football Is Better Than American Football?

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 08.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Media, Entertainment, Football, Canadian Football, Entertainment News

I know the Americans out there aren't going to agree with me. Americans are resistant to admitting that another country does anything better -- Health Care -- than they do.

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Why The Capitalism Argument on Pay for Play Doesn't Work

Myles Brand | Posted 08.06.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Athlete Pay College, College Sports, Athletes, Football, Professional College Athletes, Intercollegiate Sports, Ncaa, Basketball, Pay for Play, Entertainment News

All but 20 Division I schools subsidize their teams because athletics doesn't generate enough to cover expenses; adding a budget line for salaries would undoubtedly mean cutting sports.

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Friday Talking Points [40] -- Obama Shines, McCain Whines

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Gaffe, Gop, Bill of Rights, First Amendment, Speech, Giants, Atlas, Pakistan, Berlin, Czechoslovakia, Free Speech, Whine, Canada, Democratic, Iraq, Campaign, National Convention, Minimum Wage, Redskins, Oil Spill, 2008, Midotw, Victory Column, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Democratic National Convention, Mississippi, Risk, Dncc, Tiergarten, John McCain, Germany, Football, Whiny, Oil Rig, Democrat, 2008 Elections, Democratic National Convention Committee, 08, Photo-Op, Nfl, Democrats, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Senior Moment, Presidential, Elections, Desperation, Free Speech Zones, 08 Campaign, Mddotw, Talking Heads, Convention, 2008 Presidential Race, Afghanistan, Burning Down the House, Mississippi River, Democrat-Lite, Politics News

Be careful what you wish for, John. That seems to be the message of the week for Senator John McCain. He took some campaign consultant's idea a few w...

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Gang Sign Patrol: NFL Hiring Experts After Paul Pierce NBA Episode

ESPN | Posted 07.16.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: NFL Gang Signs, Gang Signs, Sports, Paul Pierce Hand Signal, Paul Pierce Gang Sign, Football, Menacing Gesture, Nfl, Gang Signs in Sports, Hand Signal, Entertainment News

The NFL has hired experts to study game footage to determine whether players are displaying street-gang hand signals as part of their on-field celebra...

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Friday Talking Points [38] -- Whiners And Cheeseheads

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: National Convention, Timetable, Pow, Fisa, Immunity, Campaign, Withdrawal, Telecom, Rnc, Nuts, 2008, Sofa, Mccain Flip-Flop, Dennis Kucinich, Midotw, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Status of Forces, Leni Riefenstahl, Football, Amnesty, Democrat, Nuremberg, 08, Acceptance Speech, Platform, Democrats, Barack Obama, Election, Sister Soulja, 08 Election, Stadium, Elections, Mddotw, Martin Luther King, Whiners, Maliki, Russ Feingold, Cheesehead, Speech, Senator, Impeachment, Iraq, Pittsburgh, Anniversary, Denver, King, Republican, Lion of the Senate, Phil Gramm, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Mental Recession, Green Bay Packers, John McCain, Mlk, Prisoner of War, 2008 Elections, Jesse Jackson, Green Eggs and Ham, 2008 Election, Teddy Kennedy, Recession, 08 Campaign, Convention, 2008 Presidential Race, I Have a Dream, Telecommunications, Medicare, Steve Schmidt, Flip Flop, Steelers, Broncos, Politics News

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points, after a one-week hiatus! While plenty has happened in the past two weeks which bears close and careful analysis...

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Michael Vick Applies For Bankruptcy Protection

AP | MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | Posted 07.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Michael Vick, Mike Vick, Chapter 11, Bankruptcy, Michael Vick Bankrupt, Atlanta Falcons Michael Vick Dogfighting, Sports, Nfl, Football, Atlanta Falcons, Business News

RICHMOND, Va. — Imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick filed for bankruptcy protection while serving time for federal dogfighting charges, saying h...

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