Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:45 PM EST
Joe Namath had just watched a film about a young quarterback who threw too many interceptions, then learned to trust his teammates and led his club to a championship.
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Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:14 AM EST
The biggest draw in television is going mobile.
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Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:38 AM EST
The ouster of one of America's most revered coaches, Penn State's Joe Paterno, after shocking child sex abuse charges against his former assistant was overwhelmingly voted the sports story of the year by members of The Associated Press.
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Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:16 PM EST
Jim Boeheim initially insisted two former Syracuse ball boys were lying when they accused his longtime assistant of molesting them.
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Wed Dec 7, 2011 10:56 AM EST
Child sex abuse scandals at Penn State and Syracuse may prompt the NCAA to revise its bylaws.
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Mon Dec 5, 2011 9:57 PM EST
Phil Kessel had two assists to add to his NHL-leading point total, and the Toronto Maples Leafs snapped the New York Rangers' five-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory Monday.
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Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:26 PM EST
Walking up to a throng of reporters, Jim Boeheim drily noted that the last time Syracuse played in the NIT Season Tip-Off, nobody wanted to talk to him.
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Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:51 PM EST
The researchers studying a degenerative brain disease in former athletes plan to test about 100 retired NFL players to try to learn how to diagnose the condition during life.
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Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:01 AM EST
Looking for his family soon after a loss, Tyshawn Taylor tried to keep things in perspective for this young Kansas team.
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Sat Nov 5, 2011 12:36 PM EDT
Geoffrey Mutai likes his chances in any championship-style marathon.
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Thu Nov 3, 2011 4:43 PM EDT
NBA owners and players are meeting again Thursday, hoping to reach a deal to end the lockout and very aware of the consequences if they fail.
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Tue Oct 25, 2011 4:00 PM EDT
The Falcons had just been called for a costly pass-interference penalty with Atlanta clinging to a seven-point lead late in Sunday's game against Detroit. Coach Mike Smith's staffers in the booth immediately started yelling in his headset that the ball had been tipped, making the contact legal.
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Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:10 PM EDT
At first, Antonio Margarito just thought it was a good shot by Manny Pacquiao and his eye was merely swelling.
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Sun Sep 4, 2011 12:25 AM EDT
Novak Djokovic put his hand to his ear to revel in the cheers pouring down from the stands.
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Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:01 AM EDT
NBC's Olympic coverage in London will look very familiar, with one major twist.
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Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:35 PM EDT
Cleveland Indians fans wondered if a special effects explosion had gone off at a nearby movie shoot. Spectators at a tennis tournament in Connecticut felt as though a truck had smashed into the stadium. Golfer Brendan Steele thought he was getting shaky over his putts.
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Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:38 PM EDT
Major League Soccer games will be televised by NBC's networks starting next season, doubling the number of homes that dozens of games will be available in.
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Thu Jul 7, 2011 4:43 PM EDT
George Brett predicts the 3,000th hit of Derek Jeter's career will be harder to get than the first.
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Sun Jul 3, 2011 6:28 PM EDT
Wimbledon is leaving NBC after 43 years and appears headed to ESPN.
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Sat Jul 2, 2011 3:42 PM EDT
In March, NFL owners locked out their players. On Friday, NBA owners followed suit.
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Sun Jun 26, 2011 12:33 PM EDT
At 36, Christie Rampone is in a place she'd never imagined: leading a talented U.S. national team from the top end of the generation gap.
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Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:00 AM EDT
For the third-leading scorer in U.S. women's soccer history, the most memorable goal of her career might be one she allowed on defense.
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Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:32 PM EDT
Steve Mullings held off training partner Tyson Gay to win the 100 meters at the Adidas Grand Prix on Saturday.
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Thu May 19, 2011 12:42 PM EDT
Dick Ebersol, who made NBC the TV home of the Olympics for more than two decades, will watch someone else run the network's coverage of next year's Summer Games.
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Thu May 5, 2011 9:58 AM EDT
Tedy Bruschi started his training for Mount Kilimanjaro by working out on the stair-climber and treadmill in his hiking boots.
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