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The Man Behind The Patriots' Curtain: Who's Ernie Adams?

8:13am January 16, 2016

Coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady deservedly get a lot of praise for the success of the New England Patriots. But there's another name crucial to the organization that not many know.

Build It And Fans Will Come: Is There A Market For Two LA Football Teams?

8:13am January 16, 2016

by Ben Bergman

The new stadium planned for the Los Angeles Rams will be among the most sophisticated in the NFL. But what does the deal bring to a city that was without a team for more than 20 years?

When Your Team Moves, What's A Fan To Do?

8:13am January 16, 2016

The Rams will be moving back to the L.A. area after more than 20 years in St. Louis. What would you do if your favorite sports team relocated? Would you stay loyal or choose a new team to cheer for?

Carolina Panthers' Star Thomas Davis Earns Praise Off The Field

4:31pm January 15, 2016

by Michael Tomsic

The most well-known player on the NFL's best team this season is quarterback Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers. But the heart and soul of the Panthers is linebacker Thomas Davis who has come back from three gruesome knee injuries and is one of the league's best defenders. And that's just one piece of Davis' reputation in Charlotte, N.C., where his work with kids is what stands out to many parents.

Green Bay Packers' Elijah Pitts runs with the ball during Super Bowl I against the Kansas City Chiefs at Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 15, 1967, in Los Angeles.

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Super Bowl I Tape Was Erased Long Ago; Now The Game Will Air Again

2:17pm January 15, 2016

by NPR Staff

The TV networks that broadcast 1967's inaugural game erased it. Now the NFL Network has pieced together its own film with radio footage of the historic game; Super Bowl I: The Lost Game airs Friday.

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NFL Team Lured To LA With Bigger Fan Base, Multi-Billion Dollar Stadium

1:38pm January 15, 2016

Football is back in Los Angeles. David Greene talks to John Ourand of the SportsBusiness Journal about what the NFL stands to gain and lose in the relocation of the Saint Louis Rams to Los Angeles.

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First Graders Send Letters To Cheer Up Vikings' Kicker

6:54am January 15, 2016

Blair Walsh missed a short field goal, knocking Minnesota out of the playoffs. The students felt bad because of all the abuse he was getting. Walsh went to the school to personally thank the kids.

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World Anti-Doping Agency Report Slams Track And Field's Governing Body

7:04pm January 14, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The latest WADA report finds that the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), track and field's world governing body, helped organize and enable doping and corruption.

A boy fishes in polluted Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro in August 2015. The bay will be the sailing venue for the Olympic Games this summer. Brazil is facing concerns over polluted water, mass transportation and budget issues as it prepares for the games

Amid Recession, Brazil Struggles With The Huge Costs Of The Olympics

5:25pm January 14, 2016

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Brazil was riding high when it was awarded the 2016 Olympics seven years ago. But the country is now in economic turmoil and facing a rash of problems as it prepares for the games in August.

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Monte Irvin poses during spring training in this 1952 photo. The Hall of Famer died Monday at age 96.

Willie Mays Remembers Mentor Monte Irvin

2:28pm January 14, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Irvin, who died Monday at 96, was one of the first black players in Major League Baseball. He showed Mays the ropes when Mays entered the league. Irvin, Mays said, was "sort of like my father."

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