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Brady not a fan of ‘Hard Knocks;’ no word on ‘Hung’ or ‘True Blood’

Written by Joe M on 23 August 2010

Tom Brady has something in common with former Colts coach Tony Dungy, aside from Super Bowl rings.

Neither one has watched the HBO series “Hard Knocks,” which this season features the New York Jets. While Dungy said he wasn’t a fan of the cursing from Jets coach Rex Ryan, Brady said he wasn’t watching because he isn’t a fan of the Jets.

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Oregon high school football players share strange muscle injury

Written by Joe M on 23 August 2010

The McMinnville (Ore.) High School football team was back at practice Monday, after more than a dozen players were hospitalized in the last week.

According to doctors, 19 of the players suffered from muscle damage from an enzyme known as creatine kinase, or CK.

While one of the doctors, Dr. Craig Winkler of Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville, is calling it a weird case, it sounds like the cause of the injuries was an intense training camp put on by McMinnville’s first-year coach Jeff Kearin.

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Favre Watch: Even agent is sick of waffling

Written by Joe M on 20 July 2010

Blue jeans. White T-shirt. A football. And Brett Favre, wearing or holding all three.

That’s the cover of the August issue of Men’s Journal, but on the inside is where the good stuff can be found.

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Favre Watch: We all know the truth

Written by Joe M on 16 July 2010

On Wednesday, Brett Favre said he still was undecided about a return to the Minnesota Vikings and one more season in the NFL. Never mind that training camp starts in a couple of weeks, Favre just isn’t sure yet.

Favre isn’t sure if his surgically-repaired ankle – remember this – will hold up through the season, but if it can, he’s not worried about long-term injury. It’s too late for that, my friends.

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The Morning Roundup: AFC East got a whole lot tougher

Written by Joe M on 15 April 2010

The Patriots could head into next season no better than third in their division, the Stanley Cup playoffs get under way and that high school football stadium holds how many people?

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