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Analysis: Is high school football in jeopardy?
NEW LENOX – One week after attending an Illinois High School Association news conference because Wilmington won its first state title in football, coach Jeff Reents spoke at another IHSA news event about something he wasn’t particularly happy to address.
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'Bama, FSU, OSU, Oregon picked for 1st College Football Playoff
GRAPEVINE, Texas — The first College Football Playoff expanded the national championship race, made the regular season even more intriguing and produced a final four with major star power. Nick Saban's No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Urban Meyer's No. 4 ...
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C.J. Anderson Blossoming into One of NFL's Best Running Backs
It took them a long time to acknowledge it, but the Denver Broncos have known for a long time that C.J. Anderson could be a high-quality NFL starter. Anderson is a second-year player who has rushed 21 times for 58 yards and three touchdowns against the ...
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Breaking down the College Football Playoff field
Breaking down the College Football Playoff field Ohio State joins Alabama, Oregon, and Florida State in the first College Football Playoff. Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://usat.ly/1CW281B
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PokerStars To Launch Sports Betting And Casino Games
Yes, you read that right, the world’s biggest poker brand just got that much better–PokerStars is going to offer sports betting and casino table games. Somewhere, the voice of a million gamblers cried out in unison, “YES!” The first games ...
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Hold the line against sports gambling
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s call to legalize sports betting — a major break from his fellow big league executives that’s being praised for its supposed candor — demonstrates a profound lack of understanding of the issue. Silver’s main argument ...
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Adam Silver plans talk with Congress about sports gambling; Casino tribes buy naming rights to Phoenix Suns home court
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has made it publicly known that he is open to legalizing sports betting. During his first visit to India, Silver doubled down on his stance on the issue, calling for transparency “in everything we do.” According to the ...
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Recall for sports betting brands shifts during AFL/NRL grand finals and Spring Racing Carnival
Global Reviews has released brand recall figures for sports betting companies, taken throughout August and focusing on the AFL and NRL grand finals and the Spring Racing Carnival. Global Reviews asked participants unprompted to name betting brands that ...
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Olympic betting coming to Vegas?
Betting on the Olympics, while still relatively small compared to the NFL, NBA and other prominent sports, is growing offshore, according to Bradley. Nevada books haven't taken bets on the Olympics since the Dream Team won the gold medal in men's ...
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NFL Wrap: Patriots down Chargers, Raiders stun 49ers, Broncos bruise Bills, Late comeback saves Colts
Tom Brady threw a 69-yard touchdown pass to Julian Edelman midway through the fourth quarter as the Patriots (10-3) won for the eighth time in nine games. It clinched their 12th straight 10-win season for the second-longest such streak in NFL history.
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FlowPlay launches social sports betting offering BetZone
Social casino studio FlowPlay has launched BetZone, a new sports betting game that allows users to bet on American football and baseball via the Vegas World app. FlowPlay describes BetZone as the first social casino offering to incorporate multiplayer ...
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It Takes Five to Play Football
Kollywood has seen several sports-based films like Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu, Lee and Vallinam in recent years. Now, with Aivarattam comes the unusual sport of five-a-side football, all thanks to debut director Mithun Manickam. In a chat with City Express, the ...
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