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• Super Bowl No Place for Tebow's Views
• By Jay Mariotti 1/27/2010 1:30 AM ET
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• Super Bowl Sunday is a chance for America to unite around football, parties and, better still, those ambitious and occasionally hilarious 30-second ads. This year, we'll see such creative ... More »
• Latest Lane Violation: Skip Class, Kids
• By Jay Mariotti 1/13/2010 8:15 PM ET
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• Why were they burning mattresses, scrawling derogatory comments on rocks, screaming "F*** you!'' and creating an angry mob scene? If anything, Tennessee folks should be thrilled that a smug, ... More »
• USC Stays in the Gutter by Hiring Kiffin
• By Jay Mariotti 1/13/2010 12:00 AM ET
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• A certain layer of smog always hangs over Los Angeles. But after the events of Tuesday night, a toxic cloud might hover permanently over a school that seems to have no scruples. Isn't USC dealing with ... More »
• Pete Carroll Flees as Troy Burns
• By Jay Mariotti 1/09/2010 9:05 PM ET
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• LOS ANGELES -- You've seen Pete Carroll race down the Coliseum sideline like a lunatic, a blur in his cardinal-red jacket and silver-fox hair. Well, this time, he just kept running, through the tunnel ... More »
• How Sad Not to See the Real McCoy
• By Jay Mariotti 1/08/2010 1:50 AM ET
• • 389 Comments
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• PASADENA, Calif. -- He thought all the scary rides were over. You know, California Scream, Tower of Terror, Indiana Jones and the others he tried at Disneyland. Colt McCoy was so petrified during one ... More »
• ESPN Must Push BCS to Adopt Playoffs
• By Jay Mariotti 1/06/2010 9:41 PM ET
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• PASADENA, Calif. -- The most important press conference wasn't for Texas coach Mack Brown, who just received a raise to an inane $5.1 million -- about 50 times more than your average tenured professor ... More »
• As Tebow Leaves in Style, Meyer Is Coming Back
• By Jay Mariotti 1/02/2010 1:12 AM ET
• • 58 Comments
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• NEW ORLEANS - This wasn't a bowl game. It was a religious revival, an inspirational sendoff in a domed stadium that spiritually was transformed into the Temple of Tebow. You knew the scene would be ... More »
• Tressel Plays It Too Close to the (Sweater) Vest
• By Jay Mariotti 12/31/2009 9:30 PM ET
• • 55 Comments
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• LOS ANGELES -- In a Hollywood context, it's the equivalent of carving out one of the biggest budgets in show business, only to crash every time. Ohio State playing in a major bowl game ... More »
• No Forgiving Blount Until He Tells All
• By Jay Mariotti 12/30/2009 10:11 PM ET
• • 16 Comments
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• LOS ANGELES -- It's a story that should be told, a redemptive tale that will continue to feel incomplete, forced and contrived until The Guy Who Threw The Sucker Punch speaks up. LeGarrette Blount had ... More »
• For Losing His Mind, Leach Earns Ride Out of Lubbock
• By Jay Mariotti 12/29/2009 4:45 PM ET
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• If you've wondered why there's an intense focus on concussions, why the NFL finally dumped the medical specialists who said head injuries don't pose long-term health dangers, why NFL players no ... More »
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