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Is Michael Crabtree, once and finally, an NFC Championship game-changer? If it happens that way on Sunday -- if it's 49ers over the New York Giants, Crabtree in a starring role -- you get the sense that nobody would be less surprised than Crabtree himself. It could come down to this. In many ways, it should come down to Crabtree, rise or fall. Reputation remade; or questions continued. "Every game -- my responsibility is big every game," Crabtree said Friday after the 49ers practice. "I play wideout. I'm the receiver, you know? A lot on my shoulders." Yes, there is a lot, and especially for this game, of all games. Tight end Vernon Davis was the superstar in the...
While meeting with the media Thursday, new Jets offensive coordinator Tony Sparano naturally was asked about his new quarterback, Tim Tebow. Quite naturally, the idea coach Rex Ryan presented in March that Tebow could get into a... more »
The mystery surrounding the death of Junior Seau, the man, may never be solved. The mystery that was Junior Seau, the football player, wasn’t solved, either. Junior couldn’t be figured out on the field. His game was an... more »
Some have attached a high degree of significance to the possibility that Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs suffered a torn (full or partial) Achilles tendon while playing basketball. Technically, it doesn’t matter. If a... more »
So again the sporting world is confronted by tragedy, and we are left to debate and contemplate. A gunshot. Disbelief. A haunting refrain, the Beatles singing, "I read the news today, oh, boy, about a lucky man who made the... more »
Football players are killing each other. The death sentence isn't immediate, but it's there -- and we all know it. Whether they die from dementia or Alzheimer's or their own hand, NFL players are dying too ... more »
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