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Twitter is busy reminding us what's wrong with sports and more specifically, sports fans.
Thanks to Owen Shure, seven years old from Los Angeles, we have an example of what's right.
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kyle Williams, 23 years old from San Jose, is now well known to even the most indifferent football fan. Williams showed his lack of experience in the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship game and carelessly allowed a punt to graze his leg. Fumble, Giants ball at the San Francisco 29 and seven plays later, a touchdown and a 17-14 Giants lead.
Then, in overtime, a more forgivable mistake, but one that cost the 49ers the game. While returning a punt, Kyle Williams had the ball poked away by Jacquian Williams of the Giants. A great play, but...
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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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