Early yesterday morning the world was all a Twitter with Favre news. It started with an executive huddle on the practice field in Mankato, MN where the Vikings hold training camp. Star Tribune beat writer Judd Zulgad said he was following the story as it started to develop the previous evening when unnamed players...
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We’re just a couple of weeks away from the new Madden NFL 11 by EA Sports (August 10th-expect little to no postings on that day). I had the opportunity to talk to a friend who got to play it first hand and he was ecstatic about it…and he hasn’t been like this about the Madden franchise in the past. Aside...
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ESPN came out with a report that studied all of violations at stadiums nationwide. After reading it, I’m making sandwiches and packing candy-bars the next time I go to the game. Excerpt: At 30 of the venues (28 percent), more than half of the concession stands or restaurants had been cited for at least...
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EA Sports and Doritos have teamed up to allow fans of the NFL Madden series to vote for who should be on the cover of this year’s Madden 11 (August). Basically, EA is tired of taking the blame for cursing players and wants it to be your fault by taking the “Hey, we didn’t...
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Tags: Drew Brees, Jared Allen, Madden, Reggie Wayne
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NFC The Saints clinched the number 1 seed throughout the playoffs and the Vikings clinched the number 2 seed and will have homefield as long as they are the higher seeded team in their week’s matchup. Both teams earned a first round bye and get a week off to rest. If you liked watching Green...
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…Then he opened today’s paper. Not only did Brees not pull through for my fantasy football team in this week’s playoffs and subsequently couldn’t rally the New Orleans Saints in a comeback win against the Dallas Cowboys to maintain their undefeated season, but he is also the subject of one of the best photo-ops...
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Tags: Cowboys, DeMarcus Ware, Drew Brees, NFL, Saints
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After the 30-23 loss to Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night, Packer fan Ryan Hinderacker (not pictured above) of Minneapolis snapped outside a local pizza joint. According to MPR, Hineracker was trying to provoke an argument about the game and ended up stabbing 41-year old Leif Heide after leaving the restaurant....
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