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Super Bowl XLIV: Colts Vs. Saints

Who Needs A Running Back To Win The Super Bowl?

Indianapolis Colts running back Joseph Addai. Andy Lyons/Getty Images

February 7, 2010 One thing football fans hear over and over again is that a team must run in order to be successful. You can't win in the NFL without a ground game, TV experts still say. But that doesn't seem to be the case in the Super Bowl, and it doesn't seem to be the case overall in the NFL. Running, as a means to victory, is under aerial assault from the passing game.

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Friday, February 05, 2010

Super Bowl XLIV: Colts Vs. Saints

Fumbling Around? Get Super Bowl 'Fun'-Damentals

Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints

February 5, 2010 Having a tough time trying to figure out the football part of the Super Bowl? These Super Bowl conversation starters can help you wage a good offensive game on Sunday.

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NFL Case Highlights Sports Apparel's Vast Appeal

Indianapolis Colts fans decked out in team colors during a 2009 NFL game.

January 13, 2010 With the future of sports merchandising in the hands of the Supreme Court, fans continue to buy billions of dollars worth of sports jerseys, hats, cell phone covers and more every year. Here's a closer look at the industry.

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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Olympic Hopeful's Dreams Include Beating Cancer

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January 8, 2010 Not only was Seun Adebiyi a Yale Law School graduate with a pilot's license who overcame a fractured spine; he also harbored Olympic dreams. But after moving to a training center to practice skeleton, a Winter Olympic sport, he was diagnosed with leukemia.

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Amateur Comedians Have Field Day With Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods watches his drive on the 11th hole during the final round of the Buick Open tournament.

December 4, 2009 Did you hear the one about how Tiger Woods has a lot of expensive cars, but now he has a hole in one? Did you hear Tiger changed his name to Cheetah? In this age of Twitter and time stamps, it's possible to trace the jokes around Woods' debacle down to their inception. And the early public domain jokes have something in common — they're puns.

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