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Big Night For Big Men In Round 1 Of NFL Draft

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Big Night For Big Men In Round 1 Of NFL Draft

April 26, 2013 • Last year, quarterbacks were the big story. This year, it's huge guys who block and tackle. Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher was the No. 1 pick. He's going to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Big Night For Big Men In Round 1 Of NFL Draft

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Manti Te'o Says He Lied After Learning 'Girlfriend' Was A Hoax

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Manti Te'o Says He Lied After Learning 'Girlfriend' Was A Hoax

January 23, 2013 • The Notre Dame football star tells Katie Couric he was the victim of a hoax. But he also admits he perpetuated the myth about a dead girlfriend after discovering she had never been real. "Put yourself in my situation," he says. "What would you do?"

Katie Couric Lands Manti Te'o 'Exclusive'

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Katie Couric Lands Manti Te'o 'Exclusive'

January 21, 2013 • The Notre Dame football player, who says he didn't take part in a hoax about someone he said was his girlfriend, is giving his first on camera interview to Couric. It will be broadcast on Thursday.

More Tears For Notre Dame's 'Fake Tragedy' Than A Real Girl's Death?

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More Tears For Notre Dame's 'Fake Tragedy' Than A Real Girl's Death?

January 18, 2013 • Those who have been pushing for the university to take more action about reports of football players sexually assaulted young women are asking why so much attention was given to the story of star Manti Te'o's fictitious girlfriend.

Te'o Spoke Of 'Girlfriend' As If She Existed After He Supposedly Learned Of Hoax

Manti Te'o, pointing skyward during Notre Dame's game against Michigan on Sept. 22. That was the day, he said then, of his girlfriend's funeral service. Now, he says he never met her and they had only an online and telephone relationship. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images hide caption

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Te'o Spoke Of 'Girlfriend' As If She Existed After He Supposedly Learned Of Hoax

January 18, 2013 • Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o's story of a girlfriend who died last September broke his fan's hearts. This week, he said she never existed and that he had been duped into believing the woman he was having an "online relationship" with was real. But many questions and contradictions remain.

Manti Te'o: Story Attributed To Parents Hard To Reconcile With Hoax Report

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Manti Te'o: Story Attributed To Parents Hard To Reconcile With Hoax Report

January 17, 2013 • Notre Dame says its football star was the victim of an elaborate hoax and that he never actually met the "girlfriend" who supposedly died last year. But an Indiana newspaper says it has a recording of an earlier interview with Te'o's parents in which they talked about how their son met the woman.

Manti Te'o Girlfriend Story Was A Hoax; Linebacker Says He Was Taken In

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Manti Te'o Girlfriend Story Was A Hoax; Linebacker Says He Was Taken In

January 16, 2013 • Manti Te'o, who nearly won the Heisman Trophy, is at the center of what Deadspin calls a "hoax," in which the story of lost love was created to bolster his personal myth. The site is questioning the existence of a girl Te'o has said inspired him to new heights. He has not yet responded to the story; we'll update this post with any new information as it emerges.