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What state has hosted the most Super Bowls? That would be Florida
Just call us the Super Bowl State. Florida has hosted more Super Bowls than any other state. The NFL’s championship game has been here 15 times, in three cities: Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville. Miami has hosted the Super Bowl more than any...
Tags: Tracy Porter, National Football League, The E Street Band (music group), San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles
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Teel Time: Will Virginia Tech, ACC reverse recent bowl fortunes?
From 2001-06, ACC football teams won 25 of their 41 bowls. They went a sterling 8-2 against the Big Ten, Pacific 12 and Big 12 combined, a respectable 4-6 versus the Southeastern Conference. Seems like a lifetime ago, doesn’t it? The...
Tags: Sun Bowl, Music City Bowl, Pittsburgh Panthers, Big Ten Conference, Cincinnati Bearcats
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Boy Scouts' opposition to background checks let pedophiles in
Amid reports of widespread sexual abuse of children in the late 1980s, several leading youth organizations began conducting criminal background checks of volunteers and staff members. Big Brothers Big Sisters ordered the checks for all volunteers...Tags: Sexual Assault, Politics, Lobbying, Youth Organizations, Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal
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'Billy Elliot' resonates with boys in Peabody's dance program
In 2000, the British film "Billy Elliot" generated a flurry of admiration on both sides of the Atlantic. Something about this story of an 11-year-old boy, who decides to study ballet even as it makes him a major oddity in his northern England mining town,...
Tags: Teachers, Travel, Awards and Prizes, Elton John, Teaching and Learning
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Ravens notebook: Jacoby Jones gets third return TD of season
-- The latest star turn in Ravens return specialist Jacoby Jones' stellar season unfolded Sunday night as he bolted into the end zone on a punt return for a touchdown. Jones' 63-yard first-quarter score during a pivotal 13-10 AFC North victory over the...
Tags: National Football League, Chykie Brown, Chris Johnson (football, running back), Arthur Jones, Ed Reed
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Blacks and Republicans: an overdue debate
Quick quiz: What do LL Cool J, The Rock, 50 Cent, Karl Malone, Don King, Lynn Swann, Wilt Chamberlain, Eldridge Cleaver, Peter Boulware, Tony Dungy and Alveda King, (niece of Martin Luther King Jr.) have in common? If you guessed membership in the...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Herman Cain, LL Cool J, Wilt Chamberlain
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Inside the BRD: Bay Rivers District Football Players and Plays of the Week
Three games in for everyone, the Bay Rivers District football picture still isn’t quite in focus. Lafayette, Smithfield and York are all unbeaten, and looking pretty good, but just how good they are won’t be clear for another week or two. For...Tags: Sports, Football
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Cotchery hears 'the voice'
AP Pro Football WriterLATROBE (AP) — Jerricho Cotchery hears "the voice." Troy Polamalu senses the "phantom leadership." It's all part of the Steelers Way. Few organizations boast the stability and winning tradition of the Steelers. Try just three coaches in 43...Tags: National Football League, AFC North, Ben Roethlisberger, Maurkice Pouncey, Joey Porter
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Durham leads OC Vision
There's a part of a mission statement for a local youth basketball club that reads: OC Vision Basketball is dedicated to offering each member in our program the unique opportunity to enhance and build their talents, character, and confidence through...Tags: Sports, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Super Bowl, Joe Montana
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Washington signs 25 football players for recruiting class
GoHuskies.comWashington football coach Steve Sarkisianannounced today that the UW has received National Letters of Intent from 25 incoming football players who will join the team for the 2012 season. The list includes players from five different states and lists...Tags: Sports Illustrated, Travel, Soccer, Teaching and Learning, San Francisco 49ers
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Jim Justice details Greenbrier Medical Institute plans
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- The Greenbrier is teaming up with prominent physicians and a health care developer to build a $250 million medical facility featuring sports medicine and cosmetic surgery centers.
Owner Jim Justice says The Greenbrier Medical...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Research, Government, Politics, Medical Services
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