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By DERON SNYDER Violent flare-ups attached to sports occur every now and then in the United States. There was the brutal beating of a San Francisco Giants fan in April. Less than five months later, there were at least two … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER The buildup to Super Bowl XLVI — like every Super Bowl in the modern era — has been excruciating, a two-week lead-in that feels twice as long before the NFL season finale. Was it really just a … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER As a player who starred on his own VH1 reality show, founded his own news network, performed on Dancing With the Stars and became one of the NFL’s most flamboyant personalities, Chad Ochocinco always seemed tailor-made for … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER The NFL has been derided as the “No Fun League” since at least 1985, when Billy “White Shoes” Johnson was penalized twice for his signature touchdown dance. But in another sense, 1985 is when NFL fun reached … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Through the first three rounds of the Abu Dhabi Championship in the United Arab Emirates, Tiger Woods was in flashback mode, playing as if he were still the world’s No. 1 golfer by a large margin. He … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Greg Schiano isn’t the first college coach to leave his school in the midst of asking high school recruits to enroll. The cycle repeats itself every year. But for sheer dramatic value, nothing beats the scene Thursday … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Prince Fielder was 12 years old when he first made a name for himself in Detroit. The stocky teenager and son of slugger Cecil Fielder put on an unbelievable power display at Tiger Stadium, blasting a series … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Now that Navy has signed on to join the Big East as a football-only member beginning in 2015, conference commissioner John Marinatto needs just one more school to fulfill his desire of 12 teams broken into East … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER Gary Williams has made himself scarce around the Maryland Terrapins men’s basketball program, which he ran for the prior 22 seasons. He’s been busy completing various tasks for the athletic department (for which he’s paid a tidy … Continue reading →

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By DERON SNYDER The Washington Wizards put Flip Saunders out his misery Tuesday. Too bad the fans left behind aren’t that lucky. Being fired by Washington probably is the best thing that has happened to Saunders in his 15, mostly-distinguished … Continue reading →

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