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South Florida is Super Bowl’s playground
Football isn’t the only game in town.

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Oakland Community College men’s basketball team beats Macomb for first win in two weeks
WATERFORD — The yoke is finally off the Oakland Community College men’s basketball team. But how long it’s off is up to the Raiders and coach Antoine Joubert, who is finding his second year at the helm a bit more challenging.

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Raiders to sponsor first Oakland marathon in two decades
Runners who make the full 26.2-mile trek to the finish line of Oakland’s first marathon in more than 20 years will arrive to the cheers of the Raiderettes, organizers announced Wednesday.

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Raiders to sponsor first Oakland marathon in two decades
Runners who make the full 26.2-mile trek to the finish line of Oakland’s first marathon in more than 20 years will arrive to the cheers of the Raiderettes, organizers announced Wednesday.

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Hackett and Harriott complete Orange coaching staff
Hackett will mentor the Orange quarterbacks and the passing game and Harriott will coach the running backs. In addition, Marrone will call the offensive plays.

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New Orleans Saints’ match with Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts will be one for ages
Days have gone by since New Orleans Saints kicker Garrett Hartley blasted a football 40 yards perfectly through the goalposts, setting off a celebratory crescendo in the Louisiana Superdome that has been bubbling under for precisely 43 years.

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At Home: Hosting super Super Bowl parties
NEXT SUNDAY, Feb. 7, football widows from Times Square to Tijuana will form a human wave as they celebrate the end of football season.I know that’s not how football fans view Super Bowl XLIV.

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Marrone to call plays next season
  Syracuse University head football coach Doug Marrone has added Nathaniel Hackett and Roger Harriott to his coaching staff. Hackett will mentor the Orange quarterbacks and the passing game and Harriott will coach the running backs. In addition, Marrone will call the offensive plays.   “The hiring of Nathaniel and Roger completes our coaching staff in a terrific manner,” Marrone said. “They both …

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Wilfork: ‘Show me the money’
All’s quiet on the defensive coordinator front, but there was still plenty of chatter with regard to the Patriots last week.

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Tom Brady wins AP Comeback Player award
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Terrific is back.

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‘Fighters: Road to the Golden Gloves’ Captures Boston’s Boxing Passion
New England sports fans are categorized several different ways. We are, of course, a Red Sox Nation and a hockey town, but we also happen to bleed green. Plus, as Robert Kraft put it, “We are all Patriots.” But I think people are forgetting that this area also has a great tradition of boxing. New England has paved the way for some of boxing’s greatest and most memorable athletes. Rocky Marciano …

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Ravens Hire New Defensive Coach
The Baltimore Ravens have hired former New England Patriots defensive coordinator Dean Pees.

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Fantasy Football Europe: five strikers to consider
With so much talent available, which strikers are worth signing?

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Danbury football tops McMahon
NORWALK — For a moment, it appeared a young Brien McMahon football team had taken control of its opening game against Danbury with 2:38 left in the first half.

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Recruiting Market Is Up in Connecticut, Thanks to Penn State’s Interest
By committing to play for Penn State, two prospects have turned Stamford, Conn., into an unlikely football hotbed.

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Football: Key time for Rafa
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is too intelligent not to have drawn his own conclusions over the significance of the surprise visit of co-owner Tom Hicks to Anfield on Saturday but he side-stepped questions over what implications it had for himself.

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Ex-chair of NFL brain panel denies link to disease
DETROIT (AP) — Former NFL player Kyle Turley told members of Congress on Monday that while he still had a severe headache, the St. Louis Rams cleared him for full-contact drills four days after a concussion seven years ago.

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Olympic security increased after Christmas scare
WASHINGTON (AP) — The massive, multimillion-dollar security operations for the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics are being adjusted in light of recent breaches such as the attempted Christmas Day bombing of an airliner and the White House gatecrashers.

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Pro Bowl serves as Super Bowl warm-up in Miami
MIAMI (AP) — The NFL Pro Bowl’s experimental one-year move to Miami has resulted in better ticket sales, more media coverage and some grousing by players.

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There’s plenty of cons about Pro Bowl
ONE THING the NFL never does is leave a dollar on the sidewalk, much less relinquish one in hand. The league thrives because fans are spellbound by its product and therefore easily exploited out of their checkbooks.

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Holland School OKs Budget, Teachers’ Contract
A round of applause followed the Holland Central School Board’s approval Jan. 25 of a new teachers’ contract, 18 months after the previous one expired. Following months in which no negotiations took place, the administration and teacher’s union hammered out a deal during one afternoon.

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Aurora Board Makes 2010 Appointments, Policies
At its first meeting of 2010, held Jan. 11, the Aurora Town Board approved the town’s new organizational chart, making personnel appointments, setting salaries and approving official business relationships. As reported last week, Town Supervisor Jolene Jeffe named Councilman Jeffrey Harris as deputy supervisor and Lisa Hoffman as secretary to the supervisor.

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Iroquois Prepares for Capital Improvements
Last week, the Iroquois School Board formally adopted the Capital Improvement Project resolution that was approved Dec. 1 by district voters. Prior to the vote, held at the board’s first meeting of the new year on Jan. 13, Board President Susan Brunner underscored the district’s position that taxes would not increase as a result of the project. Though the wording of the resolution allows for …

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Focus on the Family plays football
Come Super Bowl Sunday, Focus on the Family will join the usual lineup of snack food, soft drink and beer companies as one of the corporate giants advertising during Super Bowl XLIV.

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NFL considering additional heart tests after Adams’ death
The death of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Gaines Adams from cardiac arrest may spur the NFL to alter its screening procedures for heart problems.

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Manning and Colts vs. Brees and Saints: a Super matchup at Super Bowl
MIAMI – The New Orleans Saints finally reach their first Super Bowl, and one of their city’s favourite sons will be out to ruin it.

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New Orleans Saints Game Recaps
Saints 45, Lions 27 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees (notes) looked even better than last year, which was bad news for a Detroit Lions team trying to win for the first time since 2007. Brees tied a Saints record with six touchdown passes and threw for 358 yards in a victory that extended the Detroit Lions’ regular-season losing streak to 18. Two of Brees’ touchdown passes went to Jeremy Shockey …

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Bucs Beat: 2010 models on offense, defense will be hybrids
You’ve no doubt heard a lot in recent years about hybrid vehicles. Well, over the course of the next few months – maybe the next few years – you’re going to hear a lot about hybrid NFL offenses and defenses as well.

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PFT: Pro Bowl could move back to Hawaii but keep date
The Pro Bowl moves back to Hawaii for the next two years, but it may not move back to the Sunday after the Super Bowl. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the game may remain before the league championship next year.

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PFT: Smith, Angelo at odds over Bears coordinator?
Mike Martz made his best sales pitch to Jay Cutler in Nashville Saturday. The coach usually chooses his staff, but the process is reportedly “complicated,” which may indicate some disagreement between Smith and G.M. Jerry Angelo. Cutler’s opinion will also be a factor.

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PFT: Mason expected to return to Ravens
Slowly but surely, it looks like key Baltimore Ravens are jumping off the retirement fence. Ed Reed is expected to return despite saying he was 50-50 after Baltimore’s season-ending loss, and now there is word that Derrick Mason will also likely be back.

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Chris Johnson’s score lifts AFC in Pro Bowl, 41-34
Late touchdown by Titans running back caps scoring fest in NFL’s annual all-star game.

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Tuesday’s Sports In Brief
Here’s a look at Tuesday’s sports in brief around the world.

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Okeafor, Sanders, Long fined
NEW YORK (AP) – New England defensive back James Sanders has been fined $7,500 by the NFL for unnecessary roughness.

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Cowboys win NFC East; Ravens, Jets reach playoffs
Dallas won a division title, Baltimore and the New York Jets earned wild-card spots, and the Super Bowl champs were eliminated on the final day of the NFL season.

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Eagle great Brookshier dies at 78
Journal Register News Service The death Friday of Tom Brookshier, 78, rocked the Eagles from generation then to generation now.

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NJ FOOTBALL RECRUITING: Head of the 2010 class
A list of Garden State players who have announced their college plans and are expected to formally commit

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Is Rotherham really football’s pie capital?
Plus: Has a league’s top scorer ever been relegated?; Which club is the greenest? (2); The shortest time between home and away fixtures; and the highest league ground in England. Send your questions and answers to knowledge@guardian.co.uk “On Wikipedia it says: ‘The supporters of Rotherham United still maintain the record for the most pies consumed at a football match …

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Football: Egypt win record third consecutive African Nations Cup title
LUANDA : Egypt entered the record books here on Sunday, beating Ghana 1-0 in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations with supersub Mohamed ‘Gedo’ Nagy lifting the Pharaohs to their third straight title.

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Saints in Super Bowl is no mirage
On the first day of February, the New Orleans Saints will be preparing for a football game. Think about that for a while: The team once disparagingly called the Aints whose fans wore bags on their heads are heading to South Florida to play in the Super Bowl.

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