Star News Group: Ellie’s skills shine through

ENDEAVOUR Hills footballer Ellie Blackburn stole the show at the final of the Youth Girls Metropolitan Championships on Saturday, kicking two goals in a best-on-ground performance for the South Easter

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Star News Group: Young Eagles’ goal spree

BEACONSFIELD Junior Football Club’s under-16 (1) team went on a goal spree to demolish Noble Park by 160 points at the weekend.
Scores: Beaconsfield 24.18 (162) d Noble Park 0.2 (2).
Goals: A. Siposs

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Suntimes.com: Ex-Proviso West football star fit to stand trial for murder

A former Proviso West High School football star, charged with killing his neighbor because he believed the man was secretly poisoning him, was deemed mentally fit today to stand trial in the 2007 kill

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MercuryNews.com: Los Angeles schools chief fumes over 'Bruno' school photos

LOS ANGELES — The chief of the nation's second-largest school district is fuming over comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's magazine photo shoot with high school football players.

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Star News Group: Council budget passed

CASEY Council adopted its 2009/2010 Budget last week, with some changes made to the advertised draft proposals.
Following a submission to the Cranbourne Football Club, $970,000 has been re-allocated

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theglobeandmail.com: Taman returns to Riders

Long-time CFL executive joins Tillman's staff as director of football administration

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NY Post: SLAIN FOOTBALL COACH MOURNED

PARKERSBURG, Iowa -- Thousands of mourners gathered yesterday to remember a slain high school football coach as a man of faith who believed in leading by example. Family, friends and former players

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BBC News: CECAFA ready for kick-off

The East and Central African club football tournament gets going in Sudan.

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Star News Group: Keilor falls short

KEILOR was involved in one of the best games of the Essendon District Football League’s season on Saturday, but the Blues could not take the points against Maribyrnong Park.
Played at Maribyrnong Par

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Star News Group: Slow Blues blown away

KILMORE paid the price for a slow start to the game against Woodend/Hesket on Saturday in their Riddell District Football League clash, getting blown out of the water in the first quarter.
The Blues

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Star News Group: A close miss, again

BROADFORD went within a whisker of causing the upset of the Riddell District Football League (RDFL) season on Saturday, almost knocking off ladder leader Riddell.
Playing at Harley Hammond Reserve, t

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Star News Group: Season on the line for Eagles

CRAIGIEBURN’S Essendon District Football League (EDFL) season is on the line after another big loss, this time to top-four side Doutta, at Buckley Park on Saturday.
The Eagles have now gone seven rou

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Star News Group: Thommo’s six stir Tigers

IT IS a long road ahead for Werribee Football Club but for now things are looking up.
After a five-match losing stretch, the Tigers knocked over Collingwood before the midseason break but needed to fi

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Fox Sports: Chelsea appeal Drogba, Bosingwa bans

Chelsea announced on Monday they will appeal against the bans handed out to Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa by European football's governing body UEFA earlier this month.

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Fox Sports: Chelsea appeal Drogba, Bosingwa bans

Chelsea announced on Monday they will appeal against the bans handed out to Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa by European football's governing body UEFA earlier this month.

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Now Magazine: David Beckham surprises mum on 60th birthday

Footballer sneaks in through restaurant kitchen

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Suntimes.com: Supreme Court will hear Reebok-NFL apparel deal case

The Supreme Court will decide whether the National Football League and
its 32 teams can enter an exclusive licensing deal with a maker of team
jerseys and other gear without violating federal antitrus

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Star News Group: It’s 400 for Hampton Park’s coach Kevin

JUNIOR football coach Kevin Read readily admits his own playing career was brief.
But his contribution to the sport has been immense over 22 years of coaching at Hampton Park Junior Football Club and

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The Hollywood Gossip: Luke Conley is Looking for More to Love

Alex Michael had the accent; Andrew Firestone had the money; and Jason Mesnick had the abdominal muscles.


But as the latest star of a reality dating series, Luke Conley possesses something the afore

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MercuryNews.com: Iowa coach who helped launch NFL careers is slain

PARKERSBURG, Iowa — A high school coach who helped launch several professional football careers was gunned down by a former player Wednesday morning in front of students taking part in an offsea

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news.com.au: No hope of finding missing footballer alive

TWO weeks after his disappearance, police admit they have lost hope of finding missing footballer Ryan Sainty alive.

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smh.com: No hope for missing footballer: police

Two weeks after his disappearance, police admit they have lost hope of finding missing footballer Ryan Sainty alive.

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The Miami Herald: Visitation held for slain Iowa football coach

The sons of a high school coach in Iowa who was gunned down last week say they mourned their father privately at the football fields where he held practice.

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Fox Sports: Monday Night Football - have your say

The series might be over, but a dejected New South Wales still have plenty to play for in State of Origin Game III.

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NY Times: A Guy From Green Bay Plays the Other Football

Jay DeMerit was not drafted by an M.L.S. team, but he built his career up from a semipro team in England to start for the United States.

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CNN: Football: Scolari slams Chelsea 'player power'

Former Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has claimed that he was forced out of the English club because several players did not support him.

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EurekAlert!: What makes a great footballer?

Scientists are studying footballing ability to gain insight into the role that skill plays in the physical performance of vertebrates. The results, to be presented at the Society for Experimental Bio

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CNN: Football: Ronaldo agrees six-year Real deal

Cristiano Ronaldo will be unveiled as a Real Madrid player on July 6, having finally agreed terms over his world-record $130 million transfer from Manchester United.

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The Miami Herald: Public money driving slow New Orleans downtown

A deal approved this week to fill up an empty skyscraper and keep the city's pro football team raises the bill of taxpayer funded redevelopment projects in downtown New Orleans to $300 million.

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CNN: Football: Johnson completes Liverpool move

Portsmouth's 24-year-old England international full-back Glen Johnson has completed his £17 million ($28 million) move to Premier League giants Liverpool.

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smh.com: Dragons crush fading Tigers

St George Illawarra all but extinguished Wests Tigers NRL finals hopes at the Sydney Football Stadium, the Dragons winning 21-10.

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Fox Sports: Dragons crush fading Tigers

St George Illawarra all but extinguished Wests Tigers NRL finals hopes at the Sydney Football Stadium on Friday night, after the Dragons produced a stellar defensive effort to run out 21-10 winners.

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smh.com: Lockyer free to play rep footy: Broncos

Contract talks with Darren Lockyer will be finalised soon, but the Broncos have dismissed talk that they will ban him from representative football from 2010.

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The Miami Herald: Spirits fall as FIU plans to cut cheerleading squad

Currently ranked fourth in the country, Florida International University's cheerleading squad has often enjoyed more success than the football and basketball teams it roots for year in and year ou

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NY Times: Home Schooling, Home Teams

The Glory for Christ Football League, which emphasizes faith and fellowship, came into being because school teams were not an option in Georgia.

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smh.com: Three dead in PNG after Origin violence

Three Papua New Guineans were killed in Port Moresby after State of Origin football celebrations soured.

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WESH.com: Slain Coach Was Pillar Of Tiny Iowa Town

Parkersburg, Iowa, struggles with news of the violent shooting death of longtime high school football coach Ed Thomas.

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CNN: Football: Bocanegra praises USA work-rate

United States captain Carlos Bocanegra praises his side's work-rate and commitment, as he speaks to CNN from the team bus travelling to Johannesburg to take part in the Confederations Cup final this w

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CNN: Football: Fabregas 'committed' to Arsenal

Cesc Fabregas has reacted to speculation over his future by insisting he is "wholeheartedly committed to Arsenal".

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smh.com: Police interview Elliott over hush money comments

THE former Carlton Football Club president John Elliott left his Melbourne office without comment yesterday after police interviewed him over his claims that the club had paid hush money to alleged ra

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BBC News: Ivorians deny Halilhodzic rumours

Football authorities in the Ivory Coast deny speculation linking Elephants coach Vahid Halilhodzic with a move to an English club.

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BBC News: Spain 0-2 United States

The United States cause one of the biggest upsets in world football by beating European champions Spain to reach Sunday's Confederations Cup final.

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SFGate.com: Iowa coach who helped launch NFL careers is slain

Several hundred mourners gathered Wednesday at a rural Iowa stadium named for a popular high school football coach who authorities said was gunned down by a former player who was to have been taken to

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news.com.au: Elliott quiet on rape hush money claims

AFTER finally speaking to police about his claims that the Carlton Football Club had paid off women over rape claims, John Elliott has gone unusually quiet.

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theglobeandmail.com: Football coach was town booster

News of the violent death in Iowa at the hands of a gunman police said was a former player ‘is way worse than the tornado we went through'

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NY Post: HS COACH GUNNED DOWN IN IOWA

PARKERSBURG, Iowa -- A high school coach who helped launch several professional football careers was gunned down in front of students yesterday by a former player who was to have been taken to a psych

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The Miami Herald: Hundreds gather to mourn slain Iowa football coach

Hundreds of mourners prayed and embraced at a stadium in rural Iowa to remember a longtime high school football coach who authorities say was gunned down by one of his former players.

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Star News Group: Umpires overcome disabilities to officiate in GDFL

A team of disabled umpires will officiate in Geelong and District Football League’s under-18s clash between Inverleigh and Bannockburn on Saturday.
Geelong Football Umpires League Chairman Brendan Be

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SFGate.com: Hundreds gather to mourn slain Iowa football coach

Hundreds of mourners prayed and embraced at a stadium in rural Iowa to remember a longtime high school football coach who authorities say was gunned down by one of his former players. Pastors told onl

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Star News Group: Hampton Park’s return of the ’59 Redbacks

HAMPTON Park Football Club celebrated its 50-year reunion of the 1959 premiership side on Saturday.
Ten of the surviving 15 players from the side that defeated Tooradin by 20 points at Cranbourne atte

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Star News Group: Local kids kick for flags@Normal:Clayton McCartney played for the Dandenong and District Junior Foot

TWO local sides will contest grand finals at the AFL Victoria Metropolitan Championships in Box Hill on Saturday.
The Dandenong and District Junior Football League’s under-15 squad and the South East

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Examiner.com: Police: Suspect in coach killing attacked house

Police say a 24-year-old man charged with murdering a prominent Iowa high school football coach was supposed to have been taken to a hospital psychiatric ward after leading police on a car chase.

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Los Angeles Times: Iowa high school football coach shot and killed

Ed Thomas of Aplington-Parkersburg high is shot in the weight room with several students also there. No students are hurt.





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The Miami Herald: Prominent Iowa football coach dies after shooting

A prominent central Iowa high school football coach has died after being shot in the school's weight room.

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The Hollywood Gossip: Celebrity Feud of the Day: Joanna Krupa vs. Terrell Owens!

Jeff Garcia. Donovan McNabb. Tony Romo. NFL star and universal pain in the ass Terrell Owens used and abused all three quarterbacks over the years.


Myriad T.O. tongue-lashings to these hapless teamm

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smh.com: Denilson's Vietnam football stint over: reports

Former Brazil international Denilson's tumultuous football career in Vietnam has come to an end in less than a month and after just half a game, according to reports.

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Mr Paparazzi: Life’s A Beach For Abi Clancy & Peter Crouch

[Images: Mr Paparazzi/Big Pictures Words: C. Curran]England footballer Peter Crouch and his model girlfriend Abigail Clancy spent yesterday afternoon lounging around on a beach in Italy and that’s a

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Star News Group: Young Eagles fly high

BEACONSFIELD Junior Football Club’s under-14 (2) Gold team played well for a 20-point win against Pakenham at the weekend.
Scores: Beaconsfield 9.14 (68) d Pakenham 7.6 (48).
Goals: T. Glen, H. Doole

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Star News Group: Local kids kick for flags

TWO local sides will contest grand finals at the AFL Victoria Metropolitan Championships in Box Hill on Saturday.
The Dandenong and District Junior Football League’s under-15 squad and the South East

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Star News Group: Juniors cash grab

A CASHED-UP suburban club has made a ‘disgraceful’ raid on the Ellinbank and District Football League’s best junior players.
EDFL president Roger Gwynne last week slammed St Kilda City Junior Footb

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Star News Group: Mad over the oval ball

FOOTY-MAD students from Bunyip and Bayles primary schools were kicking goals with Richmond Tigers players last Wednesday.
Nine footballers, including Shane Tuck, Kelvin Moore and Nathan Foley, descend

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CNN: Football: Malouda signs Chelsea extension

Chelsea winger Florent Malouda has signed a new two-year extension to his current contract with the Premier League club.

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Star News Group: Ellinbank and District Football League match of the day – round 10

CATANI put up its hand up as a genuine premiership contender after crushing Nar Nar Goon by 49 points on Saturday.
The contest turned into an anti-climatic affair after the Blues rammed on six unansw

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BBC News: Liverpool close to bank debt deal

Liverpool Football Club is close to renegotiating its debt with the Royal Bank of Scotland, the BBC learns.

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The Hollywood Gossip: Elisabeth Hasselbeck Sued For Yoinking Book Idea

The View co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck usually sparks controversy with her conservative opinions, or by condemning Michael Phelps, baby killers, etc.


Now the 32-year-old lightning rod is branching ou

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Mr Paparazzi: Gisele Bundchen Confirms She’s Pregnant!!

[Images: Mr Paparazzi/Big Pictures Words: K. Nice]After months of speculation Gisele and her American Footballer hubby have officially confirmed they’re expecting their first baby early next year.
W

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NY Post: SANCHEZ'S GIRL HILARY RHODA SEEN CANOODLING WITH SEAN AVERY

HILARY Rhoda isn't just a football fan -- she's also a hockey fan. Having dated new Jet QB Marc Sanchez (after posing with him in GQ and helping him celebrate his $50 million contract), the curvy brun

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NY Post: HOUSE 'KEY'

COMING from a family of football fanatic guys who think "high-end interior design" means a recliner with two built-in cup holders, I couldn't wait to see what "Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design" (yes,

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BBC News: Liverpool close to bank debt deal

Liverpool Football Club is close to renegotiating its debt with the Royal Bank of Scotland, the BBC learns.

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Star News Group: Eagles flounder

GREENVALE showed its class in its Essendon District Football League (EDFL) A Grade clash with Craigieburn, blowing the Eagles off the park in the final term to record a 60-point win on Saturday.
Crai

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NY Post: TOUGH AUDIENCE FOR JETS QB MARK SANCHEZ

JETS first-round draft pick Mark Sanchez, who just signed a five-year, $50 million contract, is learning quickly he'd better be good. At the Samsung Four Seasons of Hope gala the other night, Sanchez

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news.com.au: Footy flasher says sorry

A TASMANIAN footballer in trouble after flashing his penis on television has apologised for the display beamed live into homes around the state.

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news.com.au: Footballer banned for penis flash

THE Tasmanian football player who flashed his penis on live television has been suspended indefinitely.

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Star News Group: Big crowd sees repeat defeat

EMERALD Football Club attracted its biggest ever crowd on the weekend for the most anticipated rematch of the season.
Emerald took on Kinglake at home with the Bombers hoping to take the honours after

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BBC News: Mexican wave

Stars of Y Tu Mama Tambien reunite for football drama

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Now Magazine: Cristiano Ronaldo: I'm not sure when I'll see Paris Hilton again

Footballer and socialite live thousands of miles apart

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BBC News: Fifa will stage memorial for Foe

Football's world governing body to commemorate Cameroon midfielder in Johannesburg on Sunday.

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news.com.au: Footballer's penis under microscope

FOOTBALL officials in Tasmania are investigating an incident where a player exposed himself during a live TV broadcast.

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news.com.au: Footy flasher says sorry

A TASMANIAN footballer in trouble after flashing his penis on television has apologised for the display beamed live into homes around the state.

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Suntimes.com: Tour bus carrying football team collides with SUV

ANGOLA, Ind. -- Officials say a tour bus carrying a semi-professional football team from Canada crashed into a sport utility vehicle in northeastern Indiana. One person is dead.

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The Miami Herald: Tour bus carrying football team collides with SUV

A tour bus carrying a semi-professional football team from Canada crashed into a sport utility vehicle in northeastern Indiana on Sunday, killing one person and injuring 14 others.

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news.com.au: Footballer's penis under microscope

FOOTBALL officials in Tasmania are investigating an incident where a player exposed himself during a live TV broadcast.

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smh.com: Tassie footie player flashes on TV

A Tasmanian footballer Tim Orchard has flashed his penis on television.

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BBC News: Fans set for Hillsborough march

Thousands of football fans are to march to Downing Street to call for a new investigation into the Hillsborough disaster.

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Sky News: Fans March To Demand Hillsborough Arrests

Thousands of Liverpool football fans are set to march on Downing Street to demand a criminal inquiry into the Hillsborough disaster.

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E! Online: Gisele Bündchen & Tom Brady: Baby on Board or Just Overboard?

Tom Brady may be buying diapers in the off-season.

The football stud and his supermodel wife, Gisele Bündchen, are expecting, if People's unnamed sources and supposed baby bumps...

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E! Online: Gisele Bündchen & Tom Brady: Baby on Board or Just Overboard?

Tom Brady may be buying diapers in the off-season.

The football stud and his supermodel wife, Gisele Bündchen, are expecting, if People's unnamed sources and supposed baby bumps...

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Now Magazine: EXCLUSIVE John Terry condemns beating of Donal MacIntyre

Footballer says hooligans set a bad example to kids

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The Hollywood Gossip: Man Overboard! Tom Brady Rescued After Kayaking Mishap

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady suffered his most embarrassing athletic moment since losing Super Bowl XLII to the underdog New York Giants.


The NFL star fell out of a kayak in the Charle

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The Miami Herald: Dealer objects to auction of OJ Simpson items

A memorabilia dealer O.J. Simpson was convicted of robbing at a Las Vegas hotel is trying to stop a public auction of footballs, jerseys and other items seized by authorities after the stickup.

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CNN: NFL suspends Stallworth indefinitely

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth has been suspended indefinitely by the National Football League, days after he pleaded guilty to killing a pedestrian while driving under the influence

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BBC News: Happy memories

N Korea's football feat recalls 1966 success

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BBC News: SPL to hire unemployed youngsters

Up to 100 unemployed young fans could be taken on by Scotland's top football clubs under a new UK Government scheme.

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Mr Paparazzi: Posh & Becks Are Coming Home…

[Images: Mr Paparazzi/Big Pictures Words: C. Curran]We’ve just caught wind of some very exciting news – apparently the Beckham’s are looking for a new home in London, yey!
The Los Angeles based

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NY Times: Packers Punt Questions About Favre, Vikings

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Until Brett Favre actually puts on the purple uniform of the rival Minnesota Vikings, the Green Bay Packers are doing their best to punt away any questions about their former q

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BBC News: Magical computer

How football's fixture list is worked out

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The Miami Herald: Donte' Stallworth gets a month in jail for DUI death

As a newly convicted felon, NFL player Donte' Stallworth will spend a month in jail, two years under house arrest and eight years on probation -- but his football career likely will survive.

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Star News Group: Business of footy

CASEY chambers of commerce want to utilise the status of the Melbourne Football Club (MFC) to boost membership numbers and increase trading in the municipality.
The hopes come as MFC met Casey chambe

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The Hollywood Gossip: Fare Thee Well, Giant Boobs: Victoria Beckham Has Breast Reduction Surgery

Victoria Beckham recently had an operation - her third boob job in fact - to reduce her Double D boobs - because she was "sick of her busty WAG look."


According to the Urban Dictionary, a WAG (abbv:

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BBC News: Gabon v Cameroon postponed

Fifa say that they have accepted the Gabon Football Federation's request for the World Cup qualifier to be postponed as the nation mourns President Omar Bongo.

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Mr Paparazzi: Guess Who Revealed Their Baby Bump??

[Images: Mr Paparazzi/Big Pictures Words: C. Curran]Can you guess which pregnant celebrity revealed her ickle baby bump whilst wearing a skimpy green bikini in the Caribbean yesterday?? Come on it’s

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Star News Group: Wallan fails to make

WALLAN went down to Romsey by 21 points in a low-scoring Riddell District Football League (RDFL) clash on Saturday, with strong winds turning the game into a defensive affair.
Romsey had the wind in

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Star News Group: Assumption carry on winning

THE Assumption College First XVIII (ACK) footballers continued their unbeaten season with a convincing 70-point win over Peninsula at Carroll Oval on Saturday, the final score 16.11.111 to 6.5.41.
Pen

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Star News Group: Eagles feel the Blues

CRAIGIEBURN came within a whisker of upsetting reigning premier Keilor in their Essendon District Football League (EDFL) clash on Saturday, going down by three points in a thriller at DS Aitken Reser

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Star News Group: Spurs smash

VICTORIA University-St Albans Spurs got straight back into things after a week off from the Premier competition of the Victorian Women’s Football League, knocking over Heidelberg by 122 points on Fri

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The Miami Herald: Judge: Simpson `acquittal suit' to stay in storage

A California judge has ordered O.J. Simpson's former manager to keep the former football star's so-called acquittal suit in storage until it is determined who rightfully owns it.

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NY Times: NFL Broadens 'Rooney Rule' to Include Senior Posts

The NFL has broadened its ''Rooney Rule'' by requiring teams to interview at least one minority candidate when seeking to fill its senior football operations positions.

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CNN: Nigerian militants threaten U-17 World Cup

Nigeria's main militant group issued a veiled threat Monday against an upcoming world football tournament that is tentatively scheduled to take place in the west African nation later this year.

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Star News Group: Great day for junior football

A LARGE crowd showed its appreciation for the team’s running and tackling and some excellent passages of football. But Yarra Junction failed to convert its opportunities into a good score. Awards: S

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Digital Spy: BB Sophie 'dated' footballer Defoe

Big Brother contestant Sophie Reade dated England footballer Jermain Defoe, say reports.

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BBC News: Crash boy was talented footballer

A teenager who died after being hit by a lorry in Aberdeenshire was a promising footballer held in "high regard".

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Los Angeles Times: Profootballtalk.com and NBC to form partnership

The website -- visited regularly by NFL fans, media and league insiders -- has been a small operation with a big-time influence.





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BBC News: Barnes set to land Tranmere post

John Barnes is set to return to English football as manager of Tranmere Rovers, according to the Jamaica Football Federation.

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Fox Sports: Australia launches World Cup bid

Football Federation Australia has launched its bid to host the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup finals, with FFA chairman Frank Lowy saying a successful bid will "give Australia a lasting and living legacy

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CNN: What exactly is the Confederations Cup?

What are reigning world champions Italy, European champions Spain, and football giants Brazil doing taking on teams like New Zealand and Iraq this month?

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Star News Group: Sharks pull together

MORNINGTON Peninsula Nepean Football League Sharks under-18 players rallied after a lack-lustre first half to storm home and defeat the West Gippsland Latrobe side by 31 points in Saturday’s interlea

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Star News Group: Demons golden

FORTY years is an eternity in footy, and Kooweerup Football Club knows that better than most.
The Demons went 38 years without a flag before their memorable 1969 triumph over Longwarry in the West Gi

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Star News Group: Women to the fore

THE “unseen people” in local football were celebrated at the second annual MPNFL ladies luncheon last week.
About 150 women including special guests Bianca Chatfield from the Melbourne Vixens netbal

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Mr Paparazzi: Cristiano Ronaldo Defends His Dress Sense…

[Images: Mr Paparazzi/Big Pictures Words: A. Nathan]As we all know Cristiano Ronaldo has a rather distinctive clothing style. In fact whenever we think of the footballer  - who we spotted out in LA w

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Los Angeles Times: Rose Bowl game moving to ESPN in 2011

Rose Bowl CEO Mitch Dorger says the switch-to-ESPN plan was part of the contract renegotiations with ABC a few years ago that extended the partnership through the 2014 game.



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Digg.com: How to Make Football Tailgate Party Food:Spicy Chicken Chili

Great recipe for a healthy alternative to the typical tailgate fare. Make this year round for any occassion and treat your guests to a great meal.

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news.com.au: Swine flu 'no extra risk for footy fans'

CROWDED outdoor events such as football matches are safe even though swine flu has now been declared a global pandemic, Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon said.

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BBC News: Linfield FC has £20m stadium plan

Proposals for the upgrade of Windsor Park football stadium have been revealed to the BBC.

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Digg.com: New Football Helmet Technology Aids in Concussion Reduction

Every football season nearly 35,000 players are admitted to the hospital for head-related injuries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Thousands of other concussions will go undet

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CNN: Platini hits out at Ronaldo Real deal

Michel Platini, the president of the governing body for European football (UEFA), hits out at the large fee offered by Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo.

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CNN: Platini hits out at Ronaldo Real deal

Michel Platini, the president of the governing body for European football (UEFA), hits out at the large fee offered by Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo.

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NY Times: Euro Soccer Clubs Look Like the Real Capitalists

Another reason to love European football: Owners who really wheel and deal.

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Digg.com: Max's Law: One Tragedy That Needn't Be Repeated

A few years ago, Max Conradt was an exceptional high school scholar athlete when he suffered his first concussion on a southern Oregon football field. After suffering a second concussion in a game the

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NY Times: Who Looks Like the Real Capitalists Now?

Another reason to love European football: Owners who really wheel and deal.

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Los Angeles Times: Hall of Famer Troy Aikman passes another milestone at UCLA

Text messages from press row . . .



More than 450 graduates are expected to pick up their sociology degrees in

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NY Times: Texas Rangers In Unusual Spot: First Place

ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys' stunning new football stadium looms just across from the ballpark that the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball (MLB) team calls home.

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Now Magazine: SEE PICS David Beckham strips for Emporio Armani ad

Footballer unveils latest poster for underwear range...

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The Hollywood Gossip: Jessica Simpson Pregnant? Not So, Says Tony Romo

Tony Romo is has won zero career playoff games, but dude is dating Jessica Simpson, so the Dallas Cowboys QB has scored one major "trophy" at least.


Entertainment Tonight caught up with the NFL star

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US Magazine: Tony Romo's Dream Date With Jessica Simpson: "Football!"

Quarterback Tony Romo isn't very creative when planning nights with Jessica Simpson. Their dream date?

"A little bite to eat and probably watch a football game!" he tells Entertainment Tonight.

See

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Now Magazine: SEE PICS David Beckham strips for Emporio Armani ad

Footballer unveils latest poster for underwear range...

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Fox Sports: UEFA boss outraged by Ronaldo fee

European football supremo Michel Platini expressed shock as Real Madrid's world record bid for Cristiano Ronaldo followed hot on the heels of the massive Kaka move.

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Star News Group: Grand

A BUMPER crowd turned out to Toomuc Reserve on Saturday for the much-anticipated inter-league clash between the Mornington Peninsula Football League (MPNFL) Sharks and the West Gippsland Latrobe Footb

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CNN: United accept record $130M for Ronaldo

Manchester United accept a record $130 million offer for Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid. The English champions have given the big-spending Spanish giants permission to talk to football'

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BBC News: Bookmaker may stop football bets

A leading bookmaker says it may routinely stop bets placed on football matches it believes are open to "suspicious betting patterns".

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Star News Group: Footy chicks rule

THE role of women in local football was celebrated at the MPNFL ladies’ luncheon in Cranbourne last week.
About 150 women including special guests Bianca Chatfield from the Melbourne Vixens netball t

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Los Angeles Times: Angels draft Washington quarterback Jake Locker in the 10th round

Locker hasn't played baseball regularly since high school and he intends to stick with football. But this is the second time the Angels have drafted him.




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E! Online: Pregnant Kendra Wilkinson: "My Boobs Went From Big to Humongous!"

Forget about the stork. It's all about Santa Claus for Kendra Wilkinson and her football star fiancé, Hank Baskett.

As I was the first to confirm last night, the E! reality...

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E! Online: Pregnant Kendra Wilkinson: "My Boobs Went From Big to Humongous!"

Forget about the stork. It's all about Santa Claus for Kendra Wilkinson and her football star fiancé, Hank Baskett.

As I was the first to confirm last night, the E! reality...

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Star News Group: Slick Sharks rule interleague

MORNINGTON Peninsula Nepean Football League Sharks thrashed West Gippsland Latrobe Football League by 83 points in their WorkSafe VCFL Country Challenge interleague at Toomuc Reserve on Saturday.
The

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The Hollywood Gossip: Gisele Bundchen: Nude in Photo Magazine!

Let it be known that The Hollywood Gossip gives credit were it is due. Kudos to Photo magazine for an entirely new take on what is always a classic subject:


Gisele Bundchen nude.


In a series of ar

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news.com.au: AFL gives AC/DC the boot

LEGENDARY rockers AC/DC could be forced to find a new venue for one of their sold-out Australia shows because of a football code's claim on a stadium.

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Sky News: Fans Face Wembley Woes As Tube Strike Hits

Football fans heading to Wembley for tonight's World Cup game between England and Andorra have been dealt a double blow because of the Tube strike.

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NY Times: Ex-Football Star Riemersma Eyes Congressional Seat

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- Former Michigan and Buffalo Bills tight end Jay Riemersma (REE'-muhrz-muh) has designs on Congress.

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Star News Group: Redbacks remember premiership glory

HAMPTON PARK Football Club will hold a 50-year reunion of its first premiership side in 1959 in the clubrooms on Saturday 20 June starting at noon prior to the clash with CRANBOURNE. This was the firs

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NY Times: Sports Briefing | Pro Football: Lawyers Says 2 Vikings Face Excessive Testing

Minnesota Vikings stars Kevin Williams and Pat Williams are being improperly singled out for extra testing for steroids, their lawyer says. Peter Ginsberg, the lawyer, said he filed papers in Hennepin

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Los Angeles Times: USC basketball should be resigned to its fate

The Trojans were a dead program walking well before coach Tim Floyd quit Tuesday. The big question is whether football, which pays the bills, will have to pay a price too.



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Star News Group: Ellinbank and District Football League preview – round 9

CORA Lynn’s home-ground clash against Longwarry will headline round nine this Saturday.
It’s a crunch game for the Crows, as due to a poor start to the season a loss would almost certainly see the p

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Star News Group: Dandy dominates the competition

THE Dandenong and District Junior Football League’s best players showed their might in a dominant interleague showing over the long weekend.
The league won seven of its nine matches from under-14 to

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Star News Group: Kids and animals

STUDENTS from Bunyip’s Columba Catholic Primary School recently visited the Melbourne Zoo to discover some of the animals they have been learning about.
They watched an elephant playing football and

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Star News Group: Shark attack

MORNINGTON Peninsula Nepean Football League (MPNFL) Sharks completely dominated Saturday’s Worksafe VCFL Country Challenge interleague clash with traditional rivals West Gippsland Latrobe Football Le

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Digital Spy: 'The Sims 3' claims PC top spot

The Sims 3 topples Football Manager at the top of the PC chart.

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BBC News: Football: Singapore group plans Magpies bid

A Singapore-based group which includes former Liverpool midfielder Steve McMahon is ready to table a bid for Newcastle, BBC Sport has learned.

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Sky News: Tube Strike Won't Stop Fans Watching England

England fans will get to see their team play Andorra despite planned strikes on the London Underground, the Football Association has said.

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Now Magazine: Cheryl Cole: Ashley was scared of proposing

Footballer was worried she'd turn him down

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Fox Sports: Yellow reaction has been pretty mellow

Lucas Neill has barely raised an eyebrow for committing a sin which earned David Beckham condemnation from some of the biggest names in world football.

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Star News Group: AFL hosts kids

AFL Victoria in conjunction with the Northern Football League (NFL) hosted 12 primary schools at The Lakes in South Morang last week.
The students competed in a Round Robin to win the second Whittlese

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Star News Group: Leaders lock in on ladder

SEVEN rounds into the Essendon District Football League’s season and the ladder is taking shape, with few surprises throughout the ranks.
GREENVALE silenced its critics with an unbeaten start, includ

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Star News Group: Banned for life

THE player at the centre of a Riddell District Football League uproar has been banned from the league for life.
Based on the umpire’s evidence and the guilty plea entered by Rockbank player Christian

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BBC News: Setanta holds crunch SPL meeting

The board of football broadcaster Setanta meets a week after the company failed to pay the Scottish Premier League £3m.

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Fox Sports: Kaka undergoes medical ahead of move

AC Milan's 2007 world footballer of the year Kaka moved a step closer to his ¿65 million ($A115m) transfer to Spanish giants Real Madrid when he underwent a medical overseen by the Real Madrid doct

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NY Times: Ex - First Boston CEO to Run UFL's NY Football Team

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United Football League named on Monday the former head of First Boston Corp as the owner of its New York team, ahead of the American football league's October launch.

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Star News Group: Bunkered down in a history mystery

After months of speculation over the need to drill a hole in the car park of the town’s football ground, the local historian got his wish.
A small crowd milled around the car park as Mr Rawson starte

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Sky News: Double Death Footie Star Finally Pens Apology

Disgraced footballer Luke McCormick has apologised to a bereaved mother over the death he caused of her two young sons.

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BBC News: Magic charms blamed for ruining turf at Swazi stadium

Players have ruined artificial turf at Swaziland's national football arena by planting magic charms underneath, say furious officials.

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Sky News: Teenage Footballer Found Dead In Police Cell

An investigation has been launched after a talented young footballer was found dead in a police custody cell.

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BBC News: Football captain killed in crash

Dumbarton Football Club confirms that its captain Gordon Lennon has been killed in a crash while on a family break.

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BBC News: Indian adventure

Major English football clubs seek a foothold in India

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BBC News: Hargreaves faces career concerns

Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves may be forced to quit top-level football in the next two years if his knee problem persists, BBC Sport understands.

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news.com.au: Football chief's job in jeopardy

CRONULLA chief executive Tony Zappia's job is on the line following the airing of secret recordings of his off-handed treatment of a former employee that he accidentally punched in the face.

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The Hollywood Gossip: Kristin Cavallari Bikini Pictures: Staged, Still Hot

We were under no delusions that The Hills was real, or anything close.


But when its star wants out and a new troublemaker - who has not been seen nor heard from in years - mysteriously "joins the ca

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Star News Group: Manton’s gospel

STUDENTS at Lyndhurst Secondary College are hoping to overcome obstacles and reach their dreams with the encouragement of a former AFL favourite.
Glenn Manton, ex-Carlton Blues footballer spoke to Yea

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Fox Sports: Socceroos aim to do better this time

The Socceroos have ushered in a new era for Australian football by securing successive World Cup finals berths for the first time - and already they're planning to create more history in South Africa.

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Star News Group: Demons set to move to Casey

MELBOURNE Football Club will be officially making Casey Fields its home after Casey councillors voted this week to execute the agreement with the AFL club to relocate to Cranbourne East.
The deal was

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Star News Group: Equal opportunity Ellie steps up

YOU’LL have a hard time convincing Clyde footballer Ellie Keach that girls don’t have the same opportunities as boys in the sport.
The 17-year-old will step onto the hallowed turf of the MCG on Mond

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Now Magazine: David Beckham: It kills me being apart from the kids

Footballer is always thinking about his boys

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MTV News: Wale Says Lady Gaga Brings 'Bad Girl' Vibe To 'Chillin' '

'I like to think of myself as the first person of the new class to kind of step out of the box,' rapper says.By Steven Roberts







Wale and Lady Gaga on the set "Chillin' "

Photo: MTV News








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Now Magazine: David Beckham: It kills me being apart from the kids

Footballer is always thinking about his boys

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NY Times: Yahoo Sues NFL Players Association

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is suing the NFL Players Association to try to ensure it won't be sued for using player statistics, photos and other data for its popular online fantasy football game.

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Sky News: Premier League Cash Proves Recession-Proof

Premier League football clubs seem to be immune to recession with revenues soaring to around £2bn.

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Fox Sports: Wallabies demolish Barbarians

The Wallabies tamed Sonny Bill Williams and thrashed a disjointed Barbarians side to open their international season with a 55-7 victory at the Sydney Football Stadium.

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Star News Group: Weekend matches a total loss for locals

IT was a miserable day for the locals. Six games and six losses across three divisions of the Southern Football League.
It started at the top with Division One rivals Dingley and Springvale Districts,

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BBC News: Irish downturn

Recession fear for Benin footballer

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NY Times: TV Sports: The Coach and the Provocateur Join NBC’s N.F.L. Team

The former Indianapolis Colts’ coach, Tony Dungy, and Rodney Harrison, the former New England Patriots’ safety, will join NBC’s revamped studio show, “Football Night in America.”

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Fox Sports: Elsom ruled out with injury

Barbarians drawcard Rocky Elsom has been ruled out of Saturday night's clash with the Wallabies at the Sydney Football Stadium.

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Fox Sports: Carvalho wants out of Chelsea

Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho has confirmed he is ready to quit Stamford Bridge as he goes in search of regular first-team football after an injury-plagued season.

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Star News Group: Great Danes play by Rules

GEELONG College’s latest football coach stands out from his diminutive year-seven players.
Aside from his imposing physique, Nicolai Secher is something of a novelty around the schoolyard.
In a sch

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Fox Sports: Carvalho wants out of Chelsea

Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho has confirmed he is ready to quit Stamford Bridge as he goes in search of regular first-team football after an injury-plagued season.

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Sky News: Premier League Cash Proves Recession-Proof

Premier League football clubs seem to be immune to recession with revenues soaring to around £2bn.

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CNN: Rijkaard takes over at Galatasary

Frank Rijkaard has been announced as the new coach of Turkish football club Galatasary.

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BBC News: New IFA chief 'under scrutiny'

The business affairs of the man set to head up the Irish Football Association are under fresh scrutiny, the BBC understands.

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CNN: English soccer clubs rake in $3.4 billion

European football clubs are bucking the trend of the worldwide recession, with England's Premier League leading the way after posting $3.4 billion in revenues for the 2007-08 season.

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CNN: Rijkaard named Galatasary's new coach

Frank Rijkaard has been announced as the new coach of Turkish football club Galatasary.

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Mr Paparazzi: Stars Arrive At The NBA Finals…

[Images: Mr Paparazzi/Big Pictures Words: C. Curran]We’ll be honest with you, we’re not really that clued up when it comes to sport and we couldn’t tell a rugby ball from an American football.
S

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BBC News: England fan is shot in Kyrgyzstan

An England football fan has been shot in the build up to the World Cup qualifier match against Kazakhstan, the Foreign Office says.

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CNN: English soccer clubs rake in $3.4 billion

European football clubs are bucking the trend of the worldwide recession, with England's Premier League leading the way after posting $3.4 billion in revenues for the 2007-08 season.

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CNN: English football clubs rake in $3.4 billion

European football clubs are bucking the trend of the worldwide recession, with England's Premier League leading the way after posting $3.4 billion in revenues for the 2007-08 season.

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Los Angeles Times: Fullerton finds a gem behind the plate

Dustin Garneau was set to continue his football career, until he was identified as a baseball prospect. He's helped the Titans' pitching staff become one of the nation's best.


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CNN: Football fan shot for 'singing too much'

A British soccer fan has been shot and wounded in Kyrgyzstan after a local became upset with a group of supporters chanting in a bar.

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Digg.com: Oregon Ducks Jeff Kendall, Cole Linehan work to lose weight

Great story and something a lot more former football players should take into consideration.

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BBC News: Fifa change to benefit Africa

African football federations will be able to call up previously unavailable players after a surprise rule change by the game's world governing body, Fifa.

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E! Online: Kim Kardashian's Left Ring Finger Still Sparkle-Free

Don't go buying a dress just yet. Kim Kardashian and hunky football player Reggie Bush are not engaged.

The beauty took to her blog to point fingers at Star magazine for printing...

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E! Online: Kim Kardashian's Left Ring Finger Still Sparkle-Free

Don't go buying a dress just yet. Kim Kardashian and hunky football player Reggie Bush are not engaged.

The beauty took to her blog to point fingers at Star magazine for printing...

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Fox Sports: Club cutbacks caused Dog fight: Wallace

Outgoing Richmond coach Terry Wallace says his bitter parting with the Western Bulldogs in 2002 came about because of the club's determination to severely strip back the football department at the tim

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BBC News: England fan is shot in Kyrgyzstan

An England football fan has been shot in the build up to the World Cup qualifier match against Kazakhstan, the Foreign Office says.

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PhysOrg.com: Yahoo sues NFL Players Association

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is suing the NFL Players Association to try to ensure it won't be sued for using player statistics, photos and other data for its popular online fantasy football game.

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Sky News: Express Pays Out Over Michael Owen Claims

Footballer Michael Owen has accepted an apology and undisclosed damages after a newspaper printed claims that his career was over.

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BBC News: Linfield man to be freed on bail

Linfield football captain William Murphy is to be released on bail from a Spanish prison, after appearing before a judge.

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Star News Group: Gus ‘banks’ 400

ELLINBANK Football Club stalwart Andrew ‘Gus’ Peterson almost inspired his side to an unlikely victory over Kooweerup in his 400th game for the club on Saturday.
The 44-year-old returned to the seni

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Star News Group: Best on show

REPRESENTATIVE football is a great test for all who take part and it’s guaranteed that the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League (MPNFL) Sharks and the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League wi

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news.com.au: Footballer punches 16-year-old umpire

A FOOTBALLER has been banned from the sport for life after pleading guilty to striking a 16-year-old umpire.

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BBC News: Redknapp police quiz 'formality'

Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp was questioned by police investigating alleged corruption in English football as a "mere formality", the club says.

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Digital Spy: 'Football Manager' tops PC chart once again

Football Manager 2009 celebrates its eighth week as the PC number one.

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Star News Group: ‘Steel’ Eagles back

‘DISCIPLINE’ and ‘Cranbourne’ are two words that have seldom been mentioned in the same sentence for almost a football generation.
Well, that has changed because the steely focussed 2009 Eagles an

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CNN: European football's changing of the guard?

As the season draws to a close across much of Europe there is a sense that the football landscape is changing, with a few unfamiliar names sitting proudly atop their respective leagues.

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Star News Group: Jones boy shows his class

OCCASIONALY a young player steps out of the pack and shows the football world that he is up to the challenge and that’s exactly what Cranbourne under-18 captain Ryan Jones has done this season.
The 1

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Los Angeles Times: Emmys ceremony switches to Sept. 13

CBS pulled the telecast up from Sept. 20 so it won't compete with football.

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Star News Group: Roos thrash Eagles

WHITTLESEA came up against last year’s Northern Football League (NFL) preliminary final nemesis Macleod on Saturday but could not exact revenge with the 2008 runner-up getting home by a comfortab

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NY Times: Sports Briefing | Football: Jets’ Washington Is Back at Practice

Jets running back Leon Washington returned to the team Monday after boycotting practice the last three weeks while in a contract dispute. Washington, selected for his first Pro Bowl last season as a kick returner, was back on the field to start the Jets’ final week of team activities. His agent, Alvin Keels, wrote on his Twitter page that Washington returned “while we continue to work on a contract extension for him.”.

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Star News Group: Strathmore derails Keilor juggernaut

KEILOR hit what coach Mick McGuane described as a “little bump in the road” in the form of Strathmore on Saturday, with the Blues losing their Essendon District Football League clash by 13 points.
Wh

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Star News Group: Blues fade away

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KILMORE’S Riddell District Football League (RDFL) season took a turn for the worse after enduring a big loss to Diggers Rest on Saturday.
The Blues were comprehens

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Star News Group: Fallen Hawk

MEMBERS of the Glen Orden football club and the sporting community are still dealing with the tragic loss of star junior Andrew Gilmore who died last Friday.
The club forfeited its senior, reserve and

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NY Times: Jets, Giants New Stadium to Be Greener Than Most

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- The New York Jets and Giants signed a memorandum of understanding with the Environmental Protection Agency that will make their new $1.6 billion football stadium in the New Jersey Meadowlands one of the greenest in professional sports.

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E! Online: NFL Tackles Original Emmy Awards Date

The gridiron has proved too strong for the red carpet.

CBS has opted to move the 61st Annual Emmy Awards up a week, from Sept. 20 to Sept. 13, to avoid airing it after a football...

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Star News Group: Mates mourned

THE tragic deaths of two young Mt Evelyn men have rocked the close-knit community.
Missing man Kane Dadson, 21 was found dead in Ringwood Lake and local football star, Michael Wilson perished in a hou

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The Miami Herald: O.J. Simpson's Vegas memorabilia back in Calif.

The footballs, jerseys and photographs that landed O.J. Simpson in prison have a new home at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

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Los Angeles Times: Tom Brady's doctor says knee recovery exceeds expectations

Patriots quarterback says he never doubted his L.A. physician, despite criticism and setbacks.



Tom Brady's astounding physical abilities and his determination to get back on the football field after a serious knee injury allowed the New England Patriots quarterback to recover at a rate that surprised even his medical team, his doctor said.

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BBC News: Football fans among new flu cases

Some 32 more people, including 11 Rangers football fans, are diagnosed with swine flu, bringing the UK total to 278.

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BBC News: Cantona will appear at premiere

Former Manchester United footballer-turned-actor Eric Cantona is to attend the British premiere of a film bearing his name.

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Mr Paparazzi: Danielle Lloyd Rushed To Hospital After Savage Nightclub Brawl…

[Images: Mr Paparazzi/Big Pictures Words: C. Curran]When WAG Danielle Lloyd and her footballer boyfriend Jamie arrived at the Crystal club in London last night they could never have imagined the bloody scene that was about to unfold.
Whilst inside the club Danielle was involved in a fight with two girls and a witness claims:

“I think one kicked Danielle – it may have been an accident. She got up to remonstrate. I saw her in a tangle with at least one other woman. Punches and slaps were being thrown.”

And it was at that point that Danielle fell backwards on to a glass table, the glass smashed and there was blood everywhere. The police were called and they arrested two woman at the scene whilst Danielle lay on the pavement outside the club shrieking in pain (see pictures here). She was rushed to hospital where it’s thought she underwent emergency plastic surgery. Meanwhile, Scotland Yard has confirmed they are investigating.

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NY Times: Sports Briefing | Pro Football: Retired Players Being Cautious

Retired players angry with the N.F.L. Players Association over disability and pension benefits said that the executive director of the union might be ahead of himself in seeking their support during contract talks with the league.

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Star News Group: Macca’s cup a worthy prize

TERRY McMillan has been involved in football all his life and holds the Beaconsfield and Devon Meadows Football Clubs dear to his heart.
This weekend the two clubs will square off for the Terry McMill

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