3/10/2010 - Merril Hoge named to USA Football Board of Directors
USA Football, the sport’s national governing body on youth and amateur levels, announced today that former NFL running back MERRIL HOGE has joined the independent non-profit’s 17-member board of directors.
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3/9/2010 - Nick Mangold hosts 'Taste of the NFL' April 28 at Cipriani
The eighth annual New York Jets Taste of the NFL Benefit will be held on Wednesday, April 28, and again it will be held in the elegant, spacious Cipriani Wall Street.
Your hosts for the night will be center Nick Mangold, cornerback Darrelle Revis, and running back Leon Washington, Pro Bowlers all. If that lineup sounds familiar, it's because the trio are in their fourth year of hosting this charity event to help fight hunger.
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3/3/2010 - Colt McCoy & Ndamukong Suh will be honored at the Maxwell & Bednarik Awards
Former Texas quarterback Colt McCoy and former Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh will be honored Friday during the formal presentations of the Maxwell and Chuck Bednarik awards at the Maxwell Football Club’s 73rd National Awards Dinner at Harrah’s Atlantic City Resort.
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3/2/2010 - Ndamukong Suh! High-flying ex-Husker outdoes McCoy at combine
Former Nebraska star Ndamukong Suh had an impressive vertical jump of 35.5 inches, better than any defensive tackle, at the NFL combine in Indianapolis on Monday. His efforts may have boosted his chances to be the No. 1 pick in the draft.
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2/25/2010 - JR Celski - The Amazing Power of Belief
It took 60 stitches to sew his leg back together. It took five months of rehabilitation to get him into the Olympics. And it took three races Saturday night — his first international competition since the wreck — for the Federal Way skater to win a bronze medal in short-track speedskating's 1,500 meters.
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12/17/2009 - Jets Center Nick Mangold To Visit And Read To Kids At Montefiore
EmblemHealth today teamed up with 1050 ESPN Radio to bring New York Jets center Nick Mangold and 1050’s popular afternoon drive host and “Voice of the Yankees,” Michael Kay, to visit and read The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper to children at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.
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12/15/2009 - Rookard Balances Caring for Mom, Olympic Dreams
Jilleanne Rookard celebrated making the 2010 U.S. Olympic team with a phone call.
"I just can't wait to call my mom," said Rookard with a smile. "She's sitting at home in bed sick. This will really cheer her up."
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12/2/2009 - Cooking With Game
For some people, hunting is a new way to get closer to the food they eat. But it’s nothing new for the New Orleans chef John Besh.
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11/25/2009 - Obama State Dinner; Menu by Marcus Samuelsson
Entertainment by Jennifer Hudson and Kurt Elling, singers with Chicago roots; food combining American and Indian cuisine; china from the Eisenhower, Clinton and Bush eras; U.S. wines, and star guest chef Ethiopian native Marcus Samuelsson
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11/24/2009 - Where Are They Now: Warren Moon
For all Warren Moon accomplished during his decorated career as an NFL quarterback, he is remarkably humble.
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11/12/2009 - The Best Cookbooks of 2009
Our top cookbook picks—including titles by Thomas Keller, Marcus Samuelsson, and Michael Psilakis—make for perfect gift-giving this holiday season
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11/9/2009 - Olympic Athletes To Sport Vintage-inspired Style
Nike unveiled the medal stand looks — blue waterproof down jackets — on short track speed skater J.R. Celski and snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler during the Olympic fashion segment on TODAY.
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11/9/2009 - Colbert Swoops In To Save Speedskating Team
Olympic gold medalist Dan Jansen and host Stephen Colbert on the set of "the Colbert Report". Colbert announced his show has become the primary sponsor of the U.S. Speedskating team at the Vancouver Olympics
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10/30/2009 - Jilleanne Rookard Overcomes Personal Woes To Shine On Ice
Jilleanne Rookard has a mother suffering from cancer, lives in the basement of a fellow speedskater's home, has to schedule training around a part-time job at a roller rink, and sometimes has trouble paying her bills because money is so tight.
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10/20/2009 - Steve Young named to list of America's Most Liked Sports Figures.
America's Most-Liked Sports Figures
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12/25/2006 - Marbury's New Shoe Rewrites the Rules
One of the feel-good stories of the year, about how a high-performance basketball shoe backed by Stephon Marbury arrived on the shelves of discounter Steve & Barry's stores for $14.98
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