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A Pick 6 of Thanksgiving game treasures
By RICHARD ROSENBLATT AP Sports Writer No better time than the present for a little Turkey Day trivia as we head into the NFL’s annual Thanksgiving tripleheader. See if you can name these players:
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Leslie Frazier Screws Up on First Day As Minnesota Vikings Head Coach
Top o’ the morning to you, Leslie Frazier. Congratulations on the new gig. What a shame you had to screw up on your first day. I mean, naming Brett Favre as your starting quarterback this coming Sabbath is just plain boneheaded. Oh, I can think of worse decisions a person could make. Marrying O.J. Simpson comes to mind. Or dating Charlie Sheen. Or letting Ben Roethlisberger buy me a drink late …
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With Super Bowl XLV 75 days away, we present our top 10 memories from the big game
The game keeps delivering defining moments even if the final score can’t always match the hype.
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What It Takes to Be #1 : Vince Lombardi on Leadership

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Vince Lombardi is considered by most to be the greatest NFL coach ever. His leadership and motivational skills drove the Green Bay Packers to four NFL titles in seven years, an amazing record that has yet to be equaled. The Lombardi Rules examines th

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Packers slash the number of penalties they draw
If penalty avoidance is an indication of a smart football team, the Green Bay Packers deserve straight A’s for the last quarter.
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Parent: Green Bay at last lets go of Favre
No matter how tiring they can be, it’s part of a head coach’s job to answer the questions that reporters have to ask. So after Green Bay disposed of alleged division rival Minnesota 31-3 Sunday, there came the question that Packers head coach Mike McCarthy had to know was coming …
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Friday practice report: Who is Packers 4th safety
With Atari Bigby (hamstring) already ruled out and Anthony Smith (ankle) unable to practice all week, the Packers could go into Sunday’s game at Atlanta with only three safeties available — and one of them is cornerback/safety combo Jarrett Bush.
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NFL: America’s Game: 1996 Green Bay Packers

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• Statistically speaking, the Packers had never played better
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Mike McCarthy recording at Starlin Studios in OC during his west coast walkabout – August 2009
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This is the Blues Brothers performing at Superbowl XXXI in New Orleans. Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) Brother Zee (James Belushi) and Mighty Mack (John Goodman) front the Blues Brothers Band to perform “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love” and “Soul Man” and James Brown comes up next. Part 1 of the show.

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Session 86 from Westside Sessions westsidesessions.com • words & music by Mike McCarthy
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After winning Super Bowl XXXI, Packer fans (well at least one) took to the streets in downtown to celebrate!

PREDICTION PAGE: Ward-Bika………Who Do Ya Like?
BIKA: “This is a very big opportunity for me. I just want to take care of my business and make a big upset.”
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Redlands connection could connect again
I keep saying that the Redlands area, which includes 100-plus years of connection to sports around the world, is still alive and well. To wit: Dallas Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones fired head coach Wade Phillips on Nov. 8, promoting offensive coordinator Jason Garrett to interim head coach in the process – right?
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Toy Dept.: Era of screaming coach might be ending
Bo Pelini is in some trouble at Nebraska this week for acting in public the way I suspect he regularly acts in private, when the cameras aren’t projecting his snarls around the world in high def. In the Cornhuskers 9-6 loss to Texas A&M, Pelini was so furious about the way the game unfolded (Nebraska was flagged for 16 penalties to the Aggies two), he spent the better part of the second half …
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