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Joe Flacco Sorry for “Retarded” Comment - Ravens quarterback and native New Yorker Joe Flacco was forced to apologize for his poor choice of words when he said the decision to hold next year's Super Bowl in New Jersey as "retarded." He added that no one would “want to play in that kind of weather.” (Photo: Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

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Racism Rears Its Ugly Head in European Football - Soccer player Jozy Altidore, an American who plays for AZ Alkmaar, had to endure racist chants during his team 5-0 win over second-tier Den Bosch in the quarterfinals of the Dutch Cup. Altidore said the chants were the worst abuse he has been subjected to on a soccer field.

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Junior Seau’s Family Sues NFL - Junior Seau’s ex-wife and children are not backing down from holding the NFL responsible for Seau’s death.  They sued the NFL Wednesday for wrongful death caused by long-term brain damage and concussions. Seau committed suicide last year and was diagnosed with the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) after his death.   (Photo: Donald Miralle/Getty Images)

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NFC Blows Out AFC in Pro Bowl - The NFC beat the AFC in the Pro Bowl, 62-35, on Sunday evening in Honolulu. The game’s MVP award went to Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph. (Photo: AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)

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O.J. Simpson Owes IRS Over $500,000 - The IRS hit O.J. Simpson with another tax lien, this one for $17,015.99 for taxes owed in 2011. The disgraced former football star now owes the IRS a total of $515,017.10.

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Tim Tebow Not Wanted on Jacksonville Jaguars  - Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Marcedes Lewis doesn’want quarterback Tim Tebow, who is reportedly in search of a new home. "We need a guy that's going to put us over the hump right now. Not a project," he told TMZ.   (Photo: Brian A. Westerholt/Getty Images)

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Are Tiger Woods and Lindsay Vonn an Item? - Tiger Woods reportedly has a new woman in his life and she’s an athlete as well. Sources say the golfer has been reportedly dating Lindsay Vonn, an Olympic gold-medalist skier, since November and things seem serious as they recently went on a trip to Antigua together.(Photos from left: Jason Merritt/Getty Images, Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

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New Orleans Readies for Super Bowl XLVII - New Orleans will be having twice the fun this year. In addition to traditional Mardi Gras festivities, it is also hosting the Super Bowl for the first time since 2002 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome  this weekend. The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers will face off for the title. (Photo: AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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NFL Draft First Round Predictions - Though the NFL draft isn't until April, sports analysts are tapping into their psychic vision to predict the first round picks. Damontre’ Moore of Texas A&M, Geno Smith of West Virginia and Alabama's Chance Warmack are a few players being mentioned as top choices.(Photo: Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

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Lorenzen Wright’s Ex-Wife in Legal Battle - The father of Lorenzen Wright is taking the late basketball player’s ex-wife to court. Sherra Wright is accused of spending the $1 million dollar life insurance payout she received to support her six children on unnecessary expenses. (Photo: ESPN NEWS)

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Michael Crabtree Cleared on Sexual Assault Charges - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree is a free man after prosecutors said on Jan. 25 they won’t charge him with sexually assaulting a woman in a San Francisco hotel room.  (Photo: AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

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Sloane Stephens Defeats Serena Williams - Sloane Stephens, 19, defeated Serena Williams at the Australian Open on Wednesday. She advanced to the semi-finals but was eliminated after losing to Victoria Azarenka, who went on to win the tournament. (Photo: Julian Finney - Pool/Getty Images)

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Manti Te’o Says He's Not Gay - Manti Te’o cleared the air of gay rumors surrounding his girlfriend hoax by playing voice mails left for him with a woman’s voice during an interview with Katie Couric. Some believed he was gay for talking to a man posing as a woman. "No. Far from it. FAR FROM IT," he said after Couric asked him if he was a homosexual. (Photo: AP Photo/Disney-ABC, Lorenzo Bevilaqua)

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Vince Young Says He's Not Responsible for Loan - Former NFL player Vince Young admits he signed for a $1.9 million loan from the Pro Player Funding LLC, but says he shouldn't be liable for repaying it because he was not fully aware of what he was signing. PPF is suing him for repayment of the loan.(Photo: Rick Stewart/Getty Images)