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Study: Former NFL Star Had Brain Damage at time of Suicide - Former NFL player Dave Duerson, who committed suicide in February, had “moderately advanced” brain damage, connected to blows to the head, says the Boston University School of Medicine researcher who made the diagnosis. Duerson, who played 11 years in the NFL, left a suicide note asking that his brain be given to the NFL's Brain Bank. (Photo: AP Photo/NFL Photos)

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Did French Soccer Coach Restrict Number of Black Players? - French soccer authorities have begun investigating claims that national coach Laurent Blanc and other coaches secretly agreed on a quota, restricting the number of black and Arab players in training programs. The investigative Web site Mediapart said last week that the aim was to limit only 30 percent of players of African and North-African descent in training academies once they reached the age of 13. Blanc insists such a move was never discussed.(Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images)

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Derrick Rose Wins MVP - On Tuesday (May 3), Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose became the youngest player to be crowned as the league’s Most Valuable Player. Rose got 1,182 points and 113 first-place votes from a panel of media voters.(Photo: AP Photo/Jim Prisching, File)

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Antonio McDyess to Retire - The Spurs’ playoff loss Friday (April 29) might have been the last game for 15-year NBA veteran Antonio McDyess, as he is expected to retire. “This was my last game,” McDyess said after the loss. “I’m pretty definite on that. But this was not the way I wanted it to end.”(AP Photo/Lance Murphey)

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Spurs Eliminated from NBA Playoffs - In a shocker, the No. 1 seed San Antonio Spurs were sent packing in the first round of the playoffs by underdog Memphis Grizzlies. On Friday (April 29), the Grizzlies beat the Spurs, who had the NBA’s best regular season record, 99-91 to win the series 4-2.(Photo: AP Photo/Lance Murphey)

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NFL Draft - Five days after a federal judge declared the NFL lockout was illegal, Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton was selected No. 1 in the NFL draft, as expected. The Auburn quarterback, here with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, was taken by the Carolina Panthers in the first round.(Photo: AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)

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Carl Lewis Denied - On Thursday (April 28), a federal judge ruled that former Olympian Carl Lewis is not eligible to run for New Jersey State Senate because he doesn’t meet the four-year residency requirement. Dems argued that Lewis had a home in California because of his work, but should be allowed to run in New Jersey because he also has maintained homes there. A federal appeals court in Philadelphia will hear Lewis’ appeal Wednesday.(Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

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Vick Loses Out on Madden Cover - Resurging Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was beat out by Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis to be on the next cover of EA Sports’ popular Madden NFL12 video game; it was announced on Wednesday (April 27). For the first time ever, EA let fans vote to choose the cover athlete, and Hillis won with (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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Michael Vick Blasts Dogfighting App - Eagles QB Michael Vick is speaking out against Android’s Dog Wars app, created by Kage Games, saying it glorifies the crime he spent time behind bars for. After all of the public outcry, the game was briefly taken off the market, only to return as KG Dogfighting. The game is pretty much the same, although they included a few new points in the game’s description, including: “It is just A VIDEO GAME, and just because something is illegal in real life in certain countries, does not mean it is illegal to make a song, movie, or video game about it.”(Photo: REUTERS/Gary Hershorn)