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Here's what happens when you have a decent three-quarters of one NFL season, then fall flat during the home stretch, finally limping into the playoffs as the 25 to 1 favorite to win the Super Bowl.

Without checking the Internet, do you happen to remember who was selected as the second overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft? How about a few hints - disaster, drugs and jail?  Definitely a "Jeopardy" question, huh?

Joe Flacco threw three touchdown passes, and the Baltimore Ravens withstood a stadium power outage and a furious 49ers' rally to beat San Francisco, 34-31, at Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans on Sunday night.

Nothing like starting a brand new spankin' career after fulfilling a whirlwind dream of playing college football at Texas A&M, before hitting the pro gridiron in the Windy City as a Chicago Bear. Of course, without plausible intervention, one might find himself lost in the "Real World" of employment , and that appears to be just what happened to yet, another former NFL player. Read M

So, the "Boys" failed to make the playoffs, and per the usual outtakes, Jerry Jones is manifesting a witch hunt to demonize those he feels most responsible for a lackluster 2012 campaign. Yesterday, he fired defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, while he was sipping umbrella drinks on a beach in the Caicos Islands.  Nothing new here.  Personally, I would like to see the team operate without Jo

Remember Sam Gordon, the 9-year-old female version of Tecmo Bo Jackson? So does NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Her Pee Wee football highlight reel and gaudy season stats got the attention of NFL executives. She was invited to the Super Bowl in New Orleans after hanging out with Goodell at a Giants game.

Now that "Black Friday" is officially over...I mean...Thanksgiving is officially over, we can get back to concentrating on more important life issues.  Like reconstruction of the Dallas Cowboys.

Darrell Royal had lots of fans.  Not just because he was the winningest coach in Texas Longhorns history, but for being just plain  --  likeable. Yesterday, some 1400 strong were on hand to honor the football legend.  Mack Brown (current Texas head football coach) and pro golfer Ben Crenshaw spoke at the event, and Willie Nelson eulogized his friend in song.

It's High School Football Playoff time again and the Lufkin Panthers have secured their spot in the the District 14-5 A competition. They're in a 3-way tie for first place in their division with The Woodlands and A & M Consolidated.  They will play Spring Dekaney on Friday, November 16 at Sam Houston State.

Doctors say it was a freak injury that they don’t usually see in football. University of Houston cornerback DJ Hayden collided with another player in practice Tuesday, and the force of the hit tore a vein that carries blood from the lower half of the body back to the heart. The injury is considered to be 95 percent fatal.

Whether or not you were part of your High School's popular click, or in "nerdsville", as I was, there was always something X-citing about homecoming. What exactly, does homecoming represent (outside of the girls you could never date)?

While the Dallas Cowboys thus far are unable to get untracked during the 2012 season, their latest marketing campaign is sure to keep the turnstile busy with ticket holders. The real question, must be asked however, are the male folk attending a football game or lingerie party?