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...Brown hasn't made it back to Cotton Bowls very often since he played in the 1957 game, when his Syracuse Orangement were beaten by TCU 28-27. He accepted an invitation to return for this AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic because it will be the 75th. Brown was one of...
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Dallas Morning News - Blogs
http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/01/biggest-star-at-cotton-bowls-big-play-lu.html
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...-- Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown still has a pretty nice stiff arm. Brown, considered the greatest Cleveland Brown of them all, informed team president Mike Holmgren he will not attend the Sept. 19 ceremony when the team unveils its new ring of honor. Brown...
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Coshocton Tribune
http://coshoctontribune.com/article/20100831/SPORTS/8310318/1006/rss02
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...has the time machine, could he please tell us which team LeBron went to so I don't have to watch t.v. tomorrow night? If Jim Brown had a time machine he should probably go pick up the entire Browns team of his era and replace the current team. Traylor, after...
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/index.ssf/2010/07/jim_brown_continues_battle_wit.html
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...NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown is asking a San Francisco appellate court to overturn a federal judge's decision to dismiss his lawsuit against video game maker Electronic Arts. Brown filed the request Tuesday with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He argues...
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Fresno Bee
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/07/06/1997420/nfl-great-jim-brown-appeals-lawsuit.html
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...Charlie Frye, Quinn, *insert Browns bust here* player would be the next coming and savior of the franchise. Enough said. Jim Brown can take his knee pads to Art in Baltimore!!! I like Jim Browns contribution to the Cleveland Browns. Who would'nt. But his affiliation...
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2010/05/cleveland_browns_end_official.html
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...sense of entitlement (which he came into the league with, calling himself “King James” and “The Chosen One”? I respect Jim Brown, to an extent, but it’s unfair for him to place blame on the city of Cleveland, and its fans, when they’ve done nothing but shower...
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SLAM Online
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2010/05/jim-brown-says-lebron-is-gone/
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...where it takes him. When we come upon such a man, we tend to glorify him. We marvel, kneel before his strength and dignity. Jim Brown, though practically a lifetime member of this elite and exclusive club, would rather you not kneel. He’d prefer you stand...
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Boston Herald
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/~3/cNMGVQ-XWz8/view.bg
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...PhotoCleveland Browns legend Jim Brown.Yes, even the real Superman (sorry Shaq and Dwight Howard) was hurt in a game. But of course Brown still played. Â "Well, I don't know if I had a concussion. I got dinged. We called it getting dinged, where I couldn't...
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/index.ssf/2010/03/jim_brown_on_playing_hurt_and.html
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...PhotoCleveland Browns legend Jim Brown.Yes, even the real Superman (sorry Shaq and Dwight Howard) was hurt in a game. But of course Brown still played. "Well, I don't know if I had a concussion. I got dinged. We called it getting dinged, where I couldn't...
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/index.ssf/2010/03/jim_brown_on_playing_hurt_and.html
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View full sizeJohn Froschauer, AP FileFans wonder if the Browns adhered to the Rooney Rule by interviewing minority candidates before hiring Mike Holmgren.
Got a Browns question? Send it in. Submit your question at cleveland.com/heytony, and Plain
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2009/12/hey_tony_tony_grossi_answers_y_62.html
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Could it be America's most misunderstood city? The Mistake on the Lake?
Perhaps it all started back in the late 1950's, on a TV show called, "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" - an inane sitcom about adolescent love, starring Dwaine Hickman.
But the
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Town Hall
http://keenobserver.blogtownhall.com/2009/12/17/the_monster_that_devoured_cleveland.thtml
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BROWN IS BEST: No argument about LT being a great football player. But passing Jim Brown in career yards does not mean he “bests” him. LT’s rushing yardage is 12,321 yards — at 89.9 per game, whereas Jim Brown’s average was 104.3 yards per game. Emmitt
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San Diego Union-Tribune
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/13/viewpoints-spotlight-opinions/
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LaDainian Tomlinson goes airborne for two of his 64 yards. Tomlinson moved from 10th to eighth in career rushing yards with 12,321.
CLEVELAND — LaDainian Tomlinson has a smile that can light up a room.
You could have turned the lights out in the
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San Diego Union-Tribune
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/07/brown-pays-his-respects-tomlinson/
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Jim Brown was waiting for him.
"Yeah, a perfect day," Tomlinson said as he headed toward the Chargers' team bus. "I've thought a long time about this day. If I was going to pass Jim, I wanted to do it here in Cleveland, and I wanted to talk to
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FOX Sports
http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=f7847a59120878c08c87417b93479e43
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Gamblor suffered through another mildly disappointing week, dropping $29 on a weighted win percentage of 46.2%. For the second week in a row, the hedge bets served their purpose admirably, helping to mitigate the occasional havoc caused by wayward flip
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Popdose.com
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18 goals in two games and opponents 1
The other day I was reminiscing about the Gills with the current Gillingham Independent Supporters Club Vice Chairman, Mark Agate. We got talking about the two famous record-breaking games during the 1980’s in
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Gills Connect
http://gillsconnect.com/s/GillsBlog_by_iblue/Entries/2009/11/17_Those_were_the_days_my_friend_-_Gills_score18_goals_in_two_games_and_opponents_1.html
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...was Matthew Stafford. Aaron Brown is averaging 4.4 yards per carry, better than either Kevin Smith or Maurice Morris. Coach Jim Schwartz claimed that the Lions were "not getting production out of his position," in regards to Aaron Brown. Perhaps the young...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/291557-detroit-lions-jim-schwartz-scratches-cliff-avril-and-aaron-brown
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...share the blame for failing to take care of those who retire from football damaged by its violent collisions, Hall of Famer Jim Brown said Thursday. One day after appearing before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee for a hearing on head injuries in football,...
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Boston Herald
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/~3/eUf2HD8rFkQ/view.bg
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The NFL and its players union share the blame for failing to take care of those who retire from football damaged by its violent collisions, Hall of Famer Jim Brown said Thursday.
One day after appearing before the U.S. House
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Sporting News
http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2009-10-29/jim-brown-shares-lessons-college-athletes
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Take your money and play, crabs
When Jim Brown talks, it pays to listen. And when Brown recently spoke to Sirius XM radio, he called out Michael Crabtree, telling the former Texas Tech wide receiver to end his holdout.
"Mr. Crabtree, get your
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Austin American-Statesman
http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/other/2009/10/05/1005sptmakers.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=54
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...September 30, 2009 - It would appear that Jim Brown, widely considered by many sports writers to be the best football player of all time, has been sacked in the legal backfield in his attempt to sue EA Sports. According to an article from the New York Times,...
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IGN
http://feeds.ign.com/click.phdo?i=59e23e63654763f70c91f42981fabc3c
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When Jerry Sherk retired from the Browns in 1981, every night was the same for the Pro Bowl defensive tackle.
"You dream about playing Football," he said. "You dream about walking into the locker room. You dream about
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FOX Sports
http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=788cf593d9a243247acfd66459dcf0f5
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matter, but it's Jim Brown. It came out of his mouth, so I can see why it would definitely touch a nerve," he said with a smile.
LaDainian Tomlinson #21 of the San Diego Chargers and Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings greet one another at
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TwinCities.com
http://www.twincities.com/ci_13256334?source=rss_viewed
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In the debate over who is the best running back in the NFL, Vikings coach Brad Childress is agreeing with Jim Brown, not LaDainian Tomlinson.
Childress came to Adrian Peterson's defense Wednesday after Tomlinson took a few shots at Peterson in a recent
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Buffalo News
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/billsnfl/story/782908.html
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Jim Brown, yes, that Jim Brown, was at practice today (I was not there). Brown, now 73, was walking with a cane and plans to talk to the team tonight according to Chronicle compadre John Crumpacker. The 49ers are swinging quickly to regular season mode,
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San Francisco Chronicle
http://feeds.sfgate.com/click.phdo?i=1daadf792dca700843973b0cc15923be
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James Nathaniel "Jim" Brown (born February 17, 1936) is known as one of the greatest pure runners in NFL history. He had an amazing 9 year career in the NFL as a running back known
for his speed, that could nearly out run most of the defensive team.
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2033493/james_nathaniel_jim_brown_one_of_the.html
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LaDainian Tomlinson, player salaries and religion were part of the recent Sporting News Conversation between NFL legend Jim Brown and Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson.
Sporting News senior writer Steve Greenberg recently sat down
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Sporting News
http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/article/2009-08-03/sporting-news-conversation-jim-brown-interviews-adrian-peterson-part-ii
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Recently, Sporting News' Steve Greenberg sat down with NFL legendary running back Jim Brown and one of the game's current best backs, Minnesota's Adrian Peterson for a Sporting News Conversation with a twist. Instead of us asking the questions, Brown
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Sporting News
http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/article/2009-08-03/sporting-news-conversation-jim-brown-interviews-adrian-peterson
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...until shortly after 6 p.m. "Of all the coaches on the staff, no one had the personality and sense of humor that (Jim) did," Brown said. "He was a guy who could lighten the mood. "I remember my first year here, he took the time to talk to my parents. I don't...
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PhillyBurbs.com
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Eagles/~3/cAp6It8392E/johnson-not-contract-in-browns-thoughts-2.html
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...at Fourth and Chestnut streets, depends entirely on his reputation. McLaughlin described Jackson as a "trusted friend" of Brown's for 25 years. "Jimmy would have done anything for this family, for Mr. Brown," she told jurors. The year after his wife died in...
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Louisville Courier-Journal
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090721/NEWS01/907210340/-1/rss
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NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown recently made news headlines after publicly criticizing pro golf legend Tiger Woods, claiming the superstar athlete has failed to work for social change.
In a segment that aired on HBO's Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel last
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New America Media
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=c2aafcd082eb56b35cbb2a6645ab4743&from=rss
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Each Wednesday during the golf season, FanHouse will list the top five names in golf and why they're important. Did Barack play 18 with Tiger? Did a certain player do something controversial off the course? Or was just playing golf enough to get the
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AOL Sports
http://golf.fanhouse.com/2009/07/01/making-the-cut-tigers-tourney/
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Back in the 1990s, when I was a police reporter writing about the Crips and Bloods instead of the Mets and Yankees, I spent an evening at the legendary Jim Brown's home in Southern California as I worked on a profile of a tough gangbanger named "Cyco
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New York Daily News
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/iteam/2009/06/tiger-too-tame-on-tough-issues.html
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So sad, Jim, you never change, always fighting the fight. So many opportunities have been given to blacks through the law, I'm not sure what you want to happen?
Jim, you should change your strategy and have the blacks take responsibility for there
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Syracuse.com
http://blog.syracuse.com/orangefootball/2009/06/surprise_not_jim_brown_takes_o.html
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Keith Jones knows first hand where the path of bad choices leads.
At 18, Jones found himself a convicted felon and without a high school diploma.
The 20-year-old said his downward turn began when his father died seven years ago from cancer. He stopped
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Daily News Journal
http://www.dnj.com/article/20090624/NEWS01/906240318/1002/rss
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Keith Jones knows first hand where the path of bad choices leads.
At 18, Jones found himself a convicted felon and without a high school diploma.
The 20-year-old said his downward turn began when his father died seven years ago from cancer. He stopped
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Rutherford Daily News Journal
http://www.dnj.com/article/20090624/NEWS01/906240318/1002/rss01
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 9:59 AM PDT
Ontario
Jim A. Brown was born Jan. 3, 1922, to Emma and Allen G. Brown. He attended school in Wicks and Taylor, Ark., and graduated in 1940. He married Martha Mae Norwood on Dec. 19, 1941, in Nashville, Ark.
In
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Argus Observer
http://www.argusobserver.com/articles/2009/06/23/obituaries/doc4a4105a94f16f621507730.txt
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Jim Brown is one of he biggest racist in America. He is pissed at Tiger Woods because he is not out preaching black power. He has made his fortune off this country, yet he has to wear his African hats, and keep the black kids seperated from the white
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AOL Sports
http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/06/20/jim-brown-rips-tiger-woods-for-failure-to-speak-out-on-social-is/
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Who the hell cares…….Seems to me, as an employee of the Browns, the old man is laying the groundwork for the team to get rid of him, void contract etc.( I don’t know if they already have or not)..And his lawyer is doing what he is paid to do……This is
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Pro Football Talk
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pftalk/~3/VgBFAOg8zeM/
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As Hall of Famer Franco Harris moved closer to Jim Brown’s career rushing yardage, which at the time was the most in NFL history, Brown threatened to come out of retirement.
As chronciled in Mike Freeman’s biography of Brown, the man who gained 12,312
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Pro Football Talk
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Lindley (Hiram, Ga.) received second-team All-America and first-team All-Southeastern Conference accolades during the 2008 season. He had four interceptions and 11 pass breakups last year and led the SEC in total passes defended per game.
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University of Kentucky Athletics
http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/kty/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/050909aaa.html
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TERRY DICKSON/The Times-Union
Gov. Sonny Perdue discusses the need for the Georgia Aviation Authority after signing Senate Bill 85 at the Waycross-Ware County Airport on Thursday. The bill will more efficiently provide state aircraft for emergencies,
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Jacksonville.com
http://feeds.jacksonville.com/~r/JacksonvillecomGeorgiaNews/~3/Fces0qsVobY/georgia_governor_signs_aviation_authority_bill_at_waycross-ware_county
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...his debut solo show ‘ A Woven Hour’ was nominated for the Billy T Award and he appeared on TV3’s Billy T Awards show. Now Jim Brown returns with another Billy T Award nominated show “ A Legend In His Own Bathwater’ which he wants to share with you for five...
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Scoop - New Zealand News
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0905/S00097.htm
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James Toback is a quintessential auteur. Since Karel Reisz directed his screenplay of The Gambler in 1974, Toback’s films have focused obsessively on their creators’ pet themes: sexuality, class, race, gambling, compulsions, music, sports and
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The A.V. Club
http://feeds.theonion.com/~r/avclub/daily/~3/T5b1SB8neF0/
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I guess it’s better than talking with him about it in the shower after the game.
Well, we all know he’s no media panelist.
You want to be a movie star? Fine. There’s a history of NFL players moving onto the silver screen: Jim Brown, Dick Butkus, OJ
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The Big Lead
http://thebiglead.com/?p=13683
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Jim O'Brien, chief executive officer of Maryville (right), speaks at the grand opening for the addiction treatment center's Kell Hall for Women Wednesday.
Maryville Addiction Treatment Center in Franklin Township, which treated 1,500 patients in 2008,
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NJ.com
http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2009/04/bigger_60_maryville_milestone.html
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Michael Rudman started cooking with his mom when he was 5 or 6 years old.
At 12, he found himself making meatballs in an Italian restaurant. Rudman went to culinary school and, after graduation, worked as the chef at Morton's of Chicago for three years
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Pittsburgh Entertainment
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/lifestyles/fooddrink/s_620949.html?source=rss&feed=7
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“He absolutely reminds me of Jim Brown. I know I shouldn’t say that, but I’ve told him that, too.”| Ohio State running backs coach Dick Tressel, February 2006Chris “
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KansasCity.com
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/football/story/1140931.html
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High among sportswriting secrets is the quiet truth that we don't know the people we cover nearly as well as we let on.
There really is no shame in that, considering the limited face-to-face time spent with our subjects. It's impossible to completely
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Columbus Dispatch
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2009/04/08/oller_4-8.ART_ART_04-08-09_C1_S3DG6T3.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101
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A family-owned Riverdale General Motors dealership, founded during the Depression, has closed, driven out of business by the longest recession since World War II.
The once buzzing DeMassi Pontiac Buick GMC, Route 23 south, was quiet Friday as General
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NorthJersey.com
http://www.northjersey.com/r?19=961&43=271981&44=41616292&32=4497&7=309037&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northjersey.com%2Fbusiness%2Fnews%2FDeMassi_dealership_calls_it_quits.html
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