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CANTON, Ohio -- On an unseasonably cool summer night in the birthplace of professional football, seven more immortals swelled the ranks of the Pro Football of Fame to 310. The group included an owner, a quarterback, two running backs, a pass rusher, a hard-hitting safety and a kicker. As the safety, Kenny Easley said, "To my…
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CANTON, OH -- A new era begins this year at the Pro Football Hall of Fame as the induction ceremony of the Class of 2017 will be the featured event in the unveiling of the $800 million Johnson Controls HOF Village. That includes the spectacular new Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium and a National Youth…
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As another class is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend in Canton, Ohio, an ongoing ritual is repeating itself, and we don't mean the guys getting the bronze busts. We mean the know-nothing critics who regularly wail about the men who do not get selected. The problem with those complaints is the…
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Los Angeles Chargers tight end Antonio Gates will attend former teammate LaDainian Tomlinson's Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday. Gates, however, will not be accompanied by quarterback Philip Rivers, who will remain with the team for Saturday's joint practice with the Los Angeles Rams, coach Anthony Lynn said. "Antonio's going to go and…
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ANALYSIS/OPINION While I was sitting around the other day at Signature Cigars in Rockville - one of the places I go to get the pulse of the people - several brothers of the leaf talked about the news that Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was retiring to join Jim Nantz in the CBS broadcast booth for…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Bill Self, whose Kansas teams have won 13 consecutive Big 12 Conference championships, is now a Hall of Famer. Self was announced as part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2017 on Saturday at the Final Four. He has spent the past 14 of his 24 seasons as a…
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The Dallas Cowboys can officially set their plans for the week-long Hall of Fame party honoring owner Jerry Jones. The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Thursday that the Cowboys will play the Arizona Cardinals in the annual Hall of Fame Game, set for Aug. 3 at the new Tom Benson Stadium. The game will be…
