NFL's Iron Fist: CHURCH's BIG BASH BANNED
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By John Ryan, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 2--Religion in sports is a touchy subject. But we can all go with God on this one.   Last week, Fall Creek Baptist Church in Indiana posted plans for a "Super Bowl Bash" on its Web site.
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NEW ORLEANS (Sports Network) - Linebacker Sedrick Hodge was  suspended for four games by the NFL for violating the league's  substance abuse policy.
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By ERIC TUCKER  BOSTON - A warden's decision to ban a convicted killer from preaching to fellow inmates violates the prisoner's right to practice religion, his attorney told a federal appeals court Wednesday.
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The NFL announced tonight that it will prohibit quarterback Michael Vick from reporting to training camp with the Atlanta Falcons this week.
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Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis was suspended for two games by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy. The decision, issued late Friday afternoon by NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, came one day after Lewis pleaded guilty in Atlanta to using a cell phone to try to set up a drug transaction more than four years ago.
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Carol services banned, religious references carefully excised from cards: to read Britain's press this year, you could be forgiven for thinking the politically correct brigade are set on taking the Christian out of Christmas.
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NFL teams compete on the most level playing field imaginable, so the notion that another team should voluntarily stop beating another team's brains out is dumb.
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A month before thousands of fans arrive in Jacksonville for the Super Bowl, a county judge ruled the city's ban on drinking alcohol in public is unconstitutional.
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By Brent D. Wistrom and Joe Rodriguez, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 1--The IRS has contacted a Wichita church about whether it has violated rules that prohibit churches from engaging in most political activity, the church's pastor said Thursday.
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Two men have been banned from events at The Palace for what the Detroit Pistons say is their involvement in last month&#39;s NBA brawl.
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Randy Quaid has been banned  for life by Actors' Equity Assn., the labor union representing  American stage actors, and fined more than $81,000 for his  alleged actions during the Seattle production of the musical  "Lone Star Love," which was scheduled to come to Broadway until  producers canceled it.
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Michael Vick was ordered by commissioner Roger Goodell yesterday to stay away from the Atlanta Falcons' training camp until the league reviews the dogfighting charges against him.
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NEW YORK  - Randy Quaid has been banned for life by Actors' Equity Assn., the labor union representing American stage actors, and fined more than $81,000 for his alleged actions during the Seattle production of the musical "Lone Star Love," which was scheduled to come to Broadway until producers canceled it.
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Islamic extremism has made some UK places  into no-go areas for non-Muslims, says the bishop of Rochester.
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This election year has seen unprecedented outreach to churches by the Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns, and intensified political activity by the religious groups themselves. But some watchdogs for separation of church and state are concerned that congregations are violating the federal tax code, which restricts the political activities of certain nonprofits, including churches.
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How is it that a sport with such populist roots has as its climax the Super Bowl, a weeklong extravaganza that is now the latest stop on the celebrity circuit?
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Michael Vick was ordered by commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday to stay away from the Atlanta Falcons' training camp until the league reviews the dogfighting charges against him.