N.F.L. Excitement Building in Small Ohio Town
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Centerville is embracing the professional game now that three hometown boys are making it in the N.F.L.
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While running drills at the annual high school football conditioning camp in Woburn last week, John Fiore of Reading High School was the guy with the smile on his face, and quite possibly the little extra burden strapped on his shoulders.
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When we last saw this lovely metropolis, LaDainian Tomlinson and friends were grousing about the spontaneous celebration of the Patriots on the lawn of Qualcomm Stadium. It was the latest in a half-century of games between the teams, early AFL rivals.
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Chase Utley has found a way to keep things exciting for the fans of a team that is five games under .500 and 13 games out of first place.
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There's little doubt Mike Vrabel is the quintessential Patriot, but there's another team he loves and is loyal to -- his alma mater, Ohio State.
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Undefeated Ohio State wants to feel some love. After all, they're the No. 1 team in the country.
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Until Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles hadn&#39;t played a football game in this town in 20 years. As far as the demoralized Detroit Lions and their deflated fans were concerned, it wasn&#39;t long enough.
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Quarterback Troy Smith and receiver Ted Ginn Jr. are boyhood friends and are now fueling Ohio State, the nationÂs top-ranked team.
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N.F.L. training camps open this week, which means the Sept. 6 season opener between the defending champion Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints cannot be far off.
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Sports fans have been waiting a long time for a 1990 book called &quot;Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream&quot; to come to the screen.
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Fueled by the growth of a local retailer and a general wave of prosperity, Nebraska town finds itself with more jobs than people.
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The proverbial small town of Preston, Md., population 566, is reveling in the success of its team that is playing in the Little League World Series.
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COLUMBUS - Dustin Fox was smiling, Bobby Carpenter was laughing and Ted Ginn Jr. was telling jokes. Funny how a win changes everything in the Horseshoe.
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For only the second time in a regular-season game, John Smoltz sensed an extra excitement that normally comes in the postseason.
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The National Football Leagueâs pioneer globalizing expedition went even better than the leagueâs slick marketers could have anticipated.
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With two 54-yard field goals on his rÃ©sumÃ©, Piotr Czech is optimistic about his chances to make it from a small college on Staten Island to the N.F.L.
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The rookie running back arrived in town with a decorated r&#xE9;sum&#xE9; and the desire to fulfill a longtime dream.