NFL Again Goes Long To Score Fans
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They have been writing checks across America for decades now: the television networks, the corporate behemoths and the fans -- each amount larger than the one before until the NFL ballooned into the wealthiest sports league in the world. Last year alone it took in nearly $7 billion in revenue.
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Lost amid the hype of the NFL's   long-awaited return to hurricane-ravaged New Orleans on Monday   night is the battle for supremacy in the NFC South.
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LAS VEGAS  - Sunday's New York Giants-Dallas Cowboys game on Fox registered as the most-watched regular-season NFL game in almost 10 years.
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As the newspaper of record, we must inform our readers that Sunday&#39;s 13-7 Patriots victory over the New York Jets broke the NFL record for consecutive regular-season victories.
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Several pro leagues have tried and failed to compete with the NFL. But that isn't stopping  two more from trying
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For a day, the Pittsburgh Steelers took on the New England Patriots&#39; identity. They became them in a case of identity theft. But there is no time for this crime, only a move up to the big time.
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There&#039;s a giant stadium, highly toned participants, intense rivalry and flag-waving fans from many nations.
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CHARLOTTE -- So often in today&#39;s rich-get-richer corporate climate of the NFL, everybody seems to get along just swimmingly. The league&#39;s management and the players union have to endure charges of being entirely
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Sunday's New York  Giants-Dallas Cowboys game on Fox registered as the  most-watched regular-season NFL game in almost 10 years.
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FOXBOROUGH -- The game has been hyped on national television for a week. It will be played in a stadium full of fans wearing T-shirts made for that night. One player has dubbed the contest, &quot;Super Bowl No. 2, Round 2.&quot;
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A sellout crowd of 57,280 converged on the RCA Dome on Sunday for the Indianapolis Colts&#39; home opener. A video game broke out.
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NFL fans spending time in Las Vegas always can place a bet on their favourite team for that week&#39;s game. Now, the Plaza Hotel is offering something more long-range.
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SOMETIMES home-team fans become so caught up in the crisis of the week that they lose track of the big picture of a game or season.
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As we prepare to say goodbye to 2004 and welcome in a new year, football fanatics are once again in their glory. Those who aren&#39;t as engrossed as some of us in the seemingly endless string of bowl games might
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Pushing, shoving and even throwing a punch arenât that uncommon in the heat of battle of an NFL game. But it isnât often the. steam comes billowing up as the boiling point is reached before kickoff time.
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Winning a spot on Madden NFL's soundtrack is a new route to an old audience, as sure a bet as any when it comes to grabbing a prized demographic.
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London&#39;s football fans were back in the spotlight again today after a second successive night of crowd trouble in the capital.