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Merlin Olsen's widow buys condo in Pasadena
Susan Olsen, the widow of the late actor Merlin Olsen, has bought a Pasadena condo at the Granite Park Place development. The exact purchase price of her three-bedroom, three-bathroom unit was not available, but prices in the five-story building range...Tags: Homes, Real Estate, Utah, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Athletes
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Steinberg: Be aware of dehydration
Louisiana swelters in the summer. August is the most intense month, with enervating heat and humidity. Athletes treat admonitions to hydrate well the way we all viewed our mothers' stern warning to stay out of the water for an hour after eating —...Tags: Korey Stringer, Grambling State University, Disasters and Accidents, Physical Fitness and Exercise, John Grisham
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Walt Sweeney dies at 71; offensive guard for the San Diego Chargers
In his first game in 1963 with the San Diego Chargers, Walt Sweeney established a pattern that would mark his 13 seasons as a star in professional football. Even though it was only an exhibition, Sweeney played with a fearsome aggressiveness. As a...Tags: Drug Use, New England Patriots, Sid Gillman, National Football League, Washington Redskins
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Sculptor 'tries to catch the essence of Coach' John Wooden
John Wooden is back. Not soon enough, in this me-first, Black Mamba world riddled with ego and hubris. Wooden's glory grows with each passing year, and every time Jonathan Vilma appeals his NFL case, or Lance Armstrong insists it's all a set-up. With...
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Rich Saul dies at 64; played center on the L.A. Rams
Whenever he hunkered over the football, as he did for 12 seasons as center for the Los Angeles Rams, Rich Saul had a way of being not only ferocious but folksy.
"Rich would get down over the ball, and there's the nose guard, and Rich is talking to him,...Tags: Cancer, Tom Mack, Insurance, Pittsburgh Steelers, National Football League
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Olsen was a man of character
Editor's Note: This column originally appeared online at National Football Post. I fell in love with the NFL in the late '50s and '60s because my father took my brothers and I to Rams game at the Los Angeles Coliseum. They were nosebleed seats, which...Tags: Deacon Jones, Michael Landon, Companies and Corporations, Bruce Smith, Cancer
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North Texas Super Bowl 45 Parties & Events
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
4th Annual Jordin Sparks Experience
Gene Simmons Aces & Angels Salute to the Troops
UBS VIP Kickoff Hosted by Adrian Peterson
6th Annual NFL...Tags: Social Issues, Arts and Culture, Social Services, Celebrities, Celebrity Parents
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Finding work as role players
Upon learning of Bubba Smith's death at age 66 this week, football fans may have remembered him as one of most fearsome defensive players of the 1960s, a stalwart in college at Michigan State and a key player in leading the Baltimore Colts to a victory in...Tags: Larry Csonka, Emmitt Smith, Crimes, Burt Reynolds, Oakland Raiders
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Greatest sports figures in L.A. history, No. 15: Merlin Olsen
The Fabulous ForumContinuing our countdown of the 20 greatest figures in L.A. sports history with No. 15, Merlin Olsen. No. 15 Merlin Olsen (no first-place votes, 808 points). Those of you who remember Merlin Olsen only as Jonathan Garvey on "Little House...... -
Greatest sports figures in L.A. history No. 14: Don Drysdale
The Fabulous ForumContinuing our countdown of the 20 greatest figures in L.A. sports history with No. 14, Don Drysdale. No. 14 Don Drysdale (no first-place votes, 1,168 points) Big D was one of the best pitchers in baseball during his time with...... -
Greatest sports figures in L.A. history, No. 13: Walter O'Malley
The Fabulous ForumLongtime Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley changed the landscape of baseball in many ways. Readers vote Walter O'Malley the the 20 greatest figures in L.A. sports history with No. 13, Walter O'Malley,... -
Greatest sports figures in L.A. history, No. 12: Wayne Gretzky
The Fabulous ForumContinuing our countdown of the 20 greatest figures in L.A. sports history, as chosen in voting by our online readers, with No. 12, Wayne Gretzky. No. 12 Wayne Gretzky (36 first-place votes, 1,547 points) On Aug. 9, 1988, ithe Edmonton......
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