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Today Marks 45th Anniversary Of Super Bowl I

What has evolved into a national American holiday began 45 years ago this afternoon.

2013/01/15

Tiki Barber (file / credit: Mike McGregor/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald)

Tiki Barber Fears For His Health After Years Of Rough Football

With more attention being paid these days to the cumulative effects of concussions, WCBS 880 afternoon drive anchor Steve Scott spoke with former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber, who talked about his concerns for his own future health.

2013/01/10

John Trupiano in blue and Michael Trupiano in green (credit: Tailgate32)

Brothers Starting NFL-Wide Tailgate Crusade At Giants Season Opener

Two brothers from Baltimore will put a lot of miles on their RV this fall doing something a lot of football fans wish they could.

2012/09/04

Super Bowl XLVI. (credit: Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Pro Sports Leagues, NCAA Take A Gamble In Suing NJ Over Betting

The federal lawsuit was filed Tuesday morning in Trenton by the NCAA, MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL. But lawmakers say the suit was not a surprise.

2012/08/07

A man places a bet prior to the Preakness Stakes at the Pimlico Race Course - Baltimore, MD - May 21, 2011 (credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

New Jersey Voters Say Yes To Sports Betting Public Question

Wanna bet? New Jersey does, but Washington has the final say.

2011/11/09

An empty parking lot is seen at New Meadowlands Stadium (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Players: Don’t Put NFL Lockout Ruling On Hold

NFL players say the league’s request to put a federal judge’s lockout ruling on hold should be denied. Why? They say every day it remains in effect they suffer more harm.

WFAN–2011/04/27

NFL executive vice president Jeff Pash addresses the media at a news conference outside the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service building March 11, 2011 in Washington, DC. The NFLPA has filed for decertification and will no longer be the exclusive collective bargaining representative for the players. Players will now be able to file antitrust lawsuits against the NFL. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Pash: NFL Proposed 10-Year CBA To Players’ Union

Had enough of the he-said, he-said rancor between the NFL and players? Don’t expect it to go away anytime soon.

WFAN–2011/03/15

Keidel: NFL Lockout: The Line Between Need & Greed

If you’re free, healthy, wealthy, or simply employed, you may be thankful to be in America or to be an American. Unless, of course, you run the NFL, own an NFL team, or run the NFL Players Association.

WFAN–2011/03/14

Point Of No Return Passed, NFL Lockout Begins

Unable to decide how to divvy up $9 billion a year, NFL owners and players put the country’s most popular sport in limbo Friday hours before their contract expired. The union decertified; the league imposed a lockout.

WFAN–2011/03/11

Liguori: Harry Carson On Concussions and Suicide

NFL Hall of Famer and former NY Giants Linebacker Harry Carson was the special guest speaker at Thursday’s annual Head Injury Association forum on Long Island and for good reason.

WFAN–2011/03/11

DeMaurice Smith (credit: AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

NFL, Players’ Union Wrangle Publicly On CBA

Not nearly enough. That, essentially, was the NFL Players Association’s stance on two vital issues Wednesday as the deadline for a new labor deal approaches.

WFAN–2011/03/10

Jeff Pash, NFL executive vice president and general counsel, left, Kevin Mawae, president of the NFL Players Association, DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, and NFL spokesman Greg Aiello cross the street together for negotiations involving a federal mediator in Washington, Wednesday, March 9, 2011 (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Players’ Union Rejects NFL’s Profitability Data Offer

A person familiar with the negotiations told The AP that the NFL offered to turn over five years of profitability data to the players’ union — and the offer was rejected.

WFAN–2011/03/09

Tiki Barber (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

Trainer: Tiki Barber Nearing NFL Shape; Fassel Says UFL An Option

Does Tiki Barber still have what it takes to absorb the NFL’s weekly grind? “He keeps coming every day, we’re going to get it done,” Barber’s trainer, Joe Carini, told the NY Post.

WFAN–2011/03/09

Jeff Pash, NFL Executive Vice President and General Counsel, left, and Roger Goodell, NFL commissioner, leave after negotiations with the NFL Players Association involving a federal mediator in Washington, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

As CBA Ticks Away, NFL Offers More Financial Info To Union

The NFL Players Association retained an international investment bank to help it decide whether the league’s offer to reveal more financial information during negotiations will be enough to satisfy the union’s call for full disclosure.

WFAN–2011/03/09

DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, center, with Charlie Batch, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, right, enters for negotiations with the NFL involving a federal mediator in Washington, Tuesday, March 8, 2011 (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

NFL, Union Labor Talks Reach Day No. 13

Working to figure out how to divide about $9 billion in annual revenues, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, union executive director DeMaurice Smith and their negotiating teams were at a federal mediator’s office Tuesday for a 13th day of labor talks.

WFAN–2011/03/08

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