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Football star turned actor Merlin Olsen dead at 69
AP Sports WriterPro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69. Utah State University assistant athletic media relations director Zach Fisher says Olsen died Wednesday night at a Los Angeles hospital. He was diagnosed with...Tags: Entertainment, Hospitals and Clinics, Television, Merlin Olsen, National Football Conference
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O's fans unhappy as WJZ cuts over to '60 Minutes'
John Lanahan Jr. was spending Sunday afternoon at St. Agnes Hospital with his father, who was recovering from an allergic reaction. The two Orioles fans planned to watch the game against perennial favorite Boston Red Sox. Then disaster struck. As the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, CBS Corp., Boston Red Sox, Chris Davis, Allergies
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Chipper Jones to be part of 2012 Florida High School Hall of Fame class
Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones, who played his freshman season at Pierson Taylor before transferring to Jacksonville Bolles, is part of the 12-member class for the 2012 Florida High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
Jones, 39, was selected...Tags: Sports, Chipper Jones, Baseball, Football
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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...... -
Varsity Q&A: Roman Braglio, McDonogh, football
McDonogh defensive end Roman Braglio grew up lifting hay bales on his father's Woodstock farm. Now the 6-foot-4, 240-pound senior uses that strength as one of the area's top defensive linemen.
With 16 sacks and 72 tackles, Braglio leads the No. 8...Tags: Sweet Potatoes, Julius Peppers, College Football, Fishing, Baltimore Ravens
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Deacon Jones: Know Your Stats
He is considered one of the greatest Rams of all time, the "Secretary of Defense" and a member of the iconic d-line know as the "fearsome four." Now NFL Hall of Famer Deacon Jones wants you to know something about yourself.Tags: 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: Cancer, CBS Corp., Troy Aikman, Michael Landon, Howie Long
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Sept. 9, 2007: Mike Tomlin set to tackle his biggest test
A chance. That's all Mike Tomlin ever wanted. It didn't matter whether he was a 103-pound budding junior varsity defensive back, a 5-year-old playing cards with his mom and older brother, a seventh-grader taking a crack at high school trigonometry or a...Tags: Fidel Castro, Employers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Pete Carroll, High School Sports
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Previews on this weekend’s Metro vs. Florida boys hoops matchups
Central Florida Varsity the Blog - Orlando SentinelWekiva boys basketball coach Scott Williams doesn't just hatch the idea of a Metro vs. Florida Challenge. He gets every ball rolling, including compiling previews for all the games. Here are his matchup profiles for this weekend's inaugural event: Day One... -
Metro vs. Florida basketball: Olympia wraps up its second win
Central Florida Varsity the Blog - Orlando SentinelIt's a wrap from a long day at Wekiva High, with Olympia putting the finishing touch on the inaugural Metro vs. Florida Challenge with a 73-59 win over Miami Monsignor Pace. With that win, the Metro Conference prevails 9-6 in matchups against teams... -
AEG announces naming-rights deal for proposed downtown Los Angeles stadium
The Fabulous ForumAEG formally announced the potentially richest stadium naming-rights deal in U.S. sports history Tuesday in a united effort that included city leaders, billionaires and sports legends. "That's the most important message we can send: that we're unified,"... -
Merlin Olsen dies at 69; Hall of Fame football star later became actor
Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman with the Los Angeles Rams who was a charter member of the team's famed Fearsome Foursome, then made a remarkably smooth transition into careers in broadcasting and acting, has died. He was 69.
Olsen died...Tags: Entertainment, Hospitals and Clinics, CBS Corp., Cancer, Television
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