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Lunch Links: Aikman prefers singing over dancingThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:16PMLet’s be honest. Newspapers are so 2001, and the blogosphere is just too big to sift through every day for your football fix. We have you covered with the latest stories, topics, and opinion from the World Wide Web here at the Goal-Line Stand with our Lunch Links. + When normal people start their first day [...]

Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocino: How They Rank Among NFL's Top WR DuosThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:36AMThe Cincinnati Bengals' signing of Terrell Owens and the following partnership with Chad Ochocinco will make for at least the most entertaining wide receiving tandems in the league, but will they be the most effective? In today's pass-happy NFL, a strong wide receiving duo can carry a team a long way.  It's no longer just about that No. 1 target, but it's about having two targets that can open ...

10 NFL Storylines That Everyone Will Get Sick Of By Week 2Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:06AMWith the NFL season right around the corner, I just wanted to give every NFL fan a taste of some of the things the media will be cramming down their eyes and ears before and during the season. Every year there seems to be these storylines that are totally over done by sportscaster, reporters, and even schmos like me. Eventually you have heard all you need to hear about the subject and change the ...

Football Outsiders say the New Orleans Saints won't repeat as Super Bowl champsThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:56AMThe group has the Saints barely breaking .500

Bike's taken Reavis alum all over the placeSunday, July 18, 2010 @ 1:02PMOnce upon a Tuesday at Reavis High School, Kevin Porter was confronted by a teacher who didn't appreciate another in a series of missed Mondays by the young Burbank resident."You can't ride bikes your whole life," the teacher scolded. "Actually," Porter said, "I think I can. I'm really good at it."

Boy hurt in SW Minn. crash finds strength on fieldSunday, July 18, 2010 @ 12:57PMHUTCHINSON, Minn. (AP) - A 10-year-old boy seriously injured more than two years ago in a southwestern Minnesota bus crash that killed his brother and three other children is back on his feet - and playing football.

10 Questions with Tim BeckmanSunday, July 18, 2010 @ 12:43PMBy ZACH SILKA BLADE SPORTS WRITER Tim Beckman is entering his second season as head football coach at the University of Toledo. Beckman, 45, is a native of Berea, Ohio, and graduated in 1988 from the University of Findlay, where he played defensive back under legendary coach Dick Strahm. The son of a football coach, Dave Beckman, who worked at the high school, collegiate and professional levels ...

Boy hurt in SW Minn. crash finds strength on fieldSunday, July 18, 2010 @ 12:11PMAssociated Press - July 18, 2010 1:04 PM ET HUTCHINSON, Minn. (AP) - A 10-year-old boy seriously injured more than two years ago in a southwestern Minnesota bus crash that killed his brother...

Was 2009 a Fluke for Sidney Rice?Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 9:38AMDespite finishing fourth in the league with 1,312 receiving yards and tied for 16th with eight receiving TDs, I’m a little nervous about Sidney Rice. Even after the 10 catches for 184 yards and four TDs in playoff games against Dallas and New Orleans. After all, he is dealing with a hip injury that will limit him in training camp. Injuries have plagued Rice in the past, and one would hope that ...