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Josh Brent put young players' poor decisions with alcohol after hours in the spotlight. Can the NFL fix a growing issue?

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Johnny Heisman

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Bipartisan?

The NFL's settlement offer to Jonathan Vilma shows Paul Tagliabue's conflict of interest in the bounty case.

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'Backwards'

Negotiations between Twins and Francisco Liriano are apparently so bad, there's little desire on either side to have them progress.

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Maturing Melo

George Karl sees Carmelo Anthony becoming the player he always hoped he'd become in Denver.

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Owners out?

Bill Daly doesn't anticipate the NHL's owners partaking in the next round of labor talks.

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Risky move?

Despite a gruesome knee injury putting his 2013 in doubt, Marcus Lattimore is declaring for the NFL draft.

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Mr. Big Shot

Brandon Paul's gone from inconsistently good to a great player for Illinois this season. Now he just needs to keep it up.

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Rough walk

Graeme McDowell says the hand injury that forced him to withdraw from the WGC-HSBC Champions event was caused by him sleepwalking.

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He's a goal man

Give yourself a treat. Watch all of Lionel Messi's 86 goals from this season.

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Mitt Romney's pre-fight meeting with Manny Pacquiao will be preserved in Taiwanese animation.

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Harsher penalties for DUIs?

  The NFL needs to do something about the frequency of DUIs among its players and creating much harsher penalties may be it.

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Newton's frustration unleashed

PFT: After a trying season, Cam Newton made a statement on Sunday with a sensational performance to upset the NFL's top team, the Atlanta Falcons.

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Weaver cost himself big bucks

  HBT: By electing to sign an extension with the Angels rather than test the free-agent market, the ace cost himself up to $50 million, if Zack Greinke's contract is any indication.

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More games slipping away

PHT: The NHL season continues to slip away as the league canceled games through Dec. 30 on Monday.

NHL, union could resume labor talks this week
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Rehab 'going pretty good'

PBT: It's still unclear when the Bulls will see Derrick Rose back on the court, but their All-Star point guard is feeling good about his rehab.

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