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Should Bucs’ quarterback Jameis Winston win the Rookie of the Year?

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He has won three times the number of games as the team won the year before he got here. He has led. He has become the face of the franchise. Now, can Tampa Bay Bucs’ quarterback Jameis Winston become the NFL Rookie of the Year? According to Bucs’ coach Lovie Smith, he should. “As a rookie coming into this league, top pick in the draft, quarterback,” Smith said. “We made Jameis our starting quarterback right away. We saw that. He…

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Chicago’s Jay Cutler has had a hard time of it in Green Bay

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No one is quite sure where the legend of Jay Cutler, bad Bears’ quarterback, began. Probably, it was in Green Bay. Cutler’s nightmares must feature Green Bay. Cutler is 1-13 against the Packers over his career, and he’s 0-4 in Lambeau Field with three touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Now, on Thursday Night Football, Cutler will try it again. On the other hand, the Packers’ Aaron Rogers is 13-3 against the Bears and completed 74 percent of his passes in the last…

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Monday night football reunites Phillip Rivers-Jay Cutler Rivalry

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An old rivalry rekindles itself on Monday night football when Philip Rivers of the San Diego Chargers goes against the Bears’ Jay Cutler. The two, who went at it frequently when Cutler was with the Broncos, meet in an effort by each to offset a slow start by their teams. The Chargers are 2-6 and the Bears are 2-5. Cutler and Rivers are both accomplished quarterbacks, though neither seems to be held in particularly high regard by their fans. The…

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Today on Context Florida: Florida’s Great Bear Hunt, fixing balance billing and the Renewable Fuel Standard

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Today on Context Florida: LBJ declared the War on Poverty; the GOP waged a War on Women; the state of Florida has never ceased its War on Nature. And on the latest front, says Diane Roberts – Bears! As of Monday, Florida’s got 300 fewer bears taking advantage of human hospitality, drinking our liquor, stealing our women and also our leftover pizza. The Great Bear Hunt was, according to the nice people at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (Motto:…

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Local residents plan to dole out bear hugs during rally to stop Florida bear hunt

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The 2,500 people who got permits to hunt bears in Florida are set to start killing off Florida’s only bear species this Saturday. Why? Because the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they could. The Florida Black Bear was on the list of endangered species up until 2012. Now bear supporters across the state are rallying to save the species from what they describe as an unnecessary hunt. A local group will meet at the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute…

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