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Writing off some teams early in schedule a mistake

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Anyone who wrote off the Texans, Chiefs, Redskins and Bears when they slid to the bottom of the early NFL standings better have used pencil. While those four teams don’t have championship-level talent, they’ve revived their fortunes and are making some noise. Yes, all are 4-5 and have the kind of holes that make them virtual non-contenders for the Lombardi Trophy. But they’re revitalized and figure to be dangerous opponents down the stretch, with the Texans and Redskins still in…

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Even the Super Bowl has gone partisan

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In a time of increasing political polarization, even the Super Bowl is dividing Americans along party lines. A new Public Policy Polling national survey finds that 32% of voters in the country are rooting for the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, compared to 22% who prefer the Indianapolis Colts. Democrats strongly prefer the Saints, by a 36-21 margin. But Republicans are narrowly going for the Colts, 26-25. Independents lean toward the Saints as well, 33-20. Perhaps the most interesting thing…

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‘Like A Hurricane’ rude to Saints, Bucs fan says

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Bucs fan Bob Corry, 51, seethed in the stands Sunday as the Tampa Bay Buccaneer cheerleaders danced. It was not the dancing but the choice of music — the Scorpions’ 1984 anthem Rock You Like A Hurricane — that angered him. The Bucs opponent was the New Orleans Saints, a team still homeless from Hurricane Katrina. Bucs spokewsman Jeff Kamis said the song has been in the cheerleaders’ routine all season and did not intend to offend.

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