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November 15, 2009

NFL running backs running into shorter careers

NFL running backs running into shorter careers When the Broncos rattled the NFL’s sensibilities with a rare blockbuster, star-for-star trade in March 2004, Clinton Portis was a 22-year-old franchise-back-in-waiting, a player with nothing but sunshine over the horizon and two 1,500-yard rushing seasons already on his resume. Six seasons later, the Broncos will play Portis’…
Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 15, 2009

Manning effect

Manning effect FOXBOROUGH – While watching the NBA as a child, Darius Butler’s imagination meandered to a different place than most kids’. He didn’t want to be Michael Jordan. He wanted to beat Michael Jordan. “You want to play against Jordan,’’ Butler said. “I definitely envisioned myself going up against the best, making some plays.’’…