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# american-football - Friday 14 September, 2012

Sacked in the evening: Cutler nightmare as Chicago crumble

Jay Cutler was sacked seven times and threw four interceptions as the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears 23-10.

# american-football - Wednesday 12 September, 2012

Gay American football player says kiss got him booted

Eighteen-year-old Jamie Kuntz says he was kicked off his college football team in North Dakota for kissing his boyfriend at a game.

Irish return planned for American football tournament

Organisers of the Global Ireland Football Tournament are planning a follow-up event to take place by 2014.

# american-football - Tuesday 11 September, 2012

NFL

Flacco shines in Ravens win over Bengals

Joe Flacco threw two touchdowns as the Baltimore Ravens got their season off to a winning start.

# american-football - Monday 10 September, 2012

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VIDEO: SF kicker David Akers ties the NFL record for longest field goal – 63 yards

The 49ers went on to beat the Green Bay Packers 30-22 on the opening Sunday of the NFL season.

NFL

Back with a bang: Manning drives Broncos win as NFL returns

Peyton Manning threw his 400th career TD as the Broncos beat the Steelers, joining Dan Marino and Brett Favre in the elite club.

# american-football - Wednesday 5 September, 2012

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The Redzone: NFL is back, baby!

The Redzone may be starting the season on the injured reserve list but that hasn’t stopped Steven O’Rourke sending his season preview from his hospital bed.

Sky Sports agree new 3-year NFL deal — and not a moment too soon

There’s brinksmanship and then there’s brinksmanship. We’re just glad that this got sorted before tonight’s season opener.

# american-football - Saturday 1 September, 2012

Preview: Notre Dame v Navy, Emerald Isle Classic

Can the Fighting Irish beat the Navy Midshipmen or will the US Naval Academy continue its good form in college football’s oldest continuous rivalry? Steven O’Rourke previews this afternoon’s clash in the Aviva Stadium.

# american-football - Friday 31 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie In The Navy

Column: Memories of Notre Dame v Navy, Dublin 1996

Saturday’s game won’t be the first time Notre Dame and Navy have locked horns in Dublin. A 14-year-old Steven O’Rourke was there when the sides met in Croke Park in 1996.

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Poll: Do you think the Emerald Isle Classic is a good idea?

American football teams Notre Dame and Navy will battle it out in the sold-out Aviva tomorrow. Is it a welcome event to Irish shores and for Irish tourism?

# american-football - Thursday 30 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Need To Know This post contains videos

The Evening Fix: Thursday

Things we learned, loved and shared today.

Pep rallies and parades as Dublin gets set for the Emerald Isle Classic

With three days of festivities planned around Saturday’s Aviva Stadium showdown, we take a look at what’s on and where.

# american-football - Wednesday 29 August, 2012

From Business ETC Emerald Isle Classic

Sponsorship of Emerald Isle Classic costs The Gathering over €600,000

Saturday’s game is set to be viewed by a worldwide audience of over three million people.

A rivalry remembered: Notre Dame and Navy need no introduction

We begin our build-up to Saturday’s Emerald Isle Classic by looking at the story behind the oldest rivalry in NCAA college football.

# american-football - Tuesday 28 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Visitors

15,000 US fans expected into Dublin Airport ahead of Notre Dame, Navy game

The sold-out game kicks off on Saturday at the Aviva.

# american-football - Sunday 26 August, 2012

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VIDEO: How to beat Ray Lewis at video games

Paul Rudd takes a novel approach to gamesmanship.

# american-football - Friday 24 August, 2012

NFL

Roger Goodell: Replacement officials would improve the NFL

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell believes the use of replacement referees would improve the standard of officiating.

# american-football - Tuesday 21 August, 2012

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Dez Bryant makes one of the best catches you’ll see all season (and then the officials disallow it)

VIDEO: Watch Dez’s one-handed grab from the back of the endzone.

# american-football - Saturday 18 August, 2012

Marble Ouch: Woman sues Dallas Cowboys over ‘severe burns to her backside’

Jennelle Carrillo has brought the NFL team to court after scorching her derriere on a bench outside Cowboys Stadium.

Olympic Silver Medallist sprinter signed up by New England Patriots

The multi-talented athlete has prospered on the American Football field with University of Florida.

# american-football - Wednesday 15 August, 2012

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VIDEO: This is the excruciating meeting in which Chad ‘Ochocinco’ was cut by the Dolphins

The footage was aired on HBO’s Hard Knocks in the US after Johnson was arrested for assaulting his wife.

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Frill-seekers rejoice: ‘Lingerie Football’ is coming to Dublin

Women playing American football in their undies. Luckily it isn’t at all creepy.

# american-football - Thursday 9 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Emerald Isle Classic

Contract dispute threatens sold-out American football game in Dublin Exclusive

The Irish American Football Association is threatening High Court action against the US Naval Academy as they claim conditions under which Emerald Isle Classic event is to be held have not been met.

# american-football - Tuesday 7 August, 2012

NFL

Day after Jets brawl, coach Rex Ryan punishes team

“It’s just part of training camp,” safety Eric Smith said. “We’re out there banging around, it gets hot and people get frustrated. Tempers escalate.”

# american-football - Thursday 19 July, 2012

Ice Hockey star Weber on the verge of signing $26m deal for first season in Philadelphia

Replica jerseys and stadium hot dogs must be selling for some coin these days to keep these athletes content.

# american-football - Tuesday 17 July, 2012

Someone’s flying an ominous banner over Penn State demanding Joe Paterno’s statue is taken down

An investigation found the iconic coach was complicit in covering up child abuser, Jerry Sandusky’s actions.

# american-football - Friday 13 July, 2012

The Redzone: Belfast will require a Trojan effort to raid Vikings

Someone’s ’0′ has to go as the Irish American Football League’s two unbeaten teams clash in Shamrock Bowl XXVI

# american-football - Tuesday 3 July, 2012

NFL player Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones once spent $1 million in one weekend

The Cincinnati Bengals a cornerback advised NFL rookies on what not to do with those big paychecks.

# american-football - Monday 11 June, 2012

US coach labeled ‘predator’ as Penn State trial begins

Former Penn State trainer Jerry Sandusky is accused of molesting 10 boys over a 15-year period.

# american-football - Friday 18 May, 2012

NFL

Suspended linebacker files defamation lawsuit against NFL boss

Jonathon Vilma was suspended for the entire 2012 season for his role in the Saints’ ‘bounty’ scandal.

# american-football - Friday 11 May, 2012

NFL star gets career boost after losing four stone on vegan diet

Deuce Lutui from Tonga has changed to ‘a mostly animal-free’ eating regime and loving life at the Seattle Seahawks.

# american-football - Thursday 10 May, 2012

Arkansas mother sues high school after son is dropped from basketball team

We all know that parents think their children are the best in the world but one mum has taken that belief to a new level.

# american-football - Wednesday 9 May, 2012

Notre Dame to wear Irish tricolour boots in Lansdowne Rd clash

They face Navy at the Aviva Stadium in August.

# american-football - Tuesday 8 May, 2012

NFL

Study: Former NFL players live longer than average American males

The findings go against the long-held notion that former NFL players tend to die young.

# american-football - Thursday 3 May, 2012

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YouTube Top 10: because footballers can be trolls too

Featuring a man dressed as a horse, the brutal side of lacrosse and one the most unsportsmanlike pieces of behaviour you’ll ever see.

# american-football - Sunday 29 April, 2012

The Sunday Papers: Some of the week’s best sportwriting

Bidding farewell to football’s greatest manager, the mathematical possibilities of MMA and the gut-wrenching fall of sport’s first superagent.