Benoit Assou-Ekotto will return to the Cameroon team for the first time in two years after being persuaded to make a comeback. Xavi signs new Barca deal
Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has put pen to paper on a new deal that ties him to the Catalan club until 2016. No, the Falcons aren't moving to Los Angeles, but they might still fleece Atlanta
The Atlanta Falcons are not going to move to Los Angeles. Amid negotiations for a new billionish-dollar stadium*, owner Arthur Blank has reportedly made it known to the city that L.A. would like the Falcons, which, of course — L.A. would like a NFL team, and the Falcons are a NFL team. [Update: Mayor Kasim Reed denies the Falcons brought up Los Angeles -- the majority of this post stands, regardless.]
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(FILES) In this file picture taken on October 2, 2011 Ireland's center Brian O'Driscoll reacts after the 2011 Rugby World Cup pool C match Ireland vs Italy at the Otago Stadium in Dunedin. Ireland great Brian O'Driscoll was among several senior players restored by Declan Kidney to the starting XV when the coach named his side on January 29, 2013 for the Six Nations opener away to Wales in Car diff on February 2, 2013. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAUMARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images FBL-WC2022-FIFA-QAT-FILES
(FILES) – A file picture taken on December 2, 2010 shows FIFA president Joseph Blatter opening the envelope to reveal that Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich. Qatar became the first Arab, Middle Eastern or Muslim country to be awarded the right to stage football's World Cup. France Football magazine has raised questions about FIFA's awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, alleging it was tainted by corruption and collusion involving top figures in the game. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINIFABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images FBL-WC2022-FIFA-BID-FILES
(FILES) – A file picture taken on December 2, 2010 shows FIFA President Sepp Blatter holding up the name of Qatar during the official announcement of the 2022 World Cup host country at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich. France Football magazine has raised questions about FIFA's awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, alleging it was tainted by corruption and collusion involving top figures in the game. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE DESMAZESPHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images NFL players union funding $100 million Harvard study on injury
BOSTON (Reuters) – The union that represents U.S. professional football players has given Harvard University a $100 million grant for a study of the range of health problems, from brain damage to heart conditions, that affect current and former players. Researchers with Harvard Medical School plan to spend a decade studying hundreds of former players who are members of the National Football League Players Association, school officials said on Tuesday. The aim is to develop strategies to limit the long-term damage that players suffer from years of hits on the field. …
NFL players union funding $100 mln Harvard study on injury
BOSTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) – The union that represents U.S. professional football players has given Harvard University a $100 million grant for a study of the range of health problems, from brain damage to heart conditions, that affect current and former players. Researchers with Harvard Medical School plan to spend a decade studying hundreds of former players who are members of the National Football League Players Association, school officials said on Tuesday. The aim is to develop strategies to limit the long-term damage that players suffer from years of hits on the field. …
Lionel Messi, Ronaldo lead AP player rankings
LONDON (AP) -- Lionel Messi's four-goal burst has ensured that he and Barcelona return to the top of the Associated Press Global Soccer rankings this week. Paralympian brings home 5 medals
P.E.I. Paralympian Mark Arendz won four silver silver medals and a gold in cross-country races at the paralympic Nordic Skiing World Cup in Cable, Wisconsin last week.
New Harry Too Scary?
Harry Potter Books, Movies, and Games and When to Try Them Like so many families, we waited impatiently in line for every new release and fell asleep many nights with a dog-eared volume on our chests. My son once convinced me that a Hogwarts-style English trifle was what would complete our Christma 
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