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Tebow Super Bowl ad protested by women’s groups listen
02/04/10 Mary GlenneyWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Media, abortion rights, football, Super Bowl, right wing activity
This morning in Washington President Barack Obama spoke at the annual National Prayer Breakfast. Former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow also participated. During this Sunday’s Super Bowl, CBS will air an ad featuring Tebow and his mother. The right-wing group Focus on the Family has produced the ad, which is widely believed to advocate against abortion.
CBS’ decision to air the ad has become a focus of protests from many pro-choice and women’s groups, especially since advocacy...
Be the first to commentSkip Holtz steps down from East Carolina to replace Jim Leavitt as USF head coach listen
01/14/10 Joshua Lee HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
East Carolina coach Skip Holtz will be the next head coach for the USF Bulls, accepting USF’s offer this morning. The University has been looking for a coach since firing Jim Leavitt last Friday. The lawyer for USF football player Joel Miller is asking Ex-USF football coach Jim Leavitt to apologize for hitting him, the move that cost Leavitt his job. Miller’s legal team held a press conference today at their downt...
Be the first to commentLeavitt strikes back at USF over firing listen
01/11/10 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: USF, football, Jim Leavitt
Today, former University of South Florida head football coach Jim Leavitt struck back. He says USF had no justification for firing him Friday because he never choked and slapped a football player at halftime of a game in November. “Absolutely not. Absolutely not. I’ve said that from day one.”
USF also suggests that Leavitt participated in a cover-up or interference with witnesses. But during an emotional six-minute speech t...
1 commentsNFL Commissioner: Recession is hard on football fans listen
01/30/09 Mitch E. PerryAlan Watts
Tags: Sports, NFL, football, players' union, owners
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell today addressed how the troubling economy is affecting what is considered America’s most popular sport.
Although there has been talk about how the recession is affecting the atmosphere around the big game this year, it’s hard for most bay area citizens to detect.
Prices to some of the biggest publicized Super Bowl parties this weekend still cost hundreds of dollars, and tickets for the game don’t appear to be dropping below face value, which are $800 and...
Be the first to commentFormer Buc has brain damage from concussions listen
01/28/09 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: NFL, football, injuries, brain damage, Tom McHale
In Tampa yesterday, medical researchers said that former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Tom McHale’s death last year at the age of 45 may be connected to concussions received during his playing days – making him the sixth deceased former NFL player 50 or younger to have such brain damage.
Doctors at Boston University’s School of Medicine found a condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in McHale’s brain.
The Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy studied six former NFL pla...
Be the first to commentFormer NFL players and military hold joint fundraiser listen
11/12/08 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Gridiron Greats, Special Operations Warrior Foundation, NFL, football, health care
Over the past couple of years, many retired professional players have clashed with current players over pension and disability payments that the retirees have criticized as unfairly low, if they qualify for them at all.
In an effort to increase awareness of their plight, today that group announced a partnership with the U.S. Military Special Operations Community. The partnership will share in joint fundraising efforts for the former players, and for the group that pays for scholarships fo...
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