The press box is a strange place to watch a game

A press box is a sterile environment where no cheering is allowed – making it a strange way to watch a ballgame. The inevitable questions that come from working in the Star Tribune sports department are these two: 1) Do you know Sid Hartman? 2) Does being a sportswriter mean you get to go to all the games? The answers: yes, everyone knows Sid.

Cancer-free signee Brodarius Hamm attends Auburn’s Sugar Bowla

Cancer-free signee Brodarius Hamm attends Auburn’s Sugar Bowl practices Auburn signee Brodarius Hamm attended his team’s Sugar Bowl practices in street clothes. Check out this story on montgomeryadvertiser.com: http://on.mgmadv.com/2hHv7jR Auburn signee Brodarius Hamm attends the team’s Sugar Bowl practice at the New Orleans Saints practice facility in Metarie, Louisiana on Dec. 31, 2016.

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Dallas Cowboys outside linebacker Sean Lee tackles New York Giants running back Paul Perkins during the Dallas Cowboys vs. the New York Giants NFL football game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday, December 11, 2016. After years of hoping that Sean Lee could stay healthy for an entire season, the Cowboys linebacker is healthy this season and some fans, along with talk radio, are lobbying to sit him the final two games since the Cowboys have already clinched the division title and No.

Sen’Derrick Marks ‘never had doubt’ about regaining form after injuries

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Sen’Derrick Marks brings down Houston Texans running back Lamar Miller an NFL game on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, in Houston. Defensive tackle Sen’Derrick Marks and coach Gus Bradley started out together with the Jacksonville Jaguars – Marks signing a free-agent contract after playing four seasons with the Tennessee Titans and Bradley taking the reins after serving as the Seattle Seahawks’ defensive coordinator.

‘SNL’ Star Pete Davidson Says NFL’s Rx Weed Ban Is ‘F***ed Up’

‘SNL’ star Pete Davidson is sticking to his guns in his beef with the NFL’s weed policy … saying the league suspending a player for using marijuana to deal with his Crohn’s disease is “terrible.” The player Davidson’s talking about is Buffalo Bills lineman Seantrel Henderson … who was hit with a 10 game ban after a 2nd violation of the league’s substance abuse policy earlier this year.

Giants vs. Eagles Travel Log

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AL teacher posts ill student’s wish to meet Cam Newton

PHENIX CITY, AL – One Alabama teacher is hoping she helps grant the wish of one of her students who’s bravely battling a rare childhood disorder. Courtney Cooper, a teacher at Lakewood Elementary school in Phenix City wrote an emotional Facebook post on Tuesday about her student, Austin Deckard.

AL teacher posts ill student’s wish to meet Cam Newton

PHENIX CITY, AL – One Alabama teacher is hoping she helps grant the wish of one of her students who’s bravely battling a rare childhood disorder. Courtney Cooper, a teacher at Lakewood Elementary school in Phenix City wrote an emotional Facebook post on Tuesday about her student, Austin Deckard.

NFL Network: Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill tore MCL from bone

It was already a long shot that Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill would make it back this season, and that sounds even less likely after NFL Network sideline reporter Heather Cox reported a troubling diagnosis during tonight’s game against the Jets. Cox said Tannehill has a full cast on his left leg and “tore the MCL off the bone” in that knee.