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Maybe gummy gunslinging is an underrated workout plan. Just five years later, after stints in the bushes of the Arena League and N.F.L. Europe, Warner turned in one of the greatest single-seasons ever. He threw for over 4,000 yards, and tossed 41 touchdown passes, while leading the moribund St. Louis Rams to a Super Bowl victory. Warner won the regular season and Super Bowl MVP awards, and two years later, in 2001, he won another MVP while throwing for nearly 5,000 yards. The Rams, nicknamed "The Greatest Show on Turf," reached the Super Bowl again, though they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kurt Warner Retires: The Greatest Showman on Turf | 1/30/2010 | See Source »

After gaining seven points in its last four games to notch a total of 13 on the season, the Crimson is currently in eighth place in the ECAC, with only four points separating Harvard from league-leading Union. With merely nine ECAC games left, it’s clear that anything could happen in the standings as the Crimson seek to gain a coveted first-round bye by finishing in the top four of the ECAC...

Author: By Colin Whelehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Hosts Rival in Crucial Home Test | 1/29/2010 | See Source »

...playing, blaming an injury. Gecko-gloved Arizona wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald? Thanks but no thanks: injured also. While the Pro Bowl managed to sell out Dolphins Stadium, the game usually pulls down mediocre TV ratings; it's the only major all-star game that draws lower ratings than regular-season matchups. What gives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is the NFL Pro Bowl Broken? | 1/29/2010 | See Source »

...allowed to throw the ball away to avoid getting hit without fear of an intentional-grounding penalty. The result is something approaching a scrimmage rather than an actual competition. (Look back at TIME's preview of the top 10 things to watch for in the 2009-10 NFL season...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is the NFL Pro Bowl Broken? | 1/29/2010 | See Source »

...what, if anything, can be done to give the Pro Bowl some luster? A 16-game season in a sport as hard-hitting as the NFL is already a test of endurance; there will always be players who opt out of the Pro Bowl because they're legitimately too beat up to play. Fining players who invent dubious injuries to duck out would be a start, although making a consequential dent in a superstar athlete's salary might be tough. At minimum, moving the game back to the Sunday following the Super Bowl seems like a no-brainer. Teams...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is the NFL Pro Bowl Broken? | 1/29/2010 | See Source »

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