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Knowing what we know now, let me ask you something.

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It was a home victory that was the stuff of legend – or as close as the Charlotte Bobcats are going to get to legend this season, anyway.

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The Atlanta Falcons were down, 28-24. There were six seconds left. They had the ball at their own 41. The entire Georgia Dome leaned forward.

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John Sadri is 56 now. He has played in the finals of the Australian Open and the quarters at Wimbledon, but he wasn?t sure he was going to make it…

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Today is not a good day in the world of sports. Today it seems like the whole place is full of liars.

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Gettleman got his first minor victory Tuesday, as he ?won? his introductory news conference at Bank of America Stadium. He came across as charming, smart and gruff.

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In the Carolina Panthers' 18 years of existence, their most common record is the one they just finished the 2012 season with – 7-9.

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What worries me most is that the Carolina Panthers are about $15 million over the 2013 projected salary cap, which means they have self-admitted themselves into NFL salary-cap jail once…

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Within a strange and sad two-day period, the Carolina Panthers lost two former players last week.

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Former Appalachian State star Armanti Edwards hasn't had a chance to play much for the Carolina Panthers. But when he has you can count his big plays on your thumbs…

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