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Jerry Jones
Jerry Jones
stated on March 22, 2016 remarks to reporters at NFL annual meeting
Says it’s "absurd" to say there’s enough data to establish a link between playing football and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 22, 2016
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 2, 2015 in posts on Facebook
The runnerup to Caitlyn Jenner for ESPN’s Arthur Ashe Courage Award was "Army veteran Noah Galloway, who lost an arm and leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq."
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By Aaron Sharockman • June 4, 2015
Jim Lampley
Jim Lampley
stated on May 2, 2015 comments before the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight
The projected revenue from the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight is "larger than the annual GDP of 29 different countries."
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By Lauren Carroll • May 3, 2015
NaHa Daily
NaHa Daily
stated on January 4, 2015 a website article
"Fox News airs Stuart Scott R.I.P. tribute with picture of Stephen A. Smith."
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By Jon Greenberg • January 6, 2015
Mika Brzezinski
Mika Brzezinski
stated on September 16, 2014 a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"Super Bowl Sunday has the highest rate of domestic violence."
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By Katie Sanders • September 18, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 12, 2014 a post on the blog "Outside the Beltway"
"North Korea is telling its people that their men’s national team is in the World Cup final."
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By Jon Greenberg • July 17, 2014
X posts
X posts
stated on February 19, 2014 posts on Twitter.
A photo from the Russia-Finland hockey game shows a sad Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.
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By Aaron Sharockman • February 19, 2014
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on January 13, 2012 an assertion on his WPRO radio show
"[The] ACLU and atheists in Denver are demanding the NFL stop [Tim Tebow] from praying on the sidelines."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 18, 2012
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