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Former Titans running back Eddie George, right, greets Titans punter Craig Hentrich, left, as they arrive for a memorial service for ex-NFL star Steve McNair in Nashville, Tenn. yesterday.
The hit Steve McNair took to his chest in September 2000 had the NFL quarterback ready to quit the game. It caused him so much pain he spent a bye weekend with the team's former chaplain in Houston. Then McNair, who struggled to breathe, watched his backup knocked out of the Titans' next game. (Today)
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Former Bills defensive end Bruce Smithw was convicted of drunken driving yesterday in Virginia.
Former NFL star Bruce Smith was convicted of drunken driving Thursday by a judge who rejected his claim that old football injuries, not alcohol, were responsible for his poor performance on field sobriety tests. (Today)
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Fans view photographs of former Oilers, Titans and Ravens quarterback Steve McNair at LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. yesterday. McNair was found dead from gunshot wounds along with a 20-year-old woman in a downtown Nashville condominium on July 4, according to police. The stadium was open to fans to watch a video about McNair's career, view photographs, and sign a book of condolences.
Former NFL star Steve McNair was shot dead in his sleep last week by a 20-year-old girlfriend distraught about mounting financial problems and her belief that he was seeing someone else, police said Wednesday. (Yesterday)
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Officials in Tennessee are hesitant to rule the death of former Titans and Ravens quarterback Steve McNair as a murder-suicide.
Tennessee's state medical examiner said Tuesday that investigators have been hesitant to conclude that Steve McNair's girlfriend killed the NFL star and herself because she didn't appear to have a motive, but that murder-suicide is the most likely scenario. (07/08/2009)
From left, the World Series, Vince Lombardi (NFL) and the Stanley Cup (NHL) championship trophies.
HARRISBURG -- You just might call Pennsylvania the "state of champions." (07/07/2009)