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Bob Hunter commentary: Rumblings … Buckeyes football, Jackets, NFL and more

By  Bob Hunter The Columbus Dispatch Friday March 9, 2012 5:24 AM With the hiring of Kerry Coombs as cornerbacks coach, Urban Meyer’s first Ohio State staff has taken on two distinct characteristics: Of the nine coaches, eight are Ohio natives or spent …

Alabama football: Spring drills begin today

TUSCALOOSA -- There's a science to spring football. Forget retooling the depth chart and replacing departed seniors, just fitting 15 dates on the calendar can be a struggle. Throw in Easter on April 8, and Alabama coach Nick Saban faced a decision. …

NFL has given no indication of timetable for bounty scandal punishment against New Orleans Saints

Though the NFL remained tight-lipped about its investigation into the alleged bounty system the Saints employed defensively the past three seasons, there were indications Thursday the punishments looming for the club, and perhaps some of its players, may …

Like steroids in baseball, bounties in NFL no longer good for business

Eventually the bounty story had to come around to this, and given the amount of speech and typing devoted to it, it's a surprise it didn't get there before now. Bounties are steroids. There. Now while you feverishly concoct reasons in your own …

NFL’s gang mentality no good for do-gooders

EQUAL TIME Apparently, we now expect so little from our sports — except to pay more and more for them — that were seldom are disappointed. Thus, we shouldn’t be surprised that the response from many “sports fans” to the Saints’ bounty story fell somewhere …