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Ann Mara, widow of late NFL Giants Owner Wellington Mara, "is recovering from a nasty spill outside her Westchester home earlier" last Sunday, when she "slipped on ice and smacked her head" (N.Y. POST, 1/24).

The Charlotte Observer today runs an op-ed cartoon critical of the NFL and the controversies surrounding the league (THE DAILY).

Baylor Univ. football coach Art Briles on Friday night unveiled a "gunmetal grey helmet on Twitter just two weeks shy of signing day." Briles and his staff "have been on the cutting edge of college football uniforms since signing with Nike" (DALLASNEWS.com, 1/23).

Former Tigers P Max Scherzer "took out ads" in the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press "to say thanks" to the team's fans after moving on to the Nationals (TWITTER.com, 1/24).

More than 20,000 runners at this morning's Miami Marathon turned the event into a "loud, festive celebration of fitness and perseverance" (MIAMIHERALD.com, 1/25).

About 45,000 Ohio State fans attended yesterday's College Football Playoff championship celebration at Ohio Stadium, where the university "awarded 2,500 free passes allowing fans to watch from the field" (AP, 1/24).

The Cubs on their Wrigley Field marquee Friday night "paid tribute" to Baseball HOFer Ernie Banks, who passed away earlier in the day (ESPN.com, 1/23).

A capacity crowd of 1,000 fans of WFAN-AM's Mike Francesa yesterday attended the "second annual FrancesaCon at Irving Plaza" in N.Y. (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 1/25).

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