Athlete Development
- Some of the NFL's most elite athletes are using freeze-dried, ground up, liquid extract from deer antlers as a growth hormone. [Latest PED gives sports deer-in-headlights look]
- Tramon Williams, a Louisiana Tech walk-on who went undrafted, has 15 interceptions in the past three seasons with Green Bay and is having a big post-season for his team. [A Packers Cornerback Is Overlooked No Longer]
- Matt Mitrione was, by his own admission, a below-average NFL player, but the 6-foot-4, 260 pound fighter is making a name for himself in MMA. [Mitrione applies NFL lessons to his MMA career]
Business
- The uncertainty surrounding the league's labor situation does not appear to have had a significant effect on underclassmen opting to declare for the draft. [56 non-seniors enter NFL draft]
- Brad Friedel makes about $64,000 a week and his soccer academy is now nearly $8 million in debt after sponsors pulled out and trainees balked at fees. [Premier League - Villa keeper Friedel declared bankrupt]
Human Relations
- Owens gets emotional in this CNN interview about his involvement with creating awareness about Alzheimer's. [Terrell Owens gets personal]
- Bill Cosby has some words of wisdom for Cam Newton about being a pro athlete: "Make that word key -- commitment. Commitment to your behavior as a human being with others watching and you as a role model ... and you will be able to guide and lead." [Bill Cosby offers advice to Cam Newton]
