Deidre Pujols gave an interview today on Joy-99 FM, the station that used to be St. Louis’s last remaining classical music option until the Pujols family helped convert it to an all-Jesus- all-the-ti me format. Deidre’s been on the radio before, most notably in a series of anti-choice...

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Ace Atkins , award-winning writer of crime fiction and former Auburn Tiger/Sports Illustrated cover guy , is set to have a big month in May 2012: he’s got not one, but two new novels coming out. Atkins posted the news on his blog , revealing the covers and descriptions of both novels. The...

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By Doug Newman (If you are not a sports degenerate like I am, please bear with me for a few paragraphs.) It is such a shocking and tragic story on so many levels that no one knows where to begin. Just over a week ago, Joe Paterno was the most revered figure in contemporary American spo...

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siphotos : As the Giants and Patriots prepare to face off on Sunday, SI looks back at David Tyree’s famous catch in Super Bowl XLII. SI’s Damian Strohmeyer, who took the above photo, reminisces on the famous play: “From a photographer’s standpoint it captures all you want in a photo. ...

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Bob Cousy slices through the lane during a 1956 game between the Boston Celtics and Rochester Royals. (Hy Peskin/SI)  GALLERY: Iconic Celtics Photos......

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On this day in 1959, Montreal’s Jacques Plante became the first NHL goalie to wear a mask. Since then, masks have taken on a wide array of styles and colors. Whether it’s Gerry Cheevers’ stitches from 1971, Patrick Roy’s Canadiens logo  from 1983 or Ty Conklin’s skeleton from 2006, the ma...

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Mascot on mascot violence is never a good thing, but Ohio University’s Rufus the Bobcat couldn’t help himself as he pounds on Ohio State’s Brutus Buckeye during a 2010 matchup between the two schools. GALLERY: Brawling Mascots......

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Chiefs RB Jackie Battle falls into the endzone during the fourth quarter of last night’s Kansas City-San Diego game. The Chiefs would go onto win in overtime, 23-20. (Kyle Rivas/Cal Sport Media) BURKE: Rivers’ botched snap is low point of up and down career KING MMQB: Truths em...

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Stanford QB Andrew Luck is sandwiched by USC defenders DaJohn Harris (NO. 98) and Wes Horton (No. 96) during Saturday’s thriller between the Trojans and Cardinal.  Stanford defeated USC, 56-48, in triple overtime. (Chris Williams/Icon SMI) STAPLES: Stanford’s Luck m...

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Montreal center Henri “The Pocket Rocket” Richard skates past Jean Ratelle (No. 19) and Rod Gilbert during a 1967 game between the Rangers and Canadiens. SI VAULT: Twenty-five years after Cup, Richard still hit in Montreal (10.7. 96)......

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