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The Duke: A nickname for the late Wellington Mara, longtime owner of the New York Giants. The nickname stems from the Duke of Wellington, an actual English hereditary title. His father Tim named him in honor of the Duke of Wellington. This nickname was extended to the official game ball used by the NFL "The Duke" named in honor of Mr. Mara.
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In the realm of pop culture, new phrases and slang are constantly being introduced to growing audiences, but the origins of these words are often overlooked, hiding the rich history and connection ...
Ball sports: To lose one's concentration on what is most important. Originates from general sporting advice to look continuously at the ball as it moves. take the (full) count Boxing: To be defeated. Refers to a boxer being knocked down, the referee counting off ten seconds, the time allotted for the boxer to regain his feet or lose the fight.
WDNC (620 AM) is a sports radio station licensed to Durham, North Carolina but based in Raleigh, North Carolina.Owned and operated by Capitol Broadcasting Company as part of a cluster with NBC affiliate WRAL-TV, Fox affiliate WRAZ, and sister radio stations WCLY, WCMC-FM and WRAL, the station's studios are in Raleigh, and the transmitter site is in Durham.
On TODAY Oct. 9, some of the wives, fiancées and girlfriends of players for the San Francisco 49ers talked about what life is like with a professional athlete. “I have a really hard time sleeping.
Teams for then Trinity College were known originally as the Trinity Eleven, the Blue and White or the Methodists. William H. Lander, as editor-in-chief, and Mike Bradshaw, as managing editor, of the Trinity Chronicle began the academic year 1922–23 referring to the athletic teams as the Blue Devils.