Walter Payton bio paints bittersweet portrait of a deep, good man
Chicago Sun-Times - 10 minutes ago
"As I did more research, no new ground was covered. I found that the 'legend of Walter Payton' can be summed up in two ways: 'Great running back' and 'Prankster.' I thought, there has to be more to this person," said author Jeff ...
Justin Timberlake's golf sanctuary
The Age - 31 minutes ago
The 50-year-old Hudson was in town on his way to the Walter Payton Celebrity Scholarship Golf Classic in Tunica, Mississippi. He thought a round at Mirimichi would provide a great tuneup. By the time we finished 36 holes, we had come to the same conclusion ...
Will Shields, Craig on list for pro hall
Omaha World-Herald - 31 minutes ago
He started 231 consecutive games for the Chiefs, spanning 14 seasons, and was the 2003 Walter Payton Man of the Year for his community work with his Will to Succeed Foundation. Craig, who was one of 15 modern-era finalists in 2010, played for ...
NBA lockout heads to key stretch this weekend
Eagle-Tribune - 31 minutes ago
He suffered a concussion in a 35-31 loss at Atlanta on Sept. 18. More pro football: Book says Payton abused drugs According to a new book, Chicago Bears star Walter Payton abused painkillers in retirement and became suicidal. In "Sweetness: The Enigmatic ...
Book says Payton abused painkillers
Hutchinson News - 46 minutes ago
LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- According to a new book, Chicago Bears star Walter Payton abused painkillers in retirement and became suicidal. In "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton," author Jeff Pearlman says the Hall of Fame running back ...
Walter Payton: New Book Uncovers Troubling Details About One of NFL's Best Ever
Bleacherreport.com - 1 hour ago
Walter Payton is without a doubt one of the best running backs to ever play in the NFL, but a new book set to hit stores soon reveals disturbing details about the late Chicago Bears Hall of Famer. The book is written by Jeff Pearlman and is appropriately ...
Sports briefs | Charges against FSU's Reid dropped
Bradenton Herald - 1 hour ago
Luke Bafia led the Tigers (0-4-1) with a 52. NFL: Book says Payton abused drugs LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- According to a new book, Chicago Bears star Walter Payton abused painkillers in retirement and became suicidal. In "Sweetness: The Enigmatic ...
Moore second Falcon fined for hit
Augusta Chronicle - 1 hour ago
BEARS: According to a new book, Chicago star Walter Payton abused painkillers in retirement and became suicidal. In Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton, author Jeff Pearlman says the Hall of Fame running back used a cocktail of ...
Lewis among 15 from ODU eyed for FCS award
HamptonRoads.com - 1 hour ago
The award will be given annually to the top freshman in the country. It is 1 of 4 annual FCS awards - the others are the Walter Payton (outstanding player), the Eddie Robinson (coach of the year) and the Buck Buchanan (outstanding defensive player).
NFL Notebook
Salisbury Post - 1 hour ago
"You got to take precaution, but this is what I love to do." LAKE FOREST, Ill. — According to a new book, Chicago Bears star Walter Payton abused painkillers in retirement and became suicidal. In "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton," author ...
New Orleans Saints' Charles Brown likely to make first start
NOLA Live - 27 minutes ago
hamstring injury and appeared to be shaking off some rust in early practices. New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has good things to say about Jacksonville's defense New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton talked Monday about how the Jacksonville Jaguars
Oklahoma oil and gas prices: Sept. 29, 2011
NewsOK.com - 28 minutes ago
SE1/4 (SL) of 21-02S-03W; 257 barrels oil per day, 163,000 cu-ft gas per day; TD 8,030. Walter Oil & Gas Corp.; Johnston No. 1-30 Well; SE1/4 NE1/4 SE1/4 SW1/4 (SL) of 30-05S-01W; Dry TD 9,105. Creek: Juno Operating Co. II LLC; Stroud Prue Sand Unit TR
Museum at A.T. Still receives grant
Truman Index - 28 minutes ago
back as early as the 1800s, according to the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services website. Georgia Walter, 87 is an example of a researcher who used the museum's archives in her research. Walter is the author of three osteopathic books
Identity of third man in house fire revealed
Anniston Star - 28 minutes ago
Anniston police revealed today that Walter Meads III was the third person found dead in a Anniston house fire on Monday.Lt. Fred Forsythe said Meads, 60, of Anniston died from injuries related to the fire
Did you know that?
Maysville-Online - 33 minutes ago
University in 1942 due to security reasons. The first to answer were Carl Griffin, Keith Kirkland along with Walter Patton, Ernie Elliot and Tom Sims. This week's question pertains to the biggest rout in college football history. What team beat
No. 2 Oakland Christian eludes Warriors in OT
Plymouth Observer - 33 minutes ago
off a long cross. The Warriors (4-6, 1-6) tied it in the 55th minute on a goal by Walter Gembarski. Senior Taurrek Fikes was stellar in goal for the Warriors with 14 saves. "It's the best we've played to date,'' Lutheran Westland coach Rich
Beverly Spencer, 59
Alamosa Valley Courier - 34 minutes ago
her most important job was her family and home. Beverly is survived by her husband, Joseph; children, Jay Walter (Marilee) Spencer of Woodbridge, Va., Jeffrey Wade (Joie) Spencer of St. Louis, Mo., Kathryn "Kate" (David) Cameron of Salt Lake City,
Infrastructural deficiencies at Chennai port haunt exporters
The Hindu - 34 minutes ago
exporters do not suffer during the Christmas season. Recalling the experience of exporters during the last Christmas season, Walter D'Souza, FIEO regional chairman, said, ?Last year, the ChPT suspended export cargo clearance for more than a week to clear
Joe Daniels, Drums and Nostalgia
Artslink.co.za - 35 minutes ago
of music in my collection was given to me by vocalist Dakota Staton, with words and music by Walter Bishop titled "Sex Is A Misdemeanor (The More You Miss De Meaner You Get). That's the spelling on the music. Staton sang it on an album in the late
Pierzynski: Walker Not At Fault
CBS Chicago.com - 36 minutes ago
Mike Martz plans to run the Bears' offense. 166 A revealing new book accuses former Bears running back Walter Payton of using drugs, cheating on his wife and being suicidal. 361 The Florida Marlins officially announced Wednesday that Ozzie Guillen will
Cosmic anti-matter enigma eyed in new CERN project Yesterday Reuters
Town Hall - 38 minutes ago
Germany, Japan, Sweden and the United States. "This is a big step forward for anti-matter physics," said Walter Oelert, pioneer expert at CERN -- home to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) "Big Bang" machine -- which said last week researchers had tracked
County sets aside $ 3M for flood damage
New Jersey Herald - 38 minutes ago
must still account for all costs and show the damages were a result of that storm. County Engineer Walter Cramp and Chief Engineer Bill Koppenaal told the board that there are a few incidences that are the result of Lee and, as of now, Sussex County has
CTV probe reveals Peter MacKay's $ 3M jet tab
CTV News - 38 minutes ago
vacation. MacKay said that the 30-minute flight aboard the search-and-rescue helicopter in Newfoundland was a training exercise. Gen. Walter Natynczyk, Canada's chief of defence staff, has also been criticized for his use of the Challenger jets, after it
State facilities provide New Jersey's troubled youth a second chance at education
Press of Atlantic City - 39 minutes ago
to a transition center such as Southern. "We need to acclimate them back into the community," said Walter C. Cox, supervisor of education for the region. "And many will graduate from high school before they leave here." Home districts pay The state
Wed. S.J. girls' roundup: Anstotz sets Audubon record
Philly.com - 39 minutes ago
win over visiting Highland. Colts keeper Amber Glenning stopped seven shots to stifle the Tartans. Colonial. Paige Paratore, Payton McGinniss and Megan Sullivan each had a goal and an assist, and Alicia Barger (nine saves) was perfect in the net in West
Kenneth Kagonyera held tight to dream of freedom
Asheville Citizen-Times - 39 minutes ago
Asheville unanimously ruled that Kagonyera and Robert Wilcoxson had no hand in the Sept. 18, 2000, slaying of Walter Rodney Bowman.The panel threw out the second-degree murder convictions that kept both imprisoned for nearly 11 years, ruling that
Book: Walter Payton Abused Drugs, Suicidal
WDSU New Orleans - 39 minutes ago
A new book claims that Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton abused painkillers in retirement and became suicidal.Jeff Pearlman, who is the author of "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton", writes that the former Chicago Bears star used
Con-way Truckload Announces June 2011 Drivers...
TruckNet - 39 minutes ago
wife Betsy and three children, Morgan, Kayla and Cameron. • Company Team of the Month: Thomas and Joan Walter have been truck drivers for 40 and 20 years, respectively. Thomas followed in his father's footsteps, while Joan began her driving career as a
TV/radio: Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011
MySanAntonio - 40 minutes ago
The Tennis Channel RADIO TODAY LOCAL TALK SHOWS 7-9 a.m.: The Morning Drive with Andy Everett & Walter Pasacrita, KTKR-AM 760 2:55-7 p.m.: Chris Duel & Jason Minnix, KZDC-AM 1250 2-4 p.m.: The Sports Grind with Calvin Casey & Rudy J., KTKR-AM 760 4-7 p
Arrests Sept. 28, 2011
Mountain Press - 40 minutes ago
close, financial responsibility law and driving while revoked. He was being held in lieu of $ 3,500 bond. Walter Mejia, 26, of 908 Park Road in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 26 with two counts of aggravated assault. He was being held. Timothy Wayne
Fugitive's sly life in Portugal
New York Post - 40 minutes ago
in a posh Portuguese hamlet near the ocean. Wright was convicted of the 1962 murder of gas-station owner Walter Patterson, a decorated World War II veteran shot during a robbery at his business in Wall, NJ
Democratic Party chairman wants investigation of settlement with Senate secretary
Florida Times-Union - 41 minutes ago
don't want to overreact, but we also don't want to let it go," he said. Walter Jones: (404) 589-8424
High School Roundup: Torrington girls swimming tops Windsor Locks in close meet
Register Citizen - 41 minutes ago
Block said. The Raiders also picked up a victory in the 200 medley relay (team of Makenzie Welch, Payton Welch, Traub and Maggie Finn), along with several second and third place finishes. Torrington hosts Holy Cross on Friday at 7:45 p.m. at the
Community Calendar | September 29, 2011
South Carolina State - 43 minutes ago
Drive, Lexington. RSVP no later than Monday. (803) 359-0872 USC DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY?S FALL 2011 LECTURE SERIES WITH WALTER EDGAR: ?South Carolina, 1763-1860: From Secession Two to Secession Three,? 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Tuesday, USC Business
Chicago Bears' Walter Payton Used Drugs, Discussed Suicide, According to Book
International Business Times UK - 45 minutes ago
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For U.S. fugitive in hiding, the good life in Portugal
Fayetteville Observer - 46 minutes ago
younger years, Wright was a darker character. He was convicted of the 1962 murder of gas station owner Walter Patterson, a decorated World War II veteran shot during a robbery at his business in Wall, N.J. Eight years into his 15- to 30-year prison term,
Neighbors in Portugal stunned by fugitive?s arrest
Kansas City Star - 46 minutes ago
years, Wright was of a different character. He was convicted of the 1962 murder of gas station owner Walter Patterson, a decorated World War II veteran shot during a robbery at his business in Wall, N.J. Eight years into his prison term, Wright and
Rocky Horror rocks the Old Globe in a rebellious revival
San Diego CityBeat - 47 minutes ago
A review of the show that put "sweet transvestite" in the lexicon—Plus, Walter Cronkite is Dead and the rest of the plays in local production Thirty-eight years after it first hit the stage in London, The Rocky Horror Show remains a textbook example
Autopsy unable to tell if insect stings caused man's death
Chicago Daily Herald - 48 minutes ago
at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, followed by Mass at 11 a.m. at St. Walter Catholic Church, 130 W. Pine Ave., Roselle. Burial will follow at Assumption Cemetery, 1S510 Winfield Road, Wheaton
Mabel Waltner
Press and Dakotan - 49 minutes ago
m. with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Friday at the Walter Funeral Home in Freeman with the family present from 6-8 p.m. Survivors include a daughter Shirley Preheim of NE; sons, Loren (Carolyn) of Freeman, Roger
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