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Dustin Keller said that he escaped an attack by a “vicious stray pit bull” Sunday.
Keller broke the news on his Twitter account and insists he’s “not stretching the truth one bit.” He came away unharmed after jumping on a tall fence to escape the pit bull that had broken loose from its owner.

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Grant Fenton is excited about the top speakers at this week’s Economic Summit in Steamboat Springs.
Fenton helped organize the summit, called “Thriving in Tough Economic Times,” scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday at the Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel. Fenton is chairman of the group putting on the summit, the Steamboat Springs Economic Development Council. He said [...]

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Former Denver Bronco all-pro linebacker Karl Mecklenburg, founder of the REACH Foundation, is hosting a Texas hold’em poker tournament to benefit the Denver Public Library Elementary School Reading Program tonight from 6-11 at Comedy Works in Landmark Village, located at 5345 Landmark Place. Full table (seats 10) sponsorships cost $1,000, half table sponsorships cost $600 [...]

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Pi Sigma Epsilon, a sales and marketing fraternity at Purdue, will host a fundraiser from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. today at Ross-Ade Stadium’s north parking lot.
Mullen Towing donated a car for Pi Sigma Epsilon to use for the car smash fundraising event, which will benefit the Red Cross.
Former Lafayette Jeff and Purdue football star [...]

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Dustin Keller was drafted late first round out of Purdue. Jets traded up to get him for his great receiving skills at the tight end position.
He certainly lived up to expectations racking up over 500 yards and three touchdowns in his rookie year. Those numbers may same average but lets compare those numbers to some [...]

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Down 10-7, the Arizona Cardinals faced first-and-goal at the 1 with 18 seconds left in the first half and lined up with wide receivers Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald flanked to the left on Sunday.
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison lined up outside left tackle Mike Gandy, faked as if he were rushing the passer before [...]

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Super Bowl Week is about to get spicy.
Chefs representing the 32 cities of the National Football League will cook to raise money for hunger relief organizations at 7 tonight during the Taste of the NFL event at Tropicana Field. Chef Marty Blitz of Mise en Place restaurant will represent Tampa.
Celebrities scheduled to appear at the [...]

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Three years ago, the Steelers’ Super Bowl championship was fueled by the Bus, their beloved Jerome Bettis. This time, their inspiration is a guy who almost became a bus driver.
James Harrison is this season’s NFL Defensive Player of the Year, a quarterback-stalking, ball-stripping outside linebacker with a perma-scowl on his face. But four years ago, [...]

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Pittsburgh Steelers free safety Ryan Clark is one of the NFL’s fiercest hitters and hopes to put his specialty on display in the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Leveling one of the Arizona Cardinals’ receivers early in the game could narrow the field for the Steelers’ defense, Clark said on Wednesday.
“When you have guys as talented as [...]

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The South Side Works, a Pittsburgh development that includes shops, eateries, offices and the training complex of the Pittsburgh Steelers, is named after the steel mill that once occupied the site. While the furnaces are gone, the Steelers continue to produce linebackers of top quality, as they have for decades.
James Harrison, the NFL’s defensive player [...]

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