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Dubbed the “dirtiest player” in the NFL over his 10-year career with three teams, Conrad Dobler, 72, died Monday in Pueblo, Colorado. After a standout career playing for the University of Wyoming from 1969-71, Dobler was a fifth-round pick by the St. Louis Cardinals. He started all but four of the 129 games he played over a decade in the NFL for the Cardinals, New Orleans Saints and Buffalo Bills, and was named to three Pro Bowls. He also earned a reputation of doing whatever it took to protect his quarterback – whether it was allowed within the rules or...

Bad taste: Tyson says Holyfield's ear would have 'been much better' with his rival's BBQ sauce Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield trade jokes about infamous ear-biting incident on Twitter Former heavyweight champ tweets 'Holyfield's ear would've been much better with his new BBQ sauce' as his former rival looks to promote his new product. It's been 15 years since Mike Tyson had a taste of Evander Holyfield's ear. On Friday, Tyson let it be known that he would have preferred some dipping sauce to go along with it. The former undisputed heavyweight champ raised a few eyebrows when he tweeted:...

A 21-year-old loner from Armstrong County had an arsenal in his bedroom, a radical Islamist online persona and videos suggesting paramilitary training before his arrest last week for biting two FBI agents, federal prosecutors charged in court Thursday. As a result, Emerson W. Begolly will remain in jail pending trial, U.S. District Judge Maurice B. Cohill decided, over the strenuous objections of a defense attorney who said his client was nonviolent. A magistrate judge's decision last week to ship him to a halfway house, which was stayed during its appeal, was shelved. Mr. Begolly "has a strong desire to kill...

A western Pennsylvania man posted pro-terrorist songs and statements online under an alias and faces a detention hearing Thursday on charges he bit two FBI agents while carrying a loaded gun. (edit)  A federal magistrate will be asked to keep Begolly in jail until he can stand trial on charges filed Wednesday by the FBI. Begolly, 21, was arrested Tuesday by two FBI agents in New Bethlehem, about 50 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. The agents were conducting an unspecified investigation of him, according to a criminal complaint filed late Wednesday. The agents found Begolly sitting alone in the front seat...

Check out THIS strange incident, as reported by a law student who attended our rally last Thursday to welcome President Bush to Los Angeles 8/12/2004 Pics From Bush in Santa Monica Today I went to the Bush fundraiser in Santa Monica today. Here are some pictures and a short report. I got there to 31st and Ocean Park Blvd about 2pm. The gathering was officially scheduled to start at about 3 and go until 5pm. Here's the scene as I arrived... -- snip -- A lady I was standing next to was BITTEN by the child of an anti-Bush lady....

IowaPresidentialWatch.com / Sen. Ted (Chappaquiddick) Kennedy continued to be the rabid dog for the John Kerry Presidential campaign. Kennedy failed to link President Bush to Joe McCarthy but did link the President to Richard Nixon. "As a result, this president has now created the largest credibility gap since Richard Nixon," Kennedy said in a speech at the Brookings Institution. "He has broken the basic bond of trust with the American people." Kennedy basically said every statement President Bush has ever uttered is a lie. Kennedy has been out of control for months in much the same way John Dean in...

A suspected cop shooter set free on a technicality allegedly has assaulted another police officer just months after his release, the Daily News has learned. William Hodges, 32, will be arraigned Thursday in Queens Criminal Court on charges of biting 102nd Precinct cop Benedict Vitale during a melee in the emergency room at Jamaica Hospital last July. "I'll kick your f-----g ass," Hodges yelled as he shoved Vitale before kicking and biting the cop's left thigh, according to a criminal complaint filed by Queens prosecutors. Prosecutors said they conducted an exhaustive investigation before drafting an indictment this week. Hodges was...