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The 2012 Pro Bowl serves as a nice appetizer for football fans waiting on Super Bowl XLVI between the New England Patriots and New York Giants next Sunday in Indianapolis.

Rubinetti's arrest marks the second time this month a teacher in Bergen County, N.J., has been accused of having sexual relations with a student. The 39-year-old high school teacher and coach is charged with sexual assault, child endangerment and witness tampering after having an affair with a 17-year-old senior from 2009 through 2010.

Rapper 50 Cent will share the wealth by tweeting a picture of his nether regions - but only if the New York Giants win the Super Bowl.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers plan to hire Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano as their next head coach, according to a report.

Rafa Nadal fought back to topple great rival Roger Federer in an enthralling Australian Open semi-final. Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova will meet in the women's singles.

Former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens is 38 years old and out of football, but not by his choice. A very brash personality, T.O. has alienated himself, and, in a GQ profile, describes himself as alone, desperate and broke. I'm in hell, he said.

Kyle Williams, the San Francisco 49ers' wide receiver whose two fumbles may have caused the team a chance at the Super Bowl, has said he takes the blame for mistakes.

With the date of the biggest football game of the year fast approaching, tickets are becoming scarce for the 2012 Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 5th, especially cheap options for sale.

Oregon coach Chip Kelly has decided to remain a college coach after coming extremely close to accepting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offer to become a NFL head coach.

Joe Paterno, Penn State's former head football coach, died on Sunday, at the age of 85. He was battling lung cancer. Big Ten commissioner and several college head coaches have reacted to the news of Paterno's passing. Here are some of their statements as reported by NBC Sports:

Kristin Chenoweth, a Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning Broadway and TV actress, sang the National Anthem much better than Steven Tyler did before Sunday's big football games.

Paterno's name is tarnished – perhaps irredeemably.

Joe Paterno, the 85-year-old former Penn State coach who was battling lung cancer, died on Sunday, after suffering further health complications the day prior, the family told the media. Since news of Paterno's death began spreading on Sunday, Sandusky and Penn State officials have issued statements. Read the statements here.

The famed Penn State head football coach died on Sunday at State College Hospital due to complications from lung cancer.

Rick Perry suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination Thursday, ending one of the race's most bizarre and entertaining candidacies. But flash back to September, and nobody -- nobody -- would have predicted we'd see this day.

One of FIFA’s biggest sponsors is U.S. beer behemoth, Budweiser.

It appears that vaunted Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow isn't immune to injuries after all.

After a tumultuous recruitment process, quarterback Gunner Kiel is finally enrolled in college - except it's not the one he committed to.

The Broncos' quarterback was subjected to unnecessary scrutiny in 2011.

The San Francisco 49ers won a thrilling divisional playoff over the New Orleans Saints 36-32 on Saturday to reach the NFC Conference championship for the first time since the 1997 season.

Already, he is a polarizing figure, since many fans and media types resent his “goody-goody” imagE.