Los Angeles County Coroner’s office revealed that former all-pro football player turned actor and commercial pitchman Bubba Smith died of acute drug intoxication, along with a heart condition.The autopsy found that Smith, who died at the age of 66, on Aug. 3at his Baldwin Hills home, had phentermine,which is a weight-loss drug, in his system. Coroner’s officials [...]
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A couple of interesting historical sidelights to the NFL playoffs this weekend. While watching the Cardinals-Saints game today, a graphic was flashed on the screen comparing the number of Superbowl appearances for the Cards and Saints combined: 1 (Arizona lost the Superbowl last year). The comparison was with the combined number of Superbowl appearances between [...]
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