Archive for July 11th, 2009
Businessman repays man’s debt to Brady (AP)
A convicted bank robber who says he had to panhandle to repay a debt to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has had his debt erased by a local businessman. Dennis Paiva was ordered by a court to pay $4,000 after selling Brady's expensive flower boxes for scrap metal, mistakenly believing they'd been put behind [...]
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McNair remembered as ‘hero,’ ‘legend’ (AP)
Titans quarterback Vince Young didn't expect to speak Saturday during his mentor's funeral. He wound up summing up the emotional day with just a few words. "Steve was like a hero to me, and heroes are not supposed to die," Young said before stopping to rub his eyes as he talked about the man he [...]
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Thousands flock to McNair’s funeral (AP)
Thousands turned out in Tennessee to say goodbye to Steve McNair, and people in his native state were doing the same Sunday to give the ex-NFL quarterback one of the biggest funerals in recent Mississippi history. "We're going to have church this morning, and we're going to praise God for Steve's life," said gospel singer [...]
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