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Eric Johnson, NFL Tight End, Engaged to Jessica Simpson
By Michael Katz - AOL NewsEric Johnson, NFL tight end of yore, was a mediocre football player. But he played football nonetheless, thus qualifying him to date singer turned singer/actress Jessica Simpson. Now, after a six month drive down the gridiron of love, the couple is punching the relationship football into the end zone of monogamy. Those are complicated football metaphors to mean they were dating and now are engaged. With the sports aspect handled, I'll get out of the way. Take it from here, People Magazine. The couple began dating in May, after being introduced by friends. Ever since, they have been spotted ...
Georgia's GOP Governor Primary on Tuesday Likely to Produce a Run-Off
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe fight for the GOP gubernatorial nomination in Georgia appears headed for a run-off election as a pair of new polls suggest that any one of three contenders in Tuesday's upcoming primary is in striking distance of finishing in the top two, but short of the necessary majority to win it all. A Rasmussen Reports poll conducted July 13 has former Rep. Nathan Deal and former Secretary of State Karen Handel tied at 25 percent each, with Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine at 20 percent. Former state Sen. Eric Johnson appears out of the running at 13 percent with 3 percent preferring some other ...
Report: Former NFL Tight End Eric Johnson, Jessica Simpson Dating
By FanHouse Staff - AOL NewsApparently, Jessica Simpson finds NFL players too irresistible. According to TMZ, Simpson is dating 29-year-old former San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints tight end Eric Johnson. Johnson played his college ball at Yale University and last played in the National Football League in 2007 for the Saints. He began his career with the 49ers in 2001. His best season came in 2004 when he had 825 yards receiving and two touchdowns. The two have been apparently courting one another since May of 2010. Simpson has been down this path before. In 2009 she was dumped by Dallas Cowboys beau Tony ...
Former Rep. Deal Leads Other GOP Hopefuls in Georgia Governor Matchups
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFormer GOP Rep. Nathan Deal makes the best showing of the Republican hopefuls lining up to face off against the likely Democratic choice, Roy Barnes, in the Georgia governor's race, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted April 22. Deal leads Barnes, who served one term as governor from 1999 to 2003, by 56 percent to 39 percent, with 7 percent preferring another candidate and 8 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4.5 points. Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine leads Barnes by a statistically insignificant 45 percent to 43 percent, with 6 percent preferring someone else and 6 ...
Democrat Barnes Running Competitively Against All Rivals in Ga. Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyDemocrat Roy Barnes, the former governor of Georgia, is running within the margin of error of all potential Republican rivals in his race to reclaim his old job, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted April 5-7. Barnes leads state Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine 45 percent to 42 percent with 13 percent undecided, (The margin of error for all the match-ups is 4 points). Barnes leads former Rep. Nathan Deal 44 percent to 42 percent with 14 percent undecided. Barnes leads former Secretary of State Karen Handel 44 percent to 43 percent with 13 percent undecided. ...
Democrat's Barnes Running Evenly with GOP Hopefuls in Ga. Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyDemocrat Roy Barnes, the former governor of Georgia, is running even or within the margin of error of all potential Republican rivals in his race to reclaim his old job, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 17. The margin of errror is 4.5 points for all match-ups. Barnes is tied at 41 percent with state Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, who was leading the Republican field in a late February survey by Public Policy Polling. Six percent preferred another candidate and 11 percent were undecided. Rep. Nathan Deal leads Barnes 43 percent to 40 percent with 5 percent preferring ...
Democrat's Barnes Trailing Most GOP Governor Hopefuls in Georgia
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThree of the four Republicans seeking the GOP's nod for Governor have moved ahead of the Democrat likely to get his party's nomination, former Gov. Roy Barnes, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Feb. 17. Barnes was in statistical ties with the three in Rasmussen's January poll. State Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine leads Barnes, who served one term as governor between 1999 and 2003 before being defeated for re-election, 45 percent to 37 percent with 7 percent preferring another candidate and 10 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4.5 points. Nine-term Rep. Nathan ...
ESPN's Draft Coverage Is Disappointing
By Adam Gretz - AOL NewsAnother NFL draft has come and gone, and it's possible that you spent much of your weekend glued to a television set laughing at the Raiders and screaming for your team to find the next Tom Brady at the bottom of the sixth-round. If you're like me, you live in an area of the country where your only option for draft day coverage is ESPN's wire-to-wire mayhem. If you happened to miss the draft, or watched it on the NFL Network, here's what you missed.Apparently, only the first round matters: Make no mistake, the NFL draft is an important weekend for the 32 franchises fighting for Super Bowl ...
Saints-Giants Jeremy Shockey Trade Coming?
By Michael David Smith - AOL NewsPeter King drops an intriguing nugget into his Monday Morning Quarterback column today:I think, Giant beat writers, you might sniff around this one: New Orleans is not through trying to acquire Jeremy Shockey.Although I would add that Saints beat writers -- not to mention, you know, King himself -- ought to be sniffing around as well, the idea that the Giants will trade Jeremy Shockey and that the Saints are the most likely destination has been around for most of the NFL off-season and is not going away. For the Giants, it makes sense because they didn't seem to miss Shockey late in the season ...
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