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2:15 PM After San Francisco 49ers QB Alex Smith said that Cam Newton's stats with the Carolina Panthers weren't impressive because he didn't win, Newton's teammate Jon Beason responded that Smith would have been cut had Peyton Manning joined the 49ers.

2:00 PM The Minneapolis City Council gave final approval Friday for public funding of a new Minnesota Vikings stadium.

1:45 PM Jeff Van Gundy on the Orlando Magic firing his brother Stan: "To hide behind the fact or try to make everyone believe that Dwight Howard didn't have a part in this is absurd." Jeff also added that Magic CEO Alex Martins "doesn't know one thing about basketball".

1:30 PM Ex-NFL kicker Mike Vanderjagt has been suspended from his job as a part time coach for a Marco Island, Florida middle school for allegedly grabbing a student by the throat who had been taunting him.