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Apple has pulled its much-derided "Genius Bar" television commercials, which had been running during the 2012 London Olympics.

The Dallas Cowboys expect to compete for an NFC East title in 2012 with a revamped defense. Do they have enough to win their division?

Sanya Richards-Ross, the wife of Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Aaron Ross, took home the gold medal in the 400-meters at the Olympics in London. Richards-Ross's win comes four years after an emotional loss left her unsatisfied with an Olympic bronze medal.

Harper Gruzins, the 11-year-old girl who sang the U.S. national anthem at a Major League Soccer game last weekend, has come under fire across the country for her version of the song. Given the difficultly singers have with the song, some sports fans are wondering why it is performed so often in the first place.

Curtis Martin and Cortez Kennedy -- as well as Jack Butler, Dermontti Dawson, Chris Doleman, and Willie Roaf -- will be honored at the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshirement ceremony to air on ESPN and the NFL Network Saturday at 7 p.m. EDT.

The existence of Rule 40 tells says the IOC thinks that Twitter is solely a marketing tool, and not a tool for communication and storytelling. In this way, the athletes likely understand Twitter significantly more than the IOC members.

The global marketing chief for General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) was ousted because of an expensive, poorly negotiated deal with Manchester United, the world's most popular soccer club, according to a report.

Tech giant, Apple launched a new ad campaign during the Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremony featuring three separate commercials that seem to have earned more criticism than goodwill.

Here is a preview of the 2012 New York Giants Depth Chart as they head into training camp.

A lengthy suspension of Dez Bryant by Roger Goodell could hurt the Cowboys in 2012.

The Patriots defense will be much improved in 2012

Ace Metrix looked at every national commercial released from January 2011 through March 2012, a total of more than 6,500 ads, to measure the effectiveness of humor in advertising. It found the best-liked ads may not be the most effective.

The Saints were able to sign their disgruntled franchise QB before the Monday deadline for a price that both parties should be happy with.

Brees has reportedly stated he won't show up to training camp if the Saints don't offer him a long term deal. New Orleans risks alienating not only their best player, but one of the game's best leaders at a time when that's exactly what they need.

The New Orleans Saints 2012 NFL season will be getting off to a running start - literally. The Sept. 8 matchup between the Saints and the Washington Redskins will be preceded by the Ochsner Back To Football 5K, a 5K race to benefit the 2013 New Orleans Super Bowl XLVII Host Committee.

Sean Payton and his wife, Beth, filed for divorce in June.

Here are five under-the-radar players that could do big things for New York in 2012:

Apple wants to protect us from Big Brother, and it has invented a useful clone making technology to do so. The patent, which is designed to throw government agencies and businesses off the scent of individual, private citizens, describes a unique method to help users keep their personal information hidden in cyberspace by creating false clones of personal information, which are stored and executed via your iCloud ID.

The Bills spent major money and picks on improving the defense. Can it get them into the promised land.

The Eagles are counting on big production from some lesser known players to make an impact for them this year.

Prolific sports artist LeRoy Neiman died on Wednesday, June 20 at the age of 91. While no details of how he died were provided, his New York-based publicist confirmed Neiman's death to the Associated Press.