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NFL players have been reporting to training camps around the country this week. Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis joins Robert Siegel to discuss what's in store for the upcoming football season.

On YouTube a pair of video game "sportscasters" have more subscribers than ESPN. It begs the question, are we entering the era of virtual spectator sports?

Michele Norris talks to Paula Lavigne about her recent report for ESPN's Outside the Lines. In that story, "What's Lurking In Your Stadium Food," Lavigne examined the health inspection reports for all the stadiums used by the NBA, NHL, NFL and Major League Baseball.

Catalonia becomes Spain's first mainland region to ban bullfighting after a heated debate that pitted the rights of animals against preserving a pillar of traditional culture.

Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer discusses the 1968 baseball season -- one of the last seasons to be called a "Year of the Pitcher." He also talks about whether this year is another year of dominance for pitchers.

A judge has ruled that cheerleading is not a real sport, defeating a college's attempt to get around Title IX rules for female participation in sports. But what about the 64,000 high school girls who are on competitive "spirit squads" -- are they not athletes?

The decision comes 21 months after Diego Maradona began his erratic coaching term and a little more than three weeks after Argentina was eliminated from World Cup with a 4-0 loss to Germany.

The Pro Bowl safety for the Oakland Raiders, a crushing tackler, delivered the hit that paralyzed wide receiver Darryl Stingley in a 1978 NFL preseason game. Football's rules changed as a result. Tatum never came to terms with the notoriety that surrounded him.

Judges have lifted a guardianship order imposed on 14-year-old Laura Dekker last year after she said she wanted to set sail alone around the world.

Some of the billion brought in by the 2010 World Cup is helping fund community programs in Africa. But FIFA, the organization that governs world soccer, hasn't managed to deliver fully on its pledge. Despite its name, the 20 Centers for 2010 program will not be completed by the end of this year -- or even 2011.