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Kids wanting to be just like their athletic heroes is nothing new, but a Pop Warner football coach emulating the New Orleans Saints' "Bountygate" program, where players were paid extra to injure members of the other team? That's a twist. A very upsetting twist, if you ask the parents of the 10- and 11-year-olds who got the short end of this deal.

Reports made earlier last week allege that Darren Crawford, head coach of the Tustin Pee Wee Red Cobras, offered his players cash bonuses up to $50 for the "hit of the game," sometimes awarding even more if the opposing team's best player was hit so hard he had to leave the game.

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Bailey and Myers Leonard are brothers. They've been through a lot, the loss of their father, the hard times making ends meet, and the separation when Bailey went to Afghanistan. They haven't seen in each other in a while. But that's all about to change in this emotional reunion.

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Most of us have heard of swimming with the dolphins, but this is surfing with the dolphins! A group of surfers in the waters off Sydney’s Bondi Beach got to experience surfing with several dolphins this past Tuesday.

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It's officially fall and time to get into the high school football spirit! There are plenty of big games to go around in East Texas. Here’s a few big stories to look at from our friends at ETSN.fm:

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In a desperate situation where a man is faced with the decision to either seek out immediate medical attention or watch his pregnant girlfriend give birth in the backseat of his car, the only available option is to -- you guessed it -- pull into a NASCAR Speedway.

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Cheerleaders in Kountze (Texas) have been told to stop putting Bible verses on banners for high school football games. The Texas Association of School Boards this week told the Kountze Independent School District that the signs are not allowed.

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We're full blown into the high school football season, and there are plenty of big games to go around in East Texas. Here’s a few big stories to look at from our friends at ETSN.fm:

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It's all over the Internet and sports talk shows today -- should Seattle Seahawks receiver Golden Tate be suspended after the hit he made on Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee in Sunday's game?

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Attention all Nascar fans, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was on "CBS This Morning," and he read a note to his 16 year-old self,  advising him on  racing, family and confidence. The letter is extremely moving, emotional and inspiring, and I thought I would pass it on to you!

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The City of Longview Partners in Prevention’s Mentoring Advisory Council and Friends of Partners in Prevention are sponsoring the Second Annual Drive to Inspire Golf Challenge. This event benefits the Partners in Prevention Mentoring Program.

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Julian Connerton, a football player on the Egg Harbor City Crusaders in New Jersey, wanted to show support for his mother as she battles breast cancer by wearing pink gloves during his game. When Connerton's coach told him he could not play if he wore the pink gloves rather than the required black last Saturday night, he promptly quit.

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How do you ruin a night in which you hit three home runs? Lose your wallet. How do you get it back? Twitter.

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