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Results tagged “scrap”

Why scrap the tuck rule now?

March 18: PFT Live: The NFL owners are meeting in Arizona this week to discuss potential rule changes for the upcoming season, and Peter King says the biggest topic of discussion will be the tuck rule. King says the rule is too difficult to see in real-time, making the official's job harder than it should be.  (NBC Sports)PFT Live: The NFL owners are meeting in Arizona this week to discuss potential rule changes for the upcoming season, and Peter King says the biggest topic of discussion will be the tuck rule. King says the rule is too difficult to see in real-time, making the official's job harder than it should be. (NBC Sports)

Doctor: Scrap football, save brains

Oct. 7: A New Hampshire school board member wants to shut down the high school football program, saying that football is too dangerous for high school boys. The board member, a retired physician, points to the risk of concussions and long-term brain injuries. His proposal has triggered a passionate debate. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports. (Nightly News)A New Hampshire school board member wants to shut down the high school football program, saying that football is too dangerous for high school boys. The board member, a retired physician, points to the risk of concussions and long-term brain injuries. His proposal has triggered a passionate debate. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports. (Nightly News)

Time to scrap the kneel-down?

Sept. 19: Pro Football Talk: Erik Kuselias and Mike Florio discuss Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' opinion that the NFL should do away with the kneel-down play, and whether it's a more practical solution to the kneel-down controversy. (NBC Sports)Pro Football Talk: Erik Kuselias and Mike Florio discuss Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' opinion that the NFL should do away with the kneel-down play, and whether it's a more practical solution to the kneel-down controversy. (NBC Sports)

Art created from scrap metal in Philippines

July 20: A welder in the Philippines finds a new career creating artwork with nuts, bolts and various pieces of scrap metal. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. A welder in the Philippines finds a new career creating artwork with nuts, bolts and various pieces of scrap metal. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

Barge goes from scrap to reef

Aug. 2: Teams sink a barge to help create a new artificial reef off the Florida coast. WESH's Claire Metz reports. Teams sink a barge to help create a new artificial reef off the Florida coast. WESH's Claire Metz reports. (NBC News)

HMS Invincible sold for scrap

Dec. 1: The aircraft carrier Invincible, Britain's flagship vessel in the Falklands war, has been put up for sale to raise money in the face of impending military budget cuts. NBC's Brian Williams reports.  (Nightly News)The aircraft carrier Invincible, Britain's flagship vessel in the Falklands war, has been put up for sale to raise money in the face of impending military budget cuts. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Did Clinton ask Meek to scrap Fla. Senate bid?

Oct. 29: Conflicting reports suggest former President Bill Clinton asked fellow Democrat Kendrick Meek to drop out of the Sunshine State's heated three-way race. NBC's Savannah Guthrie reports. Conflicting reports suggest former President Bill Clinton asked fellow Democrat Kendrick Meek to drop out of the Sunshine State's heated three-way race. NBC's Savannah Guthrie reports. 

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