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Cops: Missing Thurman Thomas Statue Located
Cops: Missing Thurman Thomas Statue Located
Filed under: Talk Sports , Exclusives UPDATE: TMZ just received the following statement from Thurman Thomas -- the real Thurman Thomas, not the wooden statue version: "I'm grateful for Orchard Park Police Dept for finding my carving, and I'm glad no Cleveland Browns fans took it and ...  ...
The Thurman Thomas Crowne Affair
The Thurman Thomas Crowne Affair
sportscracklepop.com — Remember when Thurman Thomas lost his helmet before the Superbowl? This is worse. The Bills have apparently... lost his entire body : A statue of former Buffalo Bills running back Thurman Thomas was stolen from outside Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the Bills. The life-size statue, ... (more) The Thurman Thomas Crowne Affair
The Case of the Missing Thurman Thomas Statue
The Case of the Missing Thurman Thomas Statue
sportingnews.com — Things are not good for the Bills right now. As if losing to the Browns and Derek... "2-for-17" Anderson wasn't enough, a giant statue of Bills legend Thurman Thomas has gone missing. Because an 8-foot tall tree statue weighing more than 1,000 ... (more) The Case of the Missing Thurman Thomas Statue
Cuff ‘Em: Punks Rip Off Thurman Thomas Wood Carving Statue, Possibly Drunk!
Cuff ‘Em: Punks Rip Off Thurman Thomas Wood Carving Statue, Possibly Drunk!
bustedcoverage.com — Buffalo media outlets are in a frenzy this week after news broke of someone ripping off a... Thurman Thomas wood carving statue that just made its world debut on Sunday before the Bills-Browns tilt. TV stations have their senior correspondents on the story. On the radio side you have DJ Jickster ... (more) Cuff ‘Em: Punks Rip Off Thurman Thomas Wood ...
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The Thurman Thomas Crown Affair
Sports Radio Interviews — ... to be a ransom for the statue!  My friends and I have done some stupid stuff when we were younger (like stealing Domino’s drivers cars as they always left them running, going to people’s windows and changing their channel with the local cable remote which always freaked them out, and the usual drunken chicanery), but nothing this monumental.  I hope they never get caught and use the statue as a coat hanger and a way to get chicks over their house. (Update:  Dammit, the statue has been found) Thurman Thomas joined ...

Thurman Thomas statue missing, then returned.
Clubhouse Cancer — ... A 1000 pound chain saw carving of former Buffalo Bills running back Thurman Thomas is missing from a parking lot across from Ralph Wilson stadium Monday, a day after it was unveiled. Luckily, TMZ is reporting that a Canadian dude called the artist to inform her he had it because he was rescuing it from ‘B-LO’ hooligans who were trying to light it on fire. Whew. That was close. To think what the world almost lost. I personally think ‘chain saw sculptery’ has a long way to go. ...

Terror Alert Level Lowered: The Thurman Thomas Tree Has Been Recovered [Nfl]
Deadspin — ... The sculpture, part of a fundraising series after a 2006 blizzard felled thousands of trees, was unveiled before yesterday's Bills game. It's 8½ feet tall and weighs half a ton, and required a crane to set up. But after the game it was nowhere to be found. After losing 6-3 to the Browns, can you blame wooden Thurman for fleeing the vicinity? ...

NUTS & BOLTS: LIONS NEED TALENT, BENGALS NEED FANS
BigLeagueScrew — ... performance. (The Star-Ledger) Roger Goodell warns superstar meddler Deion Sanders. (SF Chronicle) Mets’ Jose Reyes to have hamstring surgery “within the week”. (NY Post) 20-year old righty, Jenrry Mejia emerges as the Mets’ top pitching prospect. (NY Daily News) Inside Edition investigates hotel privacy in wake of Eric Andrews video. (FanHouse) Cops: Missing Thurman Thomas statue located. (TMZ) Attention HS athletes, always play until you hear the whistle. Crazy finish at MI ...

UPDATE: Thurman Thomas Statue Found
TheScore.com Blog — ... If you caught the Link Dump this morning-- or any of a million different websites, it turns out-- you'd have read the story of the Thurman Thomas statue that went missing from outside Ralph Wilson Stadium after it's unveiling on Sunday. Well, it turns out, according to TMZ, via ...

Back on Track!
Never on Injured Reserve — ... ) Crisis averted, the Thurman Thomas statue has been located. ( TMZ ) There's this thing called Women in Sports Awards and a few of them are easy on the eyes. ( ...

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idiotsonsports.com 10/14/2009 — Photo: AP The great case of the missing Thurman Thomas statue has been solved . I suddenly feel A LOT better about the whole Ernie Davis statue fiasco.
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