Articles filed under Football
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Could BCS adopt playoff plan?Apr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - PASADENA, Calif. -- The BCS could decide to adopt parts of the playoff plan proposed by the Mountain West Conference, even as the group seems unlikely to scrap its curre...
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Panthers extend Delhomme through 2014Apr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers have signed Jake Delhomme to a five-year extension that keeps their quarterback under contract through the 2014 season. Details ...
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Forte, Tillman receive Piccolo Award honorsApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Running back Matt Forte and cornerback Charles Tillman were honored by the Bears Thursday as the winners of the 2008 Brian Piccolo Award. Since 1971, the Bears have give...
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Goodell: Vick's ticket back is 'genuine remorse'Apr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - LEXINGTON, Va. -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says Michael Vick has paid a significant price for doing an "egregious thing" and will have to show genuine remorse and ...
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Offensive linemen run aground with character issuesApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Once you get past the top two players in this year's NFL draft group of offensive linemen, the position is filled with land mines. It's not just Alabama's Andre Smith, w...
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Really? QB not an issue? This can't beApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The Bears conducted a media briefing Tuesday in advance of this weekend's NFL draft. For a change, quarterback wasn't an issue. That's like breakfast suddenly not being ...
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Early money has Bears betting on receiverApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - It's not a sure bet that the Bears will use their first draft pick (No. 49 overall) on a wide receiver, but that's where the smart money is. Devin Hester has become the ...
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Lions expect deal with top pick before draftApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions are avoiding even subtle hints about who they will take No. 1 overall. Lions general manager Martin Mayhew, though, said Tuesday t...
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'Refrigerator' Perry hospitalized in S. CarolinaApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Chicago Bears defensive lineman William "The Refrigerator" Perry is in serious condition at a South Carolina hospital, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. Perry, 46, was ...
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NIU's Baker set to receive ICBA honors SaturdayApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - DEKALB - Bill Baker, the radio play-by-play voice of the Northern Illinois Huskies for the past 29 years, will be inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Associati...