Articles filed under Football
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NFL record-setter Slingin' Sammy Baugh dies at 94Dec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - LUBBOCK, Texas -- People never forgot Slingin' Sammy Baugh. Every day as many as four letters arrived at the West Texas ranch the pioneering quarterback called home. Bau...
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Briggs only Bear selected to Pro BowlDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - It wasn't long ago that Lance Briggs said he never wanted to play for the Bears again, but now he's the only Pro Bowl representative for a team that sent four players la...
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Saints' Bush out for seasonDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- Running back Reggie Bush will miss the final two games of the New Orleans Saints' season. Bush sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee du...
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Illinois linebacker leaves hospital after stabbingDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- University of Illinois linebacker Martez Wilson has left an Urbana hospital after surgery for two stab wounds. Illinois sports information director Kent Bro...
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JoePa gets extension at Penn State through 2011Dec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Just in time for Joe Paterno's 82nd birthday: a three-year contract extension. Give or take a year. A deal was struck with Penn State that will pro...
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Vick could be out of prison by Jan. 20Dec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Former NFL star Michael Vick could be out of federal prison and in a Virginia halfway house by Jan. 20, one of his attorneys told a federal bankruptcy judge Tuesday. Vic...
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'Just a toe,' but Forte knows it's crucialDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Rookie running back Matt Forte, who has accounted for an NFL-high 35.19 percent of his team's yards from scrimmage, said he expected to be 100 percent for Monday night's...
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NFC honors for Danieal ManningDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Danieal Manning of the Chicago Bears was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week after returning five kickoffs for 179 yards (35.8 yards per return), including the op...
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Orton just hasn't shown enough yetDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - As usual, the Bears' most pressing off-season evaluation will have to be at quarterback. It's like that for all teams that don't have a compelling one, and especially is...
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That's a first: A brotherly Pro BowlDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Peyton and Eli Manning were voted to the Pro Bowl on Tuesday, the first time quarterback-playing brothers have been chosen for the same all-star game. The In...