Articles filed under Football
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Not everyone on Bears happy to see Benson leaveJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The people at Halas Hall who were closest to Cedric Benson expressed their feelings about him Wednesday, two days after he was released following a pair of recent alcoho...
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Forte jumps right in with first teamJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Rookie running back Matt Forte worked with the first team at Wednesday's OTA, during which the Bears were short-handed at the position. Veteran Adrian Peterson, the most...
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Ravens' Ogden poised to end 12-year careerJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Jonathan Ogden is expected to announce his retirement Thursday, ending a stellar career with the Baltimore Ravens in which the left offensive tackle...
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Jewelry heist nets Super Bowl ringsJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- Thieves broke into a jewelry company over the weekend and stole up to $2 million in gold, gems and other valuables, including Super Bowl rings made f...
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Bad guys OK; they just can't be the wrong onesJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Jerry Angelo is being hammered for populating the Bears' roster with bad guys like Cedric Benson. This stirs memories of a conversation I had while working in Rockford d...
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Forte says he's ready to run with No. 1 roleJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - With the sudden exit of Cedric Benson, rookie Matt Forte will go to training camp as the team's de facto featured running back. And that's just fine with the second-roun...
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Burress won't practice without a new contractJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress is refusing to practice because the Super Bowl champions haven't renegotiated his contract. Burres...
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Bears release Cedric BensonJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Another No. 1 bites the dust. Despite his lofty draft status and the $13 million he received in guaranteed bonus money, the Bears decided Monday afternoon that running b...
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T.O. misses random drug testJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - IRVING, Texas -- Terrell Owens acknowledged Monday having missed a random drug test several weeks ago, blaming it on a "communication problem involving cell phone number...
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Benson too clueless to even take advantage of 2nd chanceJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The only one who didn't see this coming was Cedric Benson -- and he might have, too, had he just opened his eyes. After the controversial early May boating arrest, Bears...