Articles filed under Football
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Bears grab receiver, defensive tackleApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - The Bears started the second day of the draft by added a record-setting wide receiver to bolster their weak offense, and then took a gamble to provide depth on the defen...
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Better late than neverApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Rashard Mendenhall picked an apt place for his NFL draft party. Family and friends showed up at the House of Blues in Chicago anticipating an early celebration, but Mend...
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Bears' Forte: running gameApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Matt Forte, the Bears' second-round draft pick, seems more like a replacement for running back Cedric Benson than a complement. Not just because the 6-foot-1, 217-pound ...
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Trade-seekers couldn't force Bears' handApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Bears GM Jerry Angelo entertained the notion of trading down in the first round Saturday when three offensive tackles they liked were all available -- Chris Williams, Br...
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Bears' second-day picksApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Round 3, 70th pick overall Earl Bennett, WR, 5-11½, 209, Vanderbilt Caught 236 career passes, more than anyone in Southeast Conference history before leaving school...
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Bears address their greatest needApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - With their first draft pick the Bears addressed their greatest need. They selected Vanderbilt's Chris Williams 14th overall in the hope that he can step into the startin...
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Elgin's Kim to be new AD at Grayslake C.Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - For four seasons Tom Kim taught his Elgin football team to face new challenges. When given the opportunity to face a new challenge himself, Kim felt compelled to heed hi...
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'Pacman' deal awaits approvalApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - IRVING, Texas -- The complicated deal to get Adam "Pacman" Jones to the Dallas Cowboys was finished Saturday night. Now it's up to the suspended cornerback to make the ...
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A draft day filled with uncertaintyApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The NFL got one thing right Saturday: the top six picks in this year's draft were the six players the league invited to New York for the event. No one had to...
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NFL draft: The Long and Long of itApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Things were going so normally, so predictably at Saturday's NFL draft. All six players the league invited to the festivities hit the stage in the first half-...