Articles filed under Football
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Illinois' QB Juice Williams picks up his game at perfect timeDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Here's the old New Year's Eve tradition in Juice Williams' family: According to Illinois' sophomore quarterback, they count down the final secon...
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Hester to the rescue … againDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Short bite: Four words: Thank you, Devin Hester. Had to ask bite: Two wins in a row for the first time all season. Where, oh where, was this kind of performance during t...
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Paterno, 81, already looking forward to 2008Dec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Paterno, 81, already looking forward to 2008 One of college football's poster boys for stability has outlasted yet another coach. After a stinging 24-17 defeat to Penn S...
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Hester rips apart Saints in another amazing performanceDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - The Bears received a gift when New Orleans punter Steve Weatherford mistakenly punted to Devin Hester early in the third quarter Sunday. And Hester did the same thing lo...
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Dolphins GM Mueller fired as Parcells begins shakeupDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - DAVIE, Fla. -- Bill Parcells' shakeup of the Miami Dolphins began Monday with the firing of general manager Randy Mueller. Assistant director of player personnel Mike Ba...
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Hester leads NFL-record year for kickoff and punt returnsDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Devin Hester continues to break NFL kick return records, and he's not the only one. There have been 25 kickoff returns for touchdowns and a combined 42 kicko...
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Greetings from Beverly HillsDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - For guys in my generation, "Beverly Hills Cop" serves as one of the seminal movies of young adulthood. While the 1984 Eddie Murphy action/comedy vehicle isn't necessaril...
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Levy steps down as Bills' GMDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Marv Levy stepped down as the Buffalo Bills general manager Monday, confident he has the team headed in the right direction despite a second consec...
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Alabama edges Colorado in Independence BowlDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - SHREVEPORT, La. -- John Parker Wilson completed 13 of his first 15 passes for 185 yards and 3 touchdowns and Alabama raced to a 4-touchdown lead, then held off Colorado ...
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Ravens fire Billick after 5-11 finishDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Brian Billick was fired as coach of the Baltimore Ravens on Monday, less than a day after his team concluded a disappointing 5-11 season. Players we...