Articles filed under Football
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No quit in NU's SimpsonNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Leonard Simpson received the poem from a co-worker in 1988, when his son Eddie was still a toddler. Fifteen years later, as Eddie headed off to play linebacker at Northw...
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Williams' suspension over; Will he return to Dolphins?Nov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - DAVIE, Fla. -- Ricky Williams' suspension ended after more than 18 months when he was reinstated Wednesday by the NFL, and the winless Miami Dolphins might welcome him b...
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Let's see what Grossman can do with help from Olsen, HesterNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - No offense to Brian Griese, but even if he's healthy enough to play, Rex Grossman should get another long look as the Bears' starting quarterback, beginning with Sunday'...
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Ricky Williams reinstated, Dolphins get two-week roster exemptionNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Ricky Williams was reinstated by the NFL on Wednesday after being suspended for more than 18 months for violating the league's drug policy for the fourth time...
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Niners reach new depths with 7-game losing streakNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- For nine weeks now, 49ers coach Mike Nolan has been confronted by alarmingly low numbers after every outing by his struggling offense. One week it...
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Illini back to Juice to start the dayNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- When Illinois needed to get things done against a traditional Big Ten power, head coach Ron Zook and offensive coordinator Mike Locksley took the ball away ...
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Grossman will start Sunday in SeattleNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Saying that the only criterion that mattered was who gave the Bears a better chance to win Sunday against the Seahawks in Seattle, coach Lovie Smith named quarterback Re...
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Chiefs' Johnson still out with injuryNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - The swelling in Larry Johnson's injured right foot is subsiding, though not enough for the Kansas City Chiefs' running back to play this week against the Indianapolis Co...
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Jones to take plea deal in Las Vegas shootingNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones is prepared to take a plea deal that will get him probation in a Las Vegas strip club triple shoot...
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'Pacman' Jones likely to take plea deal in strip club triple shootingNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Suspended NFL player Adam "Pacman" Jones is expected to take a plea deal that will get him probation in return for testimony about a Las Vegas strip club tr...