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Bruce Ciskie
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NFL
by Bruce Ciskie Filed under: Browns , Buccaneers , Colts , Lions , Ravens , Saints , NFL Fans , NFL Live Blogging We still have two unbeatens in the NFL, New Orleans and Indianapolis. The Saints visit Tampa, so they shouldn't be threatened, but the Colts have a doozy of a game at Baltimore. Meanwhile, it's a clash of titans in Detroit, as the 1- ...
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Chris Burke
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NFL
NFL FanHouse Podcast: The Debut
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by Chris Burke Filed under: NFL Podcast Fashionably late is better than unfashionably absent. It's not a pretty motto (you might prefer "It's better late than never"), but it holds true for our NFL FanHouse podcast, which gets off the ground this week. In the inaugural run, Matt Snyder and Chris Burke tackle some pressing Week 10 topics -- like ...
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Knox Bardeen
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Fantasy Football Fanhouse
Injuries to Watch: Week 11
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by Knox Bardeen Filed under: NFL Injury Report Whether it's torn, sprained, broken or just needs to be taped, Injuries to Watch will keep you up to date on injuries around the NFL and how they'll affect your fantasy football team. Quarterback o. Ben Roethlisberger , Steelers - Roethlisberger is not listed on the injury report, but he sat out ...
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Digg.com
NFL tailgating policies won't affect "real" fans
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When the Philadelphia Eagles have an in-stadium jail, all 32 teams allow text messages about unruly fans, the NFL has adopted a Fan Code of Conduct, and some stadiums (including the Houston Texans and the famously rowdy Oakland Raiders) have adopted the NFL's 20-ounce beer limit, it is time to admit there is a problem with fan behavior at games.
Yahoo! Sports
Is there still a "code" in the NFL?
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For his new book, " The Code ", Ross Bernstein talked to dozens of current and former NFL players and...
Awful Announcing
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AwfulAnnouncing
Your Week Eleven NFL Announcing Schedule And Broadcast Maps
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Thanks as always to The506.com for the broadcast maps.... NFL Network Thursday Night Football: Miami Dolphins at Carolina Panthers (Bob Papa, Matt Millen) NBC Sunday Night Football: Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears (Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth) ESPN Monday Night Football: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans (Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon ...
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Azcentral.com
NFL fines Cardinals' Dockett for Hasselbeck incident
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The NFL has fined Darnell Dockett $7,500, technically for roughing the passer on Sunday in the Cardinals' 31-20 win over Seattle.
Ryan Wilson
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Back Porch FanHouse
Obama, NFL Players Take on Kids in Tag Football Game at White House
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by Ryan Wilson Filed under: Current Events , NFL Under the guise of the United We Serve initiative, President Barack Obama teamed up with Drew Brees , Troy Polamalu and DeMarcus Ware to school a bunch of kids in tag football on the White House's South Lawn. All in the name of stressing the importance of fitness for America's youth. Via the press ...
Will Brinson
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Back Porch FanHouse
Hauscast Talks NFL With Cowboy Lifer Daryl 'Moose' Johnston
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by Will Brinson Filed under: Podcast , NFL The FanHouse Podcast : Because bloggers are much sexier on the phone. Daryl Johnston played his entire NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys, and he currently covers the NFC for Fox on Sundays. So who better to talk to about the current state of the NFC and the Cowboys' place in it? Thanks to the kind ...
Matt Snyder
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Fantasy Football Fanhouse
Fantasy Cram Session: Run, Ricky, Run
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by Matt Snyder Filed under: NFL Waiver Wire , NFL Injury Report , Podcasts , NFL Start 'Em Sit 'Em We're back. It's "Run, Ricky, Run!" Week here at Fantasy FanHouse, as we witnessed Ricky Williams thrust himself into the ranks of other must-start running backs. First, Ronnie Brown went down for the season, next Ricky provided fantasy owners with ...
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Can't Stop The Bleeding
Formerly Toothless Labor Union : Out With The NFL’s Skull Doc
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Sorry, I just can’t get enough of using the phrase, “skull doc” Barely a week goes by without the New York Times’ Allan Schwartz reporting on findings that draw ties between NFL head injuries and one-way tickets to Vegetable City . On Friday, Schwartz reports the NFLPA, less than alarmed when Gene Upshaw was running the ...
Yardbarker
The QBs of the 2007 NFL Draft: The Worst Single Position of Any NFL Draft Class Ever?
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Do the 11 quarterbacks taken during 2007 NFL Draft, headlined by first rounders JaMarcus Russell and Brady Quinn, comprise the worst single position from any draft class ever? The evidence is pretty damning.
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The deal has the Rangers sending Kevin Millwood to the Mets, who would trade second baseman Luis Castillo the Cubs. To complete the trade, the Cubs would send Milton Bradley to the Rangers.
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Chicagotribune.com
Cubs exploring Bradley deal for Castillo
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The Cubs continue trying to find ways to move Milton Bradley in packages that would bring them second baseman Luis Castillo from the Mets. The latest, according to sources, is a three-team deal with the Rangers that would send send the Rangers' No. 1 starter, Kevin Millwood, to New York.
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The Magic shoot 64% of their shots from long range, and 27% near the basket. That's a pretty interesting stat seeing that they have Dwight Howard hulking down low.
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Michael David Smith
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MMA
UFC 106: Preview and Predictions on Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin 2
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by Michael David Smith Filed under: UFC UFC 106 went from one of the biggest pay-per-view cards of the year to one of the weakest when UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar had to pull out of his fight with Shane Carwin . But you'll still get some good fights if you purchase the pay-per-view on Saturday night, and we've got the full preview of ...
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Www.theboxingbulletin.com
British Scene: Rendall Munroe vs Simone Maludrottu Preview
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Matt Chudley previews tonight's European 122 pound title match-up between champion Rendall Munroe and challenger Simone Maludrottu. The boxing binman Rendall Munroe returns to action tonight in a mandatory defense of his European Super-Bantamweight title against former world title challenger Simone Maludrottu, in a fight that doubles as an ...
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Michelle Smith
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NBA
by Michelle Smith Filed under: Kings , WNBA The WNBA announced Friday afternoon that the Sacramento Monarchs, one of the league's original eight franchises, are folding and that the league is actively pursuing an ownership group for the team in the San Francisco Bay area in time for the 2010 season. Joe and Gavin Maloof, who also own the NBA's ...
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by Holly Cain Filed under: Jimmie Johnson , Hendrick Motorsports HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Two days before he attempts to wrap up a historic fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, Jimmie Johnson has announced a contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports that will keep the champ driving the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet through the 2015 season. " ...
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Joost
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The Pit Stop
Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, and a whole mess load of other news.
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For the race on Sunday it was Jimmie Johnson picked up the poll for this event with a sped of 173.919MPH. Sitting along side of him will be Scott Speed. Mark Martin will be starting 4th. Jimmie Johnson has signed on with Hendrick Motorsports through 2015. Jeff Gordon is going to be racing until at the end of the 2013 season. Kasey Kahne may ...
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FanHouse Newswire
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Soccer FanHouse
by FanHouse Newswire Filed under: FIFA World Cup LONDON (AP) -- Thierry Henry denied Friday that he was a cheat but said the "fairest solution" would be to replay the France-Ireland World Cup playoff that was decided by his handball. Henry set up the deciding goal for William Gallas by controlling the ball with his hand in Wednesday's 1-1 draw ...
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Kevin Blackistone
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Kevin Blackistone FanHouse
Beautiful Game Ruined by Ugliness
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by Kevin Blackistone Filed under: Soccer The World Cup is fixed. But in the outrage from the illegal handball seen 'round the world (but not by the referees) Wednesday by France's superstar Thierry Henry, which earned the French team a plane ride to South Africa over Ireland for next summer's global soccer scrum, the small fact about the manner ...
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STUART CONDIE
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Wash Post Sports
FIFA: No replay for France-Ireland WCup qualifier
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LONDON -- FIFA rejected Ireland's request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on Friday, while Thierry Henry said a rematch would be "the fairest solution" to resolve the furor over his extra-time hand ball that set up the deciding goal.
BBC Sport
France reject Irish replay hopes
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The French Football Federation turns down the Republic of Ireland's request for a replay of their controversial World Cup play-off game.
USATODAY.com Soccer
FIFA hands out ruling: No replay for Irish of Cup qualifier
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FIFA rejected Ireland's request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on Friday, but Thierry Henry said a rematch ...
Yardbarker
Worst Calls of All Time from Rumors & Rants
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Ireland got the shaft in the recent World Cup qualifier when French star Thierry Henry 's obvious handball wasn't called by the referees. The controversy led to this week's Gillette Fusion Power blog post by Rumors & Rants , recalling some other terrible officiating from other sports. Here's a sample: Jeffrey Maier’s Catch: ...
Footynut
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FootyBlog.net
Should France V Rep.Ireland Be Replayed? Is Henry Sorry?
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Many people have been calling for the France v Rep. Ireland game to be replayed, but I’m not too sure if this will be possible. Sure, I think the game wasn’t fair and France don’t deserve to go to the World Cup, but I’m not sure if you can simply decide to replay this match [...]
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FIFA: No replay for France-Ireland WCup qualifier
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LONDON — FIFA rejected Ireland's request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on Friday, while Thierry Henry said a rematch would be "the fairest solution" to resolve the furor over his extra-time hand ball that set up the deciding goal.
RTÉ Sport
Hooray, Henry and Keane call for replay
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France captain Thierry Henry has admitted replaying the World Cup qualification play-off against the Republic of Ireland would be ‘the fairest solution', with Ireland skipper Robbie Keane echoing his comments.
RTÉ Sport
FFF insist there will be no replay
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A replay of the controversial World Cup play-off match between France and the Republic of Ireland is out of the question, the French Football Federation insisted.
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Matt Watson
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NBA
by Matt Watson Filed under: Bobcats , Heat , Knicks , NBA Rumors A four-time scoring champ leading Mike D'Antoni's up-tempo offense? It looked like a match made in heaven on paper, but the Knicks have apparently decided the intangibles surrounding Allen Iverson -- including ugly exits with two teams in the span of seven months -- outweighed the ...
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HOWARD BECK
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NYT
Knicks Decide Not to Pursue Iverson
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Team officials spent three days weighing the pros and cons of signing Allen Iverson, a four-time N.B.A. scoring champion with problems in his past.
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Knicks decide to pass on available Iverson
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GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The New York Knicks won't sign Allen Iverson, believing any short-term gain would hinder their plans to build for the future. Team president Donnie Walsh said Friday the team won't make any additions at this time despite its 2-9 record. He added the decision to pass on the former MVP had nothing to do with Iverson's ability to ...
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BRIAN MAHONEY
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Wash Post Sports
Knicks' Answer: No to Allen Iverson
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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2009, file photo, Memphis Grizzlies' Allen Iverson brings the ball upcourt against the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. The Grizzlies announced Monday, Nov. 16, in a statement that the team has ended its one-year contract with the 10-time All-Star and former league MVP in what it called a ...
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NBA.com
Knicks will pass on chance to sign Iverson
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The New York Knicks won't sign Allen Iverson, believing any short-term gain would hinder their plans to build for the future.
CBC
Knicks' answer to Iverson: No, thanks
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New York Knicks president Donnie Walsh said Friday the team has decided not to pursue free-agent guard Allen Iverson.
Chron.com Sports
Knicks decide not to take chance on Iverson
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Team president Donnie Walsh said Friday the team won't make any additions at this time despite its 2-9 record. He added the decision to pass on the former MVP had nothing to do with Iverson's ability to play.
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The Week 11 showdown between the San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos could have a major impact in the American Football Conference (AFC) West division.
 
Adam Gretz
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NHL
by Adam Gretz Filed under: NHL Power Rankings Losing Alex Ovechkin for two weeks didn't stop the Washington Capitals from winning games, and he picked up right where he left off in his return, scoring his 15th goal of the season in a 4-2 win against the New York Rangers on Tuesday night. With that, the Caps take over the top spot in this week's ...
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Clay Travis
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NCAA
by Clay Travis Filed under: Georgia , SEC Uga VII, not surprisingly, the son of Uga VI, succumbed to an unexpected heart illness Thursday. The Bulldog mascot, in just his second year prowling the sideline, was only four years old. Presumably, he is survived by many other dogs given that Georgia uses lineal descendants to anoint the next mascot. ...
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Chip Towers
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Top Sports news
Uga VII to be buried Saturday morning at Sanford Stadium
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Uga VII will be laid to rest in a private ceremony at Sanford Stadium on Saturday morning. The Georgia Bulldogs mascot, who died suddenly on Thursday, will be interred in the mausoleum in the southwest corner of Sanford Stadium where his six predecessors are also buried.
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BAGHDAD - It seems that the Brett Favre-Green Bay Packers saga is such a worldwide phenomenon that it's being used by detainees in American military camps.
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Dusted
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SportsFilter
Brett Favre Mic'd Up
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That's a great line, dusted. "Pardon me while I hand the ball off for a touchdown now." should have been the next words out of his mouth. As much fun as it is to bag on Mr. Indecision, you have to like the guy a bit. I mean, it seems to me that it is just a game to him and he is a kid out there, ya' know, playing it.
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Yardbarker
Brett Favre Now Officially Giving Comfort to the Enemy
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Americans have been tortured by the unremitting mentions of Brett Favre for at least the last several years. However, it's typically been a self-imposed thing. Not anymore. But then, that's the price of a free and open society. Our enemies see the harm we inflict upon ourselves and start using it for their own ends. According to a ...
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Who? Exactly. Lacey, SVP of Marketing for ESPN, was a popular subject in our tips box dating back to last year. Why? Why do people despise this woman so much?
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Tommy Craggs
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Deadspin
From The Desk Of George Bodenheimer: "Class, Dignity And Integrity"
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Hey, look! It's another memo from ESPN President George Bodenheimer ! And today he wants to tell his employees about all the exciting things his company is doing to slow its steady transformation into Connecticut's answer to Gomorrah. The memo, in full: Our Workplace Top Story 11/19/09 @ 3:33 PM - Updated: 11/20/09 @ 10:09 AM A message from ...
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Aaron Schatz
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Footballoutsiders.com
ESPN: When To Give Up On Young QBs
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Nice article, though it is interesting that it seems like the QBs listed as having a chance to still be ok match up well with what the Lewin QB prediction system thinks. If I recall if thought all three QBs from the Lienert/Young/Cutler draft would be good, and that Quinn would be good while Russell would not be.
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Tommy Craggs
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Deadspin
The Basement Tapes: A Compendium Of Sportswriters' Hacky Jokes About Bloggers
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Woody Paige, the orange person always yelling on your television set, recently disagreed with someone on the Internet. He then made a joke suggesting that the blogger still lives in his mother's house. Have you heard this one? Here's what Paige wrote : I give my opinion, which is based on sound information, thoughtful research and observation, ...
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After a few weeks of being plagued with a bout of the butter fingers (it must be contagious) the second-year receiver from Hawaii is beginning to produce some clutch catches for the Dolphins.
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Every few weeks, FanHouse will offer a writer's opinion on the current NBA MVP Rankings. This time, Tom Ziller gives his top 20 through the season's first four weeks, as well as an assessment of the multitude of rookie point guards.

Here's a fun exercise to kill some time at work today before the weekend: Create a team out of the free agents on the market. Now that the free agents are able to negotiate with any team out there, theoretically...
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Christopher Botta
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NHL
by Christopher Botta Filed under: Thrashers , FanHouse Exclusive Zach Bogosian , the 19-year-old defenseman from the Atlanta Thrashers , has emerged as a serious candidate for the United States Olympic Team, a pair of sources have told FanHouse. The 19-year-old Bogosian, a native of northern New York, has developed into a superb two-way ...

Leigh Bodden will face his former teammate Sunday when the Pats get their first look at Braylon Edwards in a Jets uniform.
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27-year old Devin Hester is starting to improve as a WR right before our very eyes. He has played in 9 games this season for the Bears and he has caught 48 passes for 596 yards (12.4 avg) with 3 TD grabs. Hester was a cornerback when he came into the NFL but he wasn’t [...]
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Insidecollegehockey.com
ECACH: Good Start, Room For Improvement for RPI
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Coaches are generally happy when their charges arrive on campus ahead of the start of the academic year to organize informal workouts and begin team-building exercises. That’s what happened at Rensselaer in the late summer months and it resulted in a great start for the Engineers. The Engineers started with seven wins in their first 11 ...
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Chicago Bears
Is the ghost of Rex Grossman haunting the Chicago Bears?
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Rex Grossman played six years for the Bears playing in 29 games in which he completed 521 of 962 passes (54.2%) for 6,164 yards with 33 TD passes and 35 INTs (70.2 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 55 times for 180 yards (3.3 ypc) with 3 TD runs in Chicago. He is currently [...]
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Jeff Dickerson
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SportSpyder.com
- Chicago Bears running back Garrett Wolfe is out for the season with a lacerated kidney
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... 8 versus Arizona, and he was hospitalized for the next few days. Still, the Bears were optimistic Wolfe would be able to return in 2009. The Bears said Wolfe ...
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Bears RB Wolfe lost for season with kidney injury
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The Chicago Bears placed backup running back Garrett Wolfe on injured reserve Friday, ending his season. The team listed a kidney injury for Wolfe, who told the Chicago Tribune in a text message that he suffered a lacerated kidney on the opening kickoff of a game against Arizona on Nov. 8. The Bears elevated running back Kahlil Bell from the ...
Jeff Dickerson
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ESPN.com
Chicago Bears running back Garrett Wolfe is out for the season with a lacerated kidney
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- A lacerated kidney will force Chicago Bears running back Garrett Wolfe to miss the remainder of the season, the team confirmed Friday.
Yardbarker
Jay Cutler, Lovie Smith spurn Bob Costas interview request
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Stating that "there's nothing else to say", Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith has refused a Bob Costas interview request in anticipation of the Bears Sunday Night Football game. Jay Cutler(notes) and Bears general manager Jerry Angelo will also be unavailable to the network. It sounds like a simple enough decision. The Bears have ...
Michael David Smith
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SportSpyder.com
- Four players fined in Bears-49ers game
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... were fined for violations during the game. Players fined $5,000 apiece were Bears right tackle Chris Williams for a late hit, 49ers tight end Delanie Walker f ...
Mike Prada
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SBNation.com
Dwight Howard To Stan Van Gundy: 'Chill Out, Bro'
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Okay, so Dwight Howard didn't utter those exact words, but he certainly told his coach to stop being such a Negative Nancy. Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel reports: Orlando Magic superstar Dwight Howard told the Sentinel on Thursday that he asked Stan Van Gundy in a private meeting to quell what he perceived as the coach's recurring ...
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Break out the quotation marks for this one -- If Matt Light's ready to play on Sunday, what do the Patriots do along the offensive line? Rookie Sebastian Vollmer, as has been well-documented, has been off the charts in Light's place at left tackle. So do you send him to the bench? Do you move him to the right side, where he worked a bunch in camp?
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