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| Eagles rally to beat Jags in Vick's return to NFL |
NFL Football |
08/27/2009 |
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| ankruptcy issues. While serving his nearly two-year prison sentence for federal dogfighting charges, Vick filed for bankruptcy protection. He owes about $20 million to various creditors, which includes part of a signing bonus to his former team, the Atlanta Falcons. The judge approved his plan to repay his creditors, and he arrived at Lincoln Financial Field in time for pregame warmups. There were some sparse protests and counter-rallies in support of Vick outside the stadium. Thursday marked Vick's first appe |
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| Atlanta Falcons 2009 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/25/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Though he came to the Atlanta Falcons with a background in defense, then-rookie head coach Mike Smith made rebuilding his offense priority No. 1 in 2008. Mission accomplished. Fresh off their first playoff appearance since 2004, the Falcons and Smith hope they can do with the defense what they did with last year's offense. Smith's two big moves last year, the signing of running back Michael Turner and the drafting of quarterback Matt Ryan, showed that he may in fact have a Midas touch. Ryan |
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| Vick to return to the field Thursday |
NFL Football |
08/25/2009 |
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| we'll see how it works out," Reid stated. "We'll see what he can do. "He wants to get in. He's kind of set this as a goal and so did we. I think he's excited to get out there." Vick, who is on probation for the next three years, was the face of the Atlanta Falcons franchise after his selection as the top overall draft choice in 2001, and was once the NFL's highest-paid player. He was a three-time Pro Bowl pick and twice led the Falcons to the playoffs, including a trip to the NFC title game after the 2004 sea |
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| Ryan impressive in Falcons' win over Rams |
NFL Football |
08/22/2009 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Matt Ryan was 7-for-8 passing with 81 yards and a touchdown to lead the Atlanta Falcons past St. Louis, 20-13, spoiling Steve Spagnuolo's home debut with the Rams. Michael Turner gained 65 yards and a score on seven touches for the Falcons, who dropped their preseason opener, 27-26, to the Lions. Tony Gonzalez had three catches totaling 32 yards and a TD in the win. Jason Elam was 2-for-2 on field goal attempts. Kyle Boller, who started in place of an injured Marc Bulger, went |
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| Around FCS: Can Richmond give CAA another title? |
Division I-AA College Football |
08/20/2009 |
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| 8.3 average) are other targets for Ward. The biggest strength on offense, however, is a line that returns All- Americans Michael McCracken and Tim Silva. The defense will put plenty of pressure on teams again, if it can replace Sidbury (now with the Atlanta Falcons) and Logan. Pierre Turner will be the man on the hot seat. Richmond has one of the top linebacking groups in FCS, with preseason CAA defensive player of the year Eric McBride (108 tackles), Patrick Weldon and Collin McConaghy. The secondary is ancho |
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| Rams' Bulger suffers broken finger |
NFL Football |
08/17/2009 |
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| Bulger suffered a fracture of the pinky finger of his throwing hand Monday, and will miss the next two weeks. Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo called it a "small fracture," that was shown to be non-displaced. He added Bulger won't wear a cast and instead will have it taped. Spagnuolo said Bulger "won't do very much for two weeks, just to be on the safe side." Kyle Boller steps in as the Rams' starting quarterback in Bulger's absence, which will include this Friday's preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons. |
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| NCAA Football Preview - Arkansas Razorbacks |
Division I College Football |
08/17/2009 |
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| ladelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW: Last season was the first for Bobby Petrino as the leader of the Arkansas program. Petrino was the subject of much controversy and criticism when he left his post as the head coach of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons two years ago during the season to accept the Arkansas position. Therefore, there were plenty of people who were undoubtedly happy to see the Razorbacks stumble to a 5-7 record in 2008. The team began the season with a pair of narrow wins over Weste |
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| Seahawks give Mora a win over Chargers in debut |
NFL Football |
08/16/2009 |
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| ks coach with the Seahawks for the past two seasons, was promoted to the head coach of the Seahawks when Mike Holmgren retired following last season. Mora will be serving as head coach for the first time since a tumultuous three-year tenure with the Atlanta Falcons (2004-06), in which Mora led the team to an NFC Championship appearance in his first season but did not guide the club to the playoffs thereafter...T.J. Houshmandzadeh caught one pass for five yards in his Seattle debut...Seattle outside linebacker |
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| Vick ready for a second chance |
NFL Football |
08/14/2009 |
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| ogress he makes in his transition plan. "I respect Commissioner Goodell's decision and think it was fair," Vick said. "I don't know when I'm going to play, but it will be soon." Vick, who is on probation for the next three years, was the face of the Atlanta Falcons franchise after his selection as the top overall draft choice in 2001, and was once the NFL's highest-paid player. He was a three-time Pro Bowl pick and twice led the Falcons to the playoffs, including a trip to the NFC title game after the 2004 sea |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Vick Signing Brings More Questions Than Answers |
NFL Football |
08/13/2009 |
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| hich, how is the Birds' notoriously vocal fan base going to react to the Vick signing, which has to be making jaws drop from Grays Ferry to Levittown? Expect them to react like any team's fans would have reacted, other than perhaps supporters of the Atlanta Falcons. There are some in the area who don't like Vick for the obvious character reasons, and some who don't like Vick for the obvious football reasons, but in the end, they'll circle the wagons and root for anyone who wears their colors and has a chance o |
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