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| 2006 NFL Training Camp Dates |
NFL Football |
07/21/2006 |
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| rs Park, San Diego, July 24; July 28. TENNESSEE TITANS-Austin Peay State/Baptist Sports Park, Clarksville, Tenn./Nashville, Tenn., both July 28.National Football Conference ARIZONA CARDINALS-Northern Arizona U., Flagstaff, Ariz., both July 30. ATLANTA FALCONS-Falcons Training Facility, Flowery Branch, Ga., July 26; July 27. CAROLINA PANTHERS-Wofford College, Spartanburg, S.C., both July 28. CHICAGO BEARS-Olivet Nazarene, Bourbonnais, Ill., both July 27. DALLAS COWBOYS-Marriott Residence Inn, Oxnard |
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| Atlanta Falcons 2006 Training Camp Preview |
NFL Football |
07/14/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - REPORT DATES: Rookies July 27th, Veterans July 27th SITE: Atlanta Falcons Training Facility, Flowery Branch, GA CAMP OBJECTIVES: The big offseason acquisition for the Falcons was defensive end John Abraham (Jets), who could be scary in a defensive line rotation that already includes Rod Coleman and Patrick Kerney. But that group, along with an inconsistent group of linebackers, is also going to have to prove that it can stop the run, after the Falcons finished 26th in NFL rushing defense a |
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| Malone's Liberty bid for Braves opposed by pro-family campaign |
MLB Baseball |
07/14/2006 |
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| roys homes, and I just don't think that's good for Atlanta.'' Time Warner would reclaim a significant block of its stock in a tax-free exchange that would give Liberty Media cash and the Braves. Liberty Media owns about 4 percent of Time Warner. Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and a group led by Atlanta real estate executive Ron Terwilliger are other bidders for the Braves who are believed to be on standby in case Time Warner's talks with Liberty Media break down. Hunter acknowledged he could not say |
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| GOLDBERG ON FOOTBALL: Search moving toward final four in Tags' last month |
NFL Football |
07/13/2006 |
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| AP) -Five weeks before Paul Tagliabue's retirement date, there remain more than a dozen candidates for his job. But the real favorites remain Roger Goodell, the league's chief operating officer; Jeff Pash, its in-house counsel; and Rich McKay, the Atlanta Falcons' general manager. One or two others, perhaps from outside the league, remain in the mix. Things will become clearer in 10 days and a new commissioner should be elected by Aug. 9, allowing Tagliabue to retire on Aug. 18, his target date. The owners |
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| Left tackle Hopkins retires after 13 seasons with Titans |
NFL Football |
06/14/2006 |
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| after 13 seasons, deciding to leave the game rather than play for a team other than the one that drafted him. The Tennessee Titans released Hopkins in March for salary cap reasons. He talked with the New York Jets, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons and an undisclosed fourth team but chose to stay in Nashville with his wife and four children. ``This is the place I grew up,'' Hopkins said. He thought about playing another two or three years, or start the next stage of his life in broadcastin |
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| Raiders re-sign TE Santiago |
NFL Football |
05/24/2006 |
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| ago started seven games for the Raiders in 2003, catching five passes. He signed with Denver before the 2004 season, but was cut before the regular season and hasn't played since. The seven-year veteran also played for the Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons, first making their roster as an undrafted free agent in 1997.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the pr |
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| Friday's NFL Transactions |
NFL Football |
05/19/2006 |
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ATLANTA FALCONS-Released K Seth Marler. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Signed WR Troy Edwards and WR Randy Hymes. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Signed K Lawrence Tynes, CB Benny Sapp, OT Jordan Black and DE Jimmy Wilkerson. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS-Named Ruston Webster vice president of player personnel.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Pre |
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| Braves fans urged not to worry as talks progress |
MLB Baseball |
05/19/2006 |
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| eed Greenberg. ``That's not to say it's a done deal. Frankly. I think all three of the bidders have demonstrated the appropriate interest in and passion for baseball and the Braves in particular. I don't think we could have three better bidders.'' Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and a group led by Atlanta real estate executive Ron Terwilliger are the other bidders. Blank and Terwilliger are believed to be on standby in case Time Warner's talks with Liberty Media break down. Greenberg said the talks wi |
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| Saints break records with season-ticket sales |
NFL Football |
05/17/2006 |
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| `People talk about there only being 100,000 or so back, but a lot of them are just 30 miles or so up the road and they're back buying tickets.'' The capacity of the repaired Superdome, which is scheduled to reopen Sept. 25 when the Saints play the Atlanta Falcons, will be 65,000, leaving about 10,000 more seats to sell. The team's return after a season-long absence, hiring new coach Sean Payton, drafting Bush and the signing of free-agent quarterback Drew Brees generated significant enthusiasm among fans.< |
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| Bowden, Paterno headline 2006 HOF Class |
Division I College Football |
05/16/2006 |
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| ry to reach the 2,000-yard plateau in a single season. He set NCAA records for single-season rushing yards per game (179) and rushing TDs (29) en route to a Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Award. Rozier played eight seasons in the NFL with the Oilers and Atlanta Falcons. The rest of the 2006 Class consists of running back Bobby Anderson (Colorado, 1967-69); defensive back Bennie Blades (Miami-Florida, '85-87); tackle Carl Eller (Minnesota, '61-63); defensive lineman Steve Emtman (Washington, '89-91); safety Thomas |
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