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| Gibbs retires as Redskins coach, again |
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01/08/2008 |
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| tumultuous of Gibbs' 16-year coaching career. Pro Bowl safety Sean Taylor was shot and killed in Miami in late November and when the Redskins returned to the field after mourning the loss of their teammate, suffered a heartbreaking 17-16 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Gibbs played a crucial role in that loss, drawing a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty for trying to call consecutive timeouts to ice Bills kicker Rian Lindell with eight seconds left. The penalty turned Lindell's 51-yard attempt into a 36-yarder, and |
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| Gibbs to call it quits |
NFL Football |
01/08/2008 |
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| tumultuous of Gibbs' 16-year coaching career. Pro Bowl safety Sean Taylor was shot and killed in Miami in late November and when the Redskins returned to the field after mourning the loss of their teammate, suffered a heartbreaking 17-16 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Gibbs played a crucial role in that loss, drawing a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty for trying to call consecutive timeouts to ice Bills kicker Rian Lindell with eight seconds left. The penalty turned Lindell's 51-yard attempt into a 36-yarder, and |
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| Sabres host Senators hoping to halt skid |
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01/04/2008 |
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| osby scored on the final chance of the shootout to lift the Penguins to the 2-1 victory in the first NHL game played outdoors in the United States. The game was played before an NHL-record crowd of 71,217 at Ralph Wilson Stadium -- home of the NFL's Buffalo Bills. Snow fell throughout much of the contest and the temperature at game time was about 30 degrees, dropping to the high 20s late in the third period and in overtime. The league last held an outdoor game on November 22, 2003 when Montreal played in Edm |
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| Penguins return indoors to host Maple Leafs |
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01/03/2008 |
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| eated the Buffalo Sabres, 2-1, in the first NHL game played outdoors in the United States. Sidney Crosby scored on the final chance of the shootout to lift the Penguins to the thrilling New Year's Day victory at Ralph Wilson Stadium, where the NFL's Buffalo Bills usually play. The game, dubbed the "Winter Classic," was played before an NHL-record crowd of 71,217 fans. Snow fell throughout much of the contest and the temperature at game time was about 30 degrees, dropping to the high 20s late in the third per |
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| Bills must tighten up offense for 2008 |
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01/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With all their big offensive weapons under contract for the 2008 NFL season, the Buffalo Bills can only get better after battling through another mediocre season. Buffalo finished with a 7-9 record for the second consecutive season under head coach Dick Jauron, and lost three straight games and five of seven to close out the 2007 campaign. The Bills were handed a 17-9 loss by the Philadelphia Eagles on the road in this past Sunday's finale and missed the postseason for an eighth straight |
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| Crosby's shootout goal lifts Penguins over Sabres in Winter Classic |
NHL Hockey |
01/01/2008 |
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| ck on him and he was trying to get around me. I thought he was going to stop, just the break in where that snow was." The game, dubbed the "Winter Classic," was played before an NHL-record crowd of 71,217 at Ralph Wilson Stadium -- home of the NFL's Buffalo Bills. Snow fell throughout much of the contest and the temperature at game time was about 30 degrees, dropping to the high 20s late in the third period and in overtime. "Some offensive chances got kabashed with all the snow," said Conklin. "It had the po |
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| Chargers lock up GM Smith for five years |
NFL Football |
01/01/2008 |
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| arterback Philip Rivers, cornerback Antonio Cromartie, and tight end Antonio Gates, were Smith draft picks. The deal is reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune to be worth about $2.2 million per season. Smith came to San Diego in 2001 after 14 years in the Buffalo Bills organization, the last eight as director of pro personnel. Prior to taking a job as area scout for the Bills in 1987, his first full-time job in the NFL was in San Diego, where he was pro personnel director for the Chargers in 1985 and 1986. |
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| Crosby's shootout shot provides frozen moment in time for Penguins |
NHL Hockey |
01/01/2008 |
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| ere and environment, I don't think you can beat that.'' In elements more suited for football than hockey, Crosby won the NHL's second outdoor game - and first in the United States - in the most dramatic fashion at Ralph Wilson Stadium, home to the Buffalo Bills. Crosby skated down the middle, eluded a pokecheck by Miller and put a shot between the goalie's pads in the final round. ``I like facing Sidney. I really want to stop him, obviously,'' Miller said. ``I thought I made a good play to stay with hi |
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| Outdoor hockey game brings out the tailgaters in Buffalo |
NHL Hockey |
01/01/2008 |
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| l. ``I call it my 16-pound shot glass,'' Johnson said. ``It actually tastes like crap. I don't know why people drink it. But I go through 12-14 bottles of this a game.'' Johnson's been doing this since 1989, a stretch in which he hasn't missed a Buffalo Bills home game. And there was no way the Sabres and Bills season ticket-holder was going to pass up an opportunity to provide the free spread - it costs the computer software engineer about $4,000 a year - for the NHL's first outdoor game in the United S |
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| FENDRICH ON FOOTBALL: Change, leadership helped Gibbs rise from 'low point,' reach playoffs |
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01/01/2008 |
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| g there, and I hadn't said a word,'' Gibbs recalled, mimicking his sad slouch. ``She goes, 'Now THAT upsets me.''' His Washington Redskins just had lost their fourth game in a row to fall to 5-7. Making things worse on that early December day, the Buffalo Bills' winning field goal came after the coach known fondly around these parts as St. Joe drew a 15-yard penalty for calling consecutive timeouts in a bid to ``freeze'' the kicker. Gibbs was all the more downcast because his team wanted so badly to win |
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