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| Colts kicker Vinatieri still clutch in 15th season |
NFL Football |
01/06/2011 |
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| himself,'' Colts coach Jim Caldwell said. But Vinatieri is best known for when he makes kicks. He won two Super Bowls for the New England Patriots in the final seconds - a 48-yarder to beat the St. Louis Rams in 2002 and a 41-yarder to beat the Carolina Panthers two years later. As a Colt in 2007, he made five field goals in the playoffs against Baltimore to help Indy beat the Ravens 15-6, and made three field goals in a Super Bowl win over Chicago. He made 14 of 15 field goals in the playoffs that year a |
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| NFC South: Young Bucs eager for next season |
NFL Football |
01/04/2011 |
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| ve issues Morris hopes to work out next season. Rookie defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, cornerback Aqib Talib, safety Cody Grimm and linebacker Quincy Black are just a few defenders expected to make full recoveries for the 2011 campaign. PANTHERS: The Carolina Panthers said their goodbyes to head coach John Fox following Sunday's 31-10 loss in Atlanta. They're hoping since one door has closed a few more will open for the betterment of the organization. Fox finished his tenure with the Panthers as the winningest co |
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| Panthers owner Richardson eyes better future |
NFL Football |
01/04/2011 |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers plan to hold onto the No. 1 pick in the draft and are leaning toward hiring an NFL assistant coach to replace John Fox. Owner Jerry Richardson said Tuesday that Fox's inability to post consecutive winning seasons is why he's out after Carolina's miserable 2-14 season. Richardson acknowledged part of the reason he let Fox coach in the last year of his contract was he and his assistants were due a combined $11.4 million this season. Richardson said he was on boar |
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| Panthers owner not optimistic on labor peace |
NFL Football |
01/04/2011 |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - One of the more powerful NFL owners feels little progress is being made on a new labor deal. Jerry Richardson of the Carolina Panthers had a pessimistic tone Tuesday. The co-chairman of the owners' negotiating committee says the two sides are spending time on things that are ``counterproductive'' and stressed the owners need to reel in the amount of money that goes to players. The collective bargaining agreement expires after the season and owners have threatened a lockout. A day af |
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| Charlotte begins search for football coach |
Division I College Football |
01/03/2011 |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers aren't the only ones looking for a football coach in Charlotte. The Charlotte 49ers officially posted the opening for the first coach in school history on Monday, the same day John Fox worked his last day for the Panthers. The Charlotte program will begin play in the Football Championship Subdivision level in 2013. Athletic director Judy Rose says the plan to have a coach in place by the spring. The 49ers will start recruiting a redshirt class for 2012-13 as gr |
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| Panthers have first pick in draft, Denver second |
NFL Football |
01/03/2011 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Panthers own the first pick in the 2011 NFL Draft by virtue of their 2-14 record, while the Denver Broncos edged the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals after having the weakest strength of schedule between the 4-12 clubs. Denver had a .516 strength of schedule, while the Bills will pick third thanks to a .578 opponent winning percentage. The Bengals (.582) will make the fourth overall selection. The Arizona Cardinals and Cleveland Browns both logged 5-11 campaigns, |
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| Broncos to pick 2nd in draft, then Bills, Bengals |
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01/03/2011 |
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| d the weakest strength of schedule among the teams with 4-12 records. The Buffalo Bills will select third and the Cincinnati Bengals fourth after the league applied its tiebreaker rules to announce the order for the non-playoff teams Monday. The Carolina Panthers (2-14) had already secured the NFL's worst record and the top pick in the draft. Of the seven teams that finished 6-10, the San Francisco 49ers will pick seventh, followed by the Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, Houston Texan |
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| NFL coaching changes in the air |
NFL Football |
01/02/2011 |
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| iami's Tony Sparano, Houston's Gary Kubiak, Tennessee's Jeff Fisher and Oakland's Tom Cable. Also, interim coaches Jason Garrett of Dallas and Leslie Frazier of Minnesota could soon get the job permanently. John Fox coached his last game for the Carolina Panthers two days after it was announced he wouldn't be back. Other coaches who lost their jobs before the end of the season were Wade Phillips, Brad Childress, Josh McDaniels and Mike Singletary.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserve |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, January 2, 2011) |
NFL Football |
01/02/2011 |
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| o, T Lydon Murtha, G Allen Barbre, DE Ryan Baker, DT Chris Baker, LB Mike Rivera, WR Julius Pruitt Patriots - WR Wes Welker, WR Deion Branch, TE Aaron Hernandez, G Dan Connolly, DT Ron Brace, DE Brandon Deaderick, DT Mike Wright, LB Tully Banta-Cain CAROLINA PANTHERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS, 1:00 P.M. (ET) Panthers - 3rd QB Keith Null, WR Steve Smith, S Gerald Alexander, CB Chris Gamble, DT Ed Johnson, C Chris Morris, CB R.J. Stanford, LB Thomas Williams Falcons - 3rd QB John Parker Wilson, T Garrett Reynolds, G Mike |
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| Falcons wrap up division, NFC top seed in rout of Panthers |
NFL Football |
01/02/2011 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Matt Ryan threw a pair of touchdown passes, as the Atlanta Falcons won the NFC South and clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC with a 31-10 rout of the Carolina Panthers at the Georgia Dome. Ryan completed 22-of-32 passes for 236 yards for the Falcons (13-3), who bounced back from a loss to the Saints last week to claim their first NFC South title since 2004. Ryan improved to 20-2 at home as a starter. Michael Turner rushed for 67 yards and a score on 17 carries for Atlanta, which re |
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