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| Seven Bears highlight NFC Pro Bowl roster |
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12/19/2006 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The best team in NFC dominated the Pro Bowl roster, as the Chicago Bears placed seven players on the team that will take on the AFC's best in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 10. In addition to the Chicago heavy roster, 13 total players are first-timers to the Pro Bowl team, which was announced on Tuesday. Three of the Bears on the squad are specialists, three are from the defensive side of the ball and only one comes from the offense. Kicker Robbie Gould, return specialist Devin |
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| Harbaugh hired to take over Stanford football program |
Division I College Football |
12/19/2006 |
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| hing is something I knew I'd do my entire life,'' he said. ``Back before I can even remember when I was 4 or 5-years old, I knew I'd play as long as I possibly could. I knew I'd then coach and then I'd die.'' Harbaugh was a first-round pick by the Chicago Bears in 1987 and played 15 seasons in the NFL, leading the Indianapolis Colts to the 1995 AFC championship game. Harbaugh worked as a volunteer assistant for his father at Western Kentucky during his NFL career. He was an assistant with the Raiders in |
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| Chargers and Bears lead Pro Bowl squads |
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12/19/2006 |
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NEW YORK (AP) -The San Diego Chargers and Chicago Bears lead the NFL in wins - and Pro Bowlers. The Chargers placed nine players on the AFC squad Tuesday and the Bears had seven on the NFC team, which also includes a quarterback - Dallas' Tony Romo - who wasn't a starter when the season began. San Diego's contingent includes record-setting running back LaDainian Tomlinson and quarterback Philip Rivers, who sat on the bench for his first two seasons behind Drew Brees. The former Chargers quarterback si |
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| Bears DT Johnson suspended for 1 game after 3rd arrest |
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12/19/2006 |
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CHICAGO (AP) -The Chicago Bears suspended Tank Johnson for one game Tuesday, deciding not to cut the troubled defensive tackle, who's been arrested three times in the last 18 months. Johnson will miss Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions as punishment for being at a bar last week, when his friend was shot to death. The incident happened less than 48 hours after he was arrested on misdemeanor weapons charges. Bears general manager Jerry Angelo said the team had two options: to release Johnson or sus |
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| Lions assistant suspended for drunken, nude driving arrests |
NFL Football |
12/19/2006 |
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) -Detroit Lions assistant coach Joe Cullen was suspended by the NFL for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears for two arrests - one for drunken driving and one for nude driving. He also was fined $20,000 in addition to the one-week suspension. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell cited the defensive line coach for conduct detrimental to the league, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Tuesday. The Lions suspended Cullen from the season opener against Seattle. But Cullen met with Goodell on |
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| Stanford chooses Harbaugh |
Division I College Football |
12/19/2006 |
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| 6-17 mark. As for Harbaugh, he led the Toreros to a 29-6 mark and a pair of mid-major I- AA national titles. The school accepted The MySportsbook Cup, emblematic of the top I-AA/FCS mid-major program, for a second straight season. Harbaugh led the Toreros to wins in 19 of their last 20 games. Harbaugh spent most of his 15-year NFL career playing for the Chicago Bears. He threw for over 26,000 yards before retiring in 2001. Harbaugh was then a quarterbacks coach for the Raiders in the NFL in 2002 and '03. |
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| Harbaugh to become Stanford coach |
Division I College Football |
12/18/2006 |
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| e. He accomplished his goal of completing his search in two weeks. Other candidates included former New York Giants coach Jim Fassel, Montana coach Bobby Hauck and San Diego Chargers assistant James Lofton. Harbaugh was a first-round pick by the Chicago Bears in 1987 and played 15 seasons in the NFL, leading the Indianapolis Colts to the 1995 AFC championship game. He was second in the MVP voting that season, leading the NFL with a 100.7 quarterback rating. ``The only thing I've heard is he's done a gr |
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| Johnson awaits word on punishment |
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12/18/2006 |
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson continued to await word Monday on a possible punishment after being arrested last week on misdemeanor weapons charges, then going to a nightclub with a friend who was shot to death. Johnson was arrested for the third time in 18 months on Thursday after police found six unregistered firearms in his suburban home. Bears general manager Jerry Angelo issued a warning the following day, and Johnson publicly apologized. That night, he was a |
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| Bears edge Bucs in OT to earn homefield advantage |
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12/18/2006 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Robbie Gould connected on a 25-yard field goal with 3:37 remaining in overtime, and the Chicago Bears cut short a stunning rally by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, hanging on for a 34-31 victory at Soldier Field. With the win, the Bears clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. The Bucs (3-11) forced the sudden-death session after signal-caller Tim Rattay orchestrated an improbable comeback, turning a 24-3 deficit in the third quarter into a 31-31 tie at the end of regulat |
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| Pack beats Lions despite three Favre INTs |
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12/18/2006 |
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| this time running it in from 21 yards out to give the Pack a 17-9 advantage with 2:55 remaining in the contest. Game Notes Favre is 15-0 at home versus the Lions...Fletcher has recorded an interception in two straight games...The Lions will host the Chicago Bears next Sunday, while Green Bay hosts the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night...Woodson recorded his sixth interception of the season, which is a career high...Bly now has five career interceptions versus the Packers...Green Bay has won five of the las |
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