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| Unbeaten Colts content to remain out of spotlight |
NFL Football |
10/20/2006 |
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| -The Indianapolis Colts, one of just two unbeaten teams remaining in the NFL, have control of their division and appeared to fill their biggest hole on defense with a rare midseason trade. Unlike last season, it's gone mostly unnoticed. With the Chicago Bears moving into the spotlight, the Colts like it right where they seem to be. ``Everyone's talking about the Bears,'' defensive tackle Montae Reagor said. ``We like being under the radar. Hey, we're 5-0 and we've not played our best ball yet.'' Sure |
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| Bears put Mike Brown on IR, ending his season |
NFL Football |
10/19/2006 |
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -Chicago Bears safety Mike Brown hobbled into the locker room on crutches, his right foot covered by a large cast and his season for the unbeaten Bears over. One of Chicago's most important defenders, Brown was put on injured reserve Thursday after surgery a day earlier to repair ligament damage in the foot. He was injured in a pileup during Monday night's victory over Arizona. It's the third time in as many seasons Brown's been forced to the sidelines by a different leg injury. |
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| Bears' Brown put on IR, out for season |
NFL Football |
10/19/2006 |
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -Chicago Bears safety Mike Brown was placed on injured reserve Thursday and will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery a day earlier to repair ligament damage in his right foot. Brown, who made the Pro Bowl last season, was injured in Monday night's 24-23 win at Arizona. He will be replaced in the starting lineup by Todd Johnson. ``It's disappointing, obviously,'' Brown said in the Bears' locker room, wearing a huge cast on his foot. ``I know I can come back |
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| Bears reflect on comeback |
NFL Football |
10/19/2006 |
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -Hunter Hillenmeyer checked his cell phone the next morning and found 10 brief messages, each of them expressing amazement at what the Chicago Bears had done. ``I think the half of America that had turned the game off woke up (Tuesday) wondering what had happened,'' said Hillenmeyer, the Bears linebacker. What happened was this: Chicago trailed by 20 late in the third quarter, but pulled out a 24-23 win at Arizona on Monday. In between, a defense that had been pushed around |
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| Bears' Brown out indefinitely |
NFL Football |
10/19/2006 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago Bears safety Mike Brown is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn ligament in his right foot. Brown was hurt during the second half of the Bears' improbable come-from- behind victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Monday. "It's a severe blow," said Chicago head coach Lovie Smith. "He's just a special player and I might add that he was having an outstanding game. He got a game ball." Leg injuries have plagued the Pro Bowl safety over |
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| COLLEG FB PACKAGE: Ole! - Harbaugh's Toreros brimming with confidence and I-AA ranking |
Division I College Football |
10/18/2006 |
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| e's the best junior quarterback in college football, in my opinion,'' Harbaugh said. ``He'll be a day one draft pick, when it's his time. I've had pro scouts tell me that as well.'' Harbaugh knows a bit about that, having gone from Michigan to the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1987 NFL draft. He also played for Indianapolis, Baltimore, San Diego and Carolina. Most of Harbaugh's players will have to be content simply to be able to play college ball. The average Torero player is ``the kind of k |
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| Safety Mike Brown undergoes foot surgery |
NFL Football |
10/18/2006 |
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -Chicago Bears strong safety Mike Brown is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair ligament damage in his right foot Wednesday, a major hit for the NFL's second-ranked defense. Brown limped off the field and was taken from the sideline on a cart during the fourth quarter of Monday's 24-23 comeback victory at Arizona after his foot got twisted on a running play. ``Severe blow,'' coach Lovie Smith said. ``I think we all know what Mike means to our football team. He's a |
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| Green dismisses offensive coordinator; promotes Kruczek |
NFL Football |
10/17/2006 |
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| rizona Cardinals head coach Dennis Green relieved offensive coordinator Keith Rowen of his duties Tuesday and promoted quarterbacks coach Mike Kruczek to the position. Rowen's firing comes one day removed from Arizona's devastating 24-23 loss to the Chicago Bears on Monday night. The Cardinals held a 20-0 advantage at halftime, but could only manage a field goal in the second half. Rowen joined Arizona in January 2005 after spending six seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs as the tight ends coach. Kruczek, wh |
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| 49ers' loss to Chargers not all that shocking |
NFL Football |
10/17/2006 |
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| as well, Nolan said. NEXT UP: MUCH NEEDED BREAK The 49ers will have plenty of time to regroup and lick their wounds as they head into the bye week. The team sits with a mark of 2-4. "We'll get back to basics, the core things, and get back to techniques," Nolan said. "It'll also give an opportunity for some of the injured guys to get well and heal up a little bit more." San Francisco will need all the rest and practice it can get, because it returns to action against the mighty Chicago Bears on October 29th. |
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| Reality catches Cardinals in a Bear trap |
NFL Football |
10/17/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - For over 40 minutes, everything was glorious in Arizona. Unknown to the rest of the world, the Cardinals and Chicago Bears had traded defenses prior to their Monday night affair, as the Arizona D put on a clinic. It picked off passes, sacked Bears quarterback Rex Grossman, forced fumbles and generally made life miserable for the Bears offense. Arizona's offense wasn't doing too shabby either, as Matt Leinart had already thrown two touchdown passes and Neil Rackers had connected on a trio |
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