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| NFL: What's ahead if no deal this week |
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07/12/2011 |
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| work at their home facilities, at a significant cost to the communities where they normally would have gone. The Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions will go on as scheduled on Aug. 6. But the game the following day between the St. Louis Rams and Chicago Bears is in jeopardy, which certainly would put a damper on the festivities. And with owners and players haggling over the rookie wage scale, guidelines for free agency and how benefits for retired players will be funded, the next few days are critical. |
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| NFL labor: time getting tight |
NFL Football |
07/06/2011 |
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| day, along with several owners and players. They all know that some training camps are set to open in less than three weeks and the first exhibition game, at the Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions, is Aug. 7 in Canton, Ohio. The St. Louis Rams and Chicago Bears are scheduled for that game. ``Everyone's back is up against the wall,'' said economic consultant Dr. Jessica Horewitz, a director at Gnarus Advisors who consulted with Smith on the finer points of NFL labor before he was elected executive directo |
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| CFL Previews - June 30-July 3, Week One |
CFL |
06/29/2011 |
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| g the most in the league. Another hurdle for the Roughriders to address is that of filling the spot usually manned by Andy Fantuz, the league's leading receiver a year ago (87 receptions, 1,380 yards, six TDs) who chose to take a shot with the NFL's Chicago Bears. The 2010 winner of the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award, Fantuz signed with the Bears in February, which means that much more pressure will be heaped on Weston Dressler and Chris Getzlaf. Expect Saskatchewan to go with a healthy dose of Wes Ca |
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| Edmonton visits Saskatchewan in 2011 season opener |
CFL |
06/29/2011 |
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| g the most in the league. Another hurdle for the Roughriders to address is that of filling the spot usually manned by Andy Fantuz, the league's leading receiver a year ago (87 receptions, 1,380 yards, six TDs) who chose to take a shot with the NFL's Chicago Bears. The 2010 winner of the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award, Fantuz signed with the Bears in February, which means that much more pressure will be heaped on Weston Dressler and Chris Getzlaf. Expect Saskatchewan to go with a healthy dose of Wes Ca |
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| Report: More NFL labor talks to take place this week |
NFL Football |
06/28/2011 |
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| quiet about specific details because the talks are supposed to remain confidential. There has been speculation that a deal could be struck by early July, but any delays could become disastrous for the start of training camps. The St. Louis Rams and Chicago Bears, slated to open the preseason in the Hall of Fame Game, are scheduled to open their camps July 23. While the talks apparently continue, both sides are still awaiting a decision from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on the legality of the lockout, |
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| 2011 CFL Eastern Preview - Saskatchewan Roughriders |
CFL |
06/27/2011 |
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| hile placing second in both touchdowns and passing yards per contest. Receiver Chris Getzlaf has a chance to help the club maintain that level of success if he plays up to his potential, but there is no question that Andy Fantuz, who signed with the Chicago Bears of the NFL, will be missed as a pass-catching threat. The return game gets a boost with the addition of Tristan Jackson, who shined with the Edmonton Eskimos in 2008 and 2009. Jackson's 2010 campaign was hampered by injuries, but all indications are |
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| Sentencing upheld for ex-Bear girlfriend's killer |
NFL Football |
06/06/2011 |
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WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A judge has refused a request for a lighter sentence by a woman convicted of killing the pregnant girlfriend of former Chicago Bears player Shaun Gayle. Attorneys for Marni Yang, of Deerfield, Ill., filed the motion to reconsider the life in prison sentence as the final required step before appealing her conviction for the Oct. 4, 2007, slaying of Rhoni Reuter and Reuter's unborn child. Prosecutors accused Yang of carefully planning the execution of someone she viewed as a rival |
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| Life sentence in murder of ex-Bear's girlfriend |
NFL Football |
05/20/2011 |
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WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A judge has sentenced a woman convicted of killing the pregnant girlfriend of former Chicago Bears player Shaun Gayle to life in prison. Lake County Judge Christopher Stride told Marni Yang as he sentenced her Friday that ``the methodical, meticulous and maniacial manner'' of her crime made it different from other murders. A jury found Yang guilty in March of the October 2007 murder of Rhoni Reuter and Reuter's unborn child. Reuter was shot six times, and two of the bullets struc |
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| Ex-NFL QB Kordell Stewart arrested near Atlanta |
Headlines |
05/11/2011 |
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| Stewart is set to appear in court July 12. It wasn't immediately known whether he has an attorney. The Louisiana native played in the NFL for 11 seasons. He played eight with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1995 through 2002. He also played for the Chicago Bears and the Baltimore Ravens. In college, he played for Colorado. An ESPN spokesman says the network had no immediate comment.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be pub |
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| UFL's Destroyers select Payton Award winner Peterson |
Division I-AA College Football |
05/02/2011 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - At least one Adrian Peterson should be carrying the football this year. The Virginia Destroyers selected 1999 Walter Payton Award winner Adrian N. Peterson, the former Chicago Bears running back, in the third round of the United Football League Draft Monday night. The five-team UFL is hoping to raise its stature with football fans while the NFL continues an owners lockout of the players. The Minnesota Vikings feature the other Adrian Peterson, Pro Bowl running back Adrian |
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