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| Booty, Herron, McCauley among Vikings' 22 cuts |
NFL Football |
09/05/2009 |
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| tt Mills, wide receiver Nick Moore, tight end Jake Nordin, wide receiver Vinny Perretta, tackle Drew Radovich, cornerback Marcus Walker, and wide receiver Bobby Williams. Notables among that group include Grigsby, who played in eight games with the Vikings last season; Ian Johnson, the former Boise State star, and Mills, an eight-game participant with Minnesota last season. The Vikings will commence their regular season on Sept. 13, when they travel to meet the Cleveland Browns to kick off the Brett Favre era. |
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| Punt return gives Dallas win over Vikings in preseason finale |
NFL Football |
09/04/2009 |
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| rmed the turnovers into points. Rudy Carpenter was 12-of-18 passing and finished with 125 yards and a TD for Dallas (2-2), which opens the regular season on September 13th when it visits the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Vikings open the same day at the Cleveland Browns. Kitna's five-yard strike to Kevin Ogletree opened the scoring, then Minnesota tied the game on a 36-yard pass play between Jackson and Dugan with a little over seven minutes to go in the first quarter. Ian Johnson's one-yard plunge and a Darius Rey |
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| Bears' Jones leaves with ankle injury |
NFL Football |
09/03/2009 |
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CHICAGO (AP) -Bears running back Kevin Jones has left Chicago's preseason finale against the Cleveland Browns with a left ankle injury. Jones left after taking a late hit from Cleveland's Marcus Bernard after a 6-yard gain on the second play of the Bears' second possession Thursday night. It was not clear if the hit was when the injury occurred. Jones had carried seven times for 25 yards, running for 19 on Chicago's first drive to set up a field goal by Robbie Gould.Copyright © 2005 The Associated |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Your Guide to the 2009 NFL Season |
NFL Football |
09/03/2009 |
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| Get your popcorn ready, as the man once said. WORST PRIMETIME GAME Steelers at Browns, Dec. 10th. Yuck. The NFL Network has had some intriguing battles over its air since coming into existence, but the decision to make this part of its Thursday night package will end up being a dubious one. The Browns' playoff chances will be drifting off into the middle of Lake Erie by Dec. 10th, and the Steelers figure to come into a stone-silent Cleveland Browns Stadium and pound the hometown team for a ninth straight year. |
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| Carolina Panthers |
NFL Football Transaction |
09/02/2009 |
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| Acquired defensive tackle Louis Leonard from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for an undisclosed draft pick. |
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| Browns place Tucker on IR again |
NFL Football |
09/01/2009 |
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| Berea, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Browns on Tuesday placed offensive lineman Ryan Tucker on injured reserve because of a knee injury. "It's always disappointing when you lose a guy like Ryan for the season," Browns head coach Eric Mangini said. "He's such a good guy and such fun guy to work with as far as professionalism and approach. I like Ryan and enjoyed working with him." It's another abbreviated campaign for Tucker, who played in just one game last season. He missed Cleveland's first four games |
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| Quinn and Browns slip past Titans |
NFL Football |
08/29/2009 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Brady Quinn started under center and completed 11-of-15 attempts for 128 yards, including a touchdown to Braylon Edwards, as the Cleveland Browns used a strong third quarter to defeat the Tennessee Titans, 23-17. Edwards had three receptions for 51 yards, while Derek Anderson, who is also vying for the starting signal-caller duties in Cleveland, threw for 77 yards on 7-of-11 efficiency. Browns running back Jamal Lewis gained 23 yards on 10 carries and added 36 yards on four gra |
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| Alabama head coach Saban agrees to contract extension |
Division I College Football |
08/29/2009 |
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| int with the Dolphins that saw him compile a mediocre 15-17 record. Before bolting for the NFL, Saban captained a highly successful era with the LSU Tigers. Saban ended a five-year stint with LSU at 48-16, a run that was highlighted in 2003 with a national championship. Saban's Tigers also captured two SEC titles and won three of their five bowl appearances. Saban had also previously coached at Michigan State (1995-99) and Toledo (1990), and was the defensive coordinator with the Cleveland Browns from 1991-94. |
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| New York Giants 2009 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/27/2009 |
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| has been a preseason battle between rookie fifth-round choice Rhett Bomar and 2008 practice-squad member Andre Woodson, with neither having owned a decided edge midway through the exhibition slate. RB: The Giants became the first team since the 1985 Cleveland Browns to have two running backs gain over 1,000 yards in a single year when Ward surpassed the milestone mark in the regular-season finale. The unheralded understudy wound up leaving for more money and opportunity with the Buccaneers, but general manager |
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| Cleveland Browns 2009 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/25/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - It's hard to keep your job in the NFL after a 4-12 season, and even harder when that dismal finish comes one year removed from a 10-win campaign. That's why, for the fourth time since the Cleveland Browns re- entered the league in 1999, they are starting over with a new head coach. The Browns had hoped their coaching carousel would come to an end when they hired Romeo Crennel at the start of the 2005 season. Crennel, though, went just 24-40 in his four seasons and even a contract extension t |
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