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| Green Bay Packers Game Recaps |
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02/03/2011 |
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| anchez was 16 of 38 for 256 yards and two interceptions. ---Game 9Packers 45, Cowboys 7 GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Aaron Rodgers threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns, Brandon Jackson scored twice and the Green Bay Packers beat the disintegrating Dallas Cowboys 45-7. It was a new low point in a lost season for the Cowboys (1-7), who came into 2010 with Super Bowl aspirations. James Jones caught eight passes for 123 yards and a touchdown for the Packers (6-3), who have won three straight. Green Bay's |
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| Rodgers gave Packers 'sigh of relief' in Texas |
NFL Football |
02/03/2011 |
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DALLAS (AP) - The first significant action for Aaron Rodgers as Green Bay's quarterback came at the home of the Dallas Cowboys. Three seasons ago at Texas Stadium, Rodgers took over after Brett Favre injured his elbow with 10 minutes left in the first half. Even though the Packers lost, Rodgers gave them a taste of what he could do. ``I think it was more for my teammates and the organization - I think they kind of took it as a sigh of a relief here, `OK, this guy might turn out to be a decent player,'' |
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| Star power should heat up Dallas for Super Bowl |
Headlines |
02/02/2011 |
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| hosting a party with Playboy models. Prince, Snoop Dogg, Flo Rida, Duran Duran and Kid Rock are among those performing at events leading up to the big game. Diddy is having a big bash. Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora is having a fashion show featuring the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders. Even the Black Eyed Peas will play party hosts before performing at halftime on Sunday. And that's just for starters. ``I must say, it will probably be quite a festive occasion for those who are die-hard fans for either team,'' s |
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| Brrr! Packers, Steelers move practices indoors |
NFL Football |
02/02/2011 |
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| ay's Super Bowl, the Pittsburgh Steelers, also have gone to their backup plan because of the weather, practicing indoors at TCU. The Packers will work out at Highland Park High School, where Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford played. The Dallas Cowboys are one of 10 NFL teams without an indoor practice facility.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prio |
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| Mother of Chicago Bears coach Smith dies at 77 |
Headlines |
02/01/2011 |
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| awkins, Texas. Dearion said Smith's husband died in 1996. Born in the small East Texas town of Big Sandy, Mae Evelyn Chalk Smith was a longtime resident of nearby Tyler. In a 2007 interview with the Tyler Morning Telegraph, she said she had been a Dallas Cowboys fan until her son became the Bears coach. Lovie Smith, a former Tulsa University football star, led the Bears to that year's Super Bowl, where they lost to Indianapolis.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The informati |
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| Jerry Jones finds ways to smile about Super Bowl |
NFL Football |
02/01/2011 |
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DALLAS (AP) - His team in shambles, his big Super Bowl week kicking off with roads shellacked by ice, Jerry Jones still found plenty of reasons to smile Tuesday. No matter the negatives thrown his way at a news conference, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys found the sunny side. Start with the weather, which he considered a good thing. ``In sales, you set expectations at one point, then you stop and you close with a big pot you bang at the end,'' Jones said. ``So I'll start with these icy streets and en |
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| New LSU offensive coordinator eager to help QBs |
Division I College Football |
01/31/2011 |
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| that the chance to work at LSU with head coach Les Miles jumped out at him as ``far and away'' the best offer. The two have known each other since the 1990s, when Kragthorpe was Texas A&M's offensive coordinator and Miles an assistant with the Dallas Cowboys. Both have said they've long respected each other's work. Kragthorpe was particularly impressed with Miles rebuilding effort at Oklahoma State before LSU hired Miles away from the Cowboys. Miles has said he always enjoyed watching film of Tulsa's of |
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| Eagles WR Jackson replaced by Austin in Pro Bowl |
Headlines |
01/29/2011 |
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HONOLULU (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has withdrawn from the Pro Bowl because of injury and will be replaced by Miles Austin of the Dallas Cowboys. The NFL confirmed the moves Friday night. Jackson practiced with the NFC squad earlier in the week but told the Philadelphia Inquirer he had tweaked an injury to his left knee. He said he hurt the knee in the Eagles' playoff loss to Green Bay. Austin, who caught 69 passes for 1,041 yards this season, becomes the sixth Dallas playe |
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| Nice hands: Former WR Pearson saves trophy |
NFL Football |
01/28/2011 |
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DALLAS (AP) - Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Drew Pearson showed off his sure hands and kept the Lombardi Trophy from possibly showing up at the Super Bowl incomplete. The 1978 Super Bowl winner was carrying the trophy during its Dallas-Fort Worth unveiling Thursday when an escalator he was on suddenly stopped, sending him lurching forward. Pearson can be seen in an online video disappearing from the screen, then emerging with the trophy unscathed in his plastic-covered hands. Media reports say Pearson |
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| Irvin settles woman's Fla. sex assault lawsuit |
NFL Football |
01/28/2011 |
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MIAMI (AP) - Former Dallas Cowboys star Michael Irvin has settled a Florida lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her at a hotel in 2007. The confidential settlement was announced Friday at a hearing before a Miami federal judge, who still must approve it. The woman's attorney declined comment. Irvin is listed as representing himself but did not attend the hearing. The woman had claimed Irvin assaulted her at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood in July 2007. Prosec |
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