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| Saints cut Harrington, Spicer, 17 more; Trade for TE Thomas |
NFL Football |
09/06/2009 |
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| een and Roby, both of whom contributed in the return game for the Saints a year ago; Hill, the former Wisconsin star who was a candidate for backup running back duties; and Waters, who appeared in seven games as a member of the Chargers last season. In addition to Miller, fourth-round rookie safety Chip Vaughn (knee) and fullback Olaniyi Sobomehin (shoulder) were placed on season-ending injured reserve. New Orleans will open its 2009 regular season slate on Sept. 13, when it plays host to the Detroit Lions. |
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| Patriots cut 10, make two trades, send three to IR |
NFL Football |
09/06/2009 |
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| th, also making two trades involving tight ends and placing three players on injured reserve to reduce their roster to the 53-man maximum. Lenon, who the Patriots signed as a free agent this past offseason after he started 48 straight games with the Detroit Lions (2006-08), was unable to stick with New England after the inside linebacker jobs were awarded to Jerod Mayo and Gary Guyton. Smith, who caught 129 passes and scored 11 touchdowns with the Buccaneers from 2005-08, was not able to remain on a roster t |
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| Darby, Smith, Standeford on Lions' list of 21 cuts |
NFL Football |
09/05/2009 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - Defensive linemen Chuck Darby and Shaun Smith, as well as wide receiver John Standeford, were among the players released when the Detroit Lions trimmed their roster to 53 players on Saturday. Darby and Smith were expected to contend for starting jobs in 2009, but failed to make enough of an impact during the preseason in order to deliver on that promise. The 33-year-old Darby started 15 games with the Lions last season, and previously served extended stints with the Seahawk |
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| Cowboys stop Bulldogs in battle between ranked teams |
Division I College Football |
09/05/2009 |
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| endall Hunter had 23 carries for 75 yards for Oklahoma State, which was ranked in the top-10 in the AP preseason poll for the first time in school history. Joe Cox started under center for the departed Matthew Stafford, who was the No. 1 pick of the Detroit Lions in the 2009 draft, and went 15-for-30 with 162 yards, one touchdown and one interception for the Bulldogs (0-1), who finished last season 10-3, including a win over Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl. Richard Samuel had 20 carries for 87 yards f |
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| Curry included among Rams cuts; Carriker to IR |
NFL Football |
09/05/2009 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Wide receiver Ronald Curry was among the players excised from the roster of the St. Louis Rams on Saturday, as the team pared its roster to the 53-man roster maximum. Curry, who was dealt from the Detroit Lions to the Rams on July 22nd, was attempting to catch on with St. Louis after catching 193 passes in seven seasons with the Raiders (2002-08). But the former North Carolina two-sport star did not make enough of an impression in the preseason, catching just five balls for |
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| Lions get S Simpson from Bills |
NFL Football |
09/04/2009 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions have acquired safety Ko Simpson from the Buffalo Bills in exchange for an undisclosed 2010 draft choice. The trade is pending Simpson passing a physical. Simpson, a fourth-round selection by Buffalo in the 2006 draft, spent the last three seasons with the Bills. He missed all but one game in 2007 after suffering a leg injury in the season-opener, but returned strong in 2008, making 64 tackles in 16 games (11 starts). In 33 career games (27 starts), Simpson |
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| Proud Pirates on verge of record futility |
MLB Baseball |
09/04/2009 |
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| emente's World Series coming-out party at age 36. So much Pirates tradition. So many memories. So many stars. Only now, so much losing. No team in Major League Baseball or the NFL, NHL or NBA has endured 17 consecutive losing seasons - not the Detroit Lions, not the Vancouver Canucks, not even the Los Angeles Clippers. Until the Pirates reached the mark last season, the only other team to suffer 16 in a row was the 1933-48 Philadelphia Phillies. Where have you gone, Honus Wagner and Barry Bonds, Paul |
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| Bucs fire offensive coordinator Jagodzinski |
NFL Football |
09/03/2009 |
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| ition on Thursday. He will also retain his post as quarterbacks coach. Olson joined the Bucs as the QB coach in 2008 and was retained when Morris was given the head coach's job in January. Olson previously served as an offensive coordinator with the Detroit Lions in 2005 and the St. Louis Rams from 2006-07. "He's called plays in this league for awhile," Morris added. "[He's] been back and forth, been through the grind, been through everything we need to get done, knows where we want to go, very detailed coac |
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| Lions sign Bollinger; Stanton has surgery |
NFL Football |
09/01/2009 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions signed quarterback Brooks Bollinger on Tuesday after also revealing that signal-caller Drew Stanton visited noted sports surgeon Dr. James Andrews for an arthroscopic procedure. Stanton hurt his knee during Saturday's preseason game against Indianapolis. In addition to Stanton's injury, Daunte Culpepper needed eight stitches to close a minor cut on his toe after an accident at his home on Saturday. The injury is not considered serious, but he did not pract |
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| Lions edge Colts |
NFL Football |
08/29/2009 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Drew Stanton threw a touchdown and a two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter to help the Detroit Lions take an 18-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts in preseason action. Daunte Culpepper started under center for Detroit and went 7-for-12 for 67 yards and a score. Matthew Stafford went 13-of-19 for 160 yards and an interception, while Kevin Smith had eight carries for 50 yards for the Lions, who have won two of their three preseason games. Calvin Johnson had four catche |
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