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| Robinson hired by Dallas Cowboys |
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02/11/2011 |
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IRVING, Texas (AP) - Jimmy Robinson has been hired as receivers coach for the Dallas Cowboys, joining their staff less than a week after coaching for the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl. Robinson, who spent the past five seasons in Green Bay, replaces Ray Sherman. Robinson also gets the title of assistant head coach with the Cowboys. Sherman was the receivers coach the past four seasons and interviewed for the Cowboys' head coaching vacancy after the season. Jason Garrett became the head coach and She |
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| Packers give GM Thompson new multi-year contract |
NFL Football |
02/11/2011 |
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| Green Bay, WI (MySportsbook) - The Green Bay Packers have signed executive vice president, general manager and director of football operations Ted Thompson to a new multi-year contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Press Gazette indicated that it might be similar to Thompson's 2008 contract extension. At that point, Thompson had two years remaining on his deal and was extended to five years. Thompson completed his sixth season at the helm as a champion, as the Packers topped the Pittsburgh St |
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| Robinson hired as Cowboys receivers coach |
NFL Football |
02/11/2011 |
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IRVING, Texas (AP) - Jimmy Robinson has been hired as receivers coach for the Dallas Cowboys, joining their staff less than a week after coaching for the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl. Robinson, who spent the past five seasons in Green Bay, replaces Ray Sherman. Sherman was the receivers coach the past four seasons and interviewed for the Cowboys' head coaching vacancy after the season. Jason Garrett became the head coach and Sherman's contract as an assistant coach wasn't renewed. Robinson has be |
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| Packers extend Thompson's contract |
NFL Football |
02/11/2011 |
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - The Green Bay Packers have signed general manager Ted Thompson to a multiyear extension. The 58-year-old Thompson took over as general manager in 2005. The Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 on Sunday to win the Super Bowl, just the second time a No. 6 seed has accomplished the feat. Thompson's old deal went through the 2012 season. Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy says Friday the organization is thrilled to keep Thompson after working on and reaching an agreement on |
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| Records: Cowboys waited months to seek seat permit |
Headlines |
02/11/2011 |
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| though the city hosting the game asked for plans five months earlier. The records released Friday by the city of Arlington show that city and stadium officials scrambled to prepare temporary seating for the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers. About 1,250 seats were ultimately deemed unsafe, and 400 fans ended up without a seat. Arlington's chief building official, Ed Dryden, told stadium General Manager Jack Hill by e-mail in September that a permit would be required. The request wasn |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Now the real game begins |
NFL Football |
02/11/2011 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Be thankful for the incredibly entertaining display the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers put on in Super Bowl XLV, as it may be the last meaningful NFL game we'll be witnessing in quite some time. It's looking more and more like football fans will indeed be coming to grips with their greatest fear, a work stoppage that threatens to at the very least disrupt the offseason methods of operation for the league's 32 teams and at its worst, would place both the start of th |
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| Suit filed in Dallas over Super Bowl seat problems |
Headlines |
02/09/2011 |
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| r who felt the seats were inadequate. The federal lawsuit, filed in Dallas, alleges breach of contract, fraud and deceptive sales practices. It was filed Tuesday on behalf of fans who were prevented from having seats at Sunday's game between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington because of a snafu over temporary bleachers, as well as some Cowboys season ticket-holders who say they wound up on folding chairs with obstructed views. A Cowboys spokesman did not immed |
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| In the FCS Huddle: Thomas hopes NFL career is a slam dunk |
Division I-AA College Football |
02/09/2011 |
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| effort." His unusual story has earned Thomas comparisons to Antonio Gates, who played basketball, not football, at Kent State, but has gone on to become one of the best tight ends in NFL history with the San Diego Chargers. Others compare Thomas to Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley, whose athleticism and size are similar. The comparisons could be setting up Thomas for impossible expectations, but he views them as positives. "When you're compared to somebody like Antonio Gates," he said, "who obvious |
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| Only 3 in Big Ten assured of postseason bids |
College Basketball |
02/09/2011 |
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| omplain about it. I've had a lot of years that have gone just the other way. So I've got to work my way out of this. It's something that we as a team have to do. Nobody should give us any slack and nobody should make any excuses.'' A fan of former Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, Izzo was asked what Lombardi would say to his team. ``It wouldn't be (fit) for public radio,'' he said. Odds are, however, that at least a couple more teams will make some noise. And they are likely to come from that middle |
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| Packers celebrate fourth Super Bowl title |
NFL Football |
02/08/2011 |
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| Green Bay, WI (MySportsbook) - The Green Bay Packers celebrated Tuesday, just two days after capturing the fourth Super Bowl title in team history. The Packers and their fans flooded Lambeau Field, braving single-digit temperatures and sub-zero wind chill conditions, to celebrate the 31-25 victory over Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLV. "We're the champions of the world and you can say that whenever you want," said Super Bowl MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers. "It's been a great journey the past six years with this or |
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