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| Miami shocked after teammate dies, plans to play in his honor |
Division I College Football |
11/08/2006 |
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| Blades was killed in a car accident, about a year after former Miami linebacker Chris Campbell - who had just completed his eligibility with the Hurricanes - also died in a crash. ``It reminds me of the situation we had with Chris Campbell,'' said Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Vernon Carey, another former Hurricane. ``But this is a little worse, because he got shot.'' The Hurricanes will play with ``95'' decals - Pata's number - on their helmets. Pata's funeral arrangements still were pending. Coker |
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| COLLEGE FB PACKAGE: Ely-Kelso is kicker of last resort for the Bulldogs |
Division I College Football |
11/08/2006 |
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| bad kicks.'' --- CHANGING TIDES: Alabama coach Mike Shula has learned a tough lesson about how dramatically fans' perceptions can change with a few losses. The Alabama coach didn't learn it this week, but a few decades ago as the young son of Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula. ``I thought life was easy,'' he said. ``Everybody loves my dad, and all he does is win games and Super Bowls, and it's easy. Then, it becomes not quite as easy. I can remember him coming home after tough losses, all hurt and down. |
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| Linebacker ready to play with injuries |
NFL Football |
11/08/2006 |
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| six carries for 9 yards, averaged 20.6 yards on eight kickoff returns and had four special teams tackles. The team filled his roster spot by signing running back Kay-Jay Harris, who spent last season and the first three weeks of this season on the Miami Dolphins' practice squad. Linehan was the Dolphins' offensive coordinator last year. Linehan said Harris could step in quickly on special teams because he's familiar with the offense and the terminology, and could in time serve as the third or fourth tailb |
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| Colts are 8-0 and "we haven't played our best game yet" |
NFL Football |
11/08/2006 |
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| played last year,'' center Jeff Saturday said, ``we didn't finish our mission.'' Expectations can crush some teams and some quarterbacks: witness the way the Chicago Bears and their promising young passer, Rex Grossman, self-destructed against the Miami Dolphins. But it can have the opposite effect, too. As much as Dungy chastised Bears coach Lovie Smith, a former assistant of his at Tampa Bay, for failing to ``keep all that talk (about unbeaten teams) in Chicago,'' you get a sense that he doesn't mind ha |
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| Defense helps Bills end skid |
NFL Football |
11/07/2006 |
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| ed the turnovers after its offense was outgained, 427 yards to 184. It also had just 11 first downs to Green Bay's 26. But after the dust had settled, Fletcher and the Bills were feeling good with a 3-5 record and a one-game lead over the last-place Miami Dolphins in the AFC East standings. You could say it was a desperation win for the Bills, who will now prepare for a showdown with the 8-0 Indianapolis Colts. Despite the offense's continued struggles, quarterback J.P. Losman should feel generally fantastic |
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| Giants edge Texans; lose DE Strahan |
NFL Football |
11/07/2006 |
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| cago on national television will be worth every penny, and New York gets a chance to show the football world it is for real. As mentioned, the Bears are hungry for a win after suffering their first blotch on the season with a brutal loss against the Miami Dolphins. Quarterback Rex Grossman and running back Thomas Jones both had poor games but should bounce back with ease. New York trails the regular-season series with Chicago, 26-17-2, and by a 5-3 margin in the postseason. The last time these two teams met, |
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| Indy defense steps up in Foxboro |
NFL Football |
11/07/2006 |
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| ough it before. It will be a little bit of a distraction, hopefully it won't be too much of a distraction." After starting last season with 13 consecutive wins, the Colts had the AFC South and homefield advantage wrapped up. Talk of joining the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only teams to run the table became overwhelming. They started to sit some players with nagging injuries and lost two in a row before winning their season-finale. Then there was the surprising loss to Pittsburgh in their opening playoff game. |
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| Deja vu all over again for Dolphins |
NFL Football |
11/07/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Did it really happen again? Did another Miami Dolphins team spoil a Chicago Bears run at immortality? Remarkably, yes. Sunday's 31-13 victory at Soldier Field may have evoked memories of the night in 1985 at the Orange Bowl when the Dolphins handed the Bears their only loss of that season. This past Sunday's game, however, was much more stunning. In 1985, remember, the Dolphins were a very good team. They were coming off a Super Bowl appearance -- the only one in the career of the legendar |
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| Reality Check in Chi-Town |
NFL Football |
11/07/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A week ago we wrote about the undefeated Chicago Bears walking into a potential trap game against the 1-6 Miami Dolphins at Soldier Field. This week, we're writing about the one-loss Chicago Bears coming off a trap game loss, after the Dolphins went into Chicago and defeated the NFL's most dominant team (coming into Week 9, that is), 31-13. "Our football team didn't play well, starting with the coaches and going all the way down," said head coach Lovie Smith. Not surprisingly, the question |
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| Bears' Berrian out 2-4 weeks |
NFL Football |
11/06/2006 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago Bears wide receiver Bernard Berrian is expected to miss up to four weeks with a rib injury suffered in the team's 31-13 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. According to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times, Berrian will be sidelined for two to four weeks with the injury. The receiver went down on the Bears' first offensive play of the game after he was tackled following a 10-yard reception. Berrian has caught 27 balls this season and leads Chicago with 495 receiving yard |
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