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| Patriots sign S Ihedigbo |
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08/19/2011 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots signed safety James Ihedigbo Friday. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. The three-year veteran was signed as a rookie free agent by the New York Jets and has played mainly on special teams. He has appeared in 37 career games -- no starts -- and has recorded 36 tackles and five sacks. |
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| Belichick not content with 2 dominant performances |
NFL Football |
08/19/2011 |
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| Belichick to be content just because his team outscored its first two preseason opponents 78-26. He's not raving about a defense that allowed just one touchdown in those two games or an offense that scored 10 touchdowns. The demanding coach of the New England Patriots isn't satisfied even after Thursday night's 31-14 domination of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He said Friday that the Patriots must play and coach with more consistency and awareness. Their next to last exhibition game is on Aug. 27 at the Detroit Lio |
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| Pats release OL LeVoir |
NFL Football |
08/17/2011 |
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| Foxborough, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots released veteran offensive lineman Mark LeVoir on Wednesday. The 29-year-old played in six games for the Pats in 2010. Over three seasons with New England, he saw action in 32 contests, including a career- high 16 games in 2008. A native of Minneapolis and Notre Dame product, LeVoir was signed by the Bears as a free agent in 2006. |
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| Georgia Tech D in second year of Groh's 3-4 scheme |
Division I College Football |
08/17/2011 |
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| e years as Virginia's coach and was fired after a 3-9 record in 2009. He was 26-40 as Wake Forest's coach in the 1980s and was 9-7 as the New York Jets' coach in 2000. Groh also was an NFL assistant under Bill Parcells with the New York Giants and New England Patriots. Groh's first college job was as a plebe assistant at Army in 1968. Now, 43 years later, he said he still enjoys the challenge of teaching. ``Oh, for sure. It's most definitely fun to work with the players on a daily basis and to see their advan |
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| Arkansas aims to become SEC's top defense |
Division I College Football |
08/17/2011 |
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| e. We have the pieces, the guys, the coaches to do it now ... Through the roof.'' Arkansas was second in the SEC in total offense last season, averaging 482.5 yards, but the two biggest contributors are gone. Quarterback Ryan Mallett is with the New England Patriots and junior running back Knile Davis is expected to miss the season following an ankle injury and surgery last week. Their absences could put additional pressure on the Razorbacks' defense as the team breaks in either junior Tyler Wilson or sophomo |
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| Are the Texans finally ready to take the next step? |
NFL Football |
08/16/2011 |
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| e as one might think. Then again, perception hasn't always turned into reality when it comes to the Texans. Some other observations from the preseason's first week: - Again, first-week preseason results need to be taken with a grain of salt, but the New England Patriots' machine-like efficiency on offense in their 47-12 rout of Jacksonville was still something to behold. The Pats piled up 476 total yards on the disheveled Jaguars with Tom Brady and most of his starting mates watching from the sidelines, while third |
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| Bengals sign DE Fanene |
NFL Football |
08/15/2011 |
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| e Cincinnati Bengals have officially signed defensive end Jonathan Fanene. The deal was reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer last Tuesday, but was not made official until Monday. Fanene, a 29-year-old out of Utah, was limited to one tackle over two games a year ago thanks to a hamstring injury suffered in last season's opener against the New England Patriots. Since breaking into the league in 2005, the native of American Samoa has racked up 79 tackles, seven sacks and one interception over 55 games with Cincinnati. |
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| NCAA Football Preview - Florida Gators |
Division I College Football |
08/15/2011 |
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| nse," said Muschamp of Weis. "I've got great confidence in what he's going to do, what we want to be offensively, what I've identified we want to be offensively to be successful." Weis, of course, gained notoriety as the offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots during their Super Bowl years, and he helped mold Tom Brady into an NFL legend. It remains to be seen if Weis can get the best out of current Gators' quarterback John Brantley, back for his second season at the helm. The senior threw just nine touch |
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| Patriots sign LB Koutouvides |
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08/14/2011 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots signed linebacker Niko Koutouvides on Sunday. Koutouvides has registered 54 tackles in 103 career games with Seattle, Denver and Tampa Bay. He also has totaled 101 tackles on special teams. The Purdue product was selected by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2004 draft. |
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| Police at home of ex-Notre Dame defensive coach |
Division I College Football |
08/12/2011 |
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| records show the home surrounded Friday in Granger is owned by Corwin and Melissa Brown. Corwin Brown was Notre Dame's defensive coordinator from 2007 to 2009, until head coach Charlie Weis was fired. The 41-year-old coached defensive backs with the New England Patriots last season, but was not retained. Police speaking on a public address system outside the home are using the name ``Corwin'' repeatedly, asking someone inside to answer a cell phone. Officers have blocked off entrances to the subdivision. Grange |
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