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| Denver leads New England 10-0 at halftime |
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09/24/2006 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -Javon Walker scored Denver's second touchdown of the season and the Broncos, who have yet to allow a touchdown this season, led the New England Patriots 10-0 at halftime Sunday night. Jake Plummer threw his first touchdown pass of the season, a 32-yarder to Walker, with 50 seconds left in the half. The Broncos (1-1) had taken a 3-0 lead on a 23-yard field goal by Jason Elam midway through the second quarter. The closest the Patriots (2-0) came to scoring in the first half was when roo |
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| Patriots, Seahawks to play exhibition game in Beijing |
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09/24/2006 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will face each other in an exhibition game next August in Beijing exactly one year before the start of the Olympic Games in China. ``We had a tremendous amount of interest from our teams'' in participating in the first NFL game in China, commissioner Roger Goodell said Sunday before the Patriots' game against the Denver Broncos. The Patriots and Seahawks were chosen, he said, because of their success and ``because we think they represent t |
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| NFL to stage preseason game in Beijing next season |
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09/24/2006 |
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DENVER (AP) -The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will play the first NFL game in China next year, a preseason contest at Beijing's Workers Stadium - site of the soccer competition at the Summer Olympics. The China Bowl, which will kick off the one-year countdown to the 2008 Games, will be played Aug. 8, 2007. ``We are very excited and proud to be bringing our game to China,'' said commissioner Roger Goodell, who made the announcement before the Patriots played the Broncos on Sunday night in Denver. |
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| Amid the rubble, a city rallies behind its football team |
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09/24/2006 |
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| ng, though this will be a brief, sheltered trip that doesn't allow for a lot of sightseeing. ``I've heard stories that it's not really all the way back,'' said Falcons safety Lawyer Milloy, who won a Super Bowl in New Orleans while playing for the New England Patriots. ``I know how alive that city used to be. Even though I won't be able to actually see the city for myself except for a couple of hours, I'm interested to see how they're rebuilding.'' The NFL is putting on a Super Bowl-like party in Week 3 of the |
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| Seahawks activate Branch, release DL Cooper |
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09/23/2006 |
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| ahawks released defensive lineman Chris Cooper, who played well during the preseason but was stuck at the bottom of the depth chart. The NFL gave the Seahawks a two-week roster exemption for the former Super Bowl MVP, acquired on Sept. 11 from the New England Patriots in a trade that ended Branch's 45-day contract holdout. Branch signed a $39 million, six-year contract with $13 million in guarantees two days later. Coach Mike Holmgren said earlier this week that he will stick with Nate Burleson as the starting |
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| Colts rule out kicker Vinatieri for Sunday |
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09/23/2006 |
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -Kicker Adam Vinatieri will miss the first game of his 11-year NFL career because of a lingering groin injury. Vinatieri, who came to the Indianapolis Colts from the New England Patriots in the offseason, strained his groin in last week's victory over Houston and will sit out Sunday's game against AFC South rival Jacksonville, coach Tony Dungy said Saturday. The Colts were expected to sign veteran kicker Martin Gramatica as Vinatieri's replacement. Vinatieri, a two-time Pro Bowl selection |
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| Smith says he's fine, ready for Pats |
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09/23/2006 |
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| eporter after practice to let him know no disrespect was intended, that he was just irritated at the line of questioning - irritability can be a post-concussion symptom - and said it was a moot point because he plans to play Sunday night against the New England Patriots. On Friday, coach Mike Shanahan concurred with Smith's assessment of his head injury. ``Rod is fine. He's practiced the whole week. I know he's supposed to see a doctor sometime (Friday) just to make sure it checks out OK,'' Shanahan said. The |
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| Pro Bowl TE Jeremy Shockey battling sprained ankle |
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09/21/2006 |
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| in Seattle. New York has a bye the following week. ``He looked pretty good today,'' coach Tom Coughlin said. ``Hopefully he'll make progress again tomorrow.'' The original injury is a touchy topic for Shockey. It happened on Aug. 31 against the New England Patriots. Shockey said he caught a pass and New England lineman Richard Seymour fell on his ankle while making a tackle. Shockey also appeared to hurt the ankle on a short run by Tiki Barber four plays into the Giants' first possession. The fact he was p |
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| Freeney misses practice but might play against Jags |
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09/20/2006 |
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| is groin against the Texans and did not kick the last extra point or the following kickoff. Vinatieri, like Freeney, was not talking Wednesday and Dungy said the team had not yet decided whether to sign Gramatica, who has been unemployed since the New England Patriots released him during training camp. ``He kicked well,'' Dungy said. ``We think he'll be ready to go if we need him. But we will have to evaluate Adam's situation and see what he can do, then make a decision.'' For the Colts, these injuries come a |
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| Motorist gets 6 to 8 years in fatal Super Bowl riot crash |
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09/19/2006 |
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BOSTON (AP) -A motorist who killed a Super Bowl reveler when he drove his SUV into a crowd celebrating the New England Patriots' 2004 championship was sentenced Tuesday to six to eight years in prison. Stanley Filoma, 26, of Boston, was convicted of manslaughter in the death of James Grabowski, 21, on Feb. 2, 2004. Prosecutors said Filoma was drunk and trying to get away from police when he plowed his Toyota Land Cruiser into the crowd. Four other people were injured. Filoma testified he feared for his own s |
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