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| Giants' Michael Strahan retires |
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06/09/2008 |
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| championship to add to a resume featuring seven Pro Bowls and two sack records. Now it was time to leave football and leave the New York Giants after 15 years in the NFL. Four months after a stunning Super Bowl victory over the previously unbeaten New England Patriots, the 36-year-old Strahan informed Giants co-owner John Mara he was done. He will be walking away from a $4 million contract for the 2008 season. ``I told him he's been a great Giant,'' Mara said Monday. ``He thanked me for everything the organizat |
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| Tom Brady jokes that he's still slow after ankle injury |
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06/07/2008 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady described the lingering effects of his injury late last season, saying Saturday that his ankle now feels really good, but he joked that he's still slow and can't jump. Speaking on the second day of the three-day mandatory minicamp, Brady said his off season training program has been somewhat limited by the fact that still does not lift a lot of weight. ``That hasn't changed,'' the NFL's Most Valuable Player told reporters. Brady, who turns 3 |
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| Tom Brady says he still is slowed by ankle injury |
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06/07/2008 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says he is slow and can't jump because of lingering effects of an ankle injury late last season. Brady, speaking on the second day of the team's three-day minicamp, said Saturday that his offseason training program has been limited by the fact that he still cannot lift a lot of weight. The 30-year-old Brady first injured his ankle against San Diego in the AFC championship game. He was photographed in New York wearing a protective boot two wee |
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| Patriots will keep linemen facing drug charges |
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06/07/2008 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -The New England Patriots say that an offensive lineman charged with drug possession will remain on the team. But the team had no comment on any disciplinary action it might take against Nicholas Kaczur, saying it was an internal matter. Kaczur was arrested in New York State on April 27 after police said a small amount of OxyContin was found in his truck following a traffic stop. Kaczur then helped federal authorities catch the man who was allegedly supplying him with the drug. Kaczu |
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| On Hockey: Red Wing built to last for years |
NHL Hockey |
06/06/2008 |
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| franchise in any league. Since 1997, the San Antonio Spurs are the only other team in a major North American sport with four titles. The Los Angeles Lakers are shooting for their fourth title during the same span against the Boston Celtics. The New England Patriots have won three titles since 1997 while the New York Yankees added three more championships to their cache. The New Jersey Devils, with two Stanley Cups over the past 11 seasons, are the only team other than the Red Wings with multiple NHL titles d |
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| Perkins also injured in Game 1 |
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06/06/2008 |
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| posed a different kind of wager than the usual box of fruit or pot of clam chowder in a letter sent Thursday: If Boston wins, it gets Los Angeles' professional football team, the Arena League's Avengers. If the Lakers win, Los Angeles gets the NFL's New England Patriots. ``I know what you might be thinking: `Villaraigosa must be nuts! Bostonians would make out like bandits in that deal! With an indoor arena team, the fans would not have to risk frostbite to see a mid-September game. And with the smaller field, ou |
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| Stars come out for NBA finals |
NBA Basketball |
06/05/2008 |
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| who have made the TD Banknorth Garden a second home wile filming movies in town, were also in the star-studded crowd. So were ``Grey's Anatomy'' star Ellen Pompeo and Chris Tucker of the ``Rush Hour'' movies. The court was ringed by members of the New England Patriots - including Randy Moss, Richard Seymour and Rodney Harrison - and Celtics and Lakers alumni from Bill Russell and John Havlicek to Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The crowd also took time out to send its best wishes to U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy |
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| Specter again calls for Spygate investigation |
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06/05/2008 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Arlen Specter reiterated his call for the NFL to initiate an independent investigation into Spygate. The Pennsylvania Republican entered a statement Thursday into the Congressional Record concerning the New England Patriots' videotaping scandal. The statement repeats many of the points Specter made in at a news conference May 14, including a push for an investigation similar to the high-profile Mitchell Report that examined performance enhancing drugs in baseball. ``My strong prefere |
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| Phil's bid for 10 could have been Coach K's for 1 |
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06/05/2008 |
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| posed a different kind of wager than the usual box of fruit or pot of clam chowder in a letter sent Thursday: If Boston wins, it gets Los Angeles' professional football team, the Arena League's Avengers. If the Lakers win, Los Angeles gets the NFL's New England Patriots. ``I know what you might be thinking: `Villaraigosa must be nuts! Bostonians would make out like bandits in that deal! With an indoor arena team, the fans would not have to risk frostbite to see a mid-September game. And with the smaller field, ou |
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| Lawyer: Patriots player arrested, turns informant |
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06/04/2008 |
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BOSTON (AP) - A starting lineman for the New England Patriots worked as an informant for federal drug agents after he was arrested in New York on a charge of carrying the powerful painkiller oxycodone without a prescription, an attorney said. Nicholas Kaczur, 28, wore a wire to help agents build a case against his alleged supplier, Daniel Ekasala, according to Ekasala's attorney. A Drug Enforcement Administration agent said in an affadavit that a cooperating witness - whose name was not revealed in the docum |
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