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| GOLDBERG ON FOOTBALL: Thoughts on the 2006 half-season |
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11/11/2006 |
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| urrent level of play: 1 Indianapolis (8-0). Manning could win with the Raiders. 2. Denver (6-2). But not close to the Colts. 3. Chicago (7-1). Assuming the Miami game was a fluke. 4. Baltimore (6-2). McNair is learning Billick's system. 5. New York Giants (6-2). Need to get past injuries. 6. New England (6-2). Curious home flop against Colts. 27. Cleveland (2-6). A team left in tatters by Butch Davis. 28. Pittsburgh (2-6). A real post-title letdown. 29. Minnesota (4-4). Ten points in two |
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| Bears, Giants, Clash in Primetime |
NFL Football |
11/11/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Both the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants get a chance to "flex" their muscles before an awaiting nationwide audience this Sunday night, when the teams clash in a midseason encounter at Giants Stadium that will likely impact the NFC playoff picture down the road. The game is the first to be moved into the 8:15 p.m. (et) time slot under the league's flex scheduling arrangement, which begins this week and will continue for the remainder of the season. The system is designed to place a hi |
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| Alexander, Hasselbeck back practicing with Seahawks - in a tease |
NFL Football |
11/11/2006 |
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``If the quarterback wasn't playing well, then I will feel a lot of pressure to somehow find a way to get out there,'' Hasselbeck said. Alexander rested Friday - one day after his first on-field work since he broke the foot Sept. 24 against the New York Giants. ``He came out of it OK,'' Holmgren said. ``We've got our fingers crossed. Hopefully, we'll get them both back next week.'' Doctors are waiting until there is no crack visible in the bone before clearing Alexander to play. His next round of MRIs |
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| Alexander, Hasselbeck back practicing with Seahawks - a little |
NFL Football |
11/10/2006 |
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| 3-for-60 passing for 374 yards with four touchdown passes and two interceptions. Seattle is 1-1 in those starts and 2-3 without Alexander. Alexander rested Friday - one day after his first on-field work since he broke the foot Sept. 24 against the New York Giants. ``He came out of it OK,'' Holmgren said. ``We've got our fingers crossed. Hopefully, we'll get them both back next week.'' Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may no |
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| Abiamiri has shot at Irish sack record |
Division I College Football |
11/10/2006 |
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| it's messing up a blocking scheme or beating my blocker, or getting a sack or putting pressure on the quarterback,'' he said. ``Just trying to be a factor on every play.'' Abiamiri said he talks from time to time with Tuck, who is playing for the New York Giants, but never mentions the sack record or the fact he is closing in. ``I'm not going to saying anything to him unless I actually do it,'' he said. ``Then I'm going to let him know. I'll definitely let him know.'' Copyright © 2005 The Associa |
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| Toomer scheduled for surgery on Friday |
NFL Football |
11/09/2006 |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -New York Giants all-time leading receiver Amani Toomer was shocked when told by doctors he would need season-ending knee surgery. ``I never thought that after the game, after I'd completed the game, and never thought that it would amount to a season-ending injury,'' Toomer said in a conference call Thursday. ``I'm definitely really disappointed. I felt like our team had a great shot at going all the way. I don't know, it's hard to really accept, you know?'' Toomer, 32, is sch |
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| GAME OF THE WEEK: Are Bears and Giants best the NFC has to offer? |
NFL Football |
11/09/2006 |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -For those who have followed the NFL for a couple of decades, the mention of a big game between the Chicago Bears and New York Giants brings memories of a 1985 NFC semifinal. It was Mike Ditka, Jim McMahon, Mike Singletary, Walter Payton and ``The Fridge'' in their prime against Bill Parcells, Lawrence Taylor, Harry Carson and the rest of the New York Giants on a frigid, windy afternoon that would best be remembered for a whiff by New York punter Sean Landeta. It was a game be |
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| Urlacher misses practice but sounds like he'll play |
NFL Football |
11/09/2006 |
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| nchalantly. Urlacher's left big toe, sprained in a loss to Miami last week, has been the subject of speculation for three days. How bad is it, how much does it hurt and - most importantly - will it prevent him from playing Sunday night against the New York Giants? It did keep Urlacher from practicing for a second straight day Thursday. But the 2005 defensive player of the year sounded like he plans to play at Giants Stadium, even if he didn't or couldn't say for sure. He's still listed as questionable on t |
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| Still in first place, Saints grapple with playoff expectations |
NFL Football |
11/09/2006 |
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| but I don't think the time is yet. It's halftime.'' The Saints have a one-game lead over Atlanta in their division and a two-game lead over a number of 4-4 squads that for now are tied for the final NFC Wild Card slot. They also are tied with the New York Giants for the second-best record in the conference, behind Chicago (7-1). It adds up to the best chance sixth-year running back Deuce McAllister has had to get his first taste of the NFL postseason. ``I've been at this juncture as far as the record be |
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| Bills' 'A-Train' Thomas set to roll on Sunday |
NFL Football |
11/09/2006 |
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| ppen, so you have to be prepared.'' Thomas rumbled for 95 yards on 20 carries and an impressive 14-yard touchdown in over three quarters of work against the Packers, the most action he's seen since rushing 21 times for Dallas in a game against the New York Giants last October. The score iced Buffalo's 24-10 victory, and gave Thomas a chance to once again smile after a difficult couple of years. Splitting time with the Cowboys and New Orleans in '05, Thomas finished with just 43 carries for 92 yards, a far |
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