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| Steelers release Barlow, nine others |
NFL Football |
08/27/2007 |
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| er. He had a quiet training camp, however, and saw limited action in the preseason, though he did carry four times for 14 yards and a touchdown Sunday night against Philadelphia. After spending five seasons in San Francisco, Barlow was traded to the New York Jets last August. He ran for a career-low 370 yards on 131 attempts last season, a paltry 2.8 yards per carry. The Jets released the disappointing Barlow in February. Barlow, who played collegiately at the University of Pittsburgh, has rushed for 3,984 y |
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| Gibbs faces uncertainties with the Redskins offense |
NFL Football |
08/27/2007 |
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| smart thing and give him a long rest period to get that thing totally healed so it's not going to wind up being a nagging thing from week to week,'' Gibbs said. - How quickly can Kendall mesh with the offensive line? Acquired in a trade with the New York Jets, Kendall is a 12-year veteran who can learn the play book in a hurry, but he has precious little time to adjust to his new teammates. Because of Gibbs' extraordinarily light schedule, Kendall will likely have only one full practice in his first 10 d |
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| Samuel ends holdout, reports to Patriots camp |
NFL Football |
08/27/2007 |
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| ft, the Central Florida product has appeared in 59 regular season and 11 postseason contests for the Patriots. Samuel had a career year in 2006, amassing 10 interceptions, 14 passes defensed and 59 tackles. He would have become an unrestricted free agent if the Patriots hadn't designated him their franchise player. Since a long-term deal wasn't completed by July 16, Samuel was locked into playing 2007 for the one-year, $7.79 million tender. The Patriots open the season September 9 against the New York Jets. |
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| Comeback attempt continues for Jets' Andre Wadsworth |
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08/27/2007 |
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| STEAD, N.Y. (AP) -Andre Wadsworth's unlikely comeback will continue for at least a few more days. The former No. 3 overall draft pick, who hadn't played in the NFL since 2000 because of severe knee injuries, survived the first round of cuts by the New York Jets on Monday. ``To me, the battle is already won,'' the 32-year-old linebacker said. ``To come back from the type of injuries that I've had and the surgeries that I've had and to make it through camp and not miss one practice, that is huge to me.''
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| Giants' Tyree out up to 6 weeks with broken left wrist |
NFL Football |
08/27/2007 |
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| a broken left wrist. Tyree will have surgery, coach Tom Coughlin said Monday, adding that the team was willing to keep him on the roster in hopes of getting him back. The five-year veteran was hurt Saturday during the 20-12 preseason loss to the New York Jets. Coughlin said Tyree did not report the injury after the game and had swelling in the wrist Sunday. X-rays found the break. Coughlin also was concerned about receiver Plaxico Burress, who missed practice Monday because of a back problem and was |
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| Pennington and Ware help Jets edge Giants |
NFL Football |
08/26/2007 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Chad Pennington and Leon Washington hooked up for a 79-yard touchdown strike on the first play from scrimmage, and the New York Jets took down the New York Giants, 20-12, in a preseason matchup. Giants quarterback Eli Manning, playing without Plaxico Burress and Jeremy Shockey, completed 17-of-25 passes for 146 yards and a score for the Giants. Brandon Jacobs gained 43 yards on 11 carries, and Anthony Mix hauled in seven catches for 45 yards and a score. Pennington onl |
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| Around the CFL: CBC cuts short Riders-Eskimos game for movie |
CFL |
08/24/2007 |
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| before with Calgary. Only television viewers in Saskatchewan were able to watch the Roughriders' comeback victory. The CBC's decision brought back memories of the Heidi controversy nearly 40 years earlier. On November 17, 1968, NBC cut away from the New York Jets- Oakland Raiders NFL game with 65 seconds remaining and New York ahead 32-29 to air the children's movie Heidi. Fans watching the game on television missed the Raiders rallying for the 43-32 victory over New York, To add insult to injury, 20 minutes |
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| With Kendall gone, rookie Bender gets chance at left guard for Jets |
NFL Football |
08/23/2007 |
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| preparing for his senior season at Nicholls State, his thoughts of getting to the NFL someday merely a distant wish. The big offensive lineman has made it - all the way from the Division I-AA school in Thibodaux, La., to the starting lineup of the New York Jets. ``The whole NFL thing has always been like a crazy dream and, finally, I'm here,'' Bender said Thursday. He sure is, but not how he might have imagined. The 6-foot-6, 315-pound Bender was one of the most dominant left tackles among small-coll |
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| Jets ship Kendall to 'Skins |
NFL Football |
08/23/2007 |
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| Hempstead, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Jets have agreed to trade disgruntled left guard Pete Kendall to the Washington Redskins. "We reached agreement in principle to trade Pete Kendall to the Redskins last night," said Jets head coach Eric Mangini. "Obviously each night [general manger] Mike [Tannenbaum] and I meet, get together and discuss possibilities. When this deal presented itself, we thought it was a good opportunity." Numerous media sources have reported that the Jets will receive a fourth-r |
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| Powell anxious to begin his delayed second act |
BOXING |
08/23/2007 |
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| nway, a first-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1993, played 12 years as a pro before calling it quits following a 38-catch season with the San Francisco 49ers in 2004. He also played three seasons with the San Diego Chargers and one with the New York Jets. The two were married on July 22. Ali, who debuted with a one-round KO of April Fowler in October 1999 at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, N.Y., was last active on Feb. 3 when she stopped Gwendolyn O'Neil in one round on a card at the Emperors Pa |
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