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| Philadelphia Eagles 2011 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/25/2011 |
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| ar's season opener that opened the door for Michael Vick's amazing comeback campaign. Philadelphia also needed to shore up its defensive backfield, and did so in a big way by landing Rodgers-Cromartie and making a deal out of the woodwork for former Oakland Raiders stud cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha. The two cover men join Pro Bowl honoree Asante Samuel in the secondary, giving the Eagles a trio of starters opposing teams around the league would die to have and not necessarily want to throw against. "We have thre |
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| Raiders assistant Woodson adjusts to life as coach |
NFL Football |
08/24/2011 |
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NAPA, Calif. (AP) - In one of the highest-profile moves of the offseason, the Oakland Raiders lost an All-Pro cornerback when Nnamdi Asomugha signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles. More than five months earlier, the Raiders had added an All-Pro cornerback when they hired Rod Woodson as assistant defensive backs coach. Woodson's main task is to help develop four young cornerbacks the Raiders have drafted the past two seasons into reliable NFL players as Oakland tries to replace Asomugha. |
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| Colts agree to terms with QB Kerry Collins |
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08/24/2011 |
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| threw for 40,441 yards, 206 touchdowns and 195 interceptions. He was the fifth overall pick by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 draft after playing at Penn State. Besides the Titans, he also played for the New Orleans Saints, New York Giants and Oakland Raiders. As a starter, Collins led his team to the playoffs four times, including a Super Bowl appearance with the Giants in the 2000 season. Painter has started both preseason games this year, completing 8-of-16 passes for 95 yards with no touchdowns a |
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| Beaten Giants fan has slight recovery setback |
MLB Baseball |
08/24/2011 |
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| ave described Stow's recovery as filled with ups and downs since the March attack. He's currently in serious condition. In their posting, Stow's family also addressed the violence during Saturday's football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders. They say they had hoped Stow's story would teach people that violence at sporting events is ``unnecessary and wrong.''Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be publis |
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| Raiders LB Goethel to have surgery |
NFL Football |
08/24/2011 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - Oakland Raiders linebacker Travis Goethel needs surgery on his injured knee. Goethel, a sixth-round pick in 2010, injured his knee in Monday's practice. "He (Goethel) tore something in there that I think is not going to be very good," head coach Hue Jackson said. "He's going to end up having to have surgery. It's unfortunate but it's part of this game. That's two years in a row for him in a tough situation, but we support him and we'll do anything for him." The Arizona State pro |
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| Raiders QB Jason Campbell returns; Pryor a no-show |
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08/23/2011 |
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NAPA, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders have one quarterback back and are still waiting on another. While starter Jason Campbell returned to the practice field Tuesday, new quarterback Terrelle Pryor was nowhere to be found at Raiders camp. The former Ohio State quarterback can't practice until he signs a contract. The Raiders used a third-round pick in the NFL's supplemental draft a day earlier to select Pryor and were hopeful he would report soon. Pryor's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, didn't immediately resp |
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| Raiders use 3rd-round pick for Pryor |
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08/23/2011 |
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The Oakland Raiders have used a third-round pick in the NFL's supplemental draft to select former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor. The Raiders announced the selection on Twitter on Monday. Pryor will not be eligible to practice with or play for Oakland until the team's sixth game of the season. When he was allowed to enter Monday's draft, he was handed a five-game suspension by Commissioner Roger Goodell - the same number of games he would have sat out had he returned to Ohio State. Pryor gave u |
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| Fox: Orton to start Broncos' season opener |
NFL Football |
08/23/2011 |
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| Englewood, CO (MySportsbook) - Denver Broncos head coach John Fox ended any speculation during practice on Monday by naming Kyle Orton the team's starting quarterback for the regular season opener against the rival Oakland Raiders. "We're going to name Kyle the starter against the Raiders," said Fox, who did not confirm whether Brady Quinn or Tim Tebow will serve as the primary backup. Quinn was the second string signal caller in Saturday's preseason game against the Bills and finished with 130 yards, one t |
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| Raiders take Pryor in supplemental draft |
NFL Football |
08/22/2011 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was taken by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the supplemental draft on Monday. Selected with the 18th pick of the third round, Pryor will be forced to sit the first five games of the regular season due to the scandal at Ohio State that forced head coach Jim Tressel to resign. Pryor left Ohio State in June as he received improper benefits for selling awards and other memorabilia in 2009 and would have been forced to sit out |
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| Police seek witnesses after SF stadium shootings |
NFL Football |
08/22/2011 |
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The mayors of San Francisco and Oakland and the NFL called for an end to acts of violence at sporting events, after two men were shot and wounded following a San Francisco 49ers-Oakland Raiders preseason game. Investigators Sunday looked for suspects and interviewed witnesses to the violence the night before in the parking lot at Candlestick Park after the matchup. Motives for the shootings - including whether they were influenced by emotions surrounding a game involving fiercely ri |
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