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| SMU hires son of late special teams coach |
Division I College Football |
04/15/2011 |
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| ms coach at UCLA. He left that job for personal reasons last month. He was special teams coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens in 2006-07, and had the same role with the Kansas City Chiefs the previous five years. He also worked in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders and in college at Houston, Army, Pittsburgh and Kansas. Gansz Sr. was very close friends with SMU coach June Jones, and was considered among the best special teams coaches. He died following complications from knee surgery.Copyright © 2005 Th |
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| Bears/Rams open NFL preseason national TV schedule |
NFL Football |
04/12/2011 |
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| West winner Kansas City and the New York Jets visiting Houston. Week 2 of the TV schedule will also see Atlanta, the top seed in the NFC last season, play in Jacksonville and the Chicago Bears, who won the NFC North, playing in New York against the Giants. The final week of national TV games features the Washington Redskins visiting the Baltimore Ravens, the AFC East-champion New England Patriots paying a visit to the Detroit Lions and the final game seeing the Oakland Raiders hosting the New Orleans Saints. |
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| Report: Raiders WR Murphy arrested |
NFL Football |
04/04/2011 |
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| Gainesville, FL (MySportsbook) - Oakland Raiders wide receiver Louis Murphy was reportedly arrested early Sunday morning and charged with possession of a drug without a valid prescription, failure to obey a police officer and resisting arrest without violence. According to a report in the Gainesville Sun, police said Murphy was spotted in his Cadillac Escalade as music played loudly from the vehicle. Murphy drove to a parking lot after being asked to pull over and, along with his passengers, left the SUV an |
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| Bonds' lawyer Allen Ruby used to wrestling matches |
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03/26/2011 |
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| point last. After wrestling himself on weekends and summers, Ruby went to Stanford Law School and found himself on a different strand of the sports business. The NFL hired him as one of its lawyers to defend a $1 billion-plus lawsuit filed by the Oakland Raiders, who claimed they were forced out of Southern California after the 1994 season and never reimbursed for the market rights it relinquished. He prevailed on behalf on the NFL and has gone on to other high-profile cases. In 2007, he succeeded in gett |
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| Jerry Rice Award to honor FCS Freshman of the Year |
Division I-AA College Football |
03/22/2011 |
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| er while they won three of their Supers Bowls (XXIII, XXIV and XXIX). He was a 13-time Pro Bowl selection (1986-96, 1998 and 2002), two-time AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1987 and 1993) and Super Bowl MVP (XXIII, 1989). He also played for the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks, retiring after 20 seasons as the NFL's all-time leader in many major statistical categories for receivers, including receptions (1,549), receiving yards (22,895 yards) and receiving touchdowns (197), as well as the all-time rec |
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| Raiders name Bresnahan defensive coordinator |
NFL Football |
03/07/2011 |
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| Alameda, CA (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Raiders named Chuck Bresnahan their new defensive coordinator on Monday. Bresnahan served in the same capacity for the Raiders from 2000-03, helping them to three AFC West Division titles and an appearance in Super Bowl XXXVII. "This is an incredible opportunity for me to come back to the Raiders and work again where we had so many great years," said Bresnahan. Bresnahan joined Cincinnati's coaching staff in 2004 and was defensive coordinator there for three seasons |
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| Wimbley to sign franchise tag with Raiders |
NFL Football |
02/28/2011 |
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Oakland Raiders linebacker Kamerion Wimbley will sign his franchise tag after being unable to reach a long-term agreement with the team. Agent Joe Linta said Wimbley will sign the tag that will guarantee him $11,312,000 next season. Linta says the two sides will continue to talk about a long-term deal after the NFL's labor dispute is resolved. Wimbley's decision to sign the tag was first reported by Fox Sports. The Raiders tried to keep Wimbley for much less money by exercising |
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| Raiders re-sign CB Routt |
NFL Football |
02/25/2011 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Raiders have re-signed cornerback Stanford Routt to a three-year contract extension. No terms of the deal were released. However, the Oakland Tribune reported on Thursday that Routt will be guaranteed $20 million over the first two years with the contract potentially being worth $31.5 million overall. Routt is a six-year veteran and has spent his entire career in Oakland. Last season he started 15 of the 16 games he appeared in and had two interceptions, 13 passes de |
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| Raiders shore up defense before free agency |
NFL Football |
02/24/2011 |
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - A person with knowledge of the deal says the Oakland Raiders have agreed with defensive tackle John Henderson on an $8 million, two-year contract. The person confirmed the deal first reported by ESPN on Thursday on condition of anonymity because it had not been announced by the team. Henderson had 30 tackles in nine games last season for Oakland while being limited by a foot injury. The Raiders have announced that they used the franchise tag on linebacker Kamerion Wimbley and have |
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| Raiders tag Wimbley, give Routt extension |
NFL Football |
02/24/2011 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Raiders have placed the franchise tag on linebacker Kamerion Wimbley and reportedly signed cornerback Stanford Routt to a three-year contract extension. Wimbley will receive $10.151 million, the average of the five highest paid linebackers in 2010, next season. "Kamerion is a great young talent and we are excited about him continuing his career as a member of the Silver and Black," head coach Hue Jackson said. The Oakland Tribune is reporting that Routt will be guara |
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