NCAA Football Preview - Marshall Thundering Herd
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Ralph Lauro - Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW: The Marshall program continued to fade in 2008, ...
USU football: Andersen: We still have a ways to go
Salt Lake Tribune - Tony Jones -It's been accepted in team circles that the two units have to get physically stronger this season for Utah State to thrive as a football team. ...
NCAA Football Preview - Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Ralph Lauro - Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW: The Hilltoppers posted 12 consecutive winnings ...
Las Vegas Locomotives is our new United Football League team
Examiner.com - Las Vegas is officially home to a United Football League team named the Las Vegas Locomotives. UFL commissioner, Michael Huyghue wanted to help establish ...
KU football media day
Kansas City Star - Kansas opened up its Tuesday morning practice to the media. See what happened inside the fences in Lawrence. (Video by: CHRIS OBERHOLTZ - August 11, ...
NCAA Football Preview - UCF Knights
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Ralph Lauro -
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW: The Knights have alternated successful ...
NCAA Football Preview - Texas-El Paso Miners
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Ralph Lauro -
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW: After guiding the Miners to back-to-back ...
NCAA Football Preview - Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Ralph Lauro -
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW: After making their first bowl appearance in ...
NCAA Football Preview - Arkansas State Red Wolves
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Ralph Lauro - Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW:Under the guidance of head coach Steve Roberts, ...
NCAA Football Preview - Tulane Green Wave
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Ralph Lauro - Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW: The Green Wave has suffered through six ...
NCAA Football Preview - SMU Mustangs
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Ralph Lauro - Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW: June Jones took over a struggling Hawaii ...
NCAA Football Preview - UAB Blazers
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Ralph Lauro -Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW: Behind a strong finish, UAB was able to double ...
NCAA Football Preview - Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Ralph Lauro - Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW: After a successful 17-year run as head coach of ...
NCAA Football Preview - Houston Cougars
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Ralph Lauro - Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW: Under the guidance of first-year head coach ...
Penn football picked second in Ivy poll
Philadelphia Daily News - Ed Barkowitz -Penn's football team has been picked second in a preseason poll of media members that cover the Ivy League. Two-time defending champ Harvard ...
NCAA Football Preview - UL-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Ralph Lauro - Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW: The Ragin' Cajuns don't have a decorated past ...
NCAA Football Preview - UL-Monroe Warhawks
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Ralph Lauro - Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW: Following a successful 6-6 finish in 2007, ...
Zephyrhills fires football coach amid possible violations
Tampa Tribune - Eddie Daniels - Cogmon's hire was historic for the school as he became the first black head football coach at Zephyrhills. Last Thursday, assistant coach Abel Robinson was ...
Former Chiefs QB Quinn ready to coach football power MidAmerica ...
Kansas City Star - Tod Palmer - Budding NAIA football power MidAmerica Nazarene certainly isn't “the big time” by football standards. The training facilities are a far cry from Arrowhead ...
Ohio State Buckeyes football team might have two openings at ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Doug Lesmerises -Moeller had been listed as the starting strongside linebacker during spring football. The Columbus Dispatch reported Moeller could miss the entire season as ...
From committees to handcuffs, owners need to know NFL backfields
NFL.com Illustration Fantasy footballers need to enter their drafts with an intimate knowledge of all 32 NFL backfields. The value of running backs is high once again after a season that saw the likes of Matt Forte, Chris Johnson, Steve Slaton and Michael...
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Changing faces of fantasy wide receivers will impact drafts
NFL.com Illustration Calvin Johnson, Andre Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald and Randy Moss headline the top fantasy wideouts for 2009. Running backs will be the prominent position taken in the first two rounds of most drafts, but wide receivers will be a close second.
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Judge allows Stallworth to train five days a week during house arrest
MIAMI -- Suspended Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth will be allowed to leave home confinement to train with a strength and conditioning coach, a judge ruled Tuesday. At a morning hearing, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy granted a motion to modify...
RBs Moreno, Wells, Brown headline top fantasy rookies in 2009 class
The 2008 season proved that rookies can make a significant impact in fantasy football. Matt Forte, Chris Johnson, Matt Ryan and Steve Slaton were just a few of the players to come out of the collegiate ranks and shine at the NFL level. While it will be hard for the same...
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Top 10 players poised to be household names in 2009
Bucky Brooks
NFL.com 2009 fantasy wide receiver rankings (16-30)
Quarterbacks Running backs Tight ends Kickers Defenses Team Player Analysis Seattle Sehahawks 16. T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Auction: $12) For the first time in his NFL career, Houshmandzadeh won't be wearing a Bengals uniform. Now in Seattle, he is...
Players in contract years have motivation for statistical success
Ed Zurga / Associated Press Saints running back Pierre Thomas finished with 909 scrimmage yards and 12 total touchdowns. The movie Jerry Maguire, which follows the trials and tribulations of life as a sports agent, will forever be remembered for the line,...
Michael Fabiano
Bills WR Owens absent from practice with toe injury
PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Terrell Owens was not present for the Buffalo Bills' walkthrough Tuesday morning after the receiver complained about a sore toe following the team's preseason opener. Coach Dick Jauron would only say Owens was excused from the session, but declined...
Seahawks setting sights on regaining NFC West crown
Elaine Thompson / Associated Press Jim Mora talks to players as they run through a drill during Seahawks training camp. RENTON, Wash. -- Can the Seahawks go from worst to first? That's the question buzzing through Seattle after watching the energetic Jim...
Bucky Brooks
Training camp injuries affecting several notable fantasy wideouts
Elise Amendola / Associated Press Rams wide receiver Donnie Avery caught 53 passes for 674 yards and scored three touchdowns last season. Training camp has not been a good place to be if you play the wide receiver position. Over the last few weeks, a number...
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Revis among four starters who will miss Jets' preseason opener
CORTLAND, N.Y. -- Cornerback Darrelle Revis and nose tackle Kris Jenkins will be among four starters who'll miss the New York Jets' preseason opener against the St. Louis Rams because of injuries. Coach Rex Ryan said Tuesday that center Nick Mangold and right tackle...
NFL.com 2009 fantasy wide receiver rankings (31-45)
Quarterbacks Running backs Tight ends Kickers Defenses Team Player Analysis Green Bay Packers 31. Donald Driver (Auction: $4) Driver posted his fifth consecutive 1,000-yard season in 2008. However, the emergence of Greg Jennings, not to mention several...
Colts' Ugoh determined to regain starting left tackle job that he lost
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Tony Ugoh is in unfamiliar territory. He's a backup left tackle for the Indianapolis Colts. Tony Ugoh, OT Indianapolis Colts 2008 Statistics Experience: 3rd season Height: 6-5 Weight: 301 First-year Colts coach Jim Caldwell...
Injured WR Smith hopeful to be ready for Panthers' season opener
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Steve Smith slowly walked across the Wofford College campus Tuesday with his right arm in a sling, facing the prospect that he'll miss several weeks of the preseason. The Carolina Panthers' star wide receiver was subdued yet also relieved that...
NFL.com 2009 fantasy wide receiver rankings (46-60)
Quarterbacks Running backs Tight ends Kickers Defenses Team Player Analysis Dallas Cowboys 46. Patrick Crayton (Auction: $2) Crayton's value increased after Terrell Owens' release, which allows him a chance to start in what should still be a...
Vick's agent: 'Not a matter of if but when' QB will sign with a team
It seems "a lot of teams" are interested in Michael Vick. The Washington Redskins and Indianapolis Colts, apparently, aren't among them. Vick intrigue spiked Tuesday morning when his agent, Joel Segal, made an appearance at a Redskins training camp practice. Segal,...
Progress on Maybin's contract with Bills tied to other unsigned rookie
PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- The slow pace of rookie defensive end Aaron Maybin's contract talks with the Buffalo Bills are partly the result of another unsigned first-round draft pick: San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree. Rookies holding out Check out the signing status...
Seahawks rest LB Tatupu for second time in last three days
RENTON, Wash. -- Seattle Seahawks linebacker Lofa Tatupu didn't participate in practice Tuesday morning, marking the second time in the last three days that he has been absent. Lofa Tatupu, LB Seattle Seahawks 2008 Statistics Tackles: 94 Forced Fumbles:...
Oft-injured Packers DT Harrell sits out practice with back spasms
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Just as Packers defensive end Justin Harrell appeared to be turning the corner on his injury-plagued NFL career, he started having to sit out practice. With starter Cullen Jenkins on a one-a-day schedule, veteran Johnny Jolly out with a sprained ankle and...
Top fantasy sleepers for 2009 include QB Edwards, WR Gonzalez
Doug Pensinger / Getty Images Bills quarterback Trent Edwards should post the best numbers of his career with Terrell Owens in the mix. The term "sleeper" has several definitions. But in the world of fantasy football, it refers to a player who...
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News for 8/10/09
'Foolish' Wilson lauded in Canton
Bizjournals.com - Tim O'Shei -After 50 years in professional football, Ralph Wilson is finally a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Praise was heaped on high for the 90-year-old ...
College Fantasy Football Is Here
Washington Post - If that doesn't work, there's always college fantasy football, which kicks off one week before the start of the NFL season. You heard right, college fantasy ...
The top 20 Ohio State football players for 2009: No. 5, Ross Homan
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Doug Lesmerises -Breaking down the best 20 Ohio State players on the roster right now as the Buckeyes open practice today. ...
Hayes among five enshrined into Pro Football Hall of Fame
Reuters - Gene Cherry, Ian Ransom - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The late Bob Hayes, whose lightning speed won him fame on Olympic tracks and in NFL stadiums, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall ...
Michigan opens $26-plus million football facility
Chicago Tribune -Michigan assistant athletic director Scott Draper says the school's new indoor football facility is the tallest of its kind in the country. ...
RB Winston rejoins Michigan State football team
Chicago Tribune -... that briefly hospitalized Michigan State hockey player AJ Sturges. Winston was indefinitely suspended from the football team after entering the guilty plea.
CFN preview: Oklahoma
FOXSports.com - Pete Fiutak -Nobody's got more offseason college football coverage than CFN. Get the latest college football news, features and much more at Collegefootballnews.com. ...
As preseason camp opens, three more players leave Syracuse ...
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com - The Syracuse University football team opened preseason camp on Monday down three more players. Sophomore defensive end Zary Stewart, junior fullback Dan ...
Cougars begin fall football without head coach
Sports and Weather Right Now - The Washington State Cougars began fall football practices on Sunday, welcoming players for a helmets-only session before getting down to full-contact ...
Does the Big East Need to Form a Super-Conference?
New York Times - Connor Ennis - It's been no secret that the Big East has struggled from a football standpoint since Boston College, Miami and Virginia Tech left for the ...
Football is here so what did we learn?
USA Today - Gregg Rosenthal of Pro Football Talk says Vince Young's performance for the Titans last night shows he has taken a step back. ...
Stage set for historic 2009 season
ESPN - Ivan Maisel -It has been all but automatic in college football for more than a quarter-century, since Herschel Walker took his 1982 Heisman and turned pro ...
2009 national college football preview- 1st half- part 1
Examiner.com - With the 2009 college football season fast approaching, it's time to take a look at how the season might play out. Last year's champion, Florida, ...
Illinois football faces make-or-break season
Chicago Tribune - Shannon Ryan -Two seasons ago, Illinois was the skinny kid unexpectedly bashing a home run. Last season, it was the slugger who whiffed ...Two seasons ago, Illinois was the skinny kid unexpectedly bashing a home run. Last season, it was the slugger who whiffed ...
Are you ready for some fake football?
Metro.us - Also, for the first time, you can play cooperatively online. Because, as everyone knows, football is solely about the joys of friendship.
Pitt Football Team Shows Off New Uniforms
ThePittsburghChannel.com -PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers football team showed off their new home uniforms for the 2009 season on Monday morning. The Pitt Panthers football team at ...
Early Highlight for Kentucky Recruit
New York Times - Connor Ennis - Look ahead to the 2009 season as Paul Myerberg counts down all 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams. Check out the Countdown so far. ...
Coffman has great football pedigree few can match
Houston Chronicle -For sheer football pedigree, it's hard to match the son and brother of football greats. Kansas State quarterback Carson Coffman is about to give it a try. ...
Rob Oller commentary: Five reasons why college football will be a ...
Columbus Dispatch - Rob Oller - Tracking the fortunes of Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan football team should be good theater this season. If you're not following The ...
United Football League Introduces Las Vegas Locomotives as Team ...
PR Newswire (press release) -PRNewswire/ -- At a press conference today, United Football League Commissioner Michael Huyghue announced the Las Vegas franchise will be named the ...
Cable is latest coach to attempt to lift dark cloud hovering over Raiders
Paul Sakuma / Associated Press Tom Cable has brought an unorthodox approach to Raiders training camp. OAKLAND, Calif. -- The task before Tom Cable is magnanimous as he attempts to transform a franchise that has fallen on hard times since Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003.
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DeVries suffers injury; Johnson sits out with jammed thumb
ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Detroit Lions defensive end Jared DeVries left the practice field on a cart Monday after suffering an apparent ankle injury. Coach Jim Schwartz says the 11-year veteran would be evaluated later in the day. The Lions also were missing receiver...
Manning believes pending contract with Giants will 'get worked out'
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning says there's "nothing new" to report on his pending $97 million contract that will make him the NFL's highest paid player based on annual salary. Blog: Replacing Burress, Toomer NFL.com senior analyst Pat...
Injured Jackson, Johnson make return for first practices of camp
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Colts cornerback Marlin Jackson and offensive lineman Charlie Johnson made it onto the practice field Monday. It was the first time that the two projected starters practiced at training camp. Jackson is returning from a torn anterior cruciate ligament and...
Steelers address injuries along line by signing center Stepanovich
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers, thin at center due to two injuries, have signed former Arizona Cardinals center Alex Stepanovich. Justin Hartwig has been bothered by a toe injury since training camp started July 31, and Darnell Stapleton is expected to be out for...
White ends holdout, returns to practice with Falcons
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Wide receiver Roddy White was back at practice for the Atlanta Falcons after ending an eight-day holdout. Roddy White, WR Atlanta Falcons Career Statistics Receptions: 230 Yards: 3,536 Touchdowns: 16 White took part in a...
Owens offers a small sample of potential impact on Bills
CANTON, Ohio -??? What can be learned from two first-down-producing, but non-scoring catches? Not much. Maybe not anything. But when Terrell Owens' hands are involved, such plays are going to be discussed. The greatest significance of his 16-...
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Kolb sprains knee, Cole injures shoulder during Eagles' practice
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Two more Philadelphia Eagles have gone down during an injury-filled training camp. Trent Cole, DE Philadelphia Eagles 2008 Statistics Games/Starts: 16/16 Tackles: 77 Sacks: 9 Backup quarterback Kevin Kolb sprained the a ligament in...
Panthers appear primed for another run toward playoffs
Chuck Burton / Associated Press Quarterback Jake??Delhomme is back directing the Panthers offense at training camp. SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- In 2008, the Carolina Panthers featured a potent one-two punch in the backfield and an excellent offensive line to run behind.
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Rams will be without Avery for 4-6 weeks due to stress fracture
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams will be without No. 1 wide receiver Donnie Avery for four to six weeks after the second-year player injured his foot during a scrimmage last week. Avery was hurt Friday and has a stress fracture in his left foot, the team said. The injury could...
RB Jones misses Cowboys practice to rest surgically-repaired toe
Cowboys running back Felix Jones missed practice on Monday to rest a surgically-repaired toe that shortened his rookie season. Felix Jones, RB Dallas Cowboys 2008 Statistics: Rushes: 30 Yards: 266 Touchdowns: 3 Jones was held out Monday morning, but...
Brees back at practice with Saints following mother's death
Quarterback Drew Brees was practicing with the New Orleans Saints on Monday, after missing a scrimmage Saturday for an undisclosed family matter. Drew Brees, QB New Orleans Saints Height: 6-0 Weight: 209 College: Purdue Experience: 9th season Team...
Signing status of 2009 NFL Draft first-round picks
Pk Player Pos. Team Status Contract 1. Matthew Stafford QB Detroit Signed 6 years, $72 million ($41.7M guaranteed) 2. Jason Smith OT St. Louis Signed 5 years, $61.775 million ($33M guaranteed) 3. Tyson Jackson DE Kansas City Signed 5 years, $57 million ($31M guaranteed) 4....
Giants' Tyree vents frustration, tosses helmet
ALBANY, N.Y. -- David Tyree's helmet helped him make "The Catch" during the New York Giants' Super Bowl upset of the New England Patriots in 2008. It's not always his friend. He threw his headgear to the ground Monday, frustrated after dropping...
Palmer, Bengals have something to prove in 2009
Al Behrman / Associated Press Carson Palmer is back in control of the Bengals offense after missing most of last season with an elbow injury. GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- Just because the Bengals closed 2008 with a 4-3-1 finish does not erase their memories of an 0-8 start....
Thomas George
NFL announces 2009 AFL 'Legacy Games'
R Michael Zilz / National Football League The original AFL teams get ready to unleash the memories from a colorful era in pro football. The NFL has announced the 16 AFL Legacy Games that will be played during the 2009 NFL season. This season marks the 50th...
Broncos fantasy question: Is Knowshon Moreno a No. 1 back?
David Zalubowski / Associated Press Broncos RB Knowshon Moreno can be the No. 1 running back Denver has lacked in recent years. Broncos burning fantasy question: Can Knowshon Moreno emerge as a featured back in his rookie season? The Broncos raised a...
Adam Rank
Former Colt Unitas leads list of top-20 Hall of Famers
Associated Press Johnny Unitas was the quintessential field general for the Baltimore Colts. After being charged with comprising this list, I wanted to consider a lot of things. I thought it should span various positions and various eras, and, well, as it's my...
Jason La Canfora
Seahawks rookie LB Curry signs six-year, $60 million deal, then practices
The Seattle Seahawks signed first-round draft pick Aaron Curry to a six-year deal that guarantees the linebacker $34 million, a league source told NFL Network's Jason La Canfora on Saturday. The contract is the richest for a rookie non-quarterback in...
Browns sign veteran lineman Weary
CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Browns have signed veteran offensive lineman Fred Weary. Fred Weary, OL Cleveland Browns Age: 31 Height: 6-4??Weight: 308 College: Tennessee Experience: 7 Seasons The Browns announced Sunday that the 31-year-old Weary will join...
Browns sign veteran lineman Weary
CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Browns have signed veteran offensive lineman Fred Weary. Fred Weary, OL Cleveland Browns Age: 31 Height: 6-4??Weight: 308 College: Tennessee Experience: 7 Seasons The Browns announced Sunday that the 31-year-old Weary will join...
Quinn throws 51-yard TD on first play of Browns scrimmage
CLEVELAND -- Looking to take the lead in the quarterback competition, Brady Quinn threw a 51-yard touchdown pass on his first play in the Cleveland Browns scrimmage Sunday. Training camp blog Training camps are officially under way throughout the league. Get all the latest...
Rookie LB Laurinaitis gets time with Rams' first-team defense
EARTH CITY, Mo. -- James Laurinaitis is downplaying his increased time with the St. Louis Rams' first-team defense. The rookie middle linebacker out of Ohio State played with the starters during Sunday's morning workout, but he and coach Steve Spagnuolo say the added work...
Rookie RB Moreno finally practices for Broncos
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos were pleased to get Knowshon Moreno into camp and not just because their top draft pick is the cornerstone of coach Josh McDaniels' reconstruction project. "Now we've got a new rookie to haze on and sing for us and do a few...
Gatewood released by Lions to make room for Smith
ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions have signed linebacker Spencer Smith and released Curtis Gatewood. The Lions made the roster moves Sunday, the same day rookie tight end Brandon Pettigrew was healthy enough to return to the practice field for individual drills. He had...
Hampton, Sweed leave Steelers practice
LATROBE, Pa. -- Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Casey Hampton left practice Sunday with a knee injury, although coach Mike Tomlin said the four-time Pro Bowl player is expected to be fine. Second-year wide receiver Limas Sweed (hamstring) also didn't finish practice....
Quinn should emerge as the answer to Browns QB question
CLEVELAND -- Situations. You hear the Cleveland Browns talk a lot about situations. About two-minute drill situations and goal-line situations and kicking situations. You have to give new head coach Eric Mangini this: His message of situational football is cemented. ...
Thomas George
Titans CB Harper starts after initially ruled out for HOF game; Tulloch out
CANTON, Ohio -- Tennessee Titans cornerback Nick Harper did in fact start the Hall of Fame game on Sunday night after he was initially ruled out. Harper started the game against the Bills, and made a tackle on Buffalo's first play from scrimmage -- a 3-yard run by Marshawn Lynch.
Excited Burgess hard at work learning Pats' playbook
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- One phone call brought Derrick Burgess the good news: A trade was taking him from one of the worst teams in the NFL to one of the best. Derrick Burgess, DE New England Patriots Career Statistics Seasons: 8 Sacks: 47 Passes...
Quick Take: Titans take Hall of Fame game
Associated Press Titans RB LenDale White carried the ball six times for 12 yards and one touchdown. What we learned ??? Buffalo's o-line needs work: The Bills have high hopes for their revamped offensive line, but they were overpowered Sunday night by a...
Saints, first-round draft pick Jenkins agree on five-year deal
METAIRIE, La. -- Rookie cornerback Malcolm Jenkins and the New Orleans Saints agreed to terms Sunday night on a five-year contract, opening the way for the former Ohio State standout to report to training camp. NFL Network's Jason La Canfora reports that the contract is worth up...
Blazing Hayes made a very fast impression on the Cowboys
When you think back on the career of a Hall of Fame player, there's such a body of work that it's easy to forget a play here or there that was so important. Such is the case with wide receiver Bob Hayes. So for those who may not remember or didn't know about it in...
Gil Brandt
Seahawks starting center Spencer leaves practice with left ankle injury
RENTON, Wash. -- Chris Spencer is the latest Seattle Seahawks starter to be hurt during the first week of training camp. Chris Spencer, C Seattle Seahawks Experience: 5th season Height: 6-3 Weight: 312 College: Mississippi The fifth-year center...
Lions fans endure rain while waiting to see overhauled team's scrimmage
DETROIT -- The Lions set a record for futility last year in compiling the NFL's first 0-16 season. They haven't reached the playoffs in a decade and have won only once in the playoffs since 1957. But their fans still love them. Thousands of fans lined up outside Ford Field...
Broncos, first-round draft pick Moreno agree to five-year, $23 million deal
Knowshon Moreno is no longer "No-Show Moreno." The Denver Broncos' top draft pick ended an eight-day holdout by agreeing to a five-year, $23 million contract Friday, a league source told NFL Network's Jason La Canfora. Moreno received $13 million in guaranteed money...
Nagging injuries hinder progress at Redskins camp
ASHBURN, Va. -- While giving a rundown of the good, bad and ugly from his offensive lineman this week, Washington Redskins assistant coach Joe Bugel dropped a line about guard Randy Thomas that had red flags all over it. "I am concerned about Randy," Bugel said....
Vikings QB Jackson says he's fine after aggravating injured left knee
MANKATO, Minn. -- Tarvaris Jackson has worked hard to quickly return to practice after missing some time with a left knee injury. He doesn't want to fall behind in the competition for the Minnesota Vikings' starting quarterback job. Tarvaris Jackson, QB Minnesota...
Browns part ways with vocal veteran DL Smith; no update on OL Hadnot
BEREA, Ohio -- Never afraid to speak his mind or offer an opinion, veteran defensive lineman Shaun Smith was released by the Cleveland Browns on Saturday. New Browns coach Eric Mangini offered few details about his decision to cut Smith, who started 19 games in two seasons...
Cowboys CB Jenkins sprains ankle; Newman rests groin injury
SAN ANTONIO -- Although the Dallas Cowboys went through practice Saturday afternoon without Michael Jenkins and Terence Newman -- two of their top three cornerbacks -- coach Wade Phillips is hopeful that both will be back soon. There is a chance that one or both will miss...
Not so fast: Giants, QB Manning still working out contract details
ALBANY, N.Y. -- A number of details in Eli Manning's new contract still need to be ironed out before the New York Giants' quarterback signs the six-year, $97 million extension that will make him the NFL's highest-paid player based on annual salary. Three days after...
Bizjournals.com - Tim O'Shei -After 50 years in professional football, Ralph Wilson is finally a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Praise was heaped on high for the 90-year-old ...
College Fantasy Football Is Here
Washington Post - If that doesn't work, there's always college fantasy football, which kicks off one week before the start of the NFL season. You heard right, college fantasy ...
The top 20 Ohio State football players for 2009: No. 5, Ross Homan
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Doug Lesmerises -Breaking down the best 20 Ohio State players on the roster right now as the Buckeyes open practice today. ...
Hayes among five enshrined into Pro Football Hall of Fame
Reuters - Gene Cherry, Ian Ransom - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The late Bob Hayes, whose lightning speed won him fame on Olympic tracks and in NFL stadiums, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall ...
Michigan opens $26-plus million football facility
Chicago Tribune -Michigan assistant athletic director Scott Draper says the school's new indoor football facility is the tallest of its kind in the country. ...
RB Winston rejoins Michigan State football team
Chicago Tribune -... that briefly hospitalized Michigan State hockey player AJ Sturges. Winston was indefinitely suspended from the football team after entering the guilty plea.
CFN preview: Oklahoma
FOXSports.com - Pete Fiutak -Nobody's got more offseason college football coverage than CFN. Get the latest college football news, features and much more at Collegefootballnews.com. ...
As preseason camp opens, three more players leave Syracuse ...
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com - The Syracuse University football team opened preseason camp on Monday down three more players. Sophomore defensive end Zary Stewart, junior fullback Dan ...
Cougars begin fall football without head coach
Sports and Weather Right Now - The Washington State Cougars began fall football practices on Sunday, welcoming players for a helmets-only session before getting down to full-contact ...
Does the Big East Need to Form a Super-Conference?
New York Times - Connor Ennis - It's been no secret that the Big East has struggled from a football standpoint since Boston College, Miami and Virginia Tech left for the ...
Football is here so what did we learn?
USA Today - Gregg Rosenthal of Pro Football Talk says Vince Young's performance for the Titans last night shows he has taken a step back. ...
Stage set for historic 2009 season
ESPN - Ivan Maisel -It has been all but automatic in college football for more than a quarter-century, since Herschel Walker took his 1982 Heisman and turned pro ...
2009 national college football preview- 1st half- part 1
Examiner.com - With the 2009 college football season fast approaching, it's time to take a look at how the season might play out. Last year's champion, Florida, ...
Illinois football faces make-or-break season
Chicago Tribune - Shannon Ryan -Two seasons ago, Illinois was the skinny kid unexpectedly bashing a home run. Last season, it was the slugger who whiffed ...Two seasons ago, Illinois was the skinny kid unexpectedly bashing a home run. Last season, it was the slugger who whiffed ...
Are you ready for some fake football?
Metro.us - Also, for the first time, you can play cooperatively online. Because, as everyone knows, football is solely about the joys of friendship.
Pitt Football Team Shows Off New Uniforms
ThePittsburghChannel.com -PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers football team showed off their new home uniforms for the 2009 season on Monday morning. The Pitt Panthers football team at ...
Early Highlight for Kentucky Recruit
New York Times - Connor Ennis - Look ahead to the 2009 season as Paul Myerberg counts down all 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams. Check out the Countdown so far. ...
Coffman has great football pedigree few can match
Houston Chronicle -For sheer football pedigree, it's hard to match the son and brother of football greats. Kansas State quarterback Carson Coffman is about to give it a try. ...
Rob Oller commentary: Five reasons why college football will be a ...
Columbus Dispatch - Rob Oller - Tracking the fortunes of Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan football team should be good theater this season. If you're not following The ...
United Football League Introduces Las Vegas Locomotives as Team ...
PR Newswire (press release) -PRNewswire/ -- At a press conference today, United Football League Commissioner Michael Huyghue announced the Las Vegas franchise will be named the ...
Cable is latest coach to attempt to lift dark cloud hovering over Raiders
Paul Sakuma / Associated Press Tom Cable has brought an unorthodox approach to Raiders training camp. OAKLAND, Calif. -- The task before Tom Cable is magnanimous as he attempts to transform a franchise that has fallen on hard times since Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003.
Bucky Brooks
DeVries suffers injury; Johnson sits out with jammed thumb
ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Detroit Lions defensive end Jared DeVries left the practice field on a cart Monday after suffering an apparent ankle injury. Coach Jim Schwartz says the 11-year veteran would be evaluated later in the day. The Lions also were missing receiver...
Manning believes pending contract with Giants will 'get worked out'
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning says there's "nothing new" to report on his pending $97 million contract that will make him the NFL's highest paid player based on annual salary. Blog: Replacing Burress, Toomer NFL.com senior analyst Pat...
Injured Jackson, Johnson make return for first practices of camp
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Colts cornerback Marlin Jackson and offensive lineman Charlie Johnson made it onto the practice field Monday. It was the first time that the two projected starters practiced at training camp. Jackson is returning from a torn anterior cruciate ligament and...
Steelers address injuries along line by signing center Stepanovich
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers, thin at center due to two injuries, have signed former Arizona Cardinals center Alex Stepanovich. Justin Hartwig has been bothered by a toe injury since training camp started July 31, and Darnell Stapleton is expected to be out for...
White ends holdout, returns to practice with Falcons
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Wide receiver Roddy White was back at practice for the Atlanta Falcons after ending an eight-day holdout. Roddy White, WR Atlanta Falcons Career Statistics Receptions: 230 Yards: 3,536 Touchdowns: 16 White took part in a...
Owens offers a small sample of potential impact on Bills
CANTON, Ohio -??? What can be learned from two first-down-producing, but non-scoring catches? Not much. Maybe not anything. But when Terrell Owens' hands are involved, such plays are going to be discussed. The greatest significance of his 16-...
Vic Carucci
Kolb sprains knee, Cole injures shoulder during Eagles' practice
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Two more Philadelphia Eagles have gone down during an injury-filled training camp. Trent Cole, DE Philadelphia Eagles 2008 Statistics Games/Starts: 16/16 Tackles: 77 Sacks: 9 Backup quarterback Kevin Kolb sprained the a ligament in...
Panthers appear primed for another run toward playoffs
Chuck Burton / Associated Press Quarterback Jake??Delhomme is back directing the Panthers offense at training camp. SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- In 2008, the Carolina Panthers featured a potent one-two punch in the backfield and an excellent offensive line to run behind.
Pat Kirwan
Rams will be without Avery for 4-6 weeks due to stress fracture
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams will be without No. 1 wide receiver Donnie Avery for four to six weeks after the second-year player injured his foot during a scrimmage last week. Avery was hurt Friday and has a stress fracture in his left foot, the team said. The injury could...
RB Jones misses Cowboys practice to rest surgically-repaired toe
Cowboys running back Felix Jones missed practice on Monday to rest a surgically-repaired toe that shortened his rookie season. Felix Jones, RB Dallas Cowboys 2008 Statistics: Rushes: 30 Yards: 266 Touchdowns: 3 Jones was held out Monday morning, but...
Brees back at practice with Saints following mother's death
Quarterback Drew Brees was practicing with the New Orleans Saints on Monday, after missing a scrimmage Saturday for an undisclosed family matter. Drew Brees, QB New Orleans Saints Height: 6-0 Weight: 209 College: Purdue Experience: 9th season Team...
Signing status of 2009 NFL Draft first-round picks
Pk Player Pos. Team Status Contract 1. Matthew Stafford QB Detroit Signed 6 years, $72 million ($41.7M guaranteed) 2. Jason Smith OT St. Louis Signed 5 years, $61.775 million ($33M guaranteed) 3. Tyson Jackson DE Kansas City Signed 5 years, $57 million ($31M guaranteed) 4....
Giants' Tyree vents frustration, tosses helmet
ALBANY, N.Y. -- David Tyree's helmet helped him make "The Catch" during the New York Giants' Super Bowl upset of the New England Patriots in 2008. It's not always his friend. He threw his headgear to the ground Monday, frustrated after dropping...
Palmer, Bengals have something to prove in 2009
Al Behrman / Associated Press Carson Palmer is back in control of the Bengals offense after missing most of last season with an elbow injury. GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- Just because the Bengals closed 2008 with a 4-3-1 finish does not erase their memories of an 0-8 start....
Thomas George
NFL announces 2009 AFL 'Legacy Games'
R Michael Zilz / National Football League The original AFL teams get ready to unleash the memories from a colorful era in pro football. The NFL has announced the 16 AFL Legacy Games that will be played during the 2009 NFL season. This season marks the 50th...
Broncos fantasy question: Is Knowshon Moreno a No. 1 back?
David Zalubowski / Associated Press Broncos RB Knowshon Moreno can be the No. 1 running back Denver has lacked in recent years. Broncos burning fantasy question: Can Knowshon Moreno emerge as a featured back in his rookie season? The Broncos raised a...
Adam Rank
Former Colt Unitas leads list of top-20 Hall of Famers
Associated Press Johnny Unitas was the quintessential field general for the Baltimore Colts. After being charged with comprising this list, I wanted to consider a lot of things. I thought it should span various positions and various eras, and, well, as it's my...
Jason La Canfora
Seahawks rookie LB Curry signs six-year, $60 million deal, then practices
The Seattle Seahawks signed first-round draft pick Aaron Curry to a six-year deal that guarantees the linebacker $34 million, a league source told NFL Network's Jason La Canfora on Saturday. The contract is the richest for a rookie non-quarterback in...
Browns sign veteran lineman Weary
CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Browns have signed veteran offensive lineman Fred Weary. Fred Weary, OL Cleveland Browns Age: 31 Height: 6-4??Weight: 308 College: Tennessee Experience: 7 Seasons The Browns announced Sunday that the 31-year-old Weary will join...
Browns sign veteran lineman Weary
CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Browns have signed veteran offensive lineman Fred Weary. Fred Weary, OL Cleveland Browns Age: 31 Height: 6-4??Weight: 308 College: Tennessee Experience: 7 Seasons The Browns announced Sunday that the 31-year-old Weary will join...
Quinn throws 51-yard TD on first play of Browns scrimmage
CLEVELAND -- Looking to take the lead in the quarterback competition, Brady Quinn threw a 51-yard touchdown pass on his first play in the Cleveland Browns scrimmage Sunday. Training camp blog Training camps are officially under way throughout the league. Get all the latest...
Rookie LB Laurinaitis gets time with Rams' first-team defense
EARTH CITY, Mo. -- James Laurinaitis is downplaying his increased time with the St. Louis Rams' first-team defense. The rookie middle linebacker out of Ohio State played with the starters during Sunday's morning workout, but he and coach Steve Spagnuolo say the added work...
Rookie RB Moreno finally practices for Broncos
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos were pleased to get Knowshon Moreno into camp and not just because their top draft pick is the cornerstone of coach Josh McDaniels' reconstruction project. "Now we've got a new rookie to haze on and sing for us and do a few...
Gatewood released by Lions to make room for Smith
ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions have signed linebacker Spencer Smith and released Curtis Gatewood. The Lions made the roster moves Sunday, the same day rookie tight end Brandon Pettigrew was healthy enough to return to the practice field for individual drills. He had...
Hampton, Sweed leave Steelers practice
LATROBE, Pa. -- Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Casey Hampton left practice Sunday with a knee injury, although coach Mike Tomlin said the four-time Pro Bowl player is expected to be fine. Second-year wide receiver Limas Sweed (hamstring) also didn't finish practice....
Quinn should emerge as the answer to Browns QB question
CLEVELAND -- Situations. You hear the Cleveland Browns talk a lot about situations. About two-minute drill situations and goal-line situations and kicking situations. You have to give new head coach Eric Mangini this: His message of situational football is cemented. ...
Thomas George
Titans CB Harper starts after initially ruled out for HOF game; Tulloch out
CANTON, Ohio -- Tennessee Titans cornerback Nick Harper did in fact start the Hall of Fame game on Sunday night after he was initially ruled out. Harper started the game against the Bills, and made a tackle on Buffalo's first play from scrimmage -- a 3-yard run by Marshawn Lynch.
Excited Burgess hard at work learning Pats' playbook
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- One phone call brought Derrick Burgess the good news: A trade was taking him from one of the worst teams in the NFL to one of the best. Derrick Burgess, DE New England Patriots Career Statistics Seasons: 8 Sacks: 47 Passes...
Quick Take: Titans take Hall of Fame game
Associated Press Titans RB LenDale White carried the ball six times for 12 yards and one touchdown. What we learned ??? Buffalo's o-line needs work: The Bills have high hopes for their revamped offensive line, but they were overpowered Sunday night by a...
Saints, first-round draft pick Jenkins agree on five-year deal
METAIRIE, La. -- Rookie cornerback Malcolm Jenkins and the New Orleans Saints agreed to terms Sunday night on a five-year contract, opening the way for the former Ohio State standout to report to training camp. NFL Network's Jason La Canfora reports that the contract is worth up...
Blazing Hayes made a very fast impression on the Cowboys
When you think back on the career of a Hall of Fame player, there's such a body of work that it's easy to forget a play here or there that was so important. Such is the case with wide receiver Bob Hayes. So for those who may not remember or didn't know about it in...
Gil Brandt
Seahawks starting center Spencer leaves practice with left ankle injury
RENTON, Wash. -- Chris Spencer is the latest Seattle Seahawks starter to be hurt during the first week of training camp. Chris Spencer, C Seattle Seahawks Experience: 5th season Height: 6-3 Weight: 312 College: Mississippi The fifth-year center...
Lions fans endure rain while waiting to see overhauled team's scrimmage
DETROIT -- The Lions set a record for futility last year in compiling the NFL's first 0-16 season. They haven't reached the playoffs in a decade and have won only once in the playoffs since 1957. But their fans still love them. Thousands of fans lined up outside Ford Field...
Broncos, first-round draft pick Moreno agree to five-year, $23 million deal
Knowshon Moreno is no longer "No-Show Moreno." The Denver Broncos' top draft pick ended an eight-day holdout by agreeing to a five-year, $23 million contract Friday, a league source told NFL Network's Jason La Canfora. Moreno received $13 million in guaranteed money...
Nagging injuries hinder progress at Redskins camp
ASHBURN, Va. -- While giving a rundown of the good, bad and ugly from his offensive lineman this week, Washington Redskins assistant coach Joe Bugel dropped a line about guard Randy Thomas that had red flags all over it. "I am concerned about Randy," Bugel said....
Vikings QB Jackson says he's fine after aggravating injured left knee
MANKATO, Minn. -- Tarvaris Jackson has worked hard to quickly return to practice after missing some time with a left knee injury. He doesn't want to fall behind in the competition for the Minnesota Vikings' starting quarterback job. Tarvaris Jackson, QB Minnesota...
Browns part ways with vocal veteran DL Smith; no update on OL Hadnot
BEREA, Ohio -- Never afraid to speak his mind or offer an opinion, veteran defensive lineman Shaun Smith was released by the Cleveland Browns on Saturday. New Browns coach Eric Mangini offered few details about his decision to cut Smith, who started 19 games in two seasons...
Cowboys CB Jenkins sprains ankle; Newman rests groin injury
SAN ANTONIO -- Although the Dallas Cowboys went through practice Saturday afternoon without Michael Jenkins and Terence Newman -- two of their top three cornerbacks -- coach Wade Phillips is hopeful that both will be back soon. There is a chance that one or both will miss...
Not so fast: Giants, QB Manning still working out contract details
ALBANY, N.Y. -- A number of details in Eli Manning's new contract still need to be ironed out before the New York Giants' quarterback signs the six-year, $97 million extension that will make him the NFL's highest-paid player based on annual salary. Three days after...
Friday, August 7, 2009
News for 8/7/09
Canton calling: Meet the 2009 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class
USA Today - Jarrett Bell -The Pro Football Hall of Fame welcomes its latest inductees Aug. 8. A look at the six newest members to be immortalized in Canton ...
Rod Woodson Entering Hall Of Fame
ESPN - James Walker - But merely being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday as part of the class of 2009 puts Woodson in rare company. ...
Annual Football Draft Do's and Don'ts
Sports Network - Steve Schwarz - Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - With NFL training camp underway, it's time to think about this fall's NFL ...
Ethics Commission ends Hawaii football review
The Associated Press - HONOLULU — The state Ethics Commission is closing its review of travel expenses rung up by the University of Hawaii in sending the Warriors to New Orleans ...
USU football: Aggies optimistic under new regime
Salt Lake Tribune - Tony Jones - Diondre Borel no longer looks like a skinny quarterback. Instead, the Utah State junior looked noticeably bigger last week at the WAC meetings ...
Reeves honors Hall of Famer Hayes
Atlanta Journal Constitution - Ken Sugiura -So began a long-lasting friendship between Reeves and Hayes, the football great who Saturday will be inducted posthumously into the Pro Football Hall of ...
Cris Collinsworth, Al Michaels on the now Madden-less Sunday Night ...
Chicago Sun-Times - Kyle Koster - Collinsworth will be in Madden's vacated chair alongside Al Michaels on Sunday as part of the ''Sunday Night Football'' broadcast team on NBC when the ...
CAL FOOTBALL Rankings, QB choice loom as Bears begin
San Francisco Chronicle - Ron Kroichick - -- Cal's football team begins training camp tonight at Memorial Stadium - boasting a Heisman Trophy candidate in running back Jahvid Best, ...
The top 20 Ohio State football players for 2009: No. 12, Doug ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Doug Lesmerises - Breaking down the best 20 Ohio State players on the roster right now as the Buckeyes prepare to report for preseason ...
Who's Afraid of Michael Vick?
New York Times - Toni Monkovic - The NFL's smallest market might provide the perfect setting for Vick's comeback, allowing him to focus solely on football. I am not comfortable … with the ...
Iowa football: Amari Spievey on Jim Thorpe Award watch list
DesMoinesRegister.com - The Jim Thorpe Award “watch list” is determined by analysis of the pre-season All-American teams listed in at least six pre-season college football annual ...
2009 Football season preview: Michigan
University of Wisconsin Badgers - It's time to meet the Wisconsin football team's opponents for 2009. For the next three days, UWBadgers.com will preview all of the Badgers' opponents for ...
UCLA football preview: Defensive line
Los Angeles Times -UCLA linebacker Reggie Carter has a challenge for the Bruins' offensive linemen this training camp. “I would like to see someone block Brian Price for a ...
Ohio State football afternoon news roundup: Linebacker competition ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Archie was never going to be the biggest or the fastest running back on the roster, but you knew when you gave him the football, he was going to figure out
Crabtree Decides to Not Play NFL Football this Year
USA Online Gambling News - The loss of a full season of football will not allow scouts to evaluate Crabtree in live game action. Crabtree is one of the most talented athletes coming ...
50 years of football prove Adams is a dealmaker
The Associated Press - Teresa M. Walker - Respected around the NFL today, Adams' contributions to professional football are getting more attention these days. He was a co-founder of the American ...
Instant Debate: Who is missing from the Hall of Fame?
Associated Press / NFL Roger Craig and Ken Stabler are two players often considered for Hall of Fame enshrinement. Two of the biggest glaring omissions to the Pro Football Hall of Fame (according to NFL Network, anyway) will be inducted on Saturday -- LB Derrick...
Adam Rank
Rookie QB Sanchez bests veteran Clemens in Jets' scrimmage
CORTLAND, N.Y. -- Mark Sanchez felt jittery, barely able to take more than a single bite of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The New York Jets' rookie quarterback was preparing for the team's full-contact scrimmage Thursday night and couldn't wait to get on...
Sloppy scrimmage for new QB Orton, Broncos draws boo birds
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The largest crowd ever to watch a Denver Broncos practice didn't much like what it saw. New quarterback Kyle Orton, acquired from the Chicago Bears for Pro Bowler Jay Cutler in the biggest NFL trade of the offseason, was booed by some of the 13,402...
Injury tracker: Players who are out for the 2009 season
Season-ending injuries to players who were expected to see significant playing time this season: Harry Douglas, WR Injury: Torn ACL??????Date: Aug. 5??????Status: Placed on IR, out for season Douglas' injury is significant because without Pro Bowler Roddy White,...
USA Today - Jarrett Bell -The Pro Football Hall of Fame welcomes its latest inductees Aug. 8. A look at the six newest members to be immortalized in Canton ...
Rod Woodson Entering Hall Of Fame
ESPN - James Walker - But merely being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday as part of the class of 2009 puts Woodson in rare company. ...
Annual Football Draft Do's and Don'ts
Sports Network - Steve Schwarz - Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - With NFL training camp underway, it's time to think about this fall's NFL ...
Ethics Commission ends Hawaii football review
The Associated Press - HONOLULU — The state Ethics Commission is closing its review of travel expenses rung up by the University of Hawaii in sending the Warriors to New Orleans ...
USU football: Aggies optimistic under new regime
Salt Lake Tribune - Tony Jones - Diondre Borel no longer looks like a skinny quarterback. Instead, the Utah State junior looked noticeably bigger last week at the WAC meetings ...
Reeves honors Hall of Famer Hayes
Atlanta Journal Constitution - Ken Sugiura -So began a long-lasting friendship between Reeves and Hayes, the football great who Saturday will be inducted posthumously into the Pro Football Hall of ...
Cris Collinsworth, Al Michaels on the now Madden-less Sunday Night ...
Chicago Sun-Times - Kyle Koster - Collinsworth will be in Madden's vacated chair alongside Al Michaels on Sunday as part of the ''Sunday Night Football'' broadcast team on NBC when the ...
CAL FOOTBALL Rankings, QB choice loom as Bears begin
San Francisco Chronicle - Ron Kroichick - -- Cal's football team begins training camp tonight at Memorial Stadium - boasting a Heisman Trophy candidate in running back Jahvid Best, ...
The top 20 Ohio State football players for 2009: No. 12, Doug ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Doug Lesmerises - Breaking down the best 20 Ohio State players on the roster right now as the Buckeyes prepare to report for preseason ...
Who's Afraid of Michael Vick?
New York Times - Toni Monkovic - The NFL's smallest market might provide the perfect setting for Vick's comeback, allowing him to focus solely on football. I am not comfortable … with the ...
Iowa football: Amari Spievey on Jim Thorpe Award watch list
DesMoinesRegister.com - The Jim Thorpe Award “watch list” is determined by analysis of the pre-season All-American teams listed in at least six pre-season college football annual ...
2009 Football season preview: Michigan
University of Wisconsin Badgers - It's time to meet the Wisconsin football team's opponents for 2009. For the next three days, UWBadgers.com will preview all of the Badgers' opponents for ...
UCLA football preview: Defensive line
Los Angeles Times -UCLA linebacker Reggie Carter has a challenge for the Bruins' offensive linemen this training camp. “I would like to see someone block Brian Price for a ...
Ohio State football afternoon news roundup: Linebacker competition ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Archie was never going to be the biggest or the fastest running back on the roster, but you knew when you gave him the football, he was going to figure out
Crabtree Decides to Not Play NFL Football this Year
USA Online Gambling News - The loss of a full season of football will not allow scouts to evaluate Crabtree in live game action. Crabtree is one of the most talented athletes coming ...
50 years of football prove Adams is a dealmaker
The Associated Press - Teresa M. Walker - Respected around the NFL today, Adams' contributions to professional football are getting more attention these days. He was a co-founder of the American ...
Instant Debate: Who is missing from the Hall of Fame?
Associated Press / NFL Roger Craig and Ken Stabler are two players often considered for Hall of Fame enshrinement. Two of the biggest glaring omissions to the Pro Football Hall of Fame (according to NFL Network, anyway) will be inducted on Saturday -- LB Derrick...
Adam Rank
Rookie QB Sanchez bests veteran Clemens in Jets' scrimmage
CORTLAND, N.Y. -- Mark Sanchez felt jittery, barely able to take more than a single bite of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The New York Jets' rookie quarterback was preparing for the team's full-contact scrimmage Thursday night and couldn't wait to get on...
Sloppy scrimmage for new QB Orton, Broncos draws boo birds
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The largest crowd ever to watch a Denver Broncos practice didn't much like what it saw. New quarterback Kyle Orton, acquired from the Chicago Bears for Pro Bowler Jay Cutler in the biggest NFL trade of the offseason, was booed by some of the 13,402...
Injury tracker: Players who are out for the 2009 season
Season-ending injuries to players who were expected to see significant playing time this season: Harry Douglas, WR Injury: Torn ACL??????Date: Aug. 5??????Status: Placed on IR, out for season Douglas' injury is significant because without Pro Bowler Roddy White,...
Thursday, August 6, 2009
News for 8/6/09
Arena Football League suspends operations
The Associated Press - Dan Gelston - The Arena Football League has shut down, this time indefinitely. The league, which previously called off play for the 2009 season but had said it planned to ...
How Rich People Watch Football in the Rain...
TMZ.com - The one and only Snoop Dogg brought his executive umbrella assistant to catch the Baltimore Ravens football practice yesterday. For the record, Snoop is a ...
Holtz has no plan to run for office
ESPN - SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz told an Indiana television station he doesn't plan to run for Congress. ...
Boise State football: Newcomer thinks he can thrive at nickel position
IdahoStatesman.com - Chadd Cripe -
Boise State safety Winston Venable catches and runs with the football at fall camp Wednesday morning at the ...
Duke football looking to build upon '08 success
ESPN - Heather Dinich - "Last year we were a good football team with a bad record," Cutcliffe said. "I'm certainly anxious to see how we respond this season. ...
United Football League releases 2009 schedule
Albany Times Union - Pete Dougherty - 1 hour ago
The new United Football League, which has four teams that will play six games each, announced its schedule of games, all of which will be televised, ...
Florida's Cooper not done with football yet
ESPN - I want to thank the Texas Rangers for allowing me to play my senior football season at Florida, the University of Florida and especially Coach (Urban) Meyer ...
Dooley Noted: Tebow's focus on football
Gatorsports.com - Pat Dooley -But this fall, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow won't have a lot to worry about other than football. He has only one class to take to graduate in December. ...
No clemency request by former Ohio football star
The Associated Press - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett has withdrawn a request for early release from prison that he said would allow him to ...
UCLA football preview: Defensive line
Los Angeles Times - UCLA linebacker Reggie Carter has a challenge for the Bruins' offensive linemen this training camp. “I would like to see someone block Brian Price for a ...
'Bullet' Bob finally land among football's best
The Associated Press - Jaime Aron - DALLAS — Now that Bob Hayes is going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, people hearing his story for the first time are going to wonder what took so long. ...
Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Terrelle Pryor touched by football ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Doug Lesmerises - 1 football recruit two years ago, the family of quarterback Terrelle Pryor had a connection with Penn State coach Joe Paterno. ...
Woodson a one-of-a-kind player at 2 positions
The Associated Press - Alan Robinson - While away from the sport, he didn't train for football but instead ran European track as a hurdler. A normal player's career might have been set back for ...
Tide football players report
Dothan Eagle - Ken Rogers -
TUSCALOOSA — For 364 days a year, the big story surrounding Alabama football centers on who is or who will be on the team. One day a year, ...
Let Michael Vick get back to playing football
Baltimore Sun - Here's the deal: playing professional football is Vick's job. Animal rights activists and overzealous prosecutors in the Commonwealth of Virginia robbed him ...
Big Ten Football Tour Visits Penn State on August 13
GoPSUsports.com -
That's how far the Big Ten Network's Dave Revsine, Gerry dinardo and Howard Griffith will travel to bring fans Big Ten Football Tour, a series of 11 ...
LSU football team begins camp with eyes on winning titles
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - James Varney - BATON ROUGE -- LSU put down a marker Wednesday that an 8-5 record in football is unacceptable. "We want to play dominant football, and I think this team ...
Marshall football recruit's charges dropped
Charleston Gazette - Doug Smock - AJ Graham, the quarterback named Florida's Mr. Football, is heading to Marshall after his armed robbery charges were dropped Thursday. ...
Utah football: Utes' biggest questions heading into camp
Salt Lake Tribune - Lya Wodraska - Utah's strength and conditioning coaches have spent the last several months keeping Utah's football players hard at work in an effort to ...
Griffin vows he's just as fast as before
ESPN - WACO, Texas -- For the first time in his athletic career, Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin skipped track this spring to devote himself to football. ...
OSU Football Notebook: Damian Davis working his way back with the team
NewsOK.com - John Helsley -
"Damian is a good guy that just didn't abide by some things that we think are important in being on our football team. He deserves an opportunity to correct ...
UConn football: No specialist needed
Journal Inquirer - John F. Silver - Desi Cullen listened quietly in the corner of the locker room this past spring when University of Connecticut football coach Randy Edsall ...
Big questions facing Big East football
New York Daily News - Dick Weiss -The Big East football meetings and media day ended yesterday in Newport, RI, leaving questions about how to upgrade the profile of a league that has thrived ...
Canadian Football League notebook.
Canada.com -mccarty was among the four athletes named Wednesday as Canadian Football League players of the month for July. The 24-year-old has become a key contributor, ...
Kelly giving football a try
Washington Times - Patrick Stevens - Matt Kelly's freshman year roommate at Virginia was Max Pomper, a pairing of two football-crazy guys who happened to double as ...
The top 20 Ohio State football players for 2009: No. 13, Mike Brewster
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Doug Lesmerises - Breaking down the best 20 Ohio State players on the roster right now as the Buckeyes prepare to report for preseason camp on Sunday. ...
W.Va. boy collapses, dies during football practice
The Associated Press - An 8-year-old boy has died after collapsing during a youth league football practice in Gilmer County. Police say the boy collapsed Monday and died Tuesday ...
Mom Says Coach Ignored Son's Stroke-Causing Brain Injuries During ...
FOXNews - LOUIS, Ill. — The mother of an Illinois high school football player is suing his football coach and the district, claiming her son sustained permanent, ...
2009 Rice Owls NCAA Football Predictions
Sportsbook Promotions - Live Point Spreads - 2009 Rice Owls NCAA Football Predictions: Coming off a stunning 2008 season where they won 10 games with only 3 losses, the Rice Owls hope to reload and ...
Purdue football could find going rough under new coach Danny Hope
Chicago Tribune - Brian Hamilton - Sorting through the copious uncertainties about Joey Elliott, one hits upon an unassailable truth: Given a second of ...
East Tech promotes assistant Walter Stokes to head football coach
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Bob Fortuna - CLEVELAND, Ohio - About one week into training camp, Walter Stokes has been named football coach at East Tech. "I'm excited because we have a lot of ...
Five key positions for ASU football
AZ Central.com - Jeff Metcalfe - The Pac-10's worst group of running backs, according to College Football News.com, has a lot to prove, regardless of the ...
Oklahoma, Army agree to 2-game football series
Newsday - (AP) — Credit the Heisman Trophy for helping to reunite two of the football programs who've taken home more of the awards than almost anyone else. ...
The Most Overvalued Fantasy Football Quarterback
Bleacher Report - Michael McNeil -The average draft positions (ADP) for each of the players listed below were taken from two of the leading mock draft sites, Fantasy Football Calculator and ...
Raiders OT Barnes likely will miss start of season after breaking left ankle
NAPA, Calif. -- Oakland Raiders offensive tackle Khalif Barnes is expected to miss the start of the regular season after an MRI revealed that he has a fractured left ankle. Raiders offensive lineman James Marten blocked defensive end Ryan Boschetti into the back of Barnes' left...
While the MLB has lost draft value, good 2010 prospects remain
Michael Dwyer / Associated Press Boston College's Mike McLaughlin is a very intelligent player and is a team leader for the Eagles. Editor's note: This is part of a weekly series detailing the top senior prospects, by position, for the 2010...
Gil Brandt
Top 10 greatest cornerback tandems in NFL history
» Agree, disagree? Discuss Dennis Thurman and Everson Walls Everson Walls was undrafted. Dennis Thurman was an 11th-round pick. Together, they make the most unlikely a pair to make an all-time best list. Watch clip Statistics: Dennis Thurman Everson...
Warner's age, among other factors, make him a risk in fantasy land
Ross D. Franklin / Associated Press Cardinals quarterbacks Matt Leinart (7) and Brian St. Pierre (2) are battling to back up starter Kurt Warner (13). The 2008 Arizona Cardinals were one of the best stories in recent NFL lore. The once laughable losers from...
Michael Fabiano
Instant Debate: Who is missing from the Hall of Fame?
Associated Press / NFL Roger Craig and Ken Stabler are two players often considered for Hall of Fame enshrinement. Two of the biggest glaring omissions to the Pro Football Hall of Fame (according to NFL Network, anyway) will be inducted on Saturday -- LB Derrick...
Adam Rank
Falcons lose WR Douglas for season to knee injury; White still holding out
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Harry Douglas will miss the 2009 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee at practice Wednesday. The team confirmed Douglas??? injury to NFL.com's Steve Wyche on Thursday morning. The loss of the emerging...
Peterson, Fitzgerald will be top options in NFL Playbook Challenge
Julie Jacobson / Associated Press Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald will be a popular starter in Week 1 of the NFL Playbook Challenge. Looking for another challenge to quence your fantasy football thirst? Well, here at NFL.com we have just what...
Michael Fabiano
Browns WR Stallworth meets with commissioner, apologizes for actions
CLEVELAND -- Suspended Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth says he respects Roger Goodell's authority and judgment and will accept whatever ruling the NFL commissioner makes on his future. Quinn deserves his chance Brady??Quinn is competing with Derek??Anderson for...
Titans will honor former QB McNair this season with No. 9 helmet decal
The Tennessee Titans will honor slain former quarterback Steve McNair by wearing a No. 9 decal on their helmets this season, starting with this weekend's Hall of Fame Game against the Buffalo Bills. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Thursday that the league found it appropriate...
injury tracker
Here are injuries suffered by starting-caliber players during training camp ... Stewart Bradley, LB Injury: Knee??????Status: Undetermined Bradley suffered a knee injury during an Aug. 2 practice, but Andy Reid and Bradley will not discuss its severity. While Reid...
Patriots say they're talking to Wilfork's agent about contract extension
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots and nose tackle Vince Wilfork's representatives are still talking about a contract extension. Vince Wilfork, NT New England Patriots Career Statistics Games/Starts: 77/67 Tackles: 260 Sacks: 7.5 ...
Nantz is not only the voice of CBS Sports, he's also a fantasy fan
Chris McGrath / Getty Images Jim Nantz (right) of CBS Sports will be calling his second Super Bowl later this season in South Florida. Jim Nantz is one of the most accomplished and respected sportscasters in the business. As the voice of CBS Sports, Nantz is the...
Michael Fabiano
Chiefs add ex-Patriot Gutierrez to mix at QB, waive Martin
RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- The Kansas City Chiefs have claimed quarterback Matt Gutierrez off waivers from the New England Patriots. Matt Gutierrez, QB Kansas City Chiefs Height: 6-4 Weight: 230 Experience: 2 College: Idaho State Gutierrez appeared in five...
Parcells still in the spotlight, but Dolphins' success is a collective effort
Lynne Sladky/Associated Press Jeff Ireland and Bill Parcells have helped rebuild the Dolphins from a 1-15 team into a legitimate threat in the AFC. DAVIE, Fla. -- The legacy of Bill Parcells -- one still being written here with the Miami Dolphins -- often casts a...
Thomas George
Snoop Dogg in da house at Ravens camp, fo shizzle!
WESTMINSTER, Md. -- Snoop Dogg was in da house at the Baltimore Ravens training camp Thursday, watching from the sideline before helping the team end practice with a chant he borrowed from linebacker Ray Lewis. Snoop arrived at the morning session with an entourage...
Colts WR Gonzalez preparing for bigger role with Harrison gone
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- When Anthony Gonzalez needed advice about his new role with the Indianapolis Colts, he turned to an old mentor -- Marvin Harrison. The typically quiet Harrison didn't have to say a word. Gonzalez went into the film room, borrowed the tapes...
Browns guard Hadnot suffers potentially serious knee injury in practice
BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns guard Rex Hadnot was carted off the practice field Thursday after suffering a possible serious injury to his left knee. Hadnot, who started 15 games for the Browns last season, was hurt while pass blocking during team drills. He was engaged...
Injuries piling up at wide receiver for Ravens with Clayton, Williams out
WESTMINSTER, Md. -- The Baltimore Ravens probably figured their wide receiver woes had ended when Derrick Mason rejoined the team after a three-week retirement. In the hiz-ouse! Get all the latest news and information from training camps around the league, including what...
The Associated Press - Dan Gelston - The Arena Football League has shut down, this time indefinitely. The league, which previously called off play for the 2009 season but had said it planned to ...
How Rich People Watch Football in the Rain...
TMZ.com - The one and only Snoop Dogg brought his executive umbrella assistant to catch the Baltimore Ravens football practice yesterday. For the record, Snoop is a ...
Holtz has no plan to run for office
ESPN - SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz told an Indiana television station he doesn't plan to run for Congress. ...
Boise State football: Newcomer thinks he can thrive at nickel position
IdahoStatesman.com - Chadd Cripe -
Boise State safety Winston Venable catches and runs with the football at fall camp Wednesday morning at the ...
Duke football looking to build upon '08 success
ESPN - Heather Dinich - "Last year we were a good football team with a bad record," Cutcliffe said. "I'm certainly anxious to see how we respond this season. ...
United Football League releases 2009 schedule
Albany Times Union - Pete Dougherty - 1 hour ago
The new United Football League, which has four teams that will play six games each, announced its schedule of games, all of which will be televised, ...
Florida's Cooper not done with football yet
ESPN - I want to thank the Texas Rangers for allowing me to play my senior football season at Florida, the University of Florida and especially Coach (Urban) Meyer ...
Dooley Noted: Tebow's focus on football
Gatorsports.com - Pat Dooley -But this fall, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow won't have a lot to worry about other than football. He has only one class to take to graduate in December. ...
No clemency request by former Ohio football star
The Associated Press - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett has withdrawn a request for early release from prison that he said would allow him to ...
UCLA football preview: Defensive line
Los Angeles Times - UCLA linebacker Reggie Carter has a challenge for the Bruins' offensive linemen this training camp. “I would like to see someone block Brian Price for a ...
'Bullet' Bob finally land among football's best
The Associated Press - Jaime Aron - DALLAS — Now that Bob Hayes is going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, people hearing his story for the first time are going to wonder what took so long. ...
Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Terrelle Pryor touched by football ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Doug Lesmerises - 1 football recruit two years ago, the family of quarterback Terrelle Pryor had a connection with Penn State coach Joe Paterno. ...
Woodson a one-of-a-kind player at 2 positions
The Associated Press - Alan Robinson - While away from the sport, he didn't train for football but instead ran European track as a hurdler. A normal player's career might have been set back for ...
Tide football players report
Dothan Eagle - Ken Rogers -
TUSCALOOSA — For 364 days a year, the big story surrounding Alabama football centers on who is or who will be on the team. One day a year, ...
Let Michael Vick get back to playing football
Baltimore Sun - Here's the deal: playing professional football is Vick's job. Animal rights activists and overzealous prosecutors in the Commonwealth of Virginia robbed him ...
Big Ten Football Tour Visits Penn State on August 13
GoPSUsports.com -
That's how far the Big Ten Network's Dave Revsine, Gerry dinardo and Howard Griffith will travel to bring fans Big Ten Football Tour, a series of 11 ...
LSU football team begins camp with eyes on winning titles
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - James Varney - BATON ROUGE -- LSU put down a marker Wednesday that an 8-5 record in football is unacceptable. "We want to play dominant football, and I think this team ...
Marshall football recruit's charges dropped
Charleston Gazette - Doug Smock - AJ Graham, the quarterback named Florida's Mr. Football, is heading to Marshall after his armed robbery charges were dropped Thursday. ...
Utah football: Utes' biggest questions heading into camp
Salt Lake Tribune - Lya Wodraska - Utah's strength and conditioning coaches have spent the last several months keeping Utah's football players hard at work in an effort to ...
Griffin vows he's just as fast as before
ESPN - WACO, Texas -- For the first time in his athletic career, Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin skipped track this spring to devote himself to football. ...
OSU Football Notebook: Damian Davis working his way back with the team
NewsOK.com - John Helsley -
"Damian is a good guy that just didn't abide by some things that we think are important in being on our football team. He deserves an opportunity to correct ...
UConn football: No specialist needed
Journal Inquirer - John F. Silver - Desi Cullen listened quietly in the corner of the locker room this past spring when University of Connecticut football coach Randy Edsall ...
Big questions facing Big East football
New York Daily News - Dick Weiss -The Big East football meetings and media day ended yesterday in Newport, RI, leaving questions about how to upgrade the profile of a league that has thrived ...
Canadian Football League notebook.
Canada.com -mccarty was among the four athletes named Wednesday as Canadian Football League players of the month for July. The 24-year-old has become a key contributor, ...
Kelly giving football a try
Washington Times - Patrick Stevens - Matt Kelly's freshman year roommate at Virginia was Max Pomper, a pairing of two football-crazy guys who happened to double as ...
The top 20 Ohio State football players for 2009: No. 13, Mike Brewster
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Doug Lesmerises - Breaking down the best 20 Ohio State players on the roster right now as the Buckeyes prepare to report for preseason camp on Sunday. ...
W.Va. boy collapses, dies during football practice
The Associated Press - An 8-year-old boy has died after collapsing during a youth league football practice in Gilmer County. Police say the boy collapsed Monday and died Tuesday ...
Mom Says Coach Ignored Son's Stroke-Causing Brain Injuries During ...
FOXNews - LOUIS, Ill. — The mother of an Illinois high school football player is suing his football coach and the district, claiming her son sustained permanent, ...
2009 Rice Owls NCAA Football Predictions
Sportsbook Promotions - Live Point Spreads - 2009 Rice Owls NCAA Football Predictions: Coming off a stunning 2008 season where they won 10 games with only 3 losses, the Rice Owls hope to reload and ...
Purdue football could find going rough under new coach Danny Hope
Chicago Tribune - Brian Hamilton - Sorting through the copious uncertainties about Joey Elliott, one hits upon an unassailable truth: Given a second of ...
East Tech promotes assistant Walter Stokes to head football coach
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Bob Fortuna - CLEVELAND, Ohio - About one week into training camp, Walter Stokes has been named football coach at East Tech. "I'm excited because we have a lot of ...
Five key positions for ASU football
AZ Central.com - Jeff Metcalfe - The Pac-10's worst group of running backs, according to College Football News.com, has a lot to prove, regardless of the ...
Oklahoma, Army agree to 2-game football series
Newsday - (AP) — Credit the Heisman Trophy for helping to reunite two of the football programs who've taken home more of the awards than almost anyone else. ...
The Most Overvalued Fantasy Football Quarterback
Bleacher Report - Michael McNeil -The average draft positions (ADP) for each of the players listed below were taken from two of the leading mock draft sites, Fantasy Football Calculator and ...
Raiders OT Barnes likely will miss start of season after breaking left ankle
NAPA, Calif. -- Oakland Raiders offensive tackle Khalif Barnes is expected to miss the start of the regular season after an MRI revealed that he has a fractured left ankle. Raiders offensive lineman James Marten blocked defensive end Ryan Boschetti into the back of Barnes' left...
While the MLB has lost draft value, good 2010 prospects remain
Michael Dwyer / Associated Press Boston College's Mike McLaughlin is a very intelligent player and is a team leader for the Eagles. Editor's note: This is part of a weekly series detailing the top senior prospects, by position, for the 2010...
Gil Brandt
Top 10 greatest cornerback tandems in NFL history
» Agree, disagree? Discuss Dennis Thurman and Everson Walls Everson Walls was undrafted. Dennis Thurman was an 11th-round pick. Together, they make the most unlikely a pair to make an all-time best list. Watch clip Statistics: Dennis Thurman Everson...
Warner's age, among other factors, make him a risk in fantasy land
Ross D. Franklin / Associated Press Cardinals quarterbacks Matt Leinart (7) and Brian St. Pierre (2) are battling to back up starter Kurt Warner (13). The 2008 Arizona Cardinals were one of the best stories in recent NFL lore. The once laughable losers from...
Michael Fabiano
Instant Debate: Who is missing from the Hall of Fame?
Associated Press / NFL Roger Craig and Ken Stabler are two players often considered for Hall of Fame enshrinement. Two of the biggest glaring omissions to the Pro Football Hall of Fame (according to NFL Network, anyway) will be inducted on Saturday -- LB Derrick...
Adam Rank
Falcons lose WR Douglas for season to knee injury; White still holding out
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Harry Douglas will miss the 2009 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee at practice Wednesday. The team confirmed Douglas??? injury to NFL.com's Steve Wyche on Thursday morning. The loss of the emerging...
Peterson, Fitzgerald will be top options in NFL Playbook Challenge
Julie Jacobson / Associated Press Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald will be a popular starter in Week 1 of the NFL Playbook Challenge. Looking for another challenge to quence your fantasy football thirst? Well, here at NFL.com we have just what...
Michael Fabiano
Browns WR Stallworth meets with commissioner, apologizes for actions
CLEVELAND -- Suspended Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth says he respects Roger Goodell's authority and judgment and will accept whatever ruling the NFL commissioner makes on his future. Quinn deserves his chance Brady??Quinn is competing with Derek??Anderson for...
Titans will honor former QB McNair this season with No. 9 helmet decal
The Tennessee Titans will honor slain former quarterback Steve McNair by wearing a No. 9 decal on their helmets this season, starting with this weekend's Hall of Fame Game against the Buffalo Bills. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Thursday that the league found it appropriate...
injury tracker
Here are injuries suffered by starting-caliber players during training camp ... Stewart Bradley, LB Injury: Knee??????Status: Undetermined Bradley suffered a knee injury during an Aug. 2 practice, but Andy Reid and Bradley will not discuss its severity. While Reid...
Patriots say they're talking to Wilfork's agent about contract extension
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots and nose tackle Vince Wilfork's representatives are still talking about a contract extension. Vince Wilfork, NT New England Patriots Career Statistics Games/Starts: 77/67 Tackles: 260 Sacks: 7.5 ...
Nantz is not only the voice of CBS Sports, he's also a fantasy fan
Chris McGrath / Getty Images Jim Nantz (right) of CBS Sports will be calling his second Super Bowl later this season in South Florida. Jim Nantz is one of the most accomplished and respected sportscasters in the business. As the voice of CBS Sports, Nantz is the...
Michael Fabiano
Chiefs add ex-Patriot Gutierrez to mix at QB, waive Martin
RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- The Kansas City Chiefs have claimed quarterback Matt Gutierrez off waivers from the New England Patriots. Matt Gutierrez, QB Kansas City Chiefs Height: 6-4 Weight: 230 Experience: 2 College: Idaho State Gutierrez appeared in five...
Parcells still in the spotlight, but Dolphins' success is a collective effort
Lynne Sladky/Associated Press Jeff Ireland and Bill Parcells have helped rebuild the Dolphins from a 1-15 team into a legitimate threat in the AFC. DAVIE, Fla. -- The legacy of Bill Parcells -- one still being written here with the Miami Dolphins -- often casts a...
Thomas George
Snoop Dogg in da house at Ravens camp, fo shizzle!
WESTMINSTER, Md. -- Snoop Dogg was in da house at the Baltimore Ravens training camp Thursday, watching from the sideline before helping the team end practice with a chant he borrowed from linebacker Ray Lewis. Snoop arrived at the morning session with an entourage...
Colts WR Gonzalez preparing for bigger role with Harrison gone
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- When Anthony Gonzalez needed advice about his new role with the Indianapolis Colts, he turned to an old mentor -- Marvin Harrison. The typically quiet Harrison didn't have to say a word. Gonzalez went into the film room, borrowed the tapes...
Browns guard Hadnot suffers potentially serious knee injury in practice
BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns guard Rex Hadnot was carted off the practice field Thursday after suffering a possible serious injury to his left knee. Hadnot, who started 15 games for the Browns last season, was hurt while pass blocking during team drills. He was engaged...
Injuries piling up at wide receiver for Ravens with Clayton, Williams out
WESTMINSTER, Md. -- The Baltimore Ravens probably figured their wide receiver woes had ended when Derrick Mason rejoined the team after a three-week retirement. In the hiz-ouse! Get all the latest news and information from training camps around the league, including what...
Saturday, March 28, 2009
News for the day 03/28/09
For the Spartans, Football Tactics Work
New York Times - Spartans discussed their “war drill”, in which players suit up in football pads to grab rebounds in a no-frills scramble. ...
UCF review finds football training normal
The Associated Press - — The University of Central Florida football program's conditioning activities are rigorous "but within the range normal to other Division I football ...
Former University of North Texas football player student is found dead
Dallas Morning News - Germaine Lance Dawson, 21, who played football for four years at UNT, had a single gunshot wound to the head when he was found in a white SUV near a ...
Professional football in LA? Only if we learn to relax
Los Angeles Times - Perhaps the risks are just too great for LA to have its own professional football team. Researchers at Good Samaritan Hospital here have analyzed the number ...
Prep Notebook Prosser football coach Tim Moore resigns -Seattle Times -Tom Moore has found a way to blend the two things he covets most — family and football. But to do so means Prosser must find a new. ...
Unfair BCS under pressure to change -Salt Lake Tribune -The truest pursuit of change in college football, and self-flagellation, got some good company this past week when Orrin Hatch and Herb Kohl, ...
Murphy no longer on K-State football team
Kansas City Star -Kansas State wide receiver Deon Murphy, who would have been a senior this season, is no longer on the Wildcats’ football team, the university confirmed ...
He's back: Penn State, Paterno open spring drills
The Associated Press - "I think we got a lot of work ahead of us, but I don't think it's situation where we can't be a good football team," he said. ...
UM football coaches step back to watch team scrimmage
MLive.com -by John Heuser The Ann Arbor News With the University of Michigan football team's season opener more than five months off, there will be plenty of time ...
Source: Three SMU football players win appeals; two denied
Dallas Morning News - Three of the five football players who appealed decisions by SMU to release them from their scholarships have won their appeals, according to an athletics ...
Quarterbacks show Loeffler’s impact
GatorCountry.com - He’s only been on the Florida staff for two and a half months, but already there are changes in the way Tim Tebow delivers the football and the way backup ...
WVU football signs Pa. recruit
SportingNews.com - MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Pittsburgh high school defensive end Will Clarke has signed a letter of intent with West Virginia. Mountaineers coach Bill Stewart ...
Bad anchoring caused football players' boat to flip
(CNN) -- A fishing boat carrying two NFL players and two other men capsized last month because it was improperly anchored, a Florida agency reported Friday. ...
New York Times - Spartans discussed their “war drill”, in which players suit up in football pads to grab rebounds in a no-frills scramble. ...
UCF review finds football training normal
The Associated Press - — The University of Central Florida football program's conditioning activities are rigorous "but within the range normal to other Division I football ...
Former University of North Texas football player student is found dead
Dallas Morning News - Germaine Lance Dawson, 21, who played football for four years at UNT, had a single gunshot wound to the head when he was found in a white SUV near a ...
Professional football in LA? Only if we learn to relax
Los Angeles Times - Perhaps the risks are just too great for LA to have its own professional football team. Researchers at Good Samaritan Hospital here have analyzed the number ...
Prep Notebook Prosser football coach Tim Moore resigns -Seattle Times -Tom Moore has found a way to blend the two things he covets most — family and football. But to do so means Prosser must find a new. ...
Unfair BCS under pressure to change -Salt Lake Tribune -The truest pursuit of change in college football, and self-flagellation, got some good company this past week when Orrin Hatch and Herb Kohl, ...
Murphy no longer on K-State football team
Kansas City Star -Kansas State wide receiver Deon Murphy, who would have been a senior this season, is no longer on the Wildcats’ football team, the university confirmed ...
He's back: Penn State, Paterno open spring drills
The Associated Press - "I think we got a lot of work ahead of us, but I don't think it's situation where we can't be a good football team," he said. ...
UM football coaches step back to watch team scrimmage
MLive.com -by John Heuser The Ann Arbor News With the University of Michigan football team's season opener more than five months off, there will be plenty of time ...
Source: Three SMU football players win appeals; two denied
Dallas Morning News - Three of the five football players who appealed decisions by SMU to release them from their scholarships have won their appeals, according to an athletics ...
Quarterbacks show Loeffler’s impact
GatorCountry.com - He’s only been on the Florida staff for two and a half months, but already there are changes in the way Tim Tebow delivers the football and the way backup ...
WVU football signs Pa. recruit
SportingNews.com - MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Pittsburgh high school defensive end Will Clarke has signed a letter of intent with West Virginia. Mountaineers coach Bill Stewart ...
Bad anchoring caused football players' boat to flip
(CNN) -- A fishing boat carrying two NFL players and two other men capsized last month because it was improperly anchored, a Florida agency reported Friday. ...
Thursday, February 19, 2009
New for the day 02/19/09
Texas Tech football chat Dallas Morning News, TX - The only program bringing positive recognition to the school is the football program (and track under Coach Kitley). When does Coach Myers get evaluated? ...
Colleges' minority hiring slips USA Today - By Steve Wieberg, USA TODAY Beginning with the longtime problem sport of football, schools and conferences were handed what author and activist Richard ...
Sports Briefing Pro Football Ravens Tag Suggs, Again New York Times, United States - By AP Baltimore used the franchise tag on the Pro Bowl linebacker Terrell Suggs for the second consecutive year, which costs the team $10.2 million against ...
Cowboys search for 'football players' at scouting combine Dallas Morning News, TX - "We need more football players." CB Mike Jenkins, one of the Cowboys' first-round picks last season, is an athlete. He has the tools to be a starter. ...
Wildcat football: Weber State makes appeal to NCAA Salt Lake Tribune, United States - The Wildcats' football program is one of nine teams in the nation that is seeking a waiver to forestall penalties from the NCAA, which would be applied to ...
Mustang's Head Football Coach Resigns KRIS-TV, TX - None of his hard times was as mentally draining as the 2008 football campaign, which was the central factor in his decision to resign Thursday. ...
Prep football: McQueen football coach Ken Dalton will retire Carson Times, NV - By CHRIS GABEL • cgabel@rgj.com • When spring football practices begin at McQueen in a couple months, it will be the first time in the ...
Record 14 National Football League teams use franchise tag The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com, PA - by Scott Toole In the 17 years of NFL free agency, the most players ever to be franchised in one offseason was 11. This year, 14 teams used their franchise ...
Messingham joins ISU football staff Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, IA - By KELLY BEATON, Courier Sports Writer AMES --- Courtney Messingham has had tours of duty throughout the central US during his football coaching career. ...
San Francisco 49ers NFL Football Season Win Projection San Francisco Chronicle, USA - After a 7-9 record in 2006 expectations were high for the San Francisco 49’ers in 2007. Instead the team suffered their 5th consecutive losing season and an ...
Contributions down from UGA football fans Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - By TIM TUCKER Athens - Amid a raging recession, and in the aftermath of a disappointing three-loss season, Georgia football fans are contributing about 11 ...
Spring football preparations for Huskies fans Seattle Post Intelligencer - There is more than a month to go before spring football begins for the Washington Huskies March 31. Even though the Seattle PI may not be around to report ...
Former Football Player Sentenced for Murder WKRC TV Cincinnati, OH - A judge sentenced a former high school football star to 24 years to life in prison Thursday. Jovon "Montana" Davis was convicted of murder and robbery in ...
Michigan State picked 4th in football preseason ranking! MLive.com, MI - I know this is somewhat old and somehow I missed it but Adam Rittenberg from ESPN puts the Spartans at a lofty fourth in preseason picks. ...
Former Davison football coach Jeff Putnam hired by U of D Jesuit MLive.com, MI - The University of Detroit Jesuit landed the former Davison football coach Wednesday, hoping he can turn around a program whose only victory the last two ...
Pro football in cards for Vegas UNLV The Rebel Yell, NV - United Football League set to start this fallLas Vegas football fans will have another reason to cheer this year. The United Football League unveiled plans ...
Family affair: Iowa State football adds second Burnham to coaching ...DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - 5 hours agoIowa State has added a defensive line coach who — literally — will become a member of the Cyclone family. It was announced today that Shane Burnham of Elon
Diaco leaves UVA football team WSLS.com, VA - By Jeff White The news that broke Sunday became official yesterday, when the University of Cincinnati announced it has hired Bob Diaco away from the ...
The "Lane Train" Picking Up Steam WDEF News 12, TN - 2 New Tennessee football coach has certainly turned some heads in his first few weeks on the job. Writers in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama have written ...
White Knoll hires football coach The State, SC - Lexington County School District One had named a new head football coach for White Knoll High School. Gordon William Walters will take over the position for ...
Rice resigns from Lincoln football program Tallahassee.com, FL - By Jim Lamar • DEMOCRAT Sports editor • Two months after his team played for a state championship, Lincoln High football coach Kyle Rice ...
UNC football takes a hit News & Observer, NC - Earlier this month, North Carolina football coach Butch Davis credited the "continuity of the coaching staff" as part of the reason for signing a top-five ...
Colleges' minority hiring slips USA Today - By Steve Wieberg, USA TODAY Beginning with the longtime problem sport of football, schools and conferences were handed what author and activist Richard ...
Sports Briefing Pro Football Ravens Tag Suggs, Again New York Times, United States - By AP Baltimore used the franchise tag on the Pro Bowl linebacker Terrell Suggs for the second consecutive year, which costs the team $10.2 million against ...
Cowboys search for 'football players' at scouting combine Dallas Morning News, TX - "We need more football players." CB Mike Jenkins, one of the Cowboys' first-round picks last season, is an athlete. He has the tools to be a starter. ...
Wildcat football: Weber State makes appeal to NCAA Salt Lake Tribune, United States - The Wildcats' football program is one of nine teams in the nation that is seeking a waiver to forestall penalties from the NCAA, which would be applied to ...
Mustang's Head Football Coach Resigns KRIS-TV, TX - None of his hard times was as mentally draining as the 2008 football campaign, which was the central factor in his decision to resign Thursday. ...
Prep football: McQueen football coach Ken Dalton will retire Carson Times, NV - By CHRIS GABEL • cgabel@rgj.com • When spring football practices begin at McQueen in a couple months, it will be the first time in the ...
Record 14 National Football League teams use franchise tag The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com, PA - by Scott Toole In the 17 years of NFL free agency, the most players ever to be franchised in one offseason was 11. This year, 14 teams used their franchise ...
Messingham joins ISU football staff Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, IA - By KELLY BEATON, Courier Sports Writer AMES --- Courtney Messingham has had tours of duty throughout the central US during his football coaching career. ...
San Francisco 49ers NFL Football Season Win Projection San Francisco Chronicle, USA - After a 7-9 record in 2006 expectations were high for the San Francisco 49’ers in 2007. Instead the team suffered their 5th consecutive losing season and an ...
Contributions down from UGA football fans Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - By TIM TUCKER Athens - Amid a raging recession, and in the aftermath of a disappointing three-loss season, Georgia football fans are contributing about 11 ...
Spring football preparations for Huskies fans Seattle Post Intelligencer - There is more than a month to go before spring football begins for the Washington Huskies March 31. Even though the Seattle PI may not be around to report ...
Former Football Player Sentenced for Murder WKRC TV Cincinnati, OH - A judge sentenced a former high school football star to 24 years to life in prison Thursday. Jovon "Montana" Davis was convicted of murder and robbery in ...
Michigan State picked 4th in football preseason ranking! MLive.com, MI - I know this is somewhat old and somehow I missed it but Adam Rittenberg from ESPN puts the Spartans at a lofty fourth in preseason picks. ...
Former Davison football coach Jeff Putnam hired by U of D Jesuit MLive.com, MI - The University of Detroit Jesuit landed the former Davison football coach Wednesday, hoping he can turn around a program whose only victory the last two ...
Pro football in cards for Vegas UNLV The Rebel Yell, NV - United Football League set to start this fallLas Vegas football fans will have another reason to cheer this year. The United Football League unveiled plans ...
Family affair: Iowa State football adds second Burnham to coaching ...DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - 5 hours agoIowa State has added a defensive line coach who — literally — will become a member of the Cyclone family. It was announced today that Shane Burnham of Elon
Diaco leaves UVA football team WSLS.com, VA - By Jeff White The news that broke Sunday became official yesterday, when the University of Cincinnati announced it has hired Bob Diaco away from the ...
The "Lane Train" Picking Up Steam WDEF News 12, TN - 2 New Tennessee football coach has certainly turned some heads in his first few weeks on the job. Writers in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama have written ...
White Knoll hires football coach The State, SC - Lexington County School District One had named a new head football coach for White Knoll High School. Gordon William Walters will take over the position for ...
Rice resigns from Lincoln football program Tallahassee.com, FL - By Jim Lamar • DEMOCRAT Sports editor • Two months after his team played for a state championship, Lincoln High football coach Kyle Rice ...
UNC football takes a hit News & Observer, NC - Earlier this month, North Carolina football coach Butch Davis credited the "continuity of the coaching staff" as part of the reason for signing a top-five ...
Friday, January 30, 2009
News for the Day 1/30/09
Buccaneers put offense in Jeff Jagodzinski’s hands - Jeff Jagodzinski was told by his athletic director at Boston College earlier this month that if he interviewed for the head-coaching vacancy with the New ...
It's not love of football that attracts The Boss San Francisco Chronicle, USA - "So we have our mercenary reasons besides our deep love of football." So The Boss is an artist and a comedian. But he's also a businessman - that album, ..
Hometowns of Boldin, Holmes falling victim to economy, violence CBS News, NY - On a per capita basis, no town in the United States has better football than Pahokee. Pahokee High has been to six straight state championship games, ...
Football Fans Favor Cardinals in Super Bowl Gallup.com, DC - by Jeffrey M. Jones PRINCETON, NJ -- While the general public is evenly divided in its rooting interests in this Sunday's Super Bowl, pro football fans say ...
Bon Jovi Sued Over Arena Football Fumbling E! Online - A former sales manager for the Philadelphia Soul, the arena football team co-owned by the rocker, is suing Bon Jovi and his partners for failing to pay ...
Pittsburgh and football: a mystical connection The Associated Press - And when lifelong steelworker Bill Kramer talks of football and his beloved Steelers, he is talking about far more. He is talking about how western ...
Talent-rich Florida ties add flavor to Super Bowl The Associated Press - "There are quite a few athletes who have been through our town, so it's a great line of blood that breeds football players and athletes. ...
Media Day gone away: Now it's time for some football Examiner.com - Head coaches can now get their teams prepared for Sunday with a somewhat normal schedule and players are thinking about football than the endless repetition ...
Despite economy, college football recruiting budgets untouched MiamiHerald.com, FL - The recession has colleges cutting back on all sorts of programs, but chasing football players isn't one of them. Miramar receiver Stedman Bailey is ...
Auburn football staff to make more than $2 million Opelika Auburn News, AL - By Andrew Gribble Auburn has doled out more than $2 million in base salaries for Gene Chizik’s staff of assistants with two vacancies still left to fill. ...
Oak Grove football coach steps down San Jose Mercury News, USA - He will continue in his role as athletic director and be the head of football operations. Buller will hire his successor. "I just figured it was time, ...
Sports of The Times At a Critical Moment, the NFL Players Union Is ... New York Times, United States - The National Football Players Association will host its annual state of the union address here Thursday. Along with the NFLPA party, the news conference has ...
A Cardinal’s Journey From Tonga to Tampa New York Times, United States -David J. Phillip/AP Guard Taitusi Lutui, known as Deuce, has brought a “playful warrior mentality” and a Tongan brand of football to the Cardinals. ...
FOOTBALL: Parrish names new conditioning coach Ball State Daily News, IN - The Ball State University football team filled another void on its coaching staff Thursday that was created when former head coach Brady Hoke left for San ...
Is next week's Signing Day really that big of a deal?Detroit Free Press, United States - 6 hours agoBy MICK McCABE • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • Our latest national holiday is almost at hand and football fans are building toward a frenzied ...
Urlacher donates $500000 to UNM football KOB.com, NM - The funds will go towards the maintenance and improvement of the indoor practice facility and the general operating budget of the Lobo football program. ...
Poole: Survivors fight to force football to be safe in heat The Argus, CA - One of the most common sights during the first week of football practice is that of vomit on the playing field. Coaches anticipate it, players joke about it ...
College football: Buckeyes still seek two more prospects Columbus Dispatch, OH - By Tim May Late yesterday afternoon, Marcus Hall was waiting his turn in a barbershop in Cleveland. This evening, he is expected to be in Knoxville, Tenn., ...
It's not love of football that attracts The Boss San Francisco Chronicle, USA - "So we have our mercenary reasons besides our deep love of football." So The Boss is an artist and a comedian. But he's also a businessman - that album, ..
Hometowns of Boldin, Holmes falling victim to economy, violence CBS News, NY - On a per capita basis, no town in the United States has better football than Pahokee. Pahokee High has been to six straight state championship games, ...
Football Fans Favor Cardinals in Super Bowl Gallup.com, DC - by Jeffrey M. Jones PRINCETON, NJ -- While the general public is evenly divided in its rooting interests in this Sunday's Super Bowl, pro football fans say ...
Bon Jovi Sued Over Arena Football Fumbling E! Online - A former sales manager for the Philadelphia Soul, the arena football team co-owned by the rocker, is suing Bon Jovi and his partners for failing to pay ...
Pittsburgh and football: a mystical connection The Associated Press - And when lifelong steelworker Bill Kramer talks of football and his beloved Steelers, he is talking about far more. He is talking about how western ...
Talent-rich Florida ties add flavor to Super Bowl The Associated Press - "There are quite a few athletes who have been through our town, so it's a great line of blood that breeds football players and athletes. ...
Media Day gone away: Now it's time for some football Examiner.com - Head coaches can now get their teams prepared for Sunday with a somewhat normal schedule and players are thinking about football than the endless repetition ...
Despite economy, college football recruiting budgets untouched MiamiHerald.com, FL - The recession has colleges cutting back on all sorts of programs, but chasing football players isn't one of them. Miramar receiver Stedman Bailey is ...
Auburn football staff to make more than $2 million Opelika Auburn News, AL - By Andrew Gribble Auburn has doled out more than $2 million in base salaries for Gene Chizik’s staff of assistants with two vacancies still left to fill. ...
Oak Grove football coach steps down San Jose Mercury News, USA - He will continue in his role as athletic director and be the head of football operations. Buller will hire his successor. "I just figured it was time, ...
Sports of The Times At a Critical Moment, the NFL Players Union Is ... New York Times, United States - The National Football Players Association will host its annual state of the union address here Thursday. Along with the NFLPA party, the news conference has ...
A Cardinal’s Journey From Tonga to Tampa New York Times, United States -David J. Phillip/AP Guard Taitusi Lutui, known as Deuce, has brought a “playful warrior mentality” and a Tongan brand of football to the Cardinals. ...
FOOTBALL: Parrish names new conditioning coach Ball State Daily News, IN - The Ball State University football team filled another void on its coaching staff Thursday that was created when former head coach Brady Hoke left for San ...
Is next week's Signing Day really that big of a deal?Detroit Free Press, United States - 6 hours agoBy MICK McCABE • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • Our latest national holiday is almost at hand and football fans are building toward a frenzied ...
Urlacher donates $500000 to UNM football KOB.com, NM - The funds will go towards the maintenance and improvement of the indoor practice facility and the general operating budget of the Lobo football program. ...
Poole: Survivors fight to force football to be safe in heat The Argus, CA - One of the most common sights during the first week of football practice is that of vomit on the playing field. Coaches anticipate it, players joke about it ...
College football: Buckeyes still seek two more prospects Columbus Dispatch, OH - By Tim May Late yesterday afternoon, Marcus Hall was waiting his turn in a barbershop in Cleveland. This evening, he is expected to be in Knoxville, Tenn., ...
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