Saints sign kicker Hartley, punter Pakulak. The New Orleans Saints have signed free-agent kicker Garrett Hartley and punter Glenn Pakulak, one day after cutting kicker Taylor Mehlhaff and punter Ben Graham. Mehlhaff, who the Saints drafted last spring but cut after training camp, was brought back to replace injured kicker Martin Gramatica in Week 6. [...]
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Colts could have S Sanders, RB Addai against Pats. Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy said Wednesday that barring any setbacks, safety Bob Sanders and running back Joseph Addai could return for this weekends game against the New England Patriots. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Sanders has missed the last five games since spraining [...]
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Ex-Raiders coach Kiffin files grievance. Former Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin filed a grievance with the NFL on Wednesday to claim the lost salary he maintains he is still owed by the team. Kiffin was fired late last month for cause because of what owner Al Davis described as acts of insubordination and lying by [...]
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The Carolina Panthers gave kicker John Kasay a belated birthday present Wednesday. Two days past his 39th birthday, Kasay signed a four-year extension with the Panthers, keeping him under contract through the 2012 season. Finacial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Despite his age, Kasay continues to be one of the leagues most productive [...]
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NFL Injury Report. The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT – Definitely will not play; DNP – Did not practice; LIMITED – Limited participation in practice; FULL – Full participation in practice): SUNDAY ARIZONA CARDINALS at ST. LOUIS RAMS – CARDINALS: DNP: TE Leonard Pope (ankle). LIMITED: DE Travis LaBoy [...]
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Browns WR Jurevicius could be out for season. Cleveland Browns coach Romeo Crennel sounded pessimistic about the possibility of wide receiver Joe Jurevicius returning this season. Jurevicius has been on the physically unable to perform list since the beginning of the season after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery in January. His situation was complicated when he [...]
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WSU freshman QB Levenseller will play. Washington State quarterback J.T. Levenseller will give up his redshirt season and play in his first game Saturday at Stanford. The Cougars are so thin at quarterback that Levenseller will likely get plenty of playing time in the final five games, making it worthwhile to pull his redshirt in [...]
Posted on October 29th, 2008 by admin
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Former Ohio lawmaker fined over Buckeyes tickets. A former state lawmaker who admitted he bought Ohio State football tickets with campaign money and sold them for a personal profit won’t serve any jail time but was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine. A Franklin County judge on Tuesday ordered former state Rep. John Widowfield to [...]
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Urban Meyer vowed in writing to get back at the Georgia Bulldogs. Now, he dismisses any hard feelings as “old news.” Mark Richt won’t talk about it either, brushing off questions with an explanation he trotted out three months ago. Nice try, guys. They may be two of America’s best college football coaches, but both [...]
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FCS considering January championship game. The committee that manages the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs has endorsed a plan to move its championship game to early January when the postseason feld expands from 16 to 20 teams next season. The NCAA Board of Directors is scheduled to vote on the proposal later this week in Indianapolis. [...]
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