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NFL owners may opt out of labor deal next week
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5.16.2008 : 6:54 pm
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NEW YORK -- NFL owners could opt out of their agreement with the players union next week, leaving open the possibility of a 2010 season without a salary cap. The labor agreement is on the agenda for the league meetings in Atlanta on Tuesday.
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Pats' Belichick lashes out at ex-video assistant
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5.16.2008 : 6:52 pm
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BOSTON -- New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick lashed out at the team's former video assistant Friday, saying in a televised interview that Matt Walsh was a low-level staffer who was fired for "poor job performance." "There's not a lot of credibility," Belichick said in an interview broadcast on "CBS Evening News."
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Report: NFL investigators meet with steroids dealer
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5.16.2008 : 1:42 pm
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NEW YORK -- NFL investigators have met with a convicted steroids dealer, who has said he provided performance-enhancing drugs to professional football players, according to a newspaper report.
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Boston Herald reporter expresses regret over Spygate story
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5.16.2008 : 7:55 am
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BOSTON -- The Boston Herald sports writer who reported the New England Patriots taped a pre-Super Bowl walkthrough by the St. Louis Rams in 2002 said he will regret the erroneous story for the rest of his life.
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Former Patriots assistant can't recall Walsh talk
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5.16.2008 : 7:09 am
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NEW YORK -- Former New England assistant coach Brian Daboll told the NFL he doesn't remember speaking with Matt Walsh about the St. Louis Rams' walkthrough Walsh attended the day before the 2002 Super Bowl.
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Sen. Specter wants independent investigation into Spygate
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5.15.2008 : 3:52 pm
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WASHINGTON -- Hold on, NFL. Spygate isn't over. Not if an "incensed" senator from Pennsylvania has anything to do with it. Sen. Arlen Specter on Wednesday called for an independent investigation of the New England Patriots' taping of opposing coaches' signals, possibly similar to the high-profile Mitchell Report on performance enhancing drugs in baseball.
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Suspect pleads guilty in Redskins star's slaying
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5.15.2008 : 7:42 am
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MIAMI -- One of five suspects charged in the slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor has pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and burglary.
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Fox expects Panthers to be a rough, physical team
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5.14.2008 : 4:08 pm
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- While John Fox ditched the casual clothes for an expensive dark suit on Wednesday, all the Carolina Panthers coach wanted to talk about was getting down and dirty.
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Kraft pleased with Boston Herald's apology
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5.14.2008 : 2:33 pm
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft complimented the Boston Herald on Wednesday for apologizing for a story that said his team videotaped a St. Louis Rams walkthrough before the 2002 Super Bowl.
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Specter wants Mitchell-like investigation
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5.14.2008 : 12:45 pm
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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Arlen Specter wants an independent investigation of the Patriots' taping of opposing coaches' signals similar to the Mitchell Report on performance enhancing drugs in baseball.
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Former center Whitley dead at 39
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5.14.2008 : 11:55 am
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FORT STOCKTON, Texas -- Former NFL center Curtis Whitley, who played for three teams in the 1990s and had a history of substance use, was found dead in his trailer home in West Texas.
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Ex-NFL player Hambrick gets 5 years for drug sales
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5.13.2008 : 5:49 pm
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TAMPA, Fla. -- A Tampa judge has sentenced former NFL running back Troy Hambrick to five years in prison for selling crack cocaine. The former Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals player was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday.
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Bills release Everett, clearing way for benefits
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5.13.2008 : 5:25 pm
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills released Kevin Everett on Tuesday, clearing the way for the former tight end to receive disability benefits for the spinal cord injury that ended his career.
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Bears make Robbie Gould NFL's highest-paid kicker
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5.12.2008 : 7:23 pm
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Robbie Gould became the highest paid kicker, agreeing to a five-year, $15.5 million contract extension with the Chicago Bears that includes a $4.25 million signing bonus on Monday.
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T.O. on TV: Cowboys WR makes sitcom acting debut
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5.12.2008 : 1:58 pm
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IRVING, Texas -- Get your popcorn ready: Terrell Owens is coming to prime time Wednesday night. As an actor. T.O. will make his sitcom acting debut on the MyNetworkTV show "Under One Roof" as the long-lost brother of the show's star, Flavor Flav. Owens tries convincing Flav and sitcom sibling Kelly Perine that they're all brothers in hopes of getting them to invest in his Web site.
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With jobs on line, Harbaugh's Ravens 'brawl' at minicamp
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5.10.2008 : 5:47 pm
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Baltimore Ravens are doing more than merely fighting for jobs at their first mandatory minicamp under new coach John Harbaugh. They're fighting each other, too.
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Brother of Jets safety fatally shot in Florida
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5.9.2008 : 11:17 pm
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RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. -- The older brother of New York Jets safety Abram Elam was fatally shot, the third sibling in the family to die by gunfire since 1987.
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Packers release Koren Robinson
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5.9.2008 : 7:10 pm
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers released Koren Robinson on Friday, the latest setback for the veteran wide receiver trying to resurrect his career after serving an NFL suspension and jail time.
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Federal judge orders Vick to pay Canadian bank $2.4 million
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5.9.2008 : 2:46 am
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RICHMOND, Va. -- A federal judge ordered imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick to repay more than $2.4 million to a Canadian bank for defaulting on a loan. The Royal Bank of Canada sued Vick in September, arguing his guilty plea to a federal dogfighting charge -- and the resulting impact on his career -- prevented him from repaying the loan.
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Titans ready to look toward future
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5.8.2008 : 7:04 pm
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans have some salary cap space for 2008 and would like to use it on some of their own players.
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Browns LB McGinest to retire after '08 season
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5.8.2008 : 5:21 pm
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CLEVELAND -- Browns linebacker Willie McGinest says the 2008 season will be his last. McGinest told SI.com that he wants to finish his career on one last playoff run.
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Running back Dominic Rhodes signs deal to return to Colts
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5.8.2008 : 7:37 am
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INDIANAPOLIS -- The Colts have put their tag-team runners -- Joseph Addai and Dominic Rhodes -- back together. The tandem that helped Indianapolis win its first Super Bowl title has been reunited after Rhodes agreed on a one-year deal to return to the Colts. Rhodes' agent, Mike McCartney confirmed the signing Wednesday in an e-mail to The Associated Press although he did not disclose financial details.
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Walsh sends NFL 8 tapes that don't include Rams' walkthrough
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5.8.2008 : 7:34 am
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NEW YORK -- Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh sent the NFL eight videotapes that show New England violated league rules by recording opposing coaches' playcalling signals.
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Eagles coach's son smuggled drugs into jail; faces 2 years
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5.8.2008 : 5:36 am
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PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid's son was sent to state prison after admitting he smuggled 89 prescription pills into a county jail. Garrett Reid pleaded guilty to drug smuggling charges on Wednesday and faces a minimum of two years in state prison.
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Haynesworth working on his own, won't be at Titans minicamp
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5.7.2008 : 7:47 pm
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans will be holding a minicamp without defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth. The Titans are due to hit the field Thursday and Friday as part of their on-field training, but they will not have arguably their best defensive player with them.
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Benson to fight charges of intoxication, resisting arrest
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5.5.2008 : 8:16 pm
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CHICAGO -- Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson believes officers used excessive force against him and plans to fight charges he operated a boat while intoxicated and resisted arrest on a Texas lake over the weekend.
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Bears' Cedric Benson arrested on intoxicated boating charge
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5.4.2008 : 6:51 pm
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was charged with failing a sobriety test while operating a 30-foot boat, then resisting arrest before being hit with pepper spray and dragged ashore by officers.
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Panthers turn to veteran receivers Hackett, Muhammad
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5.4.2008 : 3:06 pm
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Just like last season, No. 18 lined up next to Steve Smith in the Carolina Panthers' three-receiver set at Sunday's minicamp practice.
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DeAngelo Williams wanted Memphis to foul in NCAA title game
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5.3.2008 : 3:26 pm
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams wanted to run onto the floor in the closing seconds of college basketball's national championship game.
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Panthers' Williams doesn't mind sharing with rookie Stewart
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5.3.2008 : 3:26 pm
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- DeAngelo Williams was stuck as the Carolina Panthers' No. 2 running back last season, even though he averaged more yards per carry and had one more touchdown than DeShaun Foster.
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Colts star Harrison interviewed about Philly shooting
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5.3.2008 : 2:10 am
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PHILADELPHIA -- Indianapolis Colts star receiver Marvin Harrison was interviewed by police about a shooting near his North Philadelphia car wash this week.
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Delhomme throwing again for Panthers at minicamp
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5.2.2008 : 5:17 pm
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Jake Delhomme threw passes Friday as the Carolina Panthers opened minicamp, but the team's two first-round draft picks and last season's leading tackler sat out with injuries.
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Broncos quarterback Cutler diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes
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5.2.2008 : 6:39 am
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DENVER -- Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, his business manager Marty Garafalo confirmed Thursday night.
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