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Reports: Jets DT Ellis agrees to plea (Yahoo! Sports)
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) New York Jets defensive lineman Kenrick Ellis reportedly has reached a plea agreement in a Virginia court that will reduce a felony charge to a misdemeanor.
Publ.Date : Thu, 17 May 2012 18:30:24 PDT

Hall of Famer Taylor auctioning Super Bowl ring (Yahoo! Sports)
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor is auctioning off his 1991 Super Bowl championship ring.
Publ.Date : Thu, 17 May 2012 12:38:43 PDT

Tebow lawyers threatening to sue T-shirt makers (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) Lawyers representing Tim Tebow have sent a cease and desist letter to a T-shirt manufacturer they say is illegally using the name of the New York Jets quarterback to sell products.
Publ.Date : Fri, 18 May 2012 20:59:57 PDT

AP source: Jets agree with S Bell on 1-year deal (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) Yeremiah Bell is joining the other side of the Dolphins-Jets rivalry.
Publ.Date : Fri, 18 May 2012 12:37:52 PDT

Loomis: Brees deal has to be right for both sides (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE  - In this Jan. 7, 2012 file photo, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) and quarterback Chase Daniel (10) run onto the field prior to the first half of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Detroit Lions in New Orleans. With Brees staying away from Saints headquarters during protracted contract negotiations, Daniel has been penciled in to take the first-team snaps when New Orleans begins its first offseason practices next week. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says he isn't taking any of Drew Brees' recent complaints about the slow pace of contract negotiations personally.



Publ.Date : Fri, 18 May 2012 13:10:43 PDT

Raiders\' McClain sentenced to 180 days in jail (Yahoo! Sports)

Rolando McClain, former Alabama linebacker and now playing for the Oakland Raiders leaves City Hall, Thursday, May 17, 2012 in Decatur, Ala.,  after being found guilty of all accounts in his trial for third-degree assault, menacing, reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm inside the city limits. (AP Photo/The Huntsville Times, Bob Gathany)

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) Oakland Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain has been sentenced to 180 days in jail for assault and other charges stemming from a fight in his hometown when he allegedly threatened to kill a man and fired a gun next to his head.



Publ.Date : Thu, 17 May 2012 17:18:14 PDT

Eagles RB McCoy gets new deal through 2017 (Yahoo! Sports)

In this Dec. 18, 2011, photo, Philadelphia Eagles' LeSean McCoy carries during an NFL football game against the New York Jets in Philadelphia. The Eagles on Thursday, May 17, 2012, agreed to terms with McCoy on a five-year contract extension that runs through 2017. McCoy set franchise records in 2011 with 17 rushing touchdowns, and 20 total scores. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) LeSean McCoy ran his way onto the short list of the best running backs in the NFL. He can now stamp his name among the highest paid.



Publ.Date : Thu, 17 May 2012 19:54:26 PDT

Saints\' Vilma sues Roger Goodell for defamation (Yahoo! Sports)

FILE - This Sept. 27, 2011 file photo shows NFL commissioner Roger Goodell gesturing during the Beyond Sport Summit at Yankee Stadium in New York.  An arbitration hearing into whether Goodell has jurisdiction to punish Saints players for the team's bounties program has been set for May 30. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, claiming the league's top executive made false statements that tarnished Vilma's reputation and hindered his ability to earn a living playing football.



Publ.Date : Thu, 17 May 2012 14:40:39 PDT

Bucs sign PK Connor Barth to 4-year deal (Yahoo! Sports)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed placekicker Connor Barth to a four-year, $13.2 million contract.
Publ.Date : Thu, 17 May 2012 17:02:28 PDT

Attorney: No charges against Marshall (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) The lawyer for Brandon Marshall says no charges will be brought against the Chicago Bears wide receiver for an altercation outside a nightclub in March.
Publ.Date : Thu, 17 May 2012 18:51:25 PDT

Levens turns focus to football concussions - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Levens turns focus to football concussions
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By D. Orlando Ledbetter With a goal to become a big success off the field, former Georgia Tech and NFL running back Dorsey Levens simply wanted to break into the film industry. But his current film project "Bell Rung" ? a documentary that he hopes ...

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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 14:26:22 GMT

Arena Football League: Arizona Rattlers defeat Utah Blaze - Salt Lake Tribune

Arena Football League: Arizona Rattlers defeat Utah Blaze
Salt Lake Tribune
Led by the devastating duo, the Rattlers were on pace to shatter multiple Arena Football League offensive records, scoring 72 points with more than five minutes left in the third quarter. But instead, Arizona mercifully let up and ran the ball for most ...

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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 05:31:06 GMT

Proposed college football playoff still a way to support bowls - The Detroit News

Bleacher Report

Proposed college football playoff still a way to support bowls
The Detroit News
Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis said recently there are many reasons why an eight- or 16-team football playoff wouldn't work. He didn't elaborate much, however. (Dale G. Young/Detroit News) To say the Big Ten and major college football as ...
Classic Big Ten Football: Michigan State at Penn State, 2002Bleacher Report

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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 01:01:34 GMT

Sunday football notes - Boston Globe

Boston Globe

Sunday football notes
Boston Globe
Welker is a darned good football player. Go ask any defensive coordinator. To suggest that his success is the product of Tom Brady and the system shows disrespect for Welker. The Patriots couldn't cover him when he was with the Dolphins so they traded ...
Wes Welker Hosts Youth Camp, Answers Questions About Contract Negotiations and ...NESN.com
Welker: 'I'm not frustrated whatsoever'Comcast SportsNet New England

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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 09:18:01 GMT

York return to Football League - The Press Association

The Guardian

York return to Football League
The Press Association
York's eight-year exile from the Football League is over after they beat Luton 2-1 in the Blue Square Bet Premier play-off final at Wembley. The Minsterman, relegated in 2004, were beaten finalists two years ago, but went one better on Sunday afternoon ...
Luton Town 1-2 York City: Chambers and Blair send Minstermen back into the ...Yorkshire Post

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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 16:30:00 GMT

Parents rethinking the game of football - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Parents rethinking the game of football
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Had their minds been shorted out by football? Were they martyrs to our lust for violent sport? The answers to those questions could fundamentally impact America's chosen game. The question has been asked by worried parents since Pop Warner was coaching ...

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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 15:20:34 GMT

Chelsea, luckiest team in football, cap an era with a billionaire\'s dream - Washington Post

Bleacher Report

Chelsea, luckiest team in football, cap an era with a billionaire's dream
Washington Post
At least it would have been prettier than a lot of the football played by his expensive team. But there's no law against playing ugly football. Chelsea didn't travel to Munich to dazzle as Barcelona and Real Madrid surely would have done had those ...
Chelsea Football Club: Drogba Proves That European Sports Are SuperiorBleacher Report
Football Weekly Supplement: Chelsea champions of EuropeThe Guardian (blog)

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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 01:48:20 GMT

1997 Michigan football team shares memories of national championship - Detroit Free Press

1997 Michigan football team shares memories of national championship
Detroit Free Press
The former Michigan football players can laugh even at the tense moments, about how important it all seemed at the time. With perspective comes appreciation -- and that's how most of the 1997 Wolverines remember their national championship.

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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 09:21:09 GMT

That ruinous game called football - DesMoinesRegister.com

That ruinous game called football
DesMoinesRegister.com
The apparent suicide of Junior Seau, the former NFL superstar linebacker, has again raised the age-old question: ?Is playing football dangerous, as in potentially lethal?? Let me think about that. You've got a sport where 240-pound people are paid to ...

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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 12:48:43 GMT

Burwell: New bowl game means football Final Four is coming - STLtoday.com

Kansas City Star

Burwell: New bowl game means football Final Four is coming
STLtoday.com
For proof of that, who could have imagined 12 months ago that the creation of a Southeastern Conference-Big 12 bowl game to rival the prestigious Rose Bowl could not only signal that a legitimate football playoff is on the way, but that the ripple ...
Is college football moving toward four superconferences?CBSSports.com (blog)
College football's latest move could hurt Orlando's bowl futureOrlando Sentinel
Big 12, SEC football champs to meet in Jan. 1 bowlSan Francisco Chronicle
South Bend Tribune -al.com
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Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 12:34:11 GMT

 

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