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Ex 49-ers Coach Walsh Dies At 75
Ex 49-ers Coach Walsh Dies At 75
Jul 30, 2007 7:02 PM CDT

Ex 49-ers Coach Walsh Dies At 75

Hall of Famer battled leukemia since 2004

(Newser) - Bill Walsh, known as  "The Genius" in football circles for leading the San Francisco 49ers to three NFL championships, has died. He was 75. Walsh, who had been in failing health in recent months, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2004. Walsh was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of...

High Court Raises Bar for Investors' Suits

Companies trump shareholders for second time in a week

(Newser) - Investors who accuse companies of fraud based on executives' misdeeds must show that they acted intentionally, the Supreme Court ruled today, making it easier for corporations to have shareholder lawsuits dismissed. The decision helps protect companies against frivolous suits by clarifying a 1995 law, the Times reports, but critics say...

Green Tapped by Dolphins
Green Tapped by Dolphins
Jun 7, 2007 4:19 AM CDT

Green Tapped by Dolphins

36-year-old ex-Chief will become Miami's 11th QB since Marino, seven seasons ago

(Newser) - Prolific pretty-boy QB Trent Chief signed with Miami yesterday, escaping a youth movement in Kansas City that likely would have consigned him to the bench. The Dolphins will likely attempt to jettison last year's pricey signal-calling acquisition, Daunte Culpepper, who will make $5.5 million in 2007 and unsurprisingly would...

Samuel Playing Patriot Games
Samuel Playing Patriot Games
Jun 6, 2007 4:24 AM CDT

Samuel Playing Patriot Games

New England cornerback threatens to hold out half the season over contract

(Newser) - Unhappy that the Patriots have given him the "franchise" tag for 2007, a one-year deal worth $7.78 million, cornerback Asante Samuel has threatened not to show up for work until Week 10 of the 17-week NFL season.  With 10 picks last year, he feels he deserves a...

Eight Games; No Tanks
Eight Games; No Tanks
Jun 5, 2007 4:14 AM CDT

Eight Games; No Tanks

Bears defensive tackle suspended for half a season after violating probation

(Newser) - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell continued the league's crackdown on unsavory extracurriculars with an 8-game suspension of Tank Johnson, who was recently jailed for violating probation on gun charges and whose bodyguard was killed in a club shooting in December.  Johnson hopes to pare the suspension to six games with...

Wall Street Mogul Starts N(ew)FL
Wall Street Mogul Starts N(ew)FL
May 30, 2007 4:03 PM CDT

Wall Street Mogul Starts N(ew)FL

Investment banker, Google exec lay groundwork to challenge NFL next year

(Newser) - Wall Street renegade Bill Hambrecht is taking on one of America's biggest monopolies and launching his own professional football league. The United Football League plans to launch its challenge to the NFL's hegemony in 2008 with eight teams in non-NFL markets, including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Mexico City. One...

Searchers Recover Body of Missing NE Patriot

DE believed drowned in New Orleans

(Newser) - The body of New England Patriots defensive end Marquise Hill was pulled from Lake Pontchartrain this afternoon, almost a day after the New Orleans native was reported missing. His agent told the Boston Globe that Hill, 24, and a young woman fell off a personal watercraft in a strong current....

Gigantic Dallas Stadium Will Host Super Bowl

Appallingly large arena to hold 120,000, wins bid for 2011 NFL championship

(Newser) - Dallas beat out Indianapolis and Arizona to secure the coveted hosting rights to the 2011 Super Bowl, largely due to the colossal capacity of the Cowboys' future stadium. The putative 120,000 seater could generate $27.6 million more in ticket sales than Indy's puny 73,000-seat venue.

Portis Defends Vick on Dog Fighting
Portis Defends Vick on Dog Fighting
May 21, 2007 9:59 PM CDT

Portis Defends Vick on Dog Fighting

"It's his property, it's his dog," says Redskins running back

(Newser) - Even if Michael Vick held stake in a dog fighting ring in rural Virginia, said Redskins running back Clinton Portis to a local television station, it's not a big deal. The embattled Atlanta signal caller owned property on which scarred dogs and dog fighting paraphernalia were discovered during a drug...

Titans Mull Giving Keyshawn the Damn Ball

Colorful aging receiver will visit Tennessee after Carolina release

(Newser) - Thin at receiver, a young Tennessee Titans team may add leadership in the form of 34-year-old Keyshawn Johnson, who helped win a Super Bowl in Tampa Bay but is best known for a book entitled, "Just Give Me the Damn Ball," written after a frustrating rookie campaign. ...

T.O.: Parcells Taught Me 'Nothing'
T.O.: Parcells Taught Me 'Nothing'
May 15, 2007 5:46 AM CDT

T.O.: Parcells Taught Me 'Nothing'

Diva wideout blithely talks smack on Hall of Fame coach

(Newser) - Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens is happy to see Bill Parcells gone.  After the famed disciplinarian made it clear in an interview that signing the controversial receiver was not his decision,Owens fired back, saying he had gotten "nothing" out of Parcells' tenure.  "A new head coach...

Fed-Up Favre Wants a Trade
Fed-Up Favre Wants a Trade
May 13, 2007 9:03 PM CDT

Fed-Up Favre Wants a Trade

Aging gunslinger irked that Packers passed on Moss

(Newser) - Packers signal caller and future HOFer Brett Favre privately demanded a trade last week, livid that Green Bay's management failed to acquire talented receiver Randy Moss. Moss had taken a pay cut to escape Oakland and join the now-terrifying offense of New England, and Favre felt the Packers could have...

In Pittsburgh, the Crash Lingers
In Pittsburgh,
the Crash Lingers
May 2, 2007 10:41 PM CDT

In Pittsburgh, the Crash Lingers

Injuries were not all to the Steelers' quarterback

(Newser) - Eleven months ago, Ben Roethlisberger was nearly killed in a motorcycle collision. Now, ESPN takes a look at the people who's lives were changed that day: the quarterback who wasn't wearing a helmet, the surgeon who became an overnight celebrity, the 62-year-old driver who failed to yield and learned...

Raiders Trade Moss to Pats
Raiders Trade Moss to Pats
Apr 29, 2007 4:36 PM CDT

Raiders Trade Moss to Pats

Pats give up paltry fourth-round pick to continue offense upgrade

(Newser) - Hampered by a lack of receiving options last year, the Patriots are looking more and more terrifying in 2007 with the acquisition of talented but troubled receiver Randy Moss. Moss had been agitating to leave a humorously dysfunctional relationship with the Raiders, who have also succeeded in alienating budding star...

Home Team Puts Quinn Out Of His Misery

Browns trade up to stop Brady's free fall through the first round

(Newser) - Cleveland had the most active first day of the NFL draft, trading next year's first-round pick for Dallas's, at 22nd, and taking heralded pretty-boy Ohio native and Notre Dame signal caller Brady Quinn. This after the highly regarded, disturbingly photogenic prospect was publically rejected by 21 teams.

NFL Draft Features Backflipper
NFL Draft Features Backflipper
Apr 24, 2007 10:04 PM CDT

NFL Draft Features Backflipper

Gymnastic rapper, XXXXXXL defensive end considered a sleeper

(Newser) - Walter Thomas, a remarkably athletic 370-pound 21-year-old who performs backflips in moments of excitement, is generating buzz as the NFL draft approaches.  This despite the fact that Thomas has played in exactly two games in the past two years and was then arrested for conspiracy to commit robbery.

The Run to The NFL Starts Here
The Run to The NFL Starts Here
Apr 20, 2007 11:02 AM CDT

The Run to The NFL Starts Here

No one learns speed like kids chasing rabbits in Florida sugarcane fields

(Newser) - There's a good reason Glades Central High School in Bell Glade, Florida, has produced 28 pro football players in the past 29 years. Refreshingly, it has nothing to do with steroids, high endurance training, or secret energy drinks, Eric Adelson testifies in ESPN.  Deep in the Everglades, kids run....

Draft Prospects Admit To Smoking Pot
Draft Prospects Admit To Smoking Pot
Apr 18, 2007 10:17 PM CDT

Draft Prospects Admit To Smoking Pot

NFL GMs hope to encourage candor, won't punish drug use

(Newser) - Three of the most highly regarded prospects in the upcoming NFL draft—Calvin Johnson, Amobi Okoye, and Gaines Adams—admitted in interviews at the combine that they have used marijuana. Nevertheless, all three are considered to be free of the kind of dramatic character problems that have plagued the NFL...

Vince Young Now Officially Cursed
Vince Young Now Officially Cursed
Apr 17, 2007 10:50 PM CDT

Vince Young Now Officially Cursed

Young will appear on video game cover, risk bodily harm

(Newser) - Titans signal caller and former Longhorns phenom Vince Young will appear on the cover of Madden NFL 08, the newest edition of the wildly popular football video game. In so doing, he may be jeopardizing his career; appearances on the cover have historically led to injuries and heartbreak.

Bledsoe to Hang 'em Up After 14 Years

Quarterback walks away rather than accept role as reserve

(Newser) - Quarterback Drew Bledsoe has decided to retire rather than play next season as a backup, ESPN’s Michael Smith reports. The number one overall pick in the 1993 draft was a free agent this off-season, but turned down offers from Cincinnati and Seattle to play a fifteenth year.

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