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| Bears give Hillenmeyer five-year extension |
NFL Football |
06/29/2006 |
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| === Bears give Hillenmeyer five-year extension === Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears have given linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer a five-year contract extension, which will keep him with the team through the 2011 season. Hillenmeyer has totaled 161 tackles over the last two seasons, ranking him third on the team in that span. A fifth-round pick from Green Bay in 2003, Hillenmeyer signed with the Bears prior to that season after being waived by the Packers. |
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| Bears extend Peterson |
NFL Football |
06/28/2006 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears agreed to terms with running back Adrian Peterson on a three-year contract that will carry through the 2009 season. Peterson enjoyed a career-year with Chicago last season, rushing 76 times for 391 yards and two touchdowns, including seven catches for 48 yards. Originally a sixth-round draft pick, Peterson has rushed 123 times for 581 yards and three touchdowns in four seasons with the Bears. Chicago also added Alex Bannister to their pack on Wednesday, s |
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| WR Bannister signs with Bears |
NFL Football |
06/28/2006 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears added Alex Bannister to their pack on Wednesday, signing the wide receiver to a one-year contract. The Bears also released cornerback Chris Thompson and wide receivers C.J. Fayton and Mark Philmore. Bannister spent his first five seasons with Seattle and was a special teams Pro Bowl selection in 2003. He was picked by the Seahawks during the fifth round of the 2001 draft, and has played in 57 career contests. He has made nine catches for 121 yards with on |
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| Bears' Peterson agrees to contract extension |
NFL Football |
06/28/2006 |
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -Chicago Bears running back Adrian Peterson agreed to a three-year contract extension through 2009 on Wednesday Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Peterson was the team's second-leading rusher last season, gaining 391 yards on 76 carries. He scored two touchdowns and added seven catches for 48 yards. Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redis |
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| Assault charge dismissed against Maurice Drew |
NFL Football |
06/19/2006 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -An assault charge was dropped against former UCLA running back Maurice Drew, who had been accused of attacking a man in a restaurant nearly two months ago. The case against two other defendants, Chicago Bears cornerback Ricky Manning Jr. and former UCLA running back Tyler Ebell, is pending. The 25-year-old Manning has pleaded not guilty to assault and remains free on $30,000 bail. The 23-year-old Ebell is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday at the Airport Branch Courthouse. The pro |
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| This Day in Sports |
This Day in Sports |
06/16/2006 |
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| almer after 72 holes of the U.S. Open at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club. Both finished at 283. 1968 - Lee Trevino defeated Jack Nicklaus by four strokes to win the U.S. Open. Trevino also became the first player to play all four rounds under par. 1970 - Chicago Bears running back Brian Piccolo died of cancer. 1974 - Hale Irwin won the U.S. Open by two strokes. 1975 - The Milwaukee Bucks traded center Kareem-Abdul Jabbar to the Los Angeles Lakers. 1985 - Andy North earned a narrow one-stroke victory over Taiwan's |
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| Former New York Giants football player dead at 68 |
NFL Football |
06/06/2006 |
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| day at New York Weill-Cornell Medical Center, said his daughter, Melba Taylor. Robert Taylor played for the Giants in 1963 and '64. In 1963, the last of the great Giants teams of the '50s and '60s reached the NFL title game but lost 14-10 to the Chicago Bears. Taylor, who lived in Manhattan, retired in December from the state Department of Labor, where he worked as an administrative supervisor. A service was set for Friday at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem.Copyright © 2005 The Associate |
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| Foster practices on opening day of minicamp |
NFL Football |
05/31/2006 |
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| Panthers made Foster their No. 1 guy. He led the team in rushing with 879 yards and hit his stride in the playoffs. But like all of his seasons, it ended with an injury when he broke his right ankle in Carolina's divisional playoff win against the Chicago Bears. He watched the Panthers lose to Seattle in the NFC championship from the sideline. Despite his history of injuries, the Panthers released Davis and gave Foster a three-year, $15 million contract during the offseason. Foster knows there are people |
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| Bears' Ricky Manning pleads not guilty to Los Angeles assault |
NFL Football |
05/26/2006 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -Chicago Bears cornerback Ricky Manning Jr. pleaded not guilty Friday to an assault charge stemming from an alleged attack on a man in a restaurant last month. The 25-year-old Manning appeared in court but entered the plea through his attorney. He remains free on $30,000 bail. He waived his right to be in court June 16, when a date is to be set for a hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to require the former UCLA player to stand trial on a charge of assault by means likely |
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| Divisional playoffs set for big weekend in Arena FB |
Arena Football |
05/25/2006 |
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| Pepsi Center in Denver prior to the final whistle. The rematch pits two Pro Football Hall of Famers against each other in the owners box with Crush Co-Owner and former Denver Broncos QB JOHN ELWAY going against Rush Co-Owner and former tight end and Chicago Bears Head Coach MIKE DITKA. The teams met on opening weekend of the regular season with Colorado prevailing with a 65-56 win on the strength of eight JOHN DUTTON touchdown passes. Colorado also won 49-42 in Chicago on March 10 to sweep the season series. |
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