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| Xanders would welcome empowered GM role |
NFL Football |
12/18/2010 |
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Denver Broncos general manager Brian Xanders was Josh McDaniels' right-hand man, yet had his hands tied when it came to personnel decisions. McDaniels had the final say on all roster matters. So when the coach was fired earlier this month, Xanders was kept on, his value evidenced by the decision by the Broncos to have him attend league meetings in Dallas this week. Now, he's hoping to be kept on even longer - as the team's general manager. ``The dynamics were he had final say |
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| Denver QB Orton listed as questionable for Sunday |
NFL Football |
12/17/2010 |
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| Englewood, CO (MySportsbook) - Denver Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Oakland Raiders. Orton was limited in practice all week by bruised ribs suffered in last week's loss to the Arizona Cardinals. The sixth-year signal-caller out of Purdue has completed 293-of-498 passes for 3,653 yards, 20 touchdowns and nine interceptions during the first 13 games of the season. Safeties David Bruton (ribs) and Darcel McBath (quad) are also listed as questionable for |
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| Raiders attempt to remain relevant in test with sinking Broncos |
NFL Football |
12/17/2010 |
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| ders still have their sights set on ending a seven-year playoff drought. The Silver and Black have stumbled a bit since a 5-4 start, losing three of their last four games, but still remain alive in the postseason race as they host the AFC West-rival Denver Broncos this Sunday from the Oakland Coliseum. The Raiders still have a shot at capturing their first postseason berth since 2002, but will need some help around the league getting there. That's asking quite a lot, so taking care of its own business for the |
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| Panthers host Cardinals in clash of descending clubs |
NFL Football |
12/17/2010 |
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| from its achievements of the recent past. Arizona's regression was illustrated by a seven-game losing streak that marked the franchise's longest skid since 2006, but the Cardinals will be heading east on a positive note after burying the disheveled Denver Broncos in a 43-13 rout this past Sunday in youngster John Skelton's first NFL start under center. Skelton, a fifth-round choice of Arizona in last April's draft who was pressed into service after ineffective regular Derek Anderson and fellow rookie Max Hal |
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| Cowboys aim for revenge in rematch with turmoil-filled Redskins |
NFL Football |
12/17/2010 |
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| one triumph a 26-24 verdict in 2008. Washington is 2-0 against Dallas in the postseason, winning in the 1972 and 1982 NFC Championship games. Shanahan owns a 4-1 lifetime record against Dallas, including a 3-1 mark during his 14-year tenure with the Denver Broncos from 2005-08, and has defeated the Cowboys four straight times. Garrett will be taking on both Shanahan and Washington for the first time as a head coach. WHEN THE REDSKINS HAVE THE BALL One bright spot that did come out of last week's stinging loss |
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| Orton says he's sore but not injured |
NFL Football |
12/15/2010 |
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Denver Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton says he's sore but not injured and insisted, ``I don't have a dead arm,'' when asked about his poor play the last two weeks. Orton has gone from a prolific passer to a pedestrian one in losses at Kansas City and Arizona sandwiched around the firing of his biggest booster, Josh McDaniels, who was sent packing amid the team's worst skid in four decades and the Spygate II videotaping scandal. Orton suffered bruised ribs against the Cardinals on |
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| Phillips, Reeves to coach in East-West Shrine Game |
Division I College Football |
12/15/2010 |
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| ednesday. The 86th annual game is the longest running college football all-star game in the country. Phillips was fired as coach of the Dallas Cowboys in November after a 1-7 start. Reeves has coached the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants and Denver Broncos. The pair of coaches have been friends for more than two decades. Phillips was an assistant under his mentor, and he replaced Reeves as head coach of the Broncos and later the Falcons. Reeves also coached in the Shrine game in 2007.Copyright &co |
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| Broncos' Cox sex charges carry life sentence |
NFL Football |
12/14/2010 |
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Denver Broncos rookie cornerback Perrish Cox faces up to life in prison if convicted of sexual assault charges filed by prosecutors last week. A portion of the case unsealed by a Douglas County judge Tuesday shows the sexual assault charges are Class 3 and Class 4 felonies, which carry a sentence of between two years to life in prison. They involve a helpless victim. Other details of the case remain sealed. Cox, who played in the Broncos' loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunda |
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| AFC West: Raiders making unlikely friends in playoff push |
NFL Football |
12/14/2010 |
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| d in favor of the Philadelphia-Minnesota game by the league's late- season flex-scheduling policy. BRONCOS: Those holding tickets for this Sunday in the "Tim Tebow's debut as an NFL starting quarterback pool" can go ahead and toss them in the trash. Denver Broncos interim coach Eric Studesville said Kyle Orton will be under center when the team travels to Oakland this weekend, at least temporarily silencing the clamor for the former University of Florida star and Heisman Trophy winner to take over. "Kyle is g |
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| NFC West: 49ers make things interesting in wild, wild West |
NFL Football |
12/14/2010 |
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| rgery Sunday night. However, Carroll said on Monday that both Williams and Obomanu should return this weekend. CARDINALS: Having gone nine straight quarters without a touchdown, the Arizona Cardinals turned to an unlikely source on Sunday versus the Denver Broncos to get their offense going. If I gave you 10 chances, would you have guessed kicker Jay Feely was that catalyst? That was the case as Feely highlighted a monster game with a five-yard touchdown run on a fake kick in the second quarter. In fact, Feel |
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