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| Brunell misses practice with mild groin injury |
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08/24/2006 |
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Brunell missed most of practice Thursday with a sore groin, although the injury isn't expected to keep him out of Saturday's preseason game against the New England Patriots. Brunell said he was injured Tuesday. He practiced Wednesday and suited up again for Thursday's session, taking part in some individual drills before calling it a day. ``I tweaked my groin a little bit. Just being safe today,'' Brunell said. ``Got warmed up a little bit, and it was t |
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| Patriots release receiver Erik Davis |
NFL Football |
08/24/2006 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -The New England Patriots released rookie wide receiver Erik Davis on Thursday. The 22-year-old Davis was signed in May as an undrafted free agent. He caught one pass for 15 yards in New England's two preseason games. Davis attended Vanderbilt where he caught 124 passes for 1,767 yards and 14 touchdowns, ranking seventh in school history in both categories. Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be pu |
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| Gostkowski wins Patriots kicking job over veteran |
NFL Football |
08/23/2006 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -The New England Patriots released veteran Martin Gramatica on Wednesday, giving the place-kicking job to rookie Stephen Gostkowski. The fourth-round draft choice from Memphis won the competition to replace Adam Vinatieri, who signed with Indianapolis as a free agent in the offseason. In Saturday's 30-3 exhibition win over Arizona, Gostkowski was 3-for-3 on field goals, two covering 37 yards and another 33, while Gramatica didn't play. In the Patriots exhibition opener, a 26-23 loss at |
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| Phillies CF Rowand could miss rest of the year with broken ankle |
MLB Baseball |
08/22/2006 |
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| ks that way. I'd say time is going to run out on him.'' Owens had surgery in his ankle after injuring it on Dec. 19, 2004. Against doctor's orders, he famously came back and starred in the Super Bowl seven weeks later, which the Eagles lost to the New England Patriots. The Phillies are in the thick of the NL wild-card race, just 2 1/2 games behind the Cincinnati Reds. At 62-62, going into Tuesday's game, they are at .500 for the first time in two months. ``I'm hoping we can make the playoffs and I'll be ready |
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| Seau signs with New England, putting aside retirement plans |
NFL Football |
08/18/2006 |
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The way Junior Seau looks at it, he's now in graduate school. Seau returned to the NFL on Friday after a four-day retirement, trading surfing in San Diego for a one-year contract with the New England Patriots that the 12-time Pro Bowl linebacker hopes will pay off with a long-sought Super Bowl ring. ``I'm going after my master's now,'' the jet-lagged Seau said in a conference call. That was a reference to his lavish retirement ceremony Monday at the San Diego Chargers' headquarters when he said: ``I'm not |
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| Seau signs with New England |
NFL Football |
08/18/2006 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -The New England Patriots and Junior Seau agreed to a contract Friday, ending his brief retirement. The team did not disclose terms of the deal. The 12-time Pro Bowl linebacker retired Monday after the Miami Dolphins cut him after three unremarkable seasons. At a news conference announcing his decision, Seau, 37, said he still could play. On Thursday, officials for the San Diego Chargers, his long-time team, confirmed Seau left a message for team president Dean Spanos alerting him |
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| Cassel and Leinart, competitors at Southern Cal, compete again |
NFL Football |
08/18/2006 |
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| ows him well, considering that the two Matts competed for the starting quarterback job at Southern California after Carson Palmer left. In any case, the two will be on display at Gillette Stadium Saturday night when the Arizona Cardinals visit the New England Patriots. The focus will be on Leinart, who finally signed this week after being drafted 10th overall by the Cardinals. But Cassel will be there, too, a college backup who has managed to play well enough that he is slated to be Tom Brady's backup in only h |
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| Seau considering quick un-retirement |
NFL Football |
08/17/2006 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -Junior Seau is looking to join the New England Patriots, just three days after the San Diego Chargers threw him a lavish retirement party. ``Junior left a message for Chargers President Dean Spanos today alerting him that he may sign a contract and play for the New England Patriots,'' the Chargers said Thursday in a statement. ``If, in fact, he chooses to continue his playing career, we wish him good health and the best of luck this season. Junior's place in the Chargers Hall of Fame aw |
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| Brady: I never worked out with BALCO trainer |
NFL Football |
08/17/2006 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -Tom Brady was looking for a place to work out when he called Barry Bonds' personal trainer ``five or six years ago'' but the two never got together, the New England Patriots quarterback said Thursday. ``That was the first of it and the last of it,'' Brady said after practice. ``I never heard from him again.'' Government lawyers are investigating whether the San Francisco Giants slugger lied under oath when he told an earlier grand jury he didn't know whether his trainer, Greg Anderson |
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| Bonds' trainer says jail threat won't break his silence, evokes Tom Brady's name |
MLB Baseball |
08/17/2006 |
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| to testify about his acquaintances before a grand jury. What he told federal prosecutors, however, has dragged Tom Brady's name into the BALCO case. In a June statement to prosecutors about his intentions to stay mum, Greg Anderson said he and the New England Patriots quarterback had spoken over the phone - but never established further contact. ``I had only one brief conversation with Tom Brady regarding a potential future workout,'' Anderson said. ``I never had another phone conversation with him and never di |
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