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| Lions sign QB Henson to be backup |
NFL Football |
08/22/2008 |
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| is thumb will be re-evaluated in two weeks. Henson left Michigan to play third base in the New York Yankees organization, but his baseball career never panned out. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft by Houston, and traded to the Dallas Cowboys in 2004. Henson completed 10-of-18 passes for 78 yards with one touchdown and one interception in limited action with Dallas in 2004. The Cowboys released Henson before the 2006 season, and he signed on with the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad. Mi |
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| Cutler, Broncos beat Cowboys |
NFL Football |
08/17/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Jay Cutler was 16-of-20 passing for 178 yards and a touchdown, as the Denver Broncos beat the Dallas Cowboys, 23-13, in the second preseason test for both squads. Michael Pittman rushed 16 times for 41 yards and Andre Hall had seven touches for 24 yards and a score. Brandon Marshall caught six passes for 59 yards and a touchdown, while rookie Eddie Royal, out of Virginia Tech, had two catches for 67 yards for the Broncos (1-1). Veteran cornerback Tyrone Poole, who was signed by |
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| Hester and Chargers run past Cowboys |
NFL Football |
08/10/2008 |
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| San Diego, CA (Best E Casino) - Rookie Jacob Hester, a third round pick out of LSU, had 13 carries for 49 yards and two touchdowns to lead the San Diego Chargers in a rout of the Dallas Cowboys, 31-17, in the preseason opener for both teams. With Michael Turner's free agent defection to the Falcons another rookie, Marcus Thomas, a fifth round selection out of UTEP, had 13 touches for 48 yards and added two catches for 13 yards for the Chargers (1-0). Philip Rivers connected on 5-of-6 passes for 54 yards. Ho |
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| Cowboys part ways with WR Glenn |
NFL Football |
07/25/2008 |
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| Oxnard, CA (Best E Casino) - The Dallas Cowboys released veteran wide receiver Terry Glenn on Friday, one day after failing to report to Cowboys training camp amid an on-going dispute over the signing of an injury waiver. The 34-year-old Glenn missed 15 games last season with a right knee injury that required two arthroscopic surgeries. The team was at odds over Glenn's refusal to sign an injury waiver that would diminish his salary to $500,000 from the $1.74 million he is due, should he re-injure the knee. |
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| Cowboys ink FS Hamlin for six years, $39 million |
NFL Football |
07/15/2008 |
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| Irving, TX (Best E Casino) - The Dallas Cowboys agreed to a six-year, $39 million contract extension with free safety Ken Hamlin on Tuesday, just hours before the deadline to ink a long-term deal expired. The Cowboys placed their franchise tag on Hamlin this offseason, meaning they had until 2 p.m. (et) Tuesday to sign the 27-year-old to a multi-year extension. If the sides had not agreed on a new deal, Hamlin would have played the 2008 season on a one-year tender for $4.396 million -- the average of the to |
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| Rhoden wins celebrity golf event for seventh time |
Mens PGA Golf |
07/13/2008 |
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| ican Century Championship for the seventh time. Rhoden picked up 23 points in the final round to total 68 for the week. Quinn, a former NHL player, tallied 28 points in the final round to finish one back with 67 points at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and former NHL goaltender Grant Fuhr shared third place at 64 points. Romo collected 21 points in the final round, while Fuhr's 27 points were second only to Quinn for best round of the day. Under the modified Stableford scorin |
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| Rhoden grabs lead at celebrity golf event |
Mens PGA Golf |
07/12/2008 |
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| 22 points in the modified Stableford scoring system on Saturday to grab a two-point lead after two days of the American Century Championship. Rhoden, a six-time winner of this event, completed two rounds with 45 points at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is alone in second place with 43 points. First-round leader Jeremy Roenick and fellow ex-NHL star Pierre Larouche are tied for third place with 41 points. Roenick tallied 15 points on day two, while Larouche collected 18 points |
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| Roenick leads celebrity golf tournament |
Mens PGA Golf |
07/11/2008 |
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| k, Hull also eagled the 18th hole to post a one-under 71 worth 25 points. The out-of-hockey Hull was followed by fellow ex-NHL star Pierre Larouche, who was part of a four-way tie for third place at 23 points. All three players tied with Larouche -- Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, retired NFL signal caller Mark Rypien and former pitcher Rick Rhoden -- have demonstrated their golfing prowess before. Romo shot an 84 at Torrey Pines last month in an exhibition staged before the tough California course host |
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| B.C. Lions president and CEO Ackles dies |
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07/06/2008 |
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| ger. "It was our league that virtually adopted him when he was just a boy, and it's our league that has looked to him as a man for counsel, inspiration and leadership by example," CFL commissioner Mark Cohon said in a statement. Ackles also spent time in the NFL as an executive with the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins as well as with the now defunct XFL before returning to the Lions as their president. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2002 and the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. |
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| White resigns as Blaze head coach |
Arena Football |
07/01/2008 |
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| resign from the Utah Blaze," White said. "It's time for me to take a break. It's been a long, hard season, but I have never been more proud of any team that I have coached because of the way they came back." White, a former NFL quarterback with the Dallas Cowboys, came to the Blaze after serving as the head coach and general manager of the Arizona Rattlers from 1992-2004. He was the 1993 AFL Coach of the Year and took Arizona to the Arena Bowl five times, capturing the title in 1994 and 1997. In three years |
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