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| Report: Cowboys give CB Newman extension |
NFL Football |
05/20/2008 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - Cornerback Terence Newman reportedly has agreed to a six-year, $50.2 million contract extension with the Dallas Cowboys. The Dallas Morning News reported Tuesday on the deal, which it says will pay Newman $22.5 million guaranteed over the first three years. The team's top pick and fifth choice overall in the 2003 NFL Draft has career totals of 344 tackles, two sacks and 16 interceptions in five seasons. The 29- year-old earned his first Pro Bowl selection in 2007 with 50 tackles |
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| Super Bowl XLVI awarded to Indianapolis |
NFL Football |
05/20/2008 |
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| ouldn't be more excited about bringing the Super Bowl to Indianapolis," said Colts owner Jim Irsay. "It's been a long process. This is something so big for our community. People back there are already buzzing. We couldn't be happier." This season's Super Bowl will be held February 1 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. Super Bowl XLIV after the 2009 campaign will be in Miami at Dolphin Stadium and Super Bowl XLV after the 2010 season is scheduled to be played in the new stadium for the Dallas Cowboys in Texas. |
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| NFL rookies to visit Hall of Fame in Ohio |
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05/20/2008 |
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| gue orientation. The tour will include talks by former NFL players and members of the Hall of Fame staff in Canton, Ohio. The idea behind the visit comes from Michael Irvin. He suggested it to commissioner Roger Goodell last summer when the former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver was inducted in the hall. The Oakland Raiders will make the first outing on May 28. Rookies from the 49ers and Vikings will conclude the main part of the tours June 28. Rookies from Indianapolis and Washington, who play in the Hall o |
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| OL McKinney joins Dolphins |
NFL Football |
05/19/2008 |
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| ter Samson Satele. The Dolphins waived guard Drew Mormino last week after he failed a physical. Following a 1-15 season in 2007, the Dolphins are revamping their offensive line under new coach Tony Sparano, who was the offensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys. McKinney is the older brother of Seth McKinney, who played center and guard for the Dolphins in 2002-05. Parmele, who played at Toledo, and Hilliard, who played at Montana, were taken in the sixth round of last month's draft. Dotson was a seven |
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| Browns OL Tucker to miss 2 months with broken hip |
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05/17/2008 |
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| ganized team activities and limped off the field at end of practice. The 6-6, 320-pound Tucker will likely miss all of training camp but is expected to be ready for the start of the regular season. Cleveland's opener is Sept. 7 at home against the Dallas Cowboys. The 32-year-old Tucker, who has been in the NFL 12 years, won a Super Bowl ring with the St. Louis Rams and has been a dependable player for the Browns since joining them as a free agent in 2002. He was suspended in 2007 for the first four game |
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| Ex-NFL player Hambrick gets 5 years for drug sales |
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05/13/2008 |
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -A Tampa judge has sentenced former NFL running back Troy Hambrick to five years in prison for selling crack cocaine. The former Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals player was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday. Hambrick pleaded guilty on Feb. 26 to one count of distributing 50 grams or more of crack cocaine. Court documents show Hambrick sold the drugs in 2007 to a confidential informants near his home in Lacoochee, about 40 miles north of Tampa. Hambrick |
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| Slaton making first impression |
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05/10/2008 |
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| issed most of last season with a left knee injury and Brown signed as a free agent after five seasons in Tennessee. Chris Taylor missed last season with a knee injury, Darius Walker played in only four games and Arliss Beach spent last season on the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad. They all have more NFL experience than Slaton, but he doesn't think that's a disadvantage. ``Everybody went through college once. Everybody was a rookie,'' Slaton said. ``It's just the learning phase and a transition, but I feel |
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| Golf Tidbits: Inkster's major streak to end |
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05/09/2008 |
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| The field has its work cut out for it this week at the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill. Sorenstam is one back and Ochoa two back after the opening round. Ochoa has shared second place here three times in the five years of the event. ODDS AND ENDS - Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo missed the cut a U.S. Open qualifier this week. Romo, who said afterwards that he hadn't practiced enough, shot 75 at a local qualifying event and missed a playoff by four strokes. If he had played in the playoff, he could have |
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| Notre Dame, Arizona State to play in Texas in 2013 |
Division I College Football |
05/08/2008 |
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -Notre Dame and Arizona State will play in the new $1 billion home of the Dallas Cowboys in 2013. The Fighting Irish and Sun Devils announced Thursday they'll meet Oct. 5, 2013, at the facility in Arlington, Texas. Other events already scheduled for the building: The Super Bowl after the 2010 season, the Cotton Bowl after the 2009 season, the Big 12 championship game in 2009 and 2010 and a series between Texas A&M and Arkansas. ``Bringing the storied tradition of Notre Dame |
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| Notre Dame, Arizona State to play at new Cowboys Stadium |
Division I College Football |
05/08/2008 |
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| Arlington, TX (Best E Casino) - The University of Notre Dame and Arizona State University agreed on Thursday to play a college football game at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington, TX on October 5, 2013. Notre Dame will be the home team for the contest, which will be televised by NBC Sports. The new stadium, which will have a capacity of 80,000 fans that can expand to 100,000 for major events, is under construction and is scheduled to open in the summer of 2009. "We're thrilled to have a chance to r |
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