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| Kickoff Weekend features last two Super Bowl champs in prime time |
NFL Football |
03/31/2008 |
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| Palm Beach, FL (Best E Casino) - The New York Giants and Indianapolis Colts, the last two Super Bowl champions, will be featured on the prime time schedule for the NFL's 2008 Kickoff Weekend. The reigning Super Bowl champion Giants will open the 2008 campaign on Thursday, September 4 against the Washington Redskins. The traditional season- opening contest will start at 7 p.m. (et) on NBC, an earlier kickoff time than normal to avoid a conflict with the conclusion of the Republican National Convention. Sunday |
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| Report: Giants, Redskins to open 2008 season |
NFL Football |
03/27/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - The Super Bowl champion New York Giants and Washington Redskins will reportedly play the 2008 NFL season-opener on Thursday, September 4 at Giants Stadium. The New York Daily News cited a league source in its report Thursday, but added that an official announcement probably won't come until next Monday when NFL owners are scheduled to meet. Defending Super Bowl champs have hosted the Thursday season-opener for the past four years, but the recent tradition of a Thursday night op |
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| Giants ink lineman Seubert to extension |
NFL Football |
03/25/2008 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (Best E Casino) - The New York Giants signed starting left guard Rich Seubert to a three-year contract extension, the club announced Tuesday. The deal runs through the 2012 season. Seubert, who will turn 29 on Sunday, has spent the past seven seasons with the Giants after signing as a free agent in 2001. He already had received one contract extension, for four years, in 2003. "It's awesome," Seubert said. "The Giants have been really good to me over the years and it is just good to know w |
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| Bills sign CB James |
NFL Football |
03/25/2008 |
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| Orchard Park, NY (Best E Casino) - The Buffalo Bills signed veteran cornerback William James Tuesday. The 6-foot, 200-pound James spent the 2007 season with the Philadelphia Eagles, recording 30 tackles and one interception in 14 games. James, 28, has played in 68 NFL games with the Eagles and New York Giants and has tallied six career interceptions but has struggled with chronic back problems. |
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| Houston re-signs Demps and Kalu |
NFL Football |
03/20/2008 |
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| s and defensive end N.D. Kalu on Thursday. Demps, 28, registered 49 tackles, four passes defensed, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 15 games for the Texans last season. Entering his seventh season, he has also played for Baltimore and the New York Giants, and has six career interceptions. Kalu, 32, appeared in 15 games in his second season with the Texans last year and recorded 13 tackles with three sacks. Next season will be his 12th in the league with his best year coming with the Eagles in 2003 w |
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| Rockets try to stay hot vs. Celtics |
NBA Basketball |
03/18/2008 |
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| nd two steals for the Rockets, whose 22-game winning streak only trails the amazing 33-game run by the 1971-72 Lakers. The last time the Rockets did not reach the win column was a 97-89 home loss versus the Utah Jazz on January 27. At that time, the New York Giants were preparing to play the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. Bobby Jackson ended with 19 points and Shane Battier added 14 in the win over Los Angeles, as Houston took over sole possession of the top spot in the highly-competitive Western Con |
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| Raiders sign Joseph |
NFL Football |
03/14/2008 |
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| Oakland, CA (Best E Casino) - The Oakland Raiders signed free agent defensive lineman William Joseph on Friday. Joseph was a first-round draft choice of the New York Giants in 2003 and has played in 56 games, including 17 starts. Throughout his career, Joseph has recorded 74 tackles, seven sacks, two forced fumbles and six passes defended. The Miami-Florida product was a member of the Giants squad that won Super Bowl XLII in February. Joseph saw action in the regular season opener before making his way to th |
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| Ravens ink CB Frank Walker |
NFL Football |
03/14/2008 |
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| Owings Mills, MD (Best E Casino) - The Baltimore Ravens have signed cornerback Frank Walker to a two-year contract. Walker spent the 2007 season with Green Bay after playing his first four NFL seasons with the New York Giants. He is expected to compete for Baltimore's third cornerback slot. "Frank can be a quality nickel for us, and he'll add athleticism and toughness to our special teams," said new Ravens head coach John Harbaugh on the team's website. "It's a good signing for us." Walker appeared in 12 gam |
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| Giants sign LB Danny Clark |
NFL Football |
03/13/2008 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (Best E Casino) - The Super Bowl champion New York Giants have signed linebacker Danny Clark to an undisclosed contract. Clark has played with Jacksonville, Oakland, New Orleans and Houston during his eight-year NFL career. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2000 draft by then Jaguars head coach Tom Coughlin. "We're bringing him in as an outside linebacker," Coughlin said on the Giants' website. "He is a very physical, very versatile player. Over the years, he has been a very goo |
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| Giants make it official with Coughlin |
NFL Football |
03/08/2008 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (Best E Casino) - The Super Bowl champion New York Giants made it official on Saturday and announced the signing of head coach Tom Coughlin to a new four-year contract through the 2011 season. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the New York Daily News had previously reported it to be worth about $21 million. "Tom Coughlin has done a great job for us and we think this contract recognizes his outstanding achievements here," said Giants president and CEO John Mara on the tea |
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