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| Seau going back to Super Bowl after 13 years |
NFL Football |
01/22/2008 |
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| dn't say I'm a Patriots fan, but I am a Junior Seau fan.'' The fifth overall pick in the 1990 draft, Seau played 13 years with San Diego and made the Pro Bowl for 12 consecutive seasons. He had 11 tackles and a sack in the 1995 Super Bowl, but the San Francisco 49ers beat the Chargers 49-26. ``The first Super Bowl we went to, it didn't pan out the way we wanted it to,'' Seau said. ``I took the scenic route to get here. I took the scenic route. But we played and experienced it together.'' Seau made just one m |
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| Ex-NFL player Stubblefield pleads guilty in BALCO case |
NFL Football |
01/18/2008 |
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| n. The biggest name was Barry Bonds, the former San Francisco Giant and baseball's career home run king. He pleaded not guilty to perjury and obstruction of justice charges and is awaiting trial. Stubblefield played on the defensive line for the San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins and Oakland Raiders from 1993-03, and was the NFL defensive player of the year in 1997 while with the 49ers. He was one of three players fined by the NFL for testing positive for the designer steroid THG, but he was not suspen |
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| Chargers Face Mighty Challenge in New England |
NFL Football |
01/18/2008 |
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| ince Buffalo made four consecutive trips to the game's ultimate stage from 1990 through 1993. The Patriots were 38-34 losers at Indianapolis in last year's AFC Championship. The only teams to capture four Super Bowl titles in the same decade are the San Francisco 49ers (1981, 1984, 1988, 1989) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (1974, 1975, 1978, 1979), and the Patriots would also have a chance to join that exclusive group if it wins its next two contests. The visiting Chargers can't reach any milestones of such signific |
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| Greg McMackin hired as coach at Hawaii |
Division I College Football |
01/16/2008 |
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| k after they were routed by Georgia. McMackin agreed to a five-year deal that will pay him $1.1 million a season, making him the highest paid coach in school history. He will earn 10 times his 2007 salary. The 58-year-old former assistant with the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks said the Warriors will not change their wide-open offense that flourished last season behind NFL-bound quarterback Colt Brennan. ``What we have to do is build on what we have now,'' he said at a news conference. ``We're going |
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| Hawaii hires McMackin |
Division I College Football |
01/16/2008 |
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| appreciation of the special connection between UH athletics and the people of Hawaii and the capacity to lead a smooth transition for current team members and coaches," said chancellor Virginia S. Hinshaw. This was McMackin's second stint as defensive coordinator at Hawaii, and he also held the same position at Miami-Florida. He has also served as Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator from 1995-98, and San Francisco 49ers linebackers coach from 2003-05. His last head coaching job was at Oregon Tech from 1986-89. |
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| McMackin considered favorite to replace June Jones at Hawaii |
Division I College Football |
01/15/2008 |
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| ors were 93rd the previous season under Jerry Glanville, despite having a team that finished 11-3 record and featured two defensive lineman who were drafted by the NFL. The Warriors were 102nd in 2005 and 116th in 2004. McMackin also served as the San Francisco 49ers' linebackers coach from 2003-05. Before that, he was the defensive coordinator for three seasons at Texas Tech. He was also the defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks from 1995-98 and at several colleges, including Miami. His last head c |
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| When stars went down, Volek, Turner, Sproles came up big for Bolts |
NFL Football |
01/13/2008 |
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| . The Chargers will be in the AFC championship game for the first time since stunning the Pittsburgh Steelers 17-13 on Jan. 15, 1995, at Three Rivers Stadium. Two weeks later, in their only Super Bowl appearance, they were embarrassed 49-26 by the San Francisco 49ers. San Diego collapsed against New England in the playoffs last year, losing 24-21 in San Diego. The Chargers were schooled 38-14 by Tom Brady and Randy Moss at Foxborough on Sept. 16. ``I don't think anybody's going to think we can win, but we're |
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| Richmond coach Dave Clawson chosen Vols offensive coordinator |
Division I College Football |
01/11/2008 |
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| een impressive,'' Fulmer said. ``He has a great passion for recruiting, which is important for Tennessee, and his experience as a head coach will serve us well.'' Fulmer had also considered former Michigan offensive coordinator Mike DeBord, former San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks coach Frank Cignetti and Clemson offensive coordinator Rob Spence. Kurt Roper, who coached running backs at Tennessee, and Matt Luke, who coached tight ends, followed Cutcliffe to Duke. Roper was named offensive coordinator and Luke o |
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| LSU's Dorsey presented with Outland Trophy |
Division I College Football |
01/10/2008 |
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| uge payday as many thought him a sure first-round pick. The 6-foot-2, 303-pound Dorsey said earlier he would have regretted leaving early for the NFL. He said he didn't prefer any particular team to draft him in April, but said he was a fan of the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys as a kid. Former Oklahoma star Lee Roy Selmon also was on hand to accept a trophy for the Outland he won in 1975, after two years of leading a dominant defense on back-to-back national title teams. Winners didn't start getting a |
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| Colts' Dungy will wait till after season to decide whether to continue coaching |
NFL Football |
01/10/2008 |
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| win at least 12 games in five consecutive years, and Indy has won five straight AFC South titles. Dungy also has been an assistant coach with Minnesota, Kansas City and Pittsburgh and spent three seasons in the late '70s playing for the Steelers and San Francisco 49ers. Indy's quest to repeat as Super Bowl champs begins Sunday when the San Diego Chargers visit for a divisional-round game that could mark the final time Indy plays in the RCA Dome. The new Lucas Oil Stadium, a retractable-roof dome, opens next seas |
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