Dissatisfied with the slow development of a defense that features three first-round picks on the line and four first-rounders overall, Texans coach Gary Kubiak fired coordinator Richard Smith and two other defensive assistants Tuesday. The dismissals of Smith, secondary coach Jon Hoke and defensive line coach Jethro Franklin came after Houston finished 8-8 for the [...]
Posted on December 31st, 2008 by admin
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He was known as a genius, a mastermind and, yes, a Super Bowl champion. Shockingly, though, Mike Shanahan has a new title: Unemployed coach. Shanahan became the latest and most stunning victim of the NFL coaching purge, fired Tuesday by the Denver Broncos after a late-season collapse knocked the team out of the playoffs for [...]
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Tampa Bay running back Carnell “Cadillac” Williams got some encouraging news Monday. The second knee injury he’s suffered in the past 15 months is not as severe as the first. Williams tore the patellar tendon in his left knee when he was tackled at the end of a 28-yard run during Sunday’s season-ending loss to [...]
Posted on December 30th, 2008 by admin
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As Holiday Bowls go, this could be a pretty good one. “It may be the best matchup in college football right now,” Oregon coach Mike Bellotti said of Tuesday night’s matchup between his No. 15 Ducks and the No. 13 Oklahoma State Cowboys. Both are 9-3. Bellotti would certainly get an argument from national title [...]
Posted on December 30th, 2008 by admin
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Walter Jones lamented how tough it was to finally miss the postseason. Matt Hasselbeck kept repeating one word: “Disappointing.” Leonard Weaver had two boxes loaded onto a blue hand truck. For the first time in six years, the Seattle Seahawks were packing for the offseason before the playoffs even began. Weaver, a fullback and Pro [...]
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Roger Clemens’ name is being removed from a sports medicine institute at a Houston hospital in another dent to the legacy of the major league baseball pitcher since he was linked to steroid use. The Roger Clemens Institute for Sports Medicine at Memorial Hermann will shed Clemens’ name effective Jan. 1 “to better reflect its [...]
Posted on December 30th, 2008 by admin
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Pitcher Daniel Cabrera formalized his one-year, $2,6 million contract with the Washington Nationals after passing a physical Monday. Cabrera and the Nationals reached a preliminary agreement one week earlier, contingent upon Cabrera proving his health. The 6-foot-7 right-hander underwent MRI exams on his throwing shoulder and elbow as part of his physical. Cabrera went on [...]
Posted on December 30th, 2008 by admin
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There figures to be plenty of personnel changes for the Kansas City Chiefs following the worst season in franchise history. If star running back Larry Johnson gets his way, he will be part of those changes. After running for just 18 yards on 10 carries in Sundays 16-6 loss to Cincinnati, Johnson told reporters that [...]
Posted on December 29th, 2008 by admin
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CAROLINA 33, NEW ORLEANS 31 NEW ORLEANS The Carolina Panthers withstood a gutsy comeback attempt by Drew Brees to put away their first division title in three years. John Kasay kicked a 42-yard field goal with one second remaining Sunday as the Panthers defeated the New Orleans Saints, 33-31, to clinch the NFC South crown. [...]
Posted on December 29th, 2008 by admin
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A miraculous turnaround denied the New England Patriots a return to the postseason. The Miami Dolphins, one year removed from the leagues worst record at 1-15, captured the AFC East title with a 24-17 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday. That victory, coupled with the Baltimore Ravens 27-7 win over Jacksonville that clinched [...]
Posted on December 29th, 2008 by admin
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