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          <title>Hall of Famer Bruce Smith convicted of DUI</title>
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Former NFL star Bruce Smith was convicted of drunken driving today.
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          <title>Police: Kazemi &#8220;was spinning out of control&#8221;</title>
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.&#8212;Former NFL star Steve McNair was shot dead in his sleep last week by a 20-year-old girlfriend distraught about mounting financial problems and her belief that he was seeing someone else, police said yesterday. Sahel Kazemi &#8220;was spinning out of control&#8221; when she shot McNair four times as he dozed on a sofa early Saturday, then turned the gun on herself, Police Chief Ronal Serpas said.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Associate says Mechelle McNair didn&#8217;t know of affair</title>
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.&#8212;An associate said today that the wife of ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair didn&#8217;t know about Sahel Kazemi before the 20-year-old woman was found dead alongside her husband on the Fourth of July. McNair was shot four times in what the medical examiner has said is likely a murder-suicide, though police haven&#8217;t confirmed that Kazemi was responsible.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Murder&#45;suicide likely in McNair case</title>
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee&#8217;s state medical examiner said yesterday that investigators have been hesitant to conclude that Steve McNair&#8217;s girlfriend killed the NFL star and herself because she didn&#8217;t appear to have a motive, but that murder-suicide is the most likely scenario. After the couple was discovered shot to death on Saturday, police were quick to label McNair&#8217;s death a homicide. He had been shot twice in the head and twice in the chest, while 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi died from a single gunshot to the head. Under her body was a gun she had purchased less than two days before the killings.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Lack of motive slows ruling on McNair girlfriend</title>
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Tennessee&#8217;s state medical examiner said Tuesday that investigators have been hesitant to conclude that Steve McNair&#8217;s girlfriend killed the NFL star and herself because she didn&#8217;t appear to have a motive, but that murder-suicide is the most likely scenario.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Police say woman with McNair bought gun</title>
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Steve McNair&#8217;s 20-year-old girlfriend bought a gun a couple of days before she was found dead alongside the slain former NFL quarterback, a relative said police told him.           ]]></description>
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          <title>McNair&#8217;s shooting death ruled a homicide</title>
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.&#8212;Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair&#8217;s shooting death was a homicide, police said yesterday, but authorities stopped short of saying it was a murder-suicide committed by the 20-year-old girlfriend found dead by his side. McNair, 36, was shot four times, twice in the head, by a semiautomatic pistol, Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron said. The woman, Sahel Kazemi, was killed by a single gunshot wound and the pistol was found under her body, Aaron said.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>UPDATE: Ex&#45;NFL QB McNair&#8217;s death ruled homicide</title>
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Nashville police are calling the shooting death of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair a homicide, but they haven&#8217;t yet reached a conclusion about the death of the 20-year-old woman found with him. Spokesman Don Aaron said today that the two had been dating the past several months. 
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          <title>Michael Jackson tribute off the wall</title>
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TORONTO - The Canadian Football League fined Toronto Argonauts receiver Arland Bruce for &#8220;excessive actions&#8221; during his tribute to Michael Jackson after scoring a touchdown Wednesday night. Bruce was fined an undisclosed amount, the CFL announced Thursday. After scoring on a 21-yard pass that put Toronto ahead 6-0, Bruce removed his helmet, shoulder pads and uniform top, then laid down in the end zone. Bruce said he was honoring the memory of Jackson by pretending to be buried.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Former NFL quarterback McNair killed in Tennessee</title>
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Former NFL MVP Steve McNair has been shot and killed. Titans owner Bud Adams confirmed the quarterback&#8217;s death in a brief statement released Saturday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Is Vick UFL&#45;bound?</title>
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NEW YORK&#8212;When the United Football League debuts in October, Michael Vick could be one of its players. Michael Huyghue, the commissioner of the new four-team league, says the UFL is willing to give Vick a place to play&#8212;provided there are no pending legal issues. His rights belong to the Orlando franchise. &#8220;One of the things that is important in our premiere season is to showcase the quality of talent and the coaches, and to be able to show outstanding players who find themselves in this quagmire the NFL creates,&#8220; Huyghue said. &#8220;Michael Vick might be that kind of player because he is . . . a phenomenal talent, but he needs transitioning back into the NFL.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Arena football team accepting ideas for nicknames</title>
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Richmond&#8217;s newest sports franchise is looking for a name. The AIFA, an indoor football league that plans to move into the Richmond Coliseum next spring, is soliciting ideas from fans on what the team should be called. Visit aifainrichmondva.com to submit your suggestion. Whoever suggests the winning name will receive two season tickets to the inaugural season.           ]]></description>
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          <title>New football league will consider signing Vick</title>
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The commissioner of the four-team United Football League said he will monitor the Vick situation closely and &#8220;if he is free and clear of legal issues, we will look at the situation.&#8220;

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          <title>NFL Notes: Jets linebacker suspended for drug use</title>
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NEW YORK&#8212;The NFL suspended Jets linebacker Calvin Pace for four games without pay yesterday for violating the league&#8217;s policy on performance-enhancing substances. Pace will miss New York&#8217;s first four games of the season and be eligible to return for the Monday night game at Miami on Oct. 12. In a statement issued by the Jets, Pace said the ban is a result of him taking an over-the-counter dietary supplement that he was unaware violated the NFL&#8217;s policy.           ]]></description>
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          <title>NFL notes</title>
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The Jacksonville Jaguars traded receiver Dennis Northcutt to the Detroit Lions for safety Gerald Alexander. Northcutt gives rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford, the top pick in April&#8217;s NFL draft who could replace Daunte Culpepper in the starting lineup, a veteran receiver opposite Calvin Johnson. Alexander, a second-round pick in 2007, gives Jacksonville depth in the secondary. He started 16 games as a rookie, but missed most of last year following a neck injury.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Vick leaving construction job to work with youth</title>
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Suspended NFL star Michael Vick will work with Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula on health and fitness activities, a clubs official says. Vick needs a job as a condition of his probation.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Another Vick bankruptcy hearing today</title>
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NORFOLK&#8212;Lawyers for suspended NFL star Michael Vick are headed back to bankruptcy court. Vick is not expected to attend today&#8217;s hearing in Norfolk, where attorneys will update the judge on progress toward developing a new Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. The judge rejected Vick&#8217;s first plan in April, saying it wasn&#8217;t feasible. Vick is winding down his 23-month sentence for operating a dogfighting ring. He&#8217;s serving the last two months on home confinement in Hampton and is scheduled to be released from federal custody July 20.           ]]></description>
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          <title>A whirlwind offseason for NFL</title>
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Buffalo is the smallest market to date for the T.O. Show; wide receiver Terrell Owens (top) signed with the Bills after being released by the Cowboys. A rift between Jay Cutler (left) and new Broncos coach Josh McDaniels became irreparable, and the QB was dealt to the Bears. Defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth cashed in immediately during free agency, leaving the Titans for the Redskins and a $100 million contract. Supposedly, pro football has reached its downtime. Considering how the NFL has ignored for nearly five months that this is the offseason, a break sure would be nice right about now.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Wanna tour the Dallas Cowboys&#8217; new stadium? Pay up</title>
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ARLINGTON, Texas&#8212;Fans concerned about affording to see a game or a show at the new $1.15 billion Cowboys Stadium in Arlington can still check out the place. For a fee. Tours began today at the retractable-roof venue of the Dallas Cowboys, the same day as thousands of hopefuls for the Fox TV show &#8220;American Idol&#8221; showed up for auditions.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Indoor Football League plans for team in Richmond</title>
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The Indoor Football League plans to have a team in Richmond for the 2011 season, and possibly as early as 2010. SportsQuest has signed a letter of intent to own the team and have it play in Chesterfield County.           ]]></description>
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Height : 5-10 &nbsp; Weight : 221 &nbsp; Position : Running back &nbsp; Team : San Diego Chargers&nbsp; College : TCU &nbsp; NFL career stats: Rushing&#8212;2,657 carries, 11,760 yards, 126 touchdowns. Receiving&#8212;510 catches, 3,801 yards, 15 touchdowns.           ]]></description>
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PITTSBURGH - Offensive tackle Max Starks has signed a four-year contract that keeps him with the Pittsburgh Steelers through the 2012 season and frees up several million dollars in salary-cap room for the team. Starks, the starting left tackle, was designated as the Steelers&#8217; franchise player on Feb. 20 - less than three weeks after they won the Super Bowl - and he initially accepted a 2009 salary of $8.45 million.           ]]></description>
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WILLIAMSBURG The young football players gathered at midfield, took a seat on the artificial turf and began singing &#8220;Happy Birthday&#8221; to LaDainian Tomlinson. Tomlinson smiled and began conducting the singers. But Tomlinson&#8217;s smile might have been misplaced. Yesterday was his 30th birthday, a milestone that has little impact on the lives and careers of most young men.           ]]></description>
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.&#8212;After blowing the final whistle to end a three-day minicamp on Thursday, New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin gathered his team in the corner of the fieldhouse and gave them a passionate 18-minute speech. The message? Do not forget the disappointment of 2008. Coming off a Super Bowl win, the Giants (12-4) posted the best record in the NFC and then flopped at home in their first playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles.           ]]></description>
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The Minnesota Vikings yesterday waived former Virginia Tech quarterback Sean Glennon, offensive lineman Bobby Lepori and tight end Nick Walker . All three were signed as rookie free agents after not being drafted in April. Lepori played at Fresno State and Walker at Alabama. The cuts trimmed the Vikings&#8217; roster to 82 players. The roster limit is 80 players, but drafted rookies do not count against the cap until they are signed.           ]]></description>
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          <title>NFL Notes: Stallworth suspended indefinitely</title>
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NEW YORK&#8212;Cleveland Browns receiver Donte&#8217; Stallworth was indefinitely suspended by the NFL yesterday for driving drunk and killing a pedestrian in Miami. &#8220;The conduct reflected in your guilty plea resulted in the tragic loss of life and was inexcusable,&#8220; Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a letter to Stallworth. &#8220;While the criminal justice system has determined the legal consequences of this incident, it is my responsibility as NFL commissioner to determine appropriate league discipline for your actions, which have caused irreparable harm to the victim and his family, your club, your fellow players and the NFL,&#8220; Goodell said.           ]]></description>
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Donte&#8217; Stallworth began serving a 30-day jail sentence yesterday for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in Florida, a punishment made possible by his cooperation with investigators and the desire of the victim&#8217;s family members to put the matter behind them. Stallworth, 28, also reached a confidential financial settlement with the family of 59-year-old Mario Reyes, a construction worker struck and killed early on March 14 by Stallworth, driving drunk in his black 2005 Bentley.           ]]></description>
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MIAMI&#8212;Attorneys say Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte&#8217; Stallworth has agreed to plead guilty to a DUI manslaughter charge in Florida and will likely serve some time in jail. The 28-year-old player is accused of striking and killing a pedestrian with his Bentley on his way back from a night out in Miami Beach in March. Stallworth is scheduled to enter the plea today in a Miami courtroom.           ]]></description>
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Former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress is negotiating with several NFL teams to return to pro football this season after a judge delayed his trial yesterday on gun-possession charges. Burress, a Norfolk native, made a brief appearance in court yesterday, accompanied by his wife and attorney Benjamin Brafman. Judge Felicia Mennin adjourned the case until Sept. 23.           ]]></description>
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ATLANTA - Less than five years after the Atlanta Falcons signed Michael Vick to a $130 million contract, the suspended quarterback was released in a 98-word statement. Before yesterday&#8217;s announcement - a move that clears Vick to sign with any NFL team - General Manager Thomas Dimitroff called the team&#8217;s former franchise player. Dimitroff said Vick, who has missed two seasons while serving a prison sentence for running a dogfighting ring, deserved to hear first about his release. He said Vick &#8220;was upbeat&#8221; in the short conversation and was looking forward to moving on.           ]]></description>
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Veteran receiver James Thrash was released by the Washington Redskins yesterday after failing a physical. Thrash has been unable to practice during the offseason because of a neck injury that has him contemplating retirement. He said recently his decision could hinge on whether he would need surgery to keep playing. Thrash is one of the best long-shot stories in NFL training camp history. The undrafted free agent from Missouri Southern was the bottom receiver on the depth chart when the Redskins opened camp in 1997, but he forced his way onto the roster by returning kickoffs for touchdowns in each of the first two preseason games.           ]]></description>
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MIAMI&#8212;A decision has been delayed on a suspect&#8217;s request to withdraw his guilty plea in the slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor. A hearing was set today in Miami on the request by 21-year-old Venjah Hunte. But after a private conference with attorneys, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy postponed the issue for another week.           ]]></description>
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Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff said the team relinquished its contractual rights to Michael Vick today.
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MIAMI&#8212;One of the five men charged in the slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor is seeking to withdraw his guilty plea. A hearing is scheduled today in Miami on the request by 21-year-old Venjah Hunte. Under a plea deal, Hunte would serve no more than 29 years in return for his cooperation. If he withdraws his guilty plea, Hunte could face a life sentence like his four co-defendants.           ]]></description>
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RENTON, Wash.&#8212;Seahawks coach Jim Mora says Michael Vick deserves to be reinstated to the NFL, though that second chance apparently wouldn&#8217;t come in Seattle. Mora, who coached Vick when he was the Atlanta Falcons&#8217; quarterback, said yesterday during the Seahawks&#8217; mandatory minicamp: &#8220;I believe he&#8217;s paid his debt to society.&#8220; But Mora said Seattle won&#8217;t be adding any quarterbacks.           ]]></description>
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RENTON, Wash. (AP)&#8212;Seahawks coach Jim Mora says Michael Vick deserves to be reinstated to the NFL, though that second chance apparently wouldn&#8217;t come in Seattle.

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Suspended NFL star Michael Vick has a deadline of July 2 to tell a bankruptcy judge how he plans to pay back his creditors.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:16:54 EDT</pubDate>
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NORFOLK&#8212;Suspended NFL star Michael Vick is returning to bankruptcy court today. A status hearing on Vick&#8217;s reorganization plan is scheduled for this morning in Norfolk. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank Santoro rejected Vick&#8217;s plan in April and demanded a more realistic one. Santoro said Vick should sell some of his vehicles and one or both of the expensive homes he wanted to keep. The judge also was concerned that the plan depended largely on Vick&#8217;s return to the NFL.           ]]></description>
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Everywhere Matt Cassel went, a great quarterback got in the way. Not one but two Heisman Trophy winners kept him on the bench throughout his college career at Southern California, denying him even one start. Then he was drafted by New England, where a Super Bowl MVP was running the offense.           ]]></description>
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Eagles running back Brian Westbrook had surgery on his right ankle yesterday and is expected to be ready for the regular season. Westbrook had scar tissue and bone fragments removed. This is the second offseason surgery for Westbrook, who also had his left knee cleaned out shortly after the Eagles lost to Arizona in the NFC championship game.           ]]></description>
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Two-time Pro Bowl safety Rodney Harrison announced his retirement yesterday, saying he is through hitting quarterbacks after a 15-year career for the New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers. &#8220;I am done, and I am very much so at peace with that,&#8220; he said in a conference call with reporters. &#8220;Football has been good to me. I&#8217;ve worked hard; I&#8217;ve played hard. I&#8217;ve done some things that I never dreamt I could do, and now it&#8217;s time to move forward to the next phase of my life.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Here&#8217;s a sample, compliments of New England Patriots linebacker Pierre Woods, of what television viewers can expect when Rodney Harrison goes on the air: &#8220;When you hit someone, you want their mommas to feel it.&#8220; &#8220;I miss Rodney. I wish he was here,&#8220; Woods said after New England&#8217;s optional workout yesterday. &#8220;Wherever he&#8217;s at, I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;s going to be great.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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ASHBURN - At the end of last season, one of Washington Redskins coach Jim Zorn&#8217;s biggest concerns was right tackle, a key position that opens holes for running back Clinton Portis and keeps quarterback Jason Campbell on his feet. Five months later, when the Redskins took the field yesterday for the final set of spring practices, the story was the same.           ]]></description>
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NEW YORK - New York Jets running back Leon Washington returned to the team yesterday after boycotting practice the past three weeks while in a contract dispute. Washington, selected for his first Pro Bowl last season as a kick returner, was back on the field to start New York&#8217;s final week of team activities. Agent Alvin Keels wrote on his Twitter page that Washington returned &#8220;while we continue to work on a contract extension for him. A move of good faith.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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Jon Jansen, a fixture on the Washington Redskins offensive line for much of the past decade before injuries took their toll, was cut by the team yesterday. Jansen, 33, was released after a morning meeting with owner Dan Snyder, front office chief Vinny Cerrato and coach Jim Zorn. Jansen and his wife were flown in Snyder&#8217;s plane from their Michigan offseason home to Redskins Park, where the lineman was offered the chance to retire as a Redskins player.           ]]></description>
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass.&#8212;New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says there&#8217;s no baby on the way for him and his wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen. Brady, who has a son with actress Bridget Moynahan, married Bundchen this winter in a pair of ceremonies in Costa Rica and California. RadarOnline.com reported last week that Bundchen is telling friends she&#8217;s pregnant.           ]]></description>
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was back on the field and throwing the football around yesterday with no apparent problems from last year&#8217;s knee injury. Brady stretched and threw the ball around in a light rain for the third and final day of the Patriots&#8217; organized team activities - the only one open to the media.           ]]></description>
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.&#8212;Buffalo Bills starting cornerback Terrence McGee hurt his right arm when he tumbled to the turf while defending receiver Terrell Owens during a voluntary minicamp practice yesterday. McGee was hurt about 30 minutes into the 90-minute session and did not return after entering the trainer&#8217;s room. Bills coach Dick Jauron did not have an update on the player&#8217;s injury following practice.           ]]></description>
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The Washington Redskins became the second NFL team to announce a partnership with a state lottery, taking advantage of a new league rule designed to bring in more revenue during a weak economy. The Virginia Lottery will issue Redskins-themed scratch-off tickets for the 2009 season. The tickets will be sold only in Virginia.   The New Orleans Saints have signed receiver Paris Warren, a former seventh-round draft pick by Tampa Bay. He showed promise with the Buccaneers before dislocating his left ankle while making a game-winning touchdown catch in the last preseason game of 2007. To make room for Warren on the roster, the Saints waived guard Shawn Flanagan.           ]]></description>
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The suspended NFL star arrived made his first-known public appearance since he left a federal penitentiary in Kansas early Wednesday and drove cross-country to arrive in Hampton early yesterday.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Dre&#8217; Bly didn&#8217;t spend much time out of the NFL, and the San Francisco 49ers spent even less time without a veteran starting cornerback. Bly signed a one-year deal with the 49ers, who moved to fill the vacancy created by Walt Harris&#8217; knee injury with perhaps the biggest name among defensive backs still available on the free agent market.           ]]></description>
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Ex-NFL, Virginia Tech star was released from prison yesterday in Kansas and drove back to Virginia early today.           ]]></description>
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Schaub, who served as a backup to Michael Vick, is confident his former teammate will get a second chance to play in the NFL. If Michael Vick is seeking support for an NFL comeback, he would get it from many of his former peers. NFL players east, west and in between expressed encouragement for the one-time Atlanta quarterback on the day Vick was released from a federal prison.           ]]></description>
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The owner of the Atlanta Falcons says Michael Vick has paid his debt to society and merits a second chance.
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Former NFL star will spend the last two months of his prison term on electronic monitoring at his five-bedroom home in Hampton as he hopes to persuade the league to reinstate him.
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NEW YORK&#8212;The NFL has extended its deals with broadcast partners CBS and Fox and announced a 10-year agreement with cable giant Comcast. The two-year extensions with CBS and Fox will push those networks&#8217; NFL coverage through the 2014 season. CBS, which televises AFC games, received the rights to broadcast the Super Bowl following the 2013 season.           ]]></description>
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)&#8212;New Orleans is a Super Bowl city again. NFL owners voted Tuesday to play the 2013 Super Bowl in New Orleans, the first time the championship game will be played there since Hurricane Katrina shredded parts of the Louisiana Superdome. The hurricane caused 1,600 deaths and devastated the Gulf Coast four years ago.           ]]></description>
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As Michael Vick prepares to leave a federal penitentiary this week, one of his top priorities is to show he is genuinely sorry for actions that landed him in prison.            ]]></description>
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BRISTOL, Conn.&#8212;Former Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden is replacing Tony Kornheiser on ESPN&#8217;s Monday Night Football broadcast team. Kornheiser cited a fear of flying in his decision to leave after three years. The network said today that Gruden will be in the booth with Mike Tirico and Ron Jaworski when the show starts its 40th season this fall.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON - The Washington Redskins won another legal victory yesterday in a 17-year fight with a group of American Indians who contend the football team&#8217;s trademark is racially offensive. The decision issued yesterday by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington doesn&#8217;t address the main question of racism at the center of the case. Instead, it upholds the lower court&#8217;s decision in favor of the football team on a legal technicality.           ]]></description>
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Jason Taylor&#8217;s newest step has him back where he started. The 34-year-old linebacker signed a $1.5 million, one-year contract yesterday with the Miami Dolphins, his agent said. Taylor played his first 11 seasons with Miami before being traded a year ago to the Washington Redskins&#8212;a fallout from his stint on the TV show &#8220;Dancing With the Stars.&#8220; He was released by Washington in March after one injury-plagued season.           ]]></description>
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MINNEAPOLIS&#8212;Is Brett Favre healthy and hungry enough to end his retirement again? And how badly do the Minnesota Vikings want him? The questions and confusion continued yesterday. ESPN, again citing unnamed sources, reported X-rays of Favre&#8217;s injured right shoulder have been sent to the Vikings for evaluation. The network said Favre will play for Minnesota if it&#8217;s determined he doesn&#8217;t need major surgery. If he does, according to the source, he&#8217;ll stay retired.           ]]></description>
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MIAMI&#8212;The Miami Dolphins are renaming their home Landshark Stadium as part of a partnership with singer Jimmy Buffett. The name change from Dolphin Stadium is the fifth since the stadium opened in 1987. Buffett&#8217;s Margaritaville enterprise includes Landshark Lager, brewed by Anheuser-Busch. Buffett and new Dolphins owner Stephen Ross are friends. They plan to unveil a new logo for the stadium at a private event today, where Buffett will perform a song inspired by the Dolphins.           ]]></description>
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Retired quarterback Brett Favre is scheduled to meet with Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress about a possible comeback, according to an ESPN report yesterday. The report, citing a anonymous source, said Favre and Childress will meet at an undisclosed location later in the week. The longtime Packers quarterback retired for the second time after spending last season with the New York Jets. Both he and his agent, Bus Cook, said previously this spring that Favre intended to stay retired.           ]]></description>
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Receiver Roydell Williams yesterday signed with the Washington Redskins. Williams played three seasons for Tennessee, catching 84 passes for 1,139 yards. He had 55 catches passes for 719 yards in 2007, but ankle injuries led the Titans to cut him before last season. Williams was on hand for the start of voluntary spring practices yesterday.           ]]></description>
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Sam Huff has a solution should Michael Vick ask for NFL reinstatement. &#8220;I think they ought to turn him loose with the dogs,&#8220; Huff said. &#8220;That&#8217;s what I think of Michael Vick.&#8220; Huff was among the Southern Conference&#8217;s first Hall of Fame class, a group that included some of the greats of their sports such as golf&#8217;s Arnold Palmer and basketball&#8217;s Jerry West.           ]]></description>
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IRVING, Texas - A Dallas Cowboys scouting assistant was permanently paralyzed from the waist down after his spine was severed during the collapse of the team&#8217;s tentlike practice structure in a severe storm. The team announced Rich Behm was in stable condition at Parkland Hospital yesterday after surgery to stabilize a fracture to the thoracic spine.           ]]></description>
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Jim Reid will be on the field and physically unlimited as the Miami Dolphins hold minicamp this weekend. Reid, the 58-year-old former head coach at the University of Richmond (1995-2003) and VMI (2006-07), required heart-bypass surgery last September during his first season as Miami&#8217;s outside linebackers coach. He left a Dolphins&#8217; practice in an ambulance after feeling dizzy during a run. Surgery followed. Reid&#8217;s coaching was restricted, to a degree, the remainder of last season.           ]]></description>
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The Cincinnati Bengals have signed kicker Shayne Graham to a one-year contract. The Bengals said yesterday that Graham (Virginia Tech) exercised his option to sign for one year at a salary equal to the average of the top five kickers in the NFL in 2008. Graham became a free agent after last season and was designated the team&#8217;s franchise player in February. The 6-0, 205-pound kicker is entering his seventh season with the Bengals and his field goal accuracy of 85.6 percent ranks him fourth all-time in the NFL.           ]]></description>
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Pittsburgh Steelers receiver and Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes was arraigned yesterday on a misdemeanor marijuana charge stemming from a traffic stop on Oct. 23. Holmes&#8217; attorney, Robert DelGreco Jr., appeared at the brief hearing where charges were formally presented. Holmes did not appear, nor was he required to. DelGreco said he planned to challenge the constitutionality of the stop, but did not elaborate.           ]]></description>
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Lawyer describes charge &#8220;as low as a grade a misdemeanor you can get.&#8220; The penalty is up to 30 days probation and a $500 fine.

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John Phillips and Kevin Ogletree are Texas-bound this week. Would they be participating in the Dallas Cowboys&#8217; rookie mini-camp had John Garrett not spoken so highly of them? Maybe so. But Garrett&#8217;s praise didn&#8217;t hurt. Garrett, the Cowboys&#8217; tight end coach, was an assistant at the University of Virginia when Phillips and Ogletree enrolled there as freshmen in 2005. As U.Va.&#8216;s wide receivers coach, Garrett worked directly with Ogletree in&#8217;05 and&#8217;06 before leaving to join the Cowboys&#8217; staff.           ]]></description>
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Jason Campbell sat on a patio with a distant view of the Potomac River, preparing to host the charity golf tournament that bears his name. Choosing his words carefully, he reflected on the sequence of events that nearly led him to ask for a trade from the Washington Redskins. &#8220;It definitely was a shock,&#8220; Campbell said, &#8220;when I started hearing Sanchez talk.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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Josh Vaughan spent Sunday night studying academics and depth charts. The former University of Richmond tailback still has a couple of exams to take. The depth charts were related to his professional goal of NFL player, a step closer after Vaughan agreed to terms with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a free agent late Sunday night. Vaughan, from Hermitage High School, was not selected in the NFL draft. His phone, Vaughan said, began ringing Sunday evening. Several NFL teams called to see if the 6-0 228-pounder would be interested in signing as a free agent.           ]]></description>
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DALLAS - Former Kansas City Chiefs coach Frank Gansz died Monday in a Dallas hospital. SMU spokesman Brad Sutton said Mr. Gansz, who was special teams coach for the Mustangs last year, developed complications after undergoing knee replacement surgery last week. Mr. Gansz, who was 70, coached for 38 years, 24 in the NFL. He was head coach of the Chiefs from 1987 to 1988. He was on the Rams&#8217; staff for their 2000 Super Bowl win.           ]]></description>
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Former University of Richmond and Hermitage High tailback Josh Vaughan has agreed to terms with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a free-agent contract. Vaughan, a 6-1, 228-pounder, gained 1,884 yards for the 2008 Spiders, who won the Football Championship Subdivision title. Vaughan started at UR for only one season. Before 2008, he played behind Tim Hightower, now a member of the Arizona Cardinals.           ]]></description>
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FIRST ROUND  Art Jones, halfback, 1941 (No. 7 overall), Philadelphia Eagles  Barty Smith, running back, 1974 (No. 12 overall), Green Bay Packers  Barry Redden, running back, 1982 (No. 14 overall), Los Angeles Rams  Walker Gillette, wide reciever, 1970 (No. 15 overall), San Diego Chargers &nbsp; THIRD ROUND  Jim Livesay, wide reciever, 1971 (No. 61 overall), St. Louis Cardinals            ]]></description>
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Washington&#8217;s  second-day selections: &nbsp; KEVIN BARNES  Defensive back, Maryland  Third round, 80th overall &nbsp; CODY GLENN  Linebacker, Nebraska  Fifth round, 158th overall &nbsp; ROBERT HENSON  Linebacker, TCU  Sixth round, 186th overall &nbsp; EDDIE WILLIAMS  Tight end, Idaho  Seventh round, 221st overall            ]]></description>
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He never made first-team all-Colonial Athletic Association, but William and Mary cornerback Derek Cox was selected in the NFL draft&#8217;s third round yesterday. Cox, from Winterville, N.C., went to the Jacksonville Jaguars with the ninth pick of the third round. Most analysts didn&#8217;t project Cox as a draft choice. The 6-1 182-pounder was not invited to February&#8217;s NFL combine.           ]]></description>
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1 (31) Chris Wells, rb, Ohio State  2 (63) Cody Brown, lb, Connecticut  3 (95) Rashad Johnson, db, Alabama &nbsp; 4 (131) Gregory Toler, db, Saint Paul&#8217;s  5 (167) Herman Johnson, g, LSU  6 (204) Will Davis, lb, Illinois  7 (240) LaRod Stephens-Howling, rb, Pittsburgh  7 (254) Trevor Canfield, g, Cincinnati  1 (24) Peria Jerry, dt, Mississippi            ]]></description>
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FOXBORO, Mass. - The New England Patriots traded veteran cornerback Ellis Hobbs to the Philadelphia Eagles for two draft picks. Hobbs, who started for the Patriots last season, will rejoin former teammate Asante Samuel in the Philadelphia secondary. New England received a pair of fifth-round picks in yesterday&#8217;s NFL draft, the 137th and 141st overall picks.           ]]></description>
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The NFL draft resumed yesterday at 10 a.m., about 12 hours after the second round had ended the night before. A run on cornerbacks followed. Corners from nine schools, including William and Mary, Nicholls State and San Jose State, were selected in the third round, and four more were taken at that position in the fourth. In the fifth, three more cornerbacks came off the board before Victor &#8220;Macho&#8221; Harris&#8217; name finally was called, some five hours into the final day of the seven-round draft.           ]]></description>
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D EREK COX, CB, WILLIAM AND MARY &nbsp; Team: Jacksonville &nbsp; Round: 3 (73rd overall) &nbsp; L AWRENCE SIDBURY, DE, RICHMOND &nbsp; Team: Atlanta Round: 4 (125)&nbsp; GREG TOLER, CB, SAINT PAUL&#8217;S &nbsp; Team: Arizona Round: 4 (131)&nbsp; V ICTOR HARRIS, CB, VIRGINIA TECH            ]]></description>
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ASHBURN - The Washington Redskins went defensive in this year&#8217;s NFL draft, using their first four picks on a defensive lineman, a cornerback and a pair of linebackers. A draft that began with thoughts of drafting quarterback Mark Sanchez instead focused on the other side of the ball. Even though the Redskins ranked fourth in the NFL in defense last year, there were many holes to fill.           ]]></description>
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Lawrence Sidbury went to the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL draft Sunday.            ]]></description>
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William and Mary cornerback Derek Cox was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the ninth pick of the third round Sunday.           ]]></description>
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33. Detroit, Louis Delmas, db, Western Michigan 34. New England (from Kansas City), Patrick Chung, db, Oregon 35. St. Louis, James Laurinaitis, lb, Ohio State 36. Cleveland, Brian Robiskie, wr, Ohio State 37. Denver (from Seattle), Alphonso Smith, db, Wake Forest 38. Cincinnati, Rey Maualuga, lb, Southern Cal           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:01:43 EDT</pubDate>
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When he arrived at the University of Virginia in 2005, Eugene Monroe was touted as a future first-rounder. It was not hyperbole. The Jacksonville Jaguars yesterday selected Monroe, a 6-5, 309-pound offensive tackle, with the eighth pick of the NFL draft. The Plainfield, N.J., resident was among the players who accepted invitations to attend the proceedings at Radio City Music Hall in New York. He waited little more than an hour before Jacksonville&#8217;s pick was announced.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:01:33 EDT</pubDate>
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PITTSBURGH - Wide receiver Hines Ward apparently will get his wish to finish his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ward, about to enter the final season of his contract, agreed yesterday to a contract extension that will pay him a lower salary than the $5.8 million he was to make this season but will make up the money in a signing bonus.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:01:24 EDT</pubDate>
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ASHBURN&#8212;The Mark Sanchez Sweepstakes was won by someone else, leaving the Washington Redskins to take the conventional approach&#8212;filling one of their most pressing needs with their first pick in the NFL draft. Surprised to find him still available, the Redskins chose defensive end Brian Orakpo of Texas with the No. 13 overall selection yesterday, bolstering a pass rush that had the fewest sacks in the NFC in 2008.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:01:20 EDT</pubDate>
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The Washington Redskins have selected defensive end Brian Orakpo of Texas with the 13th pick in the NFL draft, another move to bolster their weak pass rush.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:12:48 EDT</pubDate>
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The Jacksonville Jaguars have upgraded their offensive line by selecting left tackle Eugene Monroe with the eighth pick in the NFL draft.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:08:59 EDT</pubDate>
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Having alienated starter Jason Campbell with their ongoing efforts to replace him this offseason, the Washington Redskins could pay an even steeper price for the chance to select Southern California quarterback Mark Sanchez in today&#8217;s NFL draft, league sources said yesterdaay. The Redskins&#8217; recent pursuit of former Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler, who was traded to the Chicago Bears, and their high interest in Sanchez, the charismatic underclassman, has damaged their relationship with Campbell, whose agent, Joel Segal, will request a trade if the team picks Sanchez, according to NFL sources.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:01:39 EDT</pubDate>
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NEW YORK - Let&#8217;s forget, for now, who will wind up in Detroit as the top pick in today&#8217;s NFL draft. And what team will get star receiver Michael Crabtree. And where the six offensive tackles likely to go in the first round will land. Sure, the draft is all about grabbing new talent, plugging holes or beefing up a pro team&#8217;s depth. It&#8217;s also about the intrigue beyond the actual selections.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:01:33 EDT</pubDate>
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T op 10 picks : &nbsp; W ashington: The Redskins pick 13th in the first round, their only first-day selection. &nbsp; TV: Today (rounds 1-2)&#8212; 4-9 p.m., ESPN; 9-11, ESPN2; &nbsp; Tomorrow&#8212;(rounds 3-7)  10 a.m.-6 p.m., ESPN            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:01:12 EDT</pubDate>
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Notable NFL draft picks from the Richmond area           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:01:29 EDT</pubDate>
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The Atlanta Falcons boosted their hopes for another trip to the playoffs by acquiring tight end Tony Gonzalez from the Kansas City Chiefs yesterday for a draft pick next year. The Falcons will send a second-round pick in 2010 to Kansas City for Gonzalez, the only tight end in NFL history selected to 10 Pro Bowls. Gonzalez caught 96 passes for 1,058 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2008. He owns NFL career records for tight ends with 916 receptions, 10,940 yards receiving, 76 TDs receiving and 26 100-yard receiving games.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:01:07 EDT</pubDate>
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