Sen. Arlen Specter wants an independent investigation of the Patriots' taping of opposing coaches' signals similar to the Mitchell Report on performance enhancing drugs in baseball. Specter again criticized the league's handling of the investigation during a news conference Wednesday. Specter is the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Posted: May 14th, 2008 under Yahoo Sports.
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Former NFL center Curtis Whitley, who played for three teams in the 1990s and had a history of substance use, was found dead in his trailer home in West Texas. The Pecos County sheriff said Wednesday that the 39-year-old Whitley was found Sunday night in Fort Stockton, about 220 miles east of El Paso.
Posted: May 14th, 2008 under Yahoo Sports.
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is pleased the Boston Herald apologized for a story that said his team videotaped a St. Louis Rams walkthrough before the 2002 Super Bowl. Kraft said Wednesday in an interview with The Associated Press he doesn't know why former New England video assistant Matt Walsh didn't refute the story soon after it came out in early February, when the Patriots were...
Posted: May 14th, 2008 under Yahoo Sports.
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N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell said that Patriots? Coach Bill Belichick would not be punished further after the disclosure of new videotapes turned over by a former assistant.
Posted: May 14th, 2008 under new england patriots.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Buffalo Bills on Tuesday released Kevin Everett in a move that will allow the injured tight end to apply for disability benefits.
Posted: May 13th, 2008 under Buffalo Bills, buffalo bills.
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Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowl linebacker Lofa Tatupu was arrested early Saturday morning for investigation of drunken driving. Police in Kirkland, the suburban home of the Seahawks' headquarters and practice facility, reported Tatupu registered blood-alcohol levels of .155 and .158 in breath test readings -- nearly twice the legal limit in Washington.
Posted: May 13th, 2008 under Yahoo Sports.
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N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell said he learned nothing new about the Spygate scandal after meeting with former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh for more than three hours Tuesday.
Posted: May 13th, 2008 under new england patriots.
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A woman called police saying Buffalo Bills rookie wide receiver James Hardy was beating up his father and had pulled a gun when she yelled for him to stop. The witness told officers she called out for Hardy to stop after hearing a loud noise in the back yard about 1:30 p.m. Sunday, according to a city police report.
Posted: May 13th, 2008 under Yahoo Sports.
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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.
Posted: May 13th, 2008 under Yahoo Sports.
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Matt Walsh, a former video assistant for the New England Patriots, will meet with the N.F.L. commissioner on Tuesday. The following is a timeline of how Walsh, the Patriots and the league got to this point.
Posted: May 13th, 2008 under new england patriots.
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Long snapper David Binn signed a four-year contract on Monday that will keep him with the San Diego Chargers through 2011. The 36-year-old Binn is entering his 15th season with San Diego. He was selected to the AFC Pro Bowl squad after the 2007 season. "David has been a true professional and a master of his craft for many years," general manager A.J.
Posted: May 12th, 2008 under Yahoo Sports.
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AP Photo NYOL580 By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer .
Posted: May 12th, 2008 under chicago bears.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Bears place kicker Robbie Gould has signed a new five-year contract extension, the NFL team said on Monday.
Posted: May 12th, 2008 under chicago bears.
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A murmur rippled across the room as the NFL revealed the tapes provided by former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh. The cause was not some new revelation of wrongdoing by New England, which was caught last September recording opposing coaches' signals in violation of league rules. No, the most scandalous tidbit that emerged Tuesday after Walsh spent more than six hours meeting separately with...
Posted: May 12th, 2008 under Yahoo Sports.
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Robbie Gould became the highest paid kicker, agreeing to a five-year, $15.5 million contract extension with the Chicago Bears that includes a $4.25 million signing bonus on Monday. The deal runs through 2013. "I'm excited about the contract I signed," Gould, who had a year left on his contract, said during a conference call with reporters.
Posted: May 12th, 2008 under Yahoo Sports.
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Get your popcorn ready: Terrell Owens is coming to prime time Wednesday night. As an actor. T.O. will make his sitcom acting debut on the MyNetworkTV show "Under One Roof" as the long-lost brother of the show's star, Flavor Flav. Owens tries convincing Flav and sitcom sibling Kelly Perine that they're all brothers in hopes of getting them to invest in his Web site.
Posted: May 12th, 2008 under Yahoo Sports.
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