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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Quarterback Marc Bulger will return to the St. Louis Rams starting lineup for the remainder of the season, new coach Jim Haslett said on Tuesday.

St. Louis Rams quarterback Marc Bulger got his job back Tuesday, the biggest development of the new coach Jim Haslett’s first full day in charge.

As they head into the bye week the Jets were ranked fourth in scoring offense (29.0) and Brett Favre was the N.F.L.’s top-rated passer at 110.8.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans placed safety C.C. Brown on injured reserve and signed fullback Cecil Sapp on Tuesday.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Oakland Raiders have fired head coach Lane Kiffin after weeks of speculation over his future.

The New York Jets’ most important handoff this season might have come on the sideline last Sunday. Moments after Laveranues Coles hauled in his career-high third touchdown pass of the game, he jogged over to Brett Favre and handed him the football. Favre sought out the wide receiver after the big win over Arizona and asked him to sign it.

The Pittsburgh Steelers haven’t been this thin at running back since losing 1,000-yard rushers Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier to injuries before the 1976 AFC championship game. With Willie Parker and Rashard Mendenhall injured and out, the division-leading Steelers are down to one healthy running back for Sunday night’s key AFC game in Jacksonville — Mewelde Moore, who had only one carry in their…

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders fired Lane Kiffin on Tuesday just four games into his second season, bringing finality to a situation that had been simmering for eight months.

The Oakland Raiders fired Lane Kiffin on Tuesday just four games into his second season, bringing finality to a situation that had been simmering for eight months. Kiffin had a 5-15 record since being hired last year, losing his final game 28-18 on Sunday to San Diego. The decision on Kiffin was as much about his frequent criticisms of owner Al Davis’ franchise as it was the team’s performance on…

Former NFL draft bust Tony Mandarich says he used steroids at Michigan State and faked a drug test before the 1988 Rose Bowl. He also said during an interview on “Inside the NFL” that will air Wednesday on Showtime that he did not use steroids in the NFL but was addicted to alcohol and painkillers. Mandarich, whose autobiography will be released in March, said he provided a fake urine sample to…

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills shuffled fullbacks Tuesday by signing Corey McIntyre and releasing Darian Barnes.

New York Giants backup running back Danny Ware has been arrested and charged with an alcohol offense while walking in the road. The 23-year-old former Georgia player was booked at the Clarke County Jail early Sunday and released four hours later on $500 bond. Police say Ware and a woman were standing in the street talking and traffic had to steer around them.

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The St. Louis Rams fired Coach Scott Linehan after four consecutive lopsided losses to open the season and hired defensive coordinator Jim Haslett as interim coach.

Jeff Reed kicked a 46-yard field goal in overtime and the Pittsburgh Steelers overcame a 10-point deficit, numerous injuries and a late Baltimore comeback to outlast the Ravens 23-20 on Monday night. Reed’s third field goal ended a back-and-forth game in which the Steelers (3-1) were down by 10 late in the third quarter, rallied, couldn’t hold a seven-point lead, then found a way to win despite…