Coach Rich Rodriguez first game day at Michigan started with a storm of sights and sounds. It ended silently. Before kickoff of his debut – a 25-23 upset loss to Utah – Rodriguez and players had strolled through a crowd of screaming fans in maize and blue. Then, a bit later, they knelt around him. [...]
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Andre Roberts caught two touchdown passes and added a 64-yard punt return. For a score to lead The Citadel to a 54-7 victory over Webber International on Saturday. Roberts had touchdown catches of 9 and 78 yards, and finished with three catches for 91 yards as the Bulldogs improved to 1-0. He also had 116 [...]
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Arkansas running back Michael Smith was suspended for the team opener against Western Illinois on Saturday night. For improper use of scholarship textbooks. A school spokesman said the matter involved an NCAA secondary violation, which the school has turned in. Freshman Dennis Johnson started at running back for the Razorbacks, who are trying to replace [...]
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Vince Young had his right hand taped as he left the Tennessee Titans offices Friday. His head coach isn’t talking much about the injury, now that the season opener is so close. Young bruised his throwing hand in the first half of Thursday night’s 23-21 preseason finale win over Green Bay, and he didn’t return [...]
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The Carolina Panthers got an experienced backup for starting quarterback Jake Delhomme on Friday. When they acquired veteran Josh McCown from Miami for a 2009 late-round draft pick. Delhomme, who is returning from ligament-replacement surgery in his right elbow, has recovered well and is scheduled to start the season opener at San Diego on Sept. [...]
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Maybe receiver Chad Johnson can go by the name that his head coach hates. The Cincinnati Bengals receiver has legally changed his name to Chad Javon Ocho Cinco in Broward County, Fla., a switch that became official this week, according to several media reports. Johnson, who lives in Miami, didn’t return a message left on [...]
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One hard fall by Ben Obomanu added to Seattle depleted wide receiver corps. It may also land an unlikely spot on the roster for someone. Obomanu broke his clavicle early in Seattle’s 23-16 preseason victory over the Oakland Raiders on Friday night. Obomanu was injured midway through the first quarter after making a 33-yard catch [...]
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Friday NFL Capsules. GLENDALE, Ariz. -Third-string quarterback Darrell Hackney threw for 208 yards, including an 87-yard touchdown to Keary Colbert, and Denver beat Arizona 28-14 on Friday night’s in the preseason finale for both teams. Hackney’s long pass to Colbert put the Broncos (2-2) up 21-14 with 8:51 remaining. Denver’s Jack Williams picked off Anthony [...]
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The NFL suspended Minnesota left tackle Bryant McKinnie for four games without pay Friday. For violating the league’s personal conduct policy, a blow to the protection of Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson’s blind side. McKinnie has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a street brawl outside a Miami nightclub in February. He will be eligible [...]
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Even late last season, listing Eli Manning among the NFL top quarterbacks would have been outlandish. Now after an improbable run to a Super Bowl in which he was named the MVP, the Giants quarterback is being listed just below Tom Brady and his brother Peyton among the league’s elite. In other words, Eli is [...]
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