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'Monday Night Football' moving to ESPN
Apr 18 2005 8:50PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - "Monday Night Football," a television institution that over 35 years has helped transform the NFL into a prime-time ratings draw, is leaving ABC and moving to ESPN beginning with the 2006 season.
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Groups sue to force MTA to reopen bidding
Apr 18 2005 6:58PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Three public interest groups and a union went to court Monday to force the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to reopen bidding on the West Side rail yards with the goal of getting more money for the property, where the New York Jets plan to build a 75,000-seat stadium.
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49ers narrow No. 1 list to three players
Apr 18 2005 6:54PM (CT)
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Just how secretive are the San Francisco 49ers in the final days before the NFL draft? Their top personnel man claims he doesn't know who the head coach wants with the top pick.
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Ravens seek depth in NFL draft
Apr 18 2005 5:38PM (CT)
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) - The Baltimore Ravens have discussed moving up in the first round of the NFL draft. They've also talked about sliding back if it would enable them to nab an extra selection or two before the end of the third round.
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Former Pro Bowl linebacker Mills dies
Apr 18 2005 5:29PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Small in stature, Sam Mills was a giant both on and off the football field. Told 5-foot-9 was too small to be a professional linebacker, teams didn't give him tryouts and agents refused to represent him. None of it stopped Mills, who went on to make five Pro Bowls in a stellar 12-year NFL career.
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Bears sign lineman Metcalf to tender
Apr 18 2005 5:07PM (CT)
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - The Chicago Bears signed offensive lineman Terrence Metcalf to a one-year tender offer Monday and waived the oft-injured Rex Tucker.
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Arena league player Al Lucas remembered
Apr 18 2005 4:49PM (CT)
MACON, Ga. (AP) - Dozens of athletes and politicians were among the crowd of about 1,900 Monday at the funeral of Al Lucas, the lineman who died during an Arena Football League game and was remembered as a person who "taught us the fundamentals about life and playing."
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Patriots sign linebacker Mallard
Apr 18 2005 4:39PM (CT)
FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots signed free agent Wesly Mallard on Monday as they continued adding to their linebacking corps.
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Steelers not looking for draft day coup
Apr 18 2005 4:18PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - One year after choosing Ben Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers are faced with this perplexing problem heading into the NFL draft: How do they top that?
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Bengals trying to finalize rebuilding
Apr 18 2005 3:43PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - With the first pick in his first year as Cincinnati Bengals coach, Marvin Lewis went for a franchise quarterback, Carson Palmer.
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Savage wants to get Browns on course
Apr 18 2005 3:33PM (CT)
BEREA, Ohio (AP) - Fond of using the occasional sports metaphor, Cleveland Browns rookie general manager Phil Savage likens the NFL draft to a 450-yard, par-5 hole at a local golf course.
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Auburn tailbacks vying for NFL slots
Apr 18 2005 2:14PM (CT)
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - If a four-year battle for playing time couldn't divide Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown, a few spots in the NFL draft certainly won't. The two Auburn tailbacks spent their college careers competing on the field and hanging out off it. Now they're expected to be not only the first running backs selected in Saturday's draft, but among the Top 10 overall picks _ a historic feat made even more notable because of the sheer lack of jealousy between the close friends.
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Auburn tailbacks vying for NFL slots
Apr 18 2005 1:59PM (CT)
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - If a four-year battle for playing time couldn't divide Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown, a few spots in the NFL draft certainly won't. The two Auburn tailbacks spent their college careers competing on the field and hanging out off it. Now they're expected to be not only the first running backs selected in Saturday's draft, but among the Top 10 overall picks _ a historic feat made even more notable because of the sheer lack of jealousy between the close friends.
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QB Peete to co-host Best Damn Sports Show
Apr 18 2005 1:28PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Rodney Peete's 16-year NFL career came to an end Monday when Fox Sports Net hired the quarterback as a regular co-host on "Best Damn Sports Show Period."
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