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Chargers' Bhawoh Jue returns to practice
Dec 16 2005 10:50PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Injured San Diego Chargers safety Bhawoh Jue might play against the undefeated Indianapolis Colts after he practiced Friday for the first time this week.
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Steelers' Townsend scheduled to start
Dec 16 2005 8:29PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Steelers cornerback Deshea Townsend has been upgraded to probable despite a sprained neck and is scheduled to start Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.
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Panthers release receiver Rod Gardner
Dec 16 2005 7:08PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers released wide receiver Rod Gardner, who caught only nine passes in 13 games after being acquired from Washington in a summer trade.
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AP Interview: Colts owner enjoying ride
Dec 16 2005 7:08PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jim Irsay would rather spend his time making the Indianapolis Colts a winner than become a spectacle. The Colts owner avoids late-game sideline appearances, gladly delegates football authority to team president Bill Polian and coach Tony Dungy, and refuses to question any decisions about how to finish the regular season. Thirteen straight wins have reinforced Irsay's belief he has the right men to make the right calls.
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Two Redskins starting defenders downgraded
Dec 16 2005 6:47PM (CT)
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - Washington Redskins cornerbacks Shawn Springs and Walt Harris returned to practice Friday, while cornerback Carlos Rogers, linebacker LaVar Arrington and safety Matt Bowen sat out ahead of Sunday's NFC East showdown with the Dallas Cowboys.
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Jon Runyan set for 142nd straight start
Dec 16 2005 5:48PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - When Jon Runyan missed two days of practice this week with a bruised knee, he wound up on the injury report as questionable.
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Dungy: Enjoy spotlight while it lasts
Dec 16 2005 5:42PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Forget the pressure. The Indianapolis Colts are having too much fun with this whole perfection thing. Sure each successive win intensifies the spotlight, but the Colts don't mind. They like the attention, welcome the scrutiny and are unfazed by the endless questions about chasing an undefeated season. Coach Tony Dungy expects nothing less.
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Eli Manning lacking statistics, not wins
Dec 16 2005 5:27PM (CT)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Eli Manning might have poor stats in his second season, yet he has the New York Giants on the doorstep of the playoffs.
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Shanahan: Broncos won't overlook Bills
Dec 16 2005 4:38PM (CT)
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Quarterback Jake Plummer isn't ready to relax even though the Denver Broncos are within a victory of the AFC playoffs with three games to go. The 10-3 Broncos will make it by winning Saturday night. All they have to do is beat the 4-9 Buffalo Bills. Still, there's a sense of urgency for Plummer.
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Simms to face coach he recalls from youth
Dec 16 2005 4:29PM (CT)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Chris Simms wasn't even a teenager when he got a glimpse of Bill Belichick's obsession with coaching. They'd both be in the locker room of the New York Giants, where Simms' father Phil was the quarterback and Belichick was an assistant coach.
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Lions place two linebackers on IR
Dec 16 2005 3:14PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Lions placed linebackers Boss Bailey and Earl Holmes on injured reserve Friday, finishing them for the season.
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Bills place Sape on IR with ankle injury
Dec 16 2005 2:29PM (CT)
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Lauvale Sape was placed on season-ending injured reserve with an ankle injury Friday.
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Owens says he felt 'used' by Eagles
Dec 16 2005 1:25PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Before Terrell Owens was banished from the Philadelphia Eagles, the All-Pro wide receiver told GQ magazine that some of his teammates didn't want him to play in the Super Bowl last February.
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NAACP chief blasts member for McNabb talk
Dec 16 2005 8:22AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The chief executive officer of the NAACP criticized the president of its Philadelphia branch Thursday for racially charged comments made about Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb.
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Former NFL player Darrell Russell killed
Dec 16 2005 5:47AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Darrell Russell, a former standout NFL and Southern California defensive lineman whose promising career was derailed by drugs, was killed in a high-speed car crash early Thursday.
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Packers' LB took long way to starting role
Dec 16 2005 3:52AM (CT)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Packers linebacker Paris Lenon nearly lost the tip of his finger after it was smashed between two helmets and broken in a Dec. 4 loss at Chicago.
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