BALTIMORE ORIOLES–Placed SS Alex Cintron on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of SS Freddie Bynum from Norfolk (IL).
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Transactions (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
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Sports facts and figures - July 2, 2008 (Akron Beacon Journal)
July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Sports scores, odds and game for July 2.
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Scoreboard (The Appleton Post-Crescent)
July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
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R. H. ‘Bob’ Brown (Sonoma Index-Tribune)
July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Robert Hall Brown was born on April 18, 1922, in Oakland, to H. Selden Brown and Jessie Hall Brown. He died June 15, 2008, in Sonoma. Bob was conceived in Japan while his father was in charge of the family import-export business in Yokohama.
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Scoreboard (Lexington Herald-Leader)
July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES.Placed SS Alex Cintron on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of SS Freddie Bynum from Norfolk (IL).
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32 burning questions for each NFL team (Fox Sports)
July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
No team is airtight. Every squad has issues. Peter Schrager offers up a solution to a burning question facing each NFL team.
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NFL punters to teach the game to kids at camp (The Union Democrat)
July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
“This is a great football community,” says Ryan Dutton. “These kids here love football and they want to be out on that field someday, whether playing for Summerville High School or Sonora High.”
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Former Western Michigan Alumnus Playing for Rampage (ArenaFan Online)
July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Jermaine Lewis has made quite an impact this season playing in the Arena Football League for the Grand Rapids Rampage , which is just up the road from his college alma mater, Western Michigan University, in Kalamazoo.
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ESPN: Brett Favre Considers Returning to Football (Washington Post)
July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Brett Favre is considering coming out of retirement, according to an ESPN report. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen said Wednesday that a Packers source told him the 38-year-old Favre told coach Mike McCarthy in the past two weeks that he has the itch to play.
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For starters, these guys should take field for AL (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
June 29th, 2008 · No Comments
All-Star Game voting is a little like baseball’s salary structure.
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The C-J’s Sunday College Basketball Notebook (Louisville Courier-Journal)
June 29th, 2008 · No Comments
The three-point arc is being moved a foot farther from the basket — to 20 feet, nine inches — for next season, which might make it a challenge for high school players. But Everick Sullivan, EKU’s new assistant coach, said good shooters will find their comfort zone regardless.
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Thorpe is right choice to coach Knighthawks (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
June 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Regy Thorpe is likely to be the next coach of the Rochester Knighthawks. He’s the obvious choice and deserves the job.
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49ers sign long time Raider Barry Sims (KGO-TV Bay Area)
June 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Niners sign long-time Raiders OL Barry Sims.
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Leach benefit game raises money for Robeson students (The Fayetteville Observer)
June 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Football, like all sports, has its glamour positions, and fullback is not one of them. So when Vonta Leach pulls on his Houston Texans helmet this fall, whether it’s to serve as the lead blocker on a dive play or tackle a return man on kickoffs, he usually won’t get much attention.
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Big(ger) Board: Football (Yahoo! Sports)
June 29th, 2008 · No Comments
The latest football Big Board has expanded to 100 players, with Marion Barber making a bold move into the top seven.
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Local kids get the chance to meet their Sunday afternoon heroes (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
June 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Former Friday Football Extra standout and recent 49ers signee Dennis Haley held his second annual football camp inside Salem Stadium Friday. The kids and area coaches on hand were enjoying not only the weather, but also the chance to see their Sunday afternoon heroes up close and personal.
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49ERS LB HALEY BACK IN SALEM FOR ANNUAL CAMP (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke)
June 29th, 2008 · No Comments
FOOTBALL CAMPS..CAN BE A WHOLE LOT OF X’S AND O’S. BUT WHEN YOU ARE VESTED IN THE WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY YOU ARE TEACHING IN.. IT’S MORE THAN THAT. THAT’S THE CASE AT SALEM MEMORIAL STADIUM.
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Sports Briefs for Tuesday, June 24, 2008 (Carroll County Times)
June 25th, 2008 · No Comments
OWINGS MILLS - Veteran free agent tackle Barry Sims opted to sign with the San Francisco 49ers, agreeing to terms on a two-year, incentive-laden contract after recently visiting the Ravens’ training complex.
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Optimist: All-Around All Star (The Sacramento Bee)
June 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Isaac Serwanga initially balked at the suggestion he attend Jesuit High School. “The thought of attending an all-boys private school shook me up a little,” said Isaac, who will play wide receiver and defensive back for the South team in Saturday’s 52nd Annual Optimist All-Star Football Game at American River College. Hector Amezcua / hamezcua@sacbee.com South team wide …
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49ers beat out Rams for OL Sims (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
June 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Veteran offensive lineman Barry Sims agreed to a two-year free-agent deal with San Francisco.
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Ex-Raiders lineman Sims joining 49ers (San Jose Mercury News)
June 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Released by the Raiders in February, offensive lineman Barry Sims looked around the NFL for another team that would give him a shot to win playing time.
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Rams lose out to the 49ers on lineman (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
June 25th, 2008 · No Comments
The rival San Francisco 49ers have beaten out the Rams for the services of veteran offensive lineman Barry Sims.
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Bay Area swap meet / Raiders and 49ers exchange castoff tackles (San Francisco Chronicle)
June 25th, 2008 · No Comments
In the span of a few months, the 49ers and the Raiders essentially have swapped offensive tackles that the other team didn’t want. In early March, the Raiders signed free agent Kwame Harris. Monday, the agent for ex-Raider Barry Sims said his client will sign…
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Campers with Down syndrome learn football (San Jose Mercury News)
June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
For years, Andrew Watson and Trevor Lucken have served as sideline inspirations for the Valley Christian and Pioneer football teams.
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Ravens Central: OT Sims opts to sign with 49ers over Ravens, others (Baltimore Sun)
June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
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49ers rep Harris is firmly in Upshaw camp (San Francisco Chronicle)
June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Gene Upshaw has his critics among NFL players, including some of the player representatives. Walt Harris, the 49ers’ cornerback and player rep, isn’t among them. He thinks the knocks on the 63-year-old executive director of NFL Players Association, including…
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Mike Dukes, at 72, 49ers linebacker, killed in crash (Boston Herald)
June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
BEAUMONT, Texas - Mike Dukes, who played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and two AFL teams from 1959 to 1965, has died. He was 72. The longtime Beaumont resident…
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49ers beat out Rams for DL Sims (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Veteran defensive lineman Barry Sims agreed to a two-year free-agent deal with San Francisco.
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Jim Schulte: ‘Football was my sport’ (Ludington Daily News)
June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Jim Schulte got his first taste of organized athletics playing junior high football for the Scottville Blues under coach Jim Lemire.
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Free-agent lineman Sims leaves Raiders for 49ers (San Jose Mercury News)
June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Offensive lineman Barry Sims decided today to sign with the 49ers, in part because they gave him the best chance of winning playing time.
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Fantasy Football Players Report to Training Camp at YOUbeQB.com (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
YOUbeQB today announced the launch of Fantasy Training Camp, a new game giving the millions of Fantasy Football players a jump on the fantasy season. In Fantasy Training Camp players become the offensive coordinator of their favorite team, create the offensive plan, see how they do against Pro football defenses, and then challenge their friends.
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Former 49ers linebacker Mike Dukes killed in collision (San Jose Mercury News)
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
The longtime Beaumont resident was killed when an eastbound pickup crossed the median on Interstate 10 on Monday afternoon, striking his truck head-on, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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Martz a professor of speed reading (The Sacramento Bee)
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
One of the things 49ers offensive coordinator Mike Martz is stressing this summer sounds basic enough: He wants his quarterbacks to get rid of the football before the defense gets to them.
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Minnesota’s coaches like what they see in Tarvaris Jackson (USA Today)
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
To football coaches, videotape can be as precious as the Holy Grail. The late Bill Walsh used to swear that if his analysis revealed just a glimpse of a player’s potential witnessed while breaking down film in Walsh’s day it was worth pursuing the matter further even if he spied not-so-sterling tendencies on the same film.
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Santa Clara officially pushes back stadium deadline to next year (San Francisco Chronicle)
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
The Santa Clara City Council voted 6-1 late Tuesday to push back the negotiating deadline with the San Francisco 49ers on using public money to help build a football stadium in the South Bay city. The council’s move means the $916 million stadium project will…
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BITTERSWEET MEMORIES (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
here was more to the football career of Leonard Marshall than the savage blind-side hit he leveled on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana in the 1990 NFC championship game.
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Former 49ers linebacker Dukes killed in collision (Fox Sports)
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Mike Dukes, who played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and two AFL teams from 1959 to 1965, was killed in a traffic accident earlier this week. He was 72. The longtime Beaumont resident was killed when an eastbound pickup crossed the median on Interstate 10 on Monday afternoon, striking his truck head-on, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The trooper’s report said the …
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Ex-Clemson football player dies in crash (The State)
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
BEAUMONT, Texas | Mike Dukes, who played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and two AFL teams from 1959 to 1965, has died. He was 72. The longtime Beaumont resident was killed Monday when an eastbound pickup crossed the median on Interstate 10, striking his truck head-on, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The trooper’s report said the driver of the other vehicle was …
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Former 49ers, AFL linebacker Mike Dukes killed in collision (San Francisco Chronicle)
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Mike Dukes, who played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and two AFL teams from 1959 to 1965, was killed in a traffic accident earlier this week. He was 72. The longtime Beaumont resident was killed when an eastbound pickup crossed the median on…
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Former San Francisco 49ers linebacker Mike Dukes killed in collision (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
BEAUMONT, Texas - Mike Dukes, who played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and two AFL teams from 1959 to 1965, was killed in a traffic accident earlier this week. He was 72.
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