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| Texans run past Browns |
NFL Football |
11/06/2011 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - Arian Foster and Ben Tate combined to run for 239 yards as the Houston Texans won their third consecutive game without star receiver Andre Johnson, routing the Cleveland Browns, 30-12. Foster had 19 carries for 124 yards and a score, while Tate added 115 yards and a touchdown on 12 rushes for Houston (6-3), which is three games over .500 for the first time in franchise history. Johnson missed his fifth consecutive game since suffering a right hamstring injury during the Texans' W |
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| Browns RB Hillis out vs. Texans |
NFL Football |
11/05/2011 |
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| Berea, OH (Sportsbooks) - Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Houston Texans. Hillis was limited in practice on Thursday but was expected to start before re-injuring his hamstring during practice on Friday and undergoing an MRI later that afternoon. He was officially ruled out Saturday. The fourth-year back will miss his third straight game due to the injury. He last played in a 24-17 loss to the Raiders on October 16, and has 60 carries for 211 yards |
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| Browns RB Hillis questionable for Sunday |
NFL Football |
11/04/2011 |
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| Berea, OH (Sportsbooks) - Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis re- injured his hamstring in practice Friday and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Houston Texans. He was expected to start prior to suffering the injury, but instead was undergoing an MRI exam Friday afternoon. "It's fresh, it was early in practice and then he went in and I'm sure he'll be evaluated to see where he's at," Browns head coach Pat Shurmur said. Hillis, who was limited in practice the last two days, has |
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| Patriots to serve as proving ground for Manning, Giants |
NFL Football |
11/04/2011 |
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| Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, who served 12 years as a Giants assistant from 1979-90, is 2-3 against his former employer for his career and 2-1 during his tenure in New England. His first two losses to New York came while the head coach of the Cleveland Browns from 1991-95. The Giants' Tom Coughlin has a 2-4 record versus New England as a head coach, including a 1-3 mark during his time in charge of Jacksonville from 1995-2002 that contains a win over the Pats in a 1998 AFC First-Round Playoff and a loss |
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| Texans WR Johnson out vs. Browns |
NFL Football |
11/04/2011 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson will not play Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, head coach Gary Kubiak said Friday. Johnson will miss his fifth consecutive game since suffering a right hamstring injury during the Texans' Week 4 game against Pittsburgh. The injury required minor surgery two days later. "Obviously, he's not ready to go yet," Kubiak said. "When he got pushed Monday, the response was, 'No, not yet.'" Johnson has been sore since working out on Monday, an |
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| Browns RB Hillis 'on pace' to play Sunday |
NFL Football |
11/03/2011 |
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| Berea, OH (Sportsbooks) - Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis practiced Thursday and said he is "on pace" to play Sunday at Houston. Hillis has missed two games in a row because of a hamstring injury that also kept him out of practice on Wednesday. He said he was "a little hesitant" during Thursday's practice as he tries to take it slow in getting ready to play the Texans. "I'm on pace to be healthy and to play Sunday, so that's what I'm looking forward to," said Hillis, who was feeling better than |
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| Roughriders sign DE Veikune |
CFL |
11/03/2011 |
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| Regina, SK (Sportsbooks) - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed defensive end David Veikune. Veikune was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 2009 NFL Draft. His rookie year ended after 10 games played due to injury. He signed with the Denver Broncos the following year, but was waived later that season. The 25-year-old has five tackles over 14 NFL games. Saskatchewan also released wide receiver L.J. Castile. |
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| Jacksonville Jaguars |
NFL Football Transaction |
11/02/2011 |
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| Placed wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker on injured reserve; awarded wide receiver Brian Robiskie off waivers from the Cleveland Browns. |
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| Jaguars place WR Sims-Walker on IR |
NFL Football |
11/02/2011 |
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| e receiver Mike Sims-Walker on injured reserve on Wednesday with a knee injury. Sims-Walker was signed by the Jaguars on October 19 after being released by the St. Louis Rams and caught one pass for 11 yards in two games for Jacksonville. He has 12 receptions for 150 yards and no touchdowns in six games this season. To fill the roster spot, the Jaguars claimed wide receiver Brian Robiskie off waivers from the Cleveland Browns. Robiskie had three catches for 25 yards through six games for Cleveland this season. |
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| Browns sign Clayton for RB depth |
NFL Football |
11/01/2011 |
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| Berea, OH (Sportsbooks) - With running backs Montario Hardesty and Peyton Hillis banged up, the Cleveland Browns have signed Thomas Clayton for some extra depth at the position. Hardesty left in the first quarter of Sunday's game against the 49ers with a torn calf muscle and could miss a few weeks. Hillis has been slowed by a hamstring injury which has kept him out of Cleveland's last two games. Clayton, who will join Chris Ogbonnaya in the backfield until Hardesty or Hillis comes back healthy, played two g |
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