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| SMU hires son of late special teams coach |
Division I College Football |
04/15/2011 |
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| aking over the job. Frank Gansz Jr. spent the last three years as special teams coach at UCLA. He left that job for personal reasons last month. He was special teams coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens in 2006-07, and had the same role with the Kansas City Chiefs the previous five years. He also worked in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders and in college at Houston, Army, Pittsburgh and Kansas. Gansz Sr. was very close friends with SMU coach June Jones, and was considered among the best special teams coaches |
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| Homer Smith, former Army coach, dies at 79 |
Division I College Football |
04/13/2011 |
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| n Tuscaloosa, Ala., after a four-year battle with cancer. Smith was an assistant at several schools in his 39-year career, never staying long enough at any one place to put down roots. He coached at Stanford, Air Force, Alabama, Arizona, the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs, and served three stints at UCLA. While with the Bruins, Smith developed seven future NFL quarterbacks, including Tommy Maddox, Jay Schroeder, and current UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel. Smith also was coach at Davidson and Pacific. Smith had an econ |
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| Mock Draft #1: Newton's Fall? |
NFL Football |
04/01/2011 |
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| ly-talented Smith has drawn comparisons to former Tampa star Simeon Rice for his long-armed build and explosiveness off the edge. With Aqib Talib's recent off-field troubles and Ronde Barber's age, cornerback could be a target area here as well. 21) Kansas City Chiefs: Leonard Hankerson, WR, Miami -- An otherwise banner season for the Chiefs ended on a sour note with back-to-back losses in which the offense's limitations were exposed. Hankerson's a big, physical receiver who's vaulted into first-round territory w |
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| NFL amends penalties for Lions |
NFL Football |
03/31/2011 |
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| he National Football League amended the penalties it handed down to the Detroit Lions last month for violating the league's anti-tampering policy. The Lions regained the seventh-round pick it originally lost for publicly commenting on acquiring players under contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. Instead the club will forfeit a selection in the 2012 draft. The two teams will still exchange fifth-round picks this year, with the Chiefs moving up to the ninth selection in the round and Detroit holding the 23rd pick. |
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| N. Ind. builder sues Weis over copyright charge |
Division I College Football |
03/29/2011 |
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| UTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - A lawsuit alleges former Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis, his wife and a homebuilder violated copyright © 2009 after five seasons as Notre Dame coach, posting a 35-27 record. He was the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs last season before taking the job at Florida. The Weis family started Hannah and Friends to try to improve the quality of life for those with special needs. Their 15-year-old daughter Hannah has global development delay, a form of mental retardati |
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| Marty Schottenheimer to coach in the UFL |
This Day in Sports |
03/23/2011 |
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| t to play a down of football," said Schottenheimer. "I promise the fans there that we will repay them with a great product on the field and a franchise to make them proud." Schottenheimer went 205-139-1 as an NFL head coach for the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins and Chargers. The Destroyers are preparing for their first season as a UFL team. The general manager position has been available since former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Doug Williams resigned last month to coach Grambling St |
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| Reactions to dark day for NFL |
NFL Football |
03/12/2011 |
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| ' and not its workers,'' he added. ``I still think that a compromise will be reached. This is just the nature of the situation, and that's why they call it `business.''' A business whose news paled compared to elsewhere. Clark Hunt, owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, spent time Friday night watching coverage of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. ``As I watched that catastrophe unfolding,'' Hunt said, ``it certainly put in perspective how insignificant the NFL Players Association dispute is compared to a tre |
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| NFL, union execs back at mediator's office |
NFL Football |
03/04/2011 |
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| ator George Cohen in the morning, with the current collective bargaining agreement set to expire at midnight. Both groups agreed to a 24-hour extension on Thursday, with another extension on the agenda. NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith and Kansas City Chiefs guard Brian Waters showed up about two hours later. Each side had been expected to meet separately with Cohen before any negotiations would be held. ``If we can make the kind of progress that you needed to make to have a further extension, that's |
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| Jags TE Lewis signs franchise tender |
NFL Football |
03/03/2011 |
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| isco on November 17. He caught 11 balls for 248 yards and a touchdown for Jacksonville. Jones played all 16 games for the Jaguars, including five starts, finishing with 33 tackles and his first career interception. He played his first three seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, joining the Jaguars via a trade last September. Brackenridge appeared in 16 games for Jacksonville in each of the last two seasons, collecting 49 tackles and forcing three fumbles. He played two previous seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs. |
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| Jags sign defensive backs Jones, Brackenridge |
NFL Football |
03/03/2011 |
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| enridge to undisclosed contracts on Thursday. Jones, 25, played all 16 games for the Jaguars this past season, including five starts, finishing with 33 tackles and his first career interception. The four-year pro played his first three seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, joining the Jaguars via a trade last September. Brackenridge, 26, appeared in 16 games for Jacksonville in each of the last two seasons, collecting 49 tackles and forcing three fumbles. He played two previous seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs. |
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