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| Parcells among Hall finalists |
NFL Football |
01/07/2012 |
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| r five years. He returned to the sideline with Dallas in 2003 and retired again after the 2006 season, necessitating a five-year wait to become eligible again. In addition to his four-year stint with Dallas, Parcells also guided the New York Giants, New England Patriots and New York Jets during a 19-year career on the sideline. He had his greatest success with the Giants, leading the franchise to Super Bowl titles after the 1986 and 1990 seasons. Parcells also led New England to the Super Bowl after the 1996 season |
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| O'Brien confident in leadership abilities |
Division I College Football |
01/07/2012 |
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| there's some controversy right now. It's my job to put us in the right direction... We want you [alumni, letterman and supporters] to know that you will always be welcome because we are Penn State." O'Brien has been the offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots and will continue in that role until the NFL team's season comes to an end. While he remains with the Patriots through their playoff run, which will start next Sunday after this week's bye, O'Brien said he is in the process of putting a staff togeth |
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| Penn State makes O'Brien hiring official |
Division I College Football |
01/06/2012 |
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| University Park, PA (Sportsbooks) - Penn State has officially named Bill O'Brien football coach, hiring the New England Patriots offensive coordinator to replace Joe Paterno and lead the Nittany Lions in the aftermath of a child sex abuse scandal that rocked one of the biggest programs in the country. Penn State announced the hiring Friday night after it had been widely reported the previous 24 hours, saying O'Brien would be introduced Saturday on campus. Patriots owner Robert Kraft confirmed that O'Brien would |
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| Time for NFL's non-playoff teams to start planning ahead |
NFL Football |
01/06/2012 |
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| as the keys to what can be compared to a run-down Chevy that once spit fire from its exhaust. Getting the Redskins back to speed will take a lot of time, patience, money and planning. The NFL Draft is a good way to build a winner, and teams like the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers are proof. Washington is light years away from what the Pats and Packers are doing, but at least a youth movement is starting to unfold in D.C. with players such as Ryan Kerrigan, Roy Helu, Evan Royster, DeJon Gomes and Perry R |
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| Report: O'Brien to take Penn State job |
Division I College Football |
01/05/2012 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien will reportedly be the coach responsible for replacing Joe Paterno at Penn State. O'Brien has agreed to become head coach of the Nittany Lions football team, according to a report late Thursday by ESPN, which said Penn State plans to announce the move Saturday. O'Brien would replace legendary Paterno, who was dismissed two months ago in the wake of the child sex abuse charges levied against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. Pater |
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| Brady, Suggs and Prater selected for AFC monthly honors |
NFL Football |
01/05/2012 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs and Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater have been named the AFC's top players for the months of December and January. Brady completed 65.3 percent of his passes for 1,608 yards and 11 touchdowns against only two interceptions. He led the Pats to a perfect 5-0 record during the months and his yards and touchdowns totals over the span tied for a conference-best with San Diego Chargers quarterback Phili |
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| Passing it on to the playoffs |
NFL Football |
01/02/2012 |
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| ia, PA (Sportsbooks) - In this year of the forward pass, it's ironically appropriate that the two teams that have given up more yards than any defense wound up as regular-season champions of their respective conferences. And on a day that saw the New England Patriots overcome an early sleepwalk for a third game in a row, the Dallas Cowboys conclude another down-the-stretch fold and the Tim Tebow show held over for one more week despite a spike in negative reviews (and results), the signature scene of the final s |
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| Giants last team to clinch playoff berth |
NFL Football |
01/01/2012 |
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| playoff berth. The Giants, Broncos and Cincinnati Bengals were the only three teams that clinched spots on the final day of the regular season. But there was still plenty of jockeying for position among the other nine playoff teams. In the AFC, the New England Patriots clinched the No. 1 overall seed after scoring 49 unanswered points to down Buffalo, 49-21, while the Baltimore Ravens won their first AFC North title since 2006 after beating Cincinnati to clinch the No. 2 seed. The reward was a bye for both teams. |
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| Pats score 49 straight on Bills, earn top seed |
NFL Football |
01/01/2012 |
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| Foxboro, MA (Sportsbooks) - Tom Brady and the New England Patriots scored 49 unanswered points to beat the Buffalo Bills, 49-21, and claim the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs. Brady completed 23-of-35 passes for 338 yards, three touchdowns and an interception for the Patriots (13-3), who will have home-field advantage throughout the postseason for the second year in a row. New England finished the regular season with a 7-1 mark at Gillette Stadium. Brady became the third player in NFL history with 5,000 passing |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, January 1, 2012) |
NFL Football |
01/01/2012 |
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| , WR Anthony Gonzalez, WR Quan Cosby, CB Mike Holmes, LB A.J. Edds, G Joe Reitz, DE Mario Addison Jaguars - QB Dan LeFevour, CB Dwight Lowery, C John Estes, T William Robinson, T Daniel Baldridge, WR Cecil Shorts III, TE Zach Potter BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS, 1:00 P.M. (ET) Bills - WR Brad Smith, S Josh Nesbitt, C Kraig Urbik, DE Jarron Gilbert, T Demetrius Bell, WR Kamar Aiken, TE Fendi Onobun Patriots - QB Ryan Mallett, RB Kevin Faulk, RB Shane Vereen, LB Tracy White, G Logan Mankins, T Sebastian Voll |
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