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Bills' Terrell Owens ready to play Sunday against Titans

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:07:27 -0500

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Buffalo Bills receiver Terrell Owens returned to practice Friday and declared himself ready to play in Sunday's game at Tennessee. Owens said...

Brian Hoyer in Peyton's place

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:50:00 -0500

FOXBORO - If the Patriots defense is prepared for Colts quarterback Peyton Manning tomorrow, the unit may want to thank Brian Hoyer. The Pats backup QB has been playing...

Practicing good health

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:48:31 -0500

FOXBORO - At the least, the Colts have another factor to think about. At the most, the Patriots have the core of their team back. Seven players who did not participate...

Randy Moss: Rush not secondary

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:44:35 -0500

FOXBORO - There are quite a few analysts, Rodney Harrison included, who feel the Patriots can take advantage tomorrow of a banged-up Colts secondary that will be missing safety...

Ochocinco fined $20,000 for $1 'bribe'

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:35:58 -0500

Chad Ochocinco's pretend $1 bribe is going to cost him a lot more. The Cincinnati Bengals receiver was fined $20,000 and reprimanded by the NFL yesterday for taking...

Eric Mangini says he's not overworking Browns

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:31:33 -0500

BEREA, Ohio -As Jamal Lewis backtracked on his stinging comments directed at Cleveland coach Eric Mangini for overworking his players, several of the Browns gathered near...

Being Tom Brady

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:22:41 -0500

FOXBORO - Tom Brady knows where he wants to be 10 years from now. He wants to be where Brett Favre is today. Not in Minnesota, if he can help it, but in a huddle in Foxboro...

Mark Sanchez set to go after Jets' break

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:25:10 -0500

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - There he was last week. Mark Sanchez, the matinee idol, the face of the franchise, quarterbacking for the scout team. And loving every minute of it. Of...

QB change won't help Browns vs. Ravens

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:16:35 -0500

Eric Mangini is faced with a devastating quarterback controversy in Cleveland, and he really has no one to blame but himself. Brady Quinn started the year for the Browns,...

True rivals down in trenches

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:16:21 -0500

The Tom Brady-Peyton Manning lovefest of a rivalry is not the only pent-up clash of titans in the annual Patriots-Colts tong war. And Vince Wilfork and Colts center Jeff...

Peyton Manning masters not getting hit

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:14:33 -0500

FOXBORO - The simple question receives a simple answer. Why doesn't Colts quarterback Peyton Manning get sacked? "Because he gets rid of the ball,"...

Mike Smith fined for fracas

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:19:33 -0500

Two people familiar with the situation say Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith has been fined $15,000 by the NFL for a sideline scuffle, while Washington cornerback DeAngelo...

Browns' Jamal Lewis criticizes Eric Mangini's methods

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:04:54 -0500

BEREA, Ohio - During his 10-year career, running back Jamal Lewis has never been afraid to speak his mind. Yet the Browns' co-captain refuses to march into coach Eric...

Jay Cutler gives it up

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:01:52 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's defenders figure the short week worked to their advantage: Jay Cutler couldn't change much in four days, and the 49ers knew what...

Dan Connolly poised to play

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:02:22 -0500

FOXBORO - With apologies to Southeast Missouri State fans, Dan Connolly didn't come from a collegiate powerhouse. It was only natural that it took him some time to mold...

Myron Pryor has knowledge of Rajon Rondo

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:57:15 -0500

FOXBORO - Myron Pryor thought back to the best quarterback he saw in Pee Wee football, the star on the powerhouse team. It was the same player who would eventually lead Pryor's...

Rodney Harrison: Fire away, Tom Brady

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:35:12 -0500

FOXBORO - Former Patriots safety Rodney Harrison, speaking on an NBC conference call yesterday, asserted that Tom Brady should let it fly on Sunday and take advantage of a...

Tom Brady, Peyton Manning share

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:35:42 -0500

FOXBORO - The relationship began on Sept. 30, 2001, the same day Tom Brady was introduced to the NFL world as a starting quarterback. A second-year player trying to fill...

Vikings' Brett Favre says he will be fine despite groin injury

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:42:27 -0500

MINNEAPOLIS - For the first time since he signed with the Vikings in late August, Brett Favre was able to get away from football last week. The quarterback remained in town...

Eagles cornered by double losses

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:11:07 -0500

The Philadelphia Eagles suffered a double blow to their secondary yesterday, with cornerback Joselio Hanson getting suspended four games for violating the NFL's drug...

Jonathan Wilhite returns from illness

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:23:20 -0500

FOXBORO - Jonathan Wilhite spent most of last week, by his own admission, "throwing up and sick a lot." In his first day back yesterday, the Patriots cornerback...

Vince Wilfork unmoved

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:11:14 -0500

FOXBORO - Vince Wilfork is worried about not having a contract extension from the Patriots. That's no secret. But the clock is ticking toward free agency next year, and...

A Falcons player gets on the good side of PETA

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:35:04 -0500

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - Here's a change in Atlanta: A Falcons player showing some love for animals. Providing quite a contrast to Michael Vick's gruesome dogfighting...

NFL suspends Eagles CB Joselio Hanson for banned substance

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:07:11 -0500

PHILADELPHIA - The NFL has suspended Eagles cornerback Joselio Hanson four games for violating the league's ban on performance enhancing substances. The league announced...

Brady: Peyton helped me out with knee

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:43:07 -0500

FOXBORO - Patriots quarterback Tom Brady revealed today that he asked for and received advice on his injured left knee from Colts QB Peyton Manning. Brady said he called...