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New look in store for NFC North
PHOENIX — If you find the NFC North unrecognizable this fall, it's not because your binoculars need adjusting. It's because the division has undergone some radical changes. "Everybody in our division is getting better, and it already was the...
Tags: Joe Webb, Jermon Bushrod, Reggie Bush, Greg Jennings, Seattle Seahawks
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'Old' Bears defense still shows plenty of swagger
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Ways to describe the Bears defense early Sunday afternoon: Old. Outdated schematically. Fatigued. Out of its element. Way to describe the Bears defense early Sunday evening: Dominating. Go ahead, underestimate them some...
Tags: Shea McClellin, Chicago Bears, Major Wright, Lovie Smith, Chris Conte
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18 holes with ... Joe Buck
After Joe Buck completed a round at the annual celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe a few years back, playing partner Carson Palmer asked him, "How do you not curse on the air?" It's a good thing Fox pays him to call World Series and NFC title games...
Tags: Chicago Cubs, Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, John McEnroe, BMW Championship, World Series
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What will it take for Bears offense to take off?
It's understandable if the hype of a potential Super Bowl matchup one week, followed by a prospective NFC championship showdown the next, seems highly relevant midway through a season. But really, it's only hype. Getting to the real NFC championship...
Tags: Mike Tice, Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers, Mike Martz
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Draft is over, but Bears' Emery isn't done shaping roster
If Bears general manager Phil Emery had put a spin on Mick Jagger during the course of the NFL draft, he might have sung, "You can't always get what you need. But if you try sometime, you just might find, you get what you want." From the third round on,...
Tags: Mike Tice, Chicago Bears, Aubrayo Franklin, Tommie Harris, Adam Goldberg
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Ohio State, Wichita State vie to be best in the . . . West?
Some West Regional final this turned out to be. The closest school left, Wichita State, is located 1,380 miles from epicenter court at Staples Center. Ohio State in the NCAA West makes as much sense as Dallas in the NFC East. That is not to say...
Tags: College Sports, Deshaun Thomas, Wichita State Shockers, Wisconsin Badgers, Salt
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Urlacher deserving of 54-gun salute
When Brian Urlacher held up that navy blue jersey for the first time on that April day in 2000, his face a little pimply and his scalp covered with closely cropped blond hair, no one had any idea what 54 would come to represent. After 13 seasons, it's...
Tags: Troy Polamalu, Ray Lewis, Lawrence Taylor, Michael Vick, Green Bay Packers
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Delayed splash was worth it for Eagles in free agency
— If you want to say Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman went 0-for-5 on the opening day of NFL free agency on Tuesday, you also have to give him credit for going 3-for-3 on Thursday. That's when the struggling general manager,...Tags: Sean Smith, Jason Babin, Andy Reid, Aqib Talib, Darryl Tapp
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Forget everything else, it all comes down to winning the game
This isn't just Ray Lewis' last ride anymore. It isn't just the heart-warming story of two competitive brothers meeting on the NFL's biggest stage. It isn't about Joe Flacco's status as an elite quarterback and the $100 million contract that will almost...
Tags: Joe Flacco, San Diego Chargers, John Harbaugh, Ed Reed, Ray Lewis
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Super Bowl 2013: 49ers-Ravens QB matchup is run vs. gun
NEW ORLEANS — Much of the talk leading up to Super Bowl XLVII was about the coaching Harbaugh brothers, San Francisco's Jim and Baltimore's John, and the historic spin they put on the NFL's splashiest showcase. But the outcome Sunday hinges on the...
Tags: Justin Smith, Joe Flacco, Colin Kaepernick, Russell Wilson, ESPN (tv network)
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Flacco-Ravens contract talks should be interesting
NEW ORLEANS — If the thought of playing out the last year of his contract makes Jay Cutler uncomfortable, he might want to consider the case of Joe Flacco. The Ravens quarterback is in the last year of his deal. But he's not uncomfortable now....
Tags: Jay Cutler, Drew Brees, Billy Cundiff, Nate Kaeding, Seattle Seahawks
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Bears potent rushing with or without Forte
The last time the Bears were without Matt Forte, as they will be Sunday against the Rams, they went 1-3. "Forte is such a dynamic and versatile player who accounted for such a significant amount of the Bears production in the past that losing him will...
Tags: Jay Cutler, Kellen Winslow, Jr., St. Louis Rams, Mike Martz, Lorenzo Booker
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