Archive for January 8th, 2010
Seattle fires Mora, Carroll offered job? (AP)
A sign with Jim Mora's name identifying his prime parking spot was still in front of Seattle Seahawks headquarters Friday night. There's reason to believe that one with Pete Carroll's name on it could soon take its place. The Seahawks fired Mora after just one season earlier in the day and speculation on Mora's replacement [...]
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Browns interview second GM candidate (AP)
Browns president Mike Holmgren has interviewed Seattle pro personnel director Will Lewis to be Cleveland's general manager. Through a team spokesman, Holmgren reported the meeting with Lewis "went very well." Holmgren, who took over Cleveland's football operations earlier this week, previously worked with Lewis in Green Bay and Seattle.
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Colombo, Choice probable for Cowboys (AP)
The Dallas Cowboys are expecting right tackle Marc Colombo to return to the lineup for the playoffs. Colombo's been out since breaking his left leg and sustaining ligament damage in his ankle Nov. 15 at Green Bay. He's listed as probable for Saturday night's first-round playoff game at home against Philadelphia.
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Seahawks fire Mora, focus on Carroll? (AP)
The Seattle Seahawks fired Jim Mora after just one season, leaving the former NFC West champs without a coach, general manager and president less than four years after they appeared in the Super Bowl. Speculation on Mora's replacement immediately centered on Southern California coach Pete Carroll.
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Rice, Emmitt Smith top 15 Hall finalists (AP)
If ever two players seemed like locks to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility, Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith would be the choices. Rice retired as the NFL's career receiving leader, and Smith finished as the top rusher. They were among 17 finalists announced Friday for the Hall [...]
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Owner says Bills have spoken to Cowher (AP)
Bills owner Ralph Wilson says the team has spoken to Bill Cowher about its coaching vacancy, but Wilson isn't sure whether the former Steelers coach is interested. "You'd have to ask him," Wilson told The Associated Press in a phone interview Friday from his home in suburban Detroit.
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Jets LB Harris questionable vs. Bengals (AP)
New York Jets linebacker David Harris is questionable for the team's first-round playoff game at Cincinnati with a sprained right ankle. The leading tackler on the league's top-ranked defense missed two days of practice before returning Thursday. Harris was injured in the Jets' 37-0 win over the Bengals last Sunday, the result of what he [...]
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Seahawks fire Mora, considering Carroll? (AP)
The Seattle Seahawks fired Jim Mora after just one season, leaving the former NFC West champs without a coach, general manager and president less than four years after they appeared in the Super Bowl. Speculation on Mora's replacement immediately centered on Southern California coach Pete Carroll.
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Cowboys look to go 3-for-3 vs. Eagles (AP)
Now the Dallas Cowboys have to figure out how to do it again. A week after shutting out Philadelphia to clinch the NFC East title and shaking some of their reputation for late-season lapses, the Cowboys (11-5) stay home for a Saturday night rematch against their division rival. It will be the first playoff game [...]
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Boldin misses practice but hopes to play (AP)
Arizona's Anquan Boldin is doing everything he can to be healthy enough to play in the Cardinals' wild-card game against the Green Bay Packers. The three-time Pro Bowl receiver didn't practice again on Friday because of a left high ankle sprain, a condition compounded by a sprained left knee.
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