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Tom Cable apparently will remain coach of the Oakland Raiders at least until next week. Cable had not had a second straight day of meetings with owner Al Davis as of early Friday afternoon. A resolution to Cable's situation is not expected until at least next week. Cable's job is in question after he went [...]

Deuce McAllister will lead the New Orleans Saints into the playoffs, at least during introductions. The Saints re-signed their popular all-time rusher on Friday with the intention of making him an honorary captain, but McAllister won't play in Saturday's divisional-round playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals, Saints coach Sean Payton said.

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The Chicago Bears have signed former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Tice to be the team's offensive line coach. Tice, whose signing was announced Friday, spent the last four years in Jacksonville as the Jaguars assistant head coach. He oversaw tight ends the last three seasons. Before arriving in Jacksonville, Tice spent 14 seasons with [...]

The NFL and the players' union are contributing $1 million toward relief efforts in Haiti. The American Red Cross and Partners In Health will receive $500,000 each. The NFL and its network broadcast partners will also run messages before and during this weekend's playoff games to promote donations for the earthquake-battered country.
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Deuce McAllister will lead the New Orleans Saints into the playoffs, at least during introductions. Whether the popular running back will do more than provide an emotional lift remains to be seen. The Saints re-signed their all-time leading rusher, who has been out of football for about a year. He participated in a closed practice [...]

Sean Payton was the toast of New Orleans even before the Saints' storybook run to the NFC championship game in his first season as a head coach. Fans were happy to have their team back and eager to embrace a coach who wanted to be a part of the rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina left entire [...]

Vikings defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy and fullback Naufahu Tahi (nah-FAH'-hoo tah-HEE') are listed as questionable for Sunday's playoff game against Dallas. Kennedy has an injured thumb, which kept him out of the regular season finale. Tahi hurt his back in practice this week. The injury report was released on Friday.
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Cowboys running back Marion Barber went through an entire practice Friday and is listed as probable to play Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. All five players on Dallas' injury report are listed as probable. The only real question, though, has been about Barber and his sore left knee, which limited him to only a few [...]

The Indianapolis Colts are trying to repress those old playoff memories. Back in 2005, they were undefeated entering December, had a bye week in early January and a home date against the AFC's No. 6 seed (Pittsburgh), which had lost in the AFC championship a year earlier. The Colts lost. On Saturday night, Indy faces [...]

The Indianapolis Colts are trying to repress those old playoff memories. Back in 2005, they were undefeated entering December, had a bye week in early January and a home date against the AFC's No. 6 seed (Pittsburgh), which had lost in the AFC championship a year earlier. The Colts lost. On Saturday night, Indy faces [...]