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Giants beat Rams to grab first win of the season

Sports | American football
2011-9-21

THE New York Giants took advantage of some stumbling and bumbling by the St. Louis Rams to post a 28-16 victory in the National Football League on Monday. Eli Manning made Greg Salas pay for a fumbled punt return...

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Brady's record blitz propels Patriots past rivals Dolphins

Sports | American football
2011-9-14

TOM Brady threw a career and franchise record 517 yards as the New England Patriots won 38-24 at AFC East rivals the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League on Monday. The outstanding Brady completed 32...

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Newton shines on debut, Colts falter

Sports | American football
2011-9-13

ROOKIE quarterback Cam Newton made a record-breaking debut for the Carolina Panthers while the Indianapolis Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers, both perennial powerhouses, suffered big losses on the opening Sunday of the...

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Rodgers tops Brees as Packers beat Saints

Sports | American football
2011-9-10

AARON Rodgers came out on top in a memorable opening-night duel with Drew Brees as the Green Bay Packers came up with a goal-line stand on the final play of the game to beat the New Orleans Saints 42-34 on Thursday. ...

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Manning to miss season opener

Sports | American football
2011-9-9

PEYTON Manning's streak is over. The Colts quarterback will not play on Sunday in the NFL season opener at Houston, bringing an end to his streak of 227 consecutive starts, including the playoffs. The team said...

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Owens focuses on acting career

Sports | American football
2011-8-26

WHILE Terrell Owens waits for an NFL team to contact him, the 15-year veteran wide receiver has focused his attention toward an acting career. Owens, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament and had surgery in early...

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Two shot, one attacked at NFL game

Sports | American football
2011-8-23

TWO men were shot and wounded in the parking lot of Candlestick Park after a preseason National Football League game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders, and a third man was beaten unconscious inside...

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Agent: Randy Moss retiring from NFL

Sports | American football
2011-8-3

RANDY Moss is calling it a career after 13 seasons in the NFL as one of the most dynamic and polarizing players the league has ever seen. Moss's agent, Joel Segal, said on Monday that the receiver was considering...

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Manning becomes NFL's highest paid player

Sports | American football
2011-8-1

QUARTERBACK Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts agreed to a five-year US$90 million contract on Saturday that will make the four-time most valuable player the National Football League's highest paid player. ...

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NFL teams and players prepare for some 'chaos'

Sports | American football
2011-7-28

NATIONAL Football League teams, players and their agents braced for a flurry of fast-paced negotiations and a frenzy of deal-making as clubs returned to business on Tuesday. Teams can now sign rookies and begin...

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NFL season's back as labor rift settled

Sports | American football
2011-7-27

THE National Football League and its players ended their months-long row over how to carve up their financial empire on Monday by agreeing to a multi-billion dollar, 10-year deal. Key players from both sides shook...

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Tentative NFL deal

Sports | American football
2011-7-23

NFL owners have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a tentative 10-year agreement to end the lockout, pending player approval. Thursday's vote was 31-0, with the Oakland Raiders abstaining from the ratification, came...

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Season in limbo as NFL wins appeal

Sports | American football
2011-5-18

THE fate of the next NFL season was back in limbo on Monday after an appeals court reinstated the league's lockout of players, leaving the long-running dispute no closer to a resolution. The players had claimed...

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Woman in Favre scandal denies being gold-digger

Sports | American football
2011-4-13

THE woman at the center of a tawdry scandal involving retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says she never intended to be a "gold-digger" and just wants her life back, according to an interview on ABC News. "It's...

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NFL in limbo as labor talks fail

Sports | American football
2011-3-13

AMERICA'S most popular sport was plunged into crisis as negotiations between the National Football League and the player's union collapsed on Friday, triggering instant legal action from the biggest names in the...