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Vikings Hire Leslie Frazier as Coach
ABC News
AP By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer The Minnesota Vikings have reached an agreement with Leslie Frazier to be their next coach. The Vikings announced Monday they're removing the interim tag from Frazier's title. Frazier took over on Nov. ...
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As expected, Kubiak will return for 6th season with Texans
Houston Chronicle
By JOHN McCLAIN Texans head coach Gary Kubiak will keep his job but make changes to his defensive staff. The Texans will announce today that Gary Kubiak is returning for his sixth season, someone familiar with the situation said. ...
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Houston Chronicle
Colts-Jets wildcard playoff tickets on sale now
Indianapolis Star
Colts fans wait at the Lucas Oil Stadium ticket windows for playoff tickets to Saturday's wildcard game against the New York Jets. / MATT DETRICH / The Star Barely half a day after winning the AFC South Division, the Indianapolis Colts are gearing up ...
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Jack Del Rio to Return for 11th Season as Jacksonville Jaguars' Coach
FanHouse
By John Oehser Del Rio, the team's coach the past eight seasons, met with Owner Wayne Weaver on Monday afternoon, after which Jay Glazer of Fox Sports and Mark Long of the Associated Press reported that Del Rio and the staff will return for another ...
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Edsall assumes 'dream job' as Terps football coach
Fox News
| AP COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Now that Randy Edsall has his "dream job" as Maryland's football coach, he intends to compete for the Atlantic Coast Conference title on a regular basis. At his introductory news conference Monday, Edsall said he "came here to ...
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The Chicago Bears appear healthy heading into the playoffs
ESPN
LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- All three injuries suffered in the Chicago Bears' 10-3 loss to the Green Bay Packers are not believed to be serious, coach Lovie Smith reiterated on Monday. How good are the Bears? Can anyone contain Michael Vick? ...
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Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert leaving early for NFL draft
USA Today
The junior had one more year of eligibility, but decided to enter the draft after a season with 3186 yards passing and 16 touchdowns. In his final performance in the Insight Bowl, Gabbert threw for 434 yards and a touchdown, though he had two ...
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USA Today
Vikings will pick 12th in 1st round of 2011 draft
NewsOK.com
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have the 12th pick in the first round of this year's draft. The NFL announced the draft order on Monday. It's based on reverse order of finish, with a tiebreaker based on strength of schedule. ...
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Spurs-Knicks Preview
CBSSports.com
Over this past week, the San Antonio Spurs have shut down some of the league's top offenses during a remarkable defensive turnaround. The Spurs hope to keep this going against the NBA's highest-scoring team and become the first club to reach 30 wins ...
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Giants deals must wait for new CBA
ESPN
By Mike Mazzeo EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- In an e-mail sent to fans across the country on Monday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell vowed that the players and the owners would be able to reach an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. ...
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Carlos Gonzalez's publicist says he's agreed to Rockies contract extension
Denver Post
By Troy E. Renck Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez agreed to a 7-year, $80 million contract, pending a physical, according to his publicist in Venezuela. In a series of tweets today, Gonzalez's representative indicated the young outfielder has agreed ...
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Thunder-Grizzlies Preview
CBSSports.com
The Oklahoma City Thunder aren't putting much stock in their last game, a blowout loss to the league's best team. The Memphis Grizzlies view their last game, an easy win over the defending champs, as something attainable each time out. ...
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New World Order: Westwood bats leadoff as first No. 1
CBSSports.com
By Steve Elling The second half of the 2010 golf season featured a long-running, spirited conversation about the bona fides of Lee Westwood, who inherited the No. 1 slot in the world golf ranking despite having barely played in weeks, supplanting Tiger ...
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Source: Caron Butler likely has tendon injury; season in jeopardy?
Dallas Morning News
By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News CLEVELAND – Caron Butler did not get back to Dallas in time Sunday to get his injured right knee examined. Early indications, however, are that the Mavericks small forward has at least a partial tear of the ...
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Orioles pitcher: Shooting death was an accident
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (CNN) -- Baltimore Orioles pitcher Alfredo Simon said Monday the shooting death of a 25-year-old man over the weekend was an accident. "In truth that young man was my friend, like a brother," he ...
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Jeannine Edwards: Ron Franklin called me 'Sweet Baby,' not 'Sweet Cakes'
USA Today
ESPN sideline reporter Jeannine Edwards wants to clear up a few things about Friday's incident where she says she stood up to colleague Ron Franklin after the radio announcer allegedly made sexist comments that led to the network yanking him from ...
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Suspensions lifted for Sidney, Bailey at Miss. State; Bailey to transfer
USA Today
Mississippi State basketball coach Rick Stansbury announced Monday that the suspensions for Renardo Sidney and Elgin Bailey have been lifted, effective immediately. Stansbury said in a statement released by the school that Sidney will return to the ...
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USA Today
Flyers Waive Leighton
NHL.com
By Joe Siville - philadelphiaflyers.com General manager Paul Holmgren announced just shortly after noon on Monday that the Flyers have placed 29-year-old goaltender Michael Leighton on waivers. "It's something that we've thought about here over the ...
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NHL.com
Farewell to Favre, NFL gunslinger says he's done
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP MINNEAPOLIS — There was the way most NFL quarterbacks do things and then the way Brett Favre did it. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre walks into the locker room after the Vikings los 20-13 in an NFL football game to the ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Monta Ellis Trying to Break Warriors' All-Star Drought
San Francisco Chronicle
Golden State Warriors vs. Miami Heat at Oracle arena in Oakland, Calif., as Warriors center Monta Ellis scores during the third quarter on Friday, December 10, 2010. Keith Smart figures it's time for Golden State's practice facility to get an update. ...
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Marvin Lewis Might Get Answer About His Future With Bengals Tuesday
FanHouse
By Barry Barnes The announcement concerning coach Marvin Lewis' future with the Cincinnati Bengals might come Tuesday. According to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com, Lewis planned to sit down with team president Mike Brown, but Lewis wanted to handle some ...
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Winter Classic's ratings up despite postponement
Atlanta Journal Constitution
AP NEW YORK — The Winter Classic's television ratings were up from last year even though it was postponed because of rain. Pittsburgh Penguins co-owner and NHL Hall of Fame center Mario Lemieux, second from left, is joined by Pittsburgh Steelers Hall ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Steelers Polamalu practices, remains que
FOXSports.com
Free safety Ryan Clark said he expects Polamalu to play in the Steelers' regular-season finale. The decision on the Steelers' 2010 MVP ultimately will be made by coach Mike Tomlin. Polamalu practiced Friday for the first time in three weeks and at ...
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Seahawks assistant Quinn exits to take over Florida's defense
NFL News
By NFL.com Seattle Seahawks defensive line coach Dan Quinn is leaving the team to become the defensive coordinator at the University of Florida, sources first told The Gainesville Sun on Monday. For more on the Seattle Seahawks, check out the latest ...
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Diana Taurasi's lawyer says report that her 'B' sample was positive is false ...
New York Daily News
By Nina Mandell A lawyer for WNBA star Diana Taurasi slammed a report by a Turkish television station that the star's "B" sample had come back positive for a mild stimulant. "I don't believe it's been reported officially at all," Howard Jacobs said. ...
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