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Patriots tag Cassel

The New England Patriots have surprised no one by slapping the franchise tag on free-agent-to-be Matt Cassel. If the Patriots choose to keep him, they will be charged $14.65 million, as the franchise tag g...
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Maine signs with Mets

John Maine and the New York Mets avoided arbitration by agreeing on a one-year $2.6 million contract. Maine wanted $3 million and the Mets were offering $2.2 million. So, some genius figured out that $2.6 ...
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T.O. gets VH1 reality show

Everyone's favorite team wrecker is getting his own reality show on VH1, the network announced today. T.O.'s best friends and publicists, Monique Jackson and Kita Williams, will help Terrell try to get his c...
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No more AIG for Manchester

AIG, the global insurance giant that has fallen on hard economic times to say the least, has informed Manchester United of the English Premiere League that they will not be renewing their sponsorship. The four-...
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Report: Ryan to coach Jets

Multiple sources have told ESPN's Chris Mortensen that former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan will become the next head coach of the New York Jets. The sources told Mort that he signed a four...
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NFL All-Pro voting results

The Associated Press has announced the results of the NFL All-Pro voting. This isn't Pro Bowl voting, this is the best in the entire league. OFFENSE Quarterback Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 28; Drew Br...
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Boomer Esiason actually not a murderer

Not that anyone ever really thought he was a murderer, but his name certainly came up in an investigation. A Woburn, Mass. man admitted in court that he made up his testimony regarding the 1993 murder of Dr. Li...
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Red Sox sign Smoltz

John Smoltz to leave Atlanta for...the Red Sox? MLB sources have told Foxsports.com's Ken Rosenthal that the Boston Red Sox are nearing a deal with long-time Atlanta Brave pitcher John Smoltz. It's a one-yea...
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Report: Mangini next Browns head coach

WEEI's Michael Holley reports that former Jets head coach Eric Mangini will be named head coach of the Cleveland Browns by the end of the week. Holley also says that Patriots VP of Personnel Scott Pioli will l...
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Boston College fires Jagodzinski

Just like they said they would, Boston College has fired head football coach Jeff Jagodzinski, whose name is roughly as fun to type as that of a certain Illinois governor. B.C. warned Jagodzinski that if he ...
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NFL Pro Bowl done in Hawaii?

A source close to the situation told the Associated Press that the 2010 NFL Pro Bowl will be played in Miami one week before the Super Bowl, which will also be held at Dolphin Stadium. It's not out of the re...
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Sabathia to the Yankees

For those of you who thought that CC Sabathia would inevitably sign with the Kansas City Royals or Pittsburgh Pirates, I have bad news. While the lure of playing in Missouri or Western Pennsylvania certainly ma...
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NFL to lay off 150 employees

More great news about the economy: the National Football League has announced that it plans to lay off 150 employees, which will equate to about 14 percent of the sports giant's total staff of 1,100. "These ...
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Vick laughed as dogs were injured

According to a USDA report released on Friday, Michael Vick placed family pet dogs into the ring with his trained pit bulls and laughed as the dogs "caused major injury" to the pets at Bad Newz Kennels. The ...
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Editorial: ESPN and BCS agree to deal

As reported on ESPN, "ESPN and the BCS announced the deal on Tuesday. It includes exclusive television, radio, digital, international and marketing rights for the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowls from 2011-2014 a...
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AFC mid-season report cards

As I half-assed promised earlier in the week, here are my AFC mid-season report cards. AFC East: -New York Jets (5-3): Say what you want about the Jets, they are still boring to watch. They added a sle...
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Guilty plea in fatal Sox-Yankees fight

Julio Rodriguez, a barber from Lawrence, Mass., pleaded guilty Tuesday to involuntary manslaughter after an October 2004 he killed a man and wounded two others over a Yankees-Red Sox playoff game The Associa...