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Ditka calls occasional foe 'a great man'
Chicago Tribune reporterMike Ditka and Gene Upshaw were Hall of Fame players with comparably obstinate personalities. Then their common threads began to unravel. The two would become fierce antagonists over the appropriate level of health and retirement benefits for NFL...Tags: Retirement, National Football League, Mike Ditka, Gene Upshaw
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Bear with Us: Bears-49ers
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Happy anniversary, mom and dad. You may now apologize to the world for unleashing me upon it.
Amanda, after receiving a three-hour long homage from Adam yesterday, brought in a chocolate chip bundt cake...Tags: Nathan Vasher, Gene Upshaw, San Francisco 49ers, Kyle Orton, Chicago Bears
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Orton to Davis a potent combination early
Tribune staff reporterBears receivers coach Darryl Drake raved throughout the off-season and training camp of how Rashied Davis stood out among the receivers. Thursday night, the proof was on the field. Davis quickly emerged as Kyle Orton's favorite target in Orton's first...Tags: Jermaine Dye, Patrick Mannelly, Mark Anderson, Terrence Metcalf, Danieal Manning
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NFLPA Head Gene Upshaw Dies of Cancer
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who during a quarter century as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. He was 63. Upshaw died Wednesday night at his home in Lake Tahoe, Calif., of...Tags: Diseases, Clear Channel Communications Inc., Contracts, Roger Goodell, Gene Upshaw
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NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies of cancer at age 63
AP Football WriterGene Upshaw, a towering lineman on the football field who went on to win untold millions of dollars for NFL players as their union leader, has died at age 63. Upshaw had a Hall of Fame career as a guard for the Oakland Raiders -- a team that won two...Tags: Trace Armstrong, Al Davis, Tennessee Titans, Robert Smith, Super Bowl
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Sparano mulling tight-end decision
South Florida Sun-SentinelDolphins coach Tony Sparano is a lineman at heart, so it's not surprising that he's struggling with which of the five tight ends in camp to keep on the final 53-man roster. However, Sparano did reveal Thursday that tight ends Anthony Fasano and David...Tags: David Martin, Dolphin Stadium, Chad Pennington, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Gene Upshaw
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Obama: From unknown to nominee, a meteoric rise
AP National WriterCHICAGO (AP) -- When Barack Obama arrived at the Democratic National Convention eight years ago, he was a politician in need of clout. He had just been trounced in his bid for Congress. His credit card was rejected at the car rental counter. He couldn'...Tags: Diseases, Columbia University, Sharon Cohen, Laws, University of Chicago
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Local dentist offers 'Star Wars' test for oral cancer
Forum Publishing GroupLAKE WORTH – Technology that used to differentiate real warhead missiles from decoys is now being used to diagnose possible oral cancer. OralCDx Laboratories of New York has created BrushTest, a new, noninvasive procedure that can be used by...Tags: Diseases, Star Wars, Technology, Dentistry, Ronald Reagan
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Zambians weep for president
LUSAKA, Zambia Zambians wept on the streets of the capital, Parliament suspended its session and even a doctors' strike was called off as the southern African nation mourned its president yesterday. The Zambian flag flew at half staff throughout the...Tags: National Government, Television Industry, Government
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Ohio congresswoman had a brain hemorrhage
Associated PressDemocratic Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress and a strong critic of the Iraq war, died yesterday after suffering a brain hemorrhage a day earlier, a hospital spokeswoman said. Ms. Tubbs Jones, 58, died of a...Tags: Dennis Kucinich, Local Elections, George Bush, Hillary Clinton, National Government
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D. Johnson 'couldn't say no'
From wire reportsDavey Johnson was done with baseball when the Los Angeles Dodgers fired him as their manager eight years ago. "To be honest, I was really burned out," Johnson said. "I can [only] take so much. I needed to recharge my batteries." After all, what did he...Tags: World Cup, Major League Baseball, International Olympic Committee, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cycling
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Clarksville girl 'lived life to the fullest'
Special to The SunThose who knew Anna Tomalis best say the way she went about her life near the end truly captured her spirit. The 13-year-old Clarksville resident, who had been battling a rare form of liver cancer for three years, was struggling physically in recent...Tags: Diseases, Clarksville, Medical Research, Cancer, Medical Staff
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