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Strahan staying retired, says no to Giants
Seven-time New York Giants Pro Bowl selection Michael Strahan is staying retired. "This has been one of the toughest nights of my life," Strahan told FoxSports. com in a story released yesterday. "But after long deliberation and throwing around a...Tags: Derek Anderson, Health Treatments, Baltimore Colts, Multi-Sport Events, Chicago Bears
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Super Bowl hero Tyree out 1st 6 weeks for Giants
Associated PressWide receiver David Tyree was placed on the physically-unable-to-perform list by the New York Giants on Tuesday, meaning the player who made a game-saving catch in the Super Bowl won't be making any for at least the first six weeks of the season. Tyree,...Tags: Sammy Davis Jr., Philadelphia Eagles, Joe Jurevicius, Multi-Sport Events, New York Jets
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Vincent Mum On Replacing Upshaw
Troy Vincent declined to discuss whether he's interested in succeeding Gene Upshaw in leading the NFL Players' Association because he is still mourning the death of the union's executive director. "I will not discuss anything outside of my mourning and...Tags: Ricky Manning Jr., Peyton Manning, Derek Anderson, National Government, Baltimore Colts
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Mielke stays fit and wins Met Open again
mark.herrmann@newsday.comTo say that Mark Mielke set a record for years between Met Open wins is good, but doesn't put it in perspective. This does: One of his close competitors in the final round Thursday, 15-year-old amateur Cameron Wilson, was not even born the last time...Tags: Physical Fitness, Clubs and Associations, Long Island, Byron Nelson, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Disrepect for a soldier
I read with great interest Josh Robbins' touching story about fighter-pilot Major Dan Rooney in Wednesday's Sentinel. The saddest moment was Rooney's recounting an incident on a commercial flight. The plane's captain, on landing at Grand Rapids, Mich.,...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Winter Springs
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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: Oakland Raiders, Wages and Pensions, National Football League, Multi-Sport Events, Contracts
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Politics and football share one common bond: Dynasties
Sentinel Staff WriterAmericans pride themselves on their democracy. None other than George Washington helped set that tone. He relinquished the presidency voluntarily and peacefully after eight years in office, creating an important example for future leaders to follow....Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Henry Adams, San Francisco 49ers, Ulysses S Grant, Brian Griese
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Jet-fighting golf pro finds way to give back to kids of fallen military personnel
Major Dan Rooney experienced the most peaceful moment of his life 31,000 feet above the Persian Gulf. A pilot in the Oklahoma Air National Guard, Rooney had just flown yet another stressful, pulse-pounding mission in his F-16 fighter jet over Iraq. As he...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Awards and Prizes, Death and Dying, Injuries, United Airlines
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AFC capsules
Sentinel Staff WriterBALTIMORE RAVENS 2007 record: 5-11 Coach: John Harbaugh State of the Union: This is Harbaugh's first year as a head coach, and he's bringing a fast-paced, no-huddle offense to a franchise that has lacked offensive punch. RB Willis McGahee was Up in...Tags: Jason Taylor, Derek Anderson, Mario, Tennessee Titans, Multi-Sport Events
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NFLPA head Gene Upshaw leaves legacy in his death
Sentinel Staff WriterGene Upshaw's unexpected death Thursday brought recollections of the indelible mark he left on the NFL the last four decades, but also questions of where the league is headed without one of the game's all-time most influential figures. Upshaw, the...Tags: Unions, National Football League, Multi-Sport Events, Washington Redskins, Super Bowl
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McCain, Obama punt political football
Sentinel Staff WriterSen. John McCain readily admits that his football career was not the stuff of legends. Sen. Barack Obama, meanwhile, has made his sporting name playing basketball. Both presidential contenders are big fans of their home-state NFL teams — McCain for...Tags: Elections, Jerome Bettis, Mike Ditka, Multi-Sport Events, Chicago Bears
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Lucas: Punch was a 'blessing in disguise'
Ken Lucas stood in front of reporters Monday with a black eye and swollen nose. Then, in his first public comments since getting punched in the face by teammate Steve Smith at practice, Lucas insisted that the incident could end up being good for the...Tags: New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos, Steve Smith, Philadelphia Eagles, National Football League
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