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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:23:53 PST |
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Prosecutor: Harrison's gun used in April shooting (AP)
A gun owned by Indianapolis Colts star Marvin Harrison was used in an April shooting, but investigators still can't determine who pulled the trigger, the city's chief prosecutor said Tuesday. Five of the six bullet casings found at the North Philadelphia shooting scene came from Harrison's weapon, but investigators have conflicting witness accounts of who fired it, Philadelphia District Attorney...
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No witness, no charges against Colts WR Harrison (PA SportsTicker)A lack of credible witnesses could allow Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison to escape legal charges.
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Philadelphia DA to release results of Harrison probe (Yahoo! Sports)District Attorney Lynne Abraham has scheduled a news conference at 11 a.m. Tuesday to announce the results of the...
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Colts Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Now comes the time for several major decisions. Will Tony Dungy decide to retire from coaching and head back to his home in Tampa? The pieces are in place for that to happen, what with assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach Jim Caldwell having already been named as the head coach-in-waiting last year.
Will veteran wide receiver Marvin Harrison be back? Indianapolis will save $7 million under the 2009 salary cap if it releases Harrison after the season. His salary cap charge is $13.9 million and he is due $9 million in base salary next year. He has three years remaining on a seven-year, $67 million deal that he signed in 2004. Among the Colts' key free agents are center Jeff Saturday, cornerback Kelvin Hayden, running back Dominic Rhodes, cornerback Keiwan Ratliff,...
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Dungy ready to debate life in, out of football (AP)Tony Dungy still enjoys the challenge of coaching. He just has to decide whether commuting from Indianapolis to see his wife and children in Florida is worth it. Dungy will spend this week contemplating his future as coach of the Colts, continuing his annual ritual of heading home to Tampa, Fla., to determine whether he can adequately balance football life with family life.
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Chargers will have to make history without Tomlinson (Yahoo! Sports)As they seek to avenge an earlier loss to the Pittsburgh Steeelers, the San DIego Chargers will try on Sunday...
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'Hot and healthy' flies out the playoff window (Yahoo! Sports)The Cardinals and Chargers proved that regular-season marks and what we think we know can be irrelevant.
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Falcons' Smith edges Sparano for AP Coach of Year (AP)Mike Smith won't let his Atlanta Falcons forget all the great things they achieved this season. Even after their first-round playoff loss to Arizona, Smith urged the Falcons to concentrate on the positive -- which, of course, included his earning The Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year award. "This is all part of the process," Smith said of the 30-24 defeat against the Cardinals.
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AFC playoffs: Ravens, Chargers refocus on defense (SportingNews.com)NULL
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Wild card weekend's five most valuable people (Yahoo! Sports) Honorable Mention: Matt Millen . I don't know that Matt Millen actually deserves an award, but it's got to be a...
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Wild card weekend's five least valuable people (Yahoo! Sports) Honorable Mention: 3conomics . I don't get the commercials, Wendy's. I know that you have three sandwiches that...
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Playoff exit exposes Colts' season-long flaws (AP)
Indianapolis' season ended the same way it started. The defense couldn't get off the field, the offense couldn't run the ball and there were too many penalties. It wasn't the closing chapter Tony Dungy or Peyton Manning scripted after what may have been their most rewarding NFL regular season together.
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Colts-Chargers ties mark for overnight rating (AP)The San Diego Chargers' 23-17 overtime victory over the Indianapolis Colts tied the mark for the best overnight rating for a Saturday wild-card game since 1999. The game earned an 18.3 overnight rating and a 30 share on NBC, the network said Sunday. That equaled the 2003 Atlanta-Green Bay game for the highest mark for a Saturday wild-card playoff since 1999, when the Arizona-Dallas matchup received...
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That may have been curtains for Tony Dungy (Yahoo! Sports) If Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy elects to retire from coaching after this season , he'll retire...
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Colts prove again they are the NFL's ultimate 'paper tigers' (Yahoo! Sports)Another 12-victory season ... and nothing. Another Peyton Manning MVP season ... and nothing.
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Sproles' shoulders plenty big enough to carry Chargers (SportingNews.com)Chargers' do-everything back Darren Sproles was in a familiar role (for him) on Saturday, says Albert Breer. After all, he had plenty of reps at Kansas State.
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Undermanned Bolts again send Colts home (Yahoo! Sports)Just like last year, LT was on the sideline. But that didn't stop the Chargers from again ousting the Colts in the playoffs.
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Chargers beat Colts 23-17 in OT (AP)
Darren Sproles ran off the field clutching the game ball, leaving Peyton Manning to hang his head in frustration. The San Diego Chargers outdid Manning for the second straight January, again turning to surprise stars to spark them along in the playoffs. Given more playing time because of LaDainian Tomlinson's groin injury, the speedy little Sproles scooted 22 yards for the winning score 6:20 into...
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Manning, Colts going home for the winter (AP)Peyton Manning and the NFL's hottest team entering the playoffs are going home for the winter. The Indianapolis Colts' nine-game winning streak -- and their season -- came to an end when Darren Sproles' 22-yard run at 6:40 of overtime gave the San Diego Chargers a 23-17 victory Saturday night in their first-round playoff game.
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Chargers and Colts play some defense; stage an instant classic (Yahoo! Sports) Despite numerous attempts to blow their own feet off, the San Diego Chargers managed to pull it together in...
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Manning hits playoff milestone (PA SportsTicker)SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning set another milestone in Saturday's AFC wild card contest against the San Diego Chargers.
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Floyd, Brackett among Colts-Bolts inactive (AP)Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson planned to play in San Diego's wild-card game against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday despite a groin injury. San Diego wide receiver Malcom Floyd was inactive, and hasn't played since sustaining a collapsed lung in a victory at Kansas City on Dec. 14. Tomlinson has a groin injury that, according to some reports, is worse than what the team announced.
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Five things that have me curious on Saturday (Yahoo! Sports) 5. If Edgerrin James can make himself a factor . I like how Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin match...
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In 2008, Chargers' Rivers took handoff from LT (Yahoo! Sports) From the man who for so long has been The Man, who has been best when he needed to be, has been the face and...
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This year, Colts will have their pass rush in San Diego (Yahoo! Sports)The last time the Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers met in the playoffs, Dwight Freeney was an antsy...
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Manning's reward for challenging season is 3rd MVP (AP)
Peyton Manning considers 2008 the most challenging season in his 11-year career. It also proved to be the most rewarding. The Colts quarterback overcame two knee surgeries, uncertainty and an uncharacteristically sluggish start to win his record-tying third Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award.
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Colts starting G Pollak out vs. Chargers (PA SportsTicker)The Indianapolis Colts will be without starting right guard Mike Pollak for Saturday's AFC wild card game against the San Diego Chargers.
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Colts offensive linemen miss practice (AP)Colts rookie offensive linemen Mike Pollak and Jamey Richard did not travel with the team to San Diego on Friday, and will not play Saturday against the Chargers in the playoffs. Pollak, a starting guard, and Richard, a backup center, did not practice all week because of ankle injuries they sustained in last week's 23-0 victory over Tennessee.
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Peyton Manning is your uninspiring MVP selection (Yahoo! Sports) Consider the following about our newly-crowned NFL MVP : • Four quarterbacks had a higher QB rating than...
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Jets will contact Shanahan about coaching vacancy (Yahoo! Sports) The New York Jets plan to contact former Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan, according to a person with...
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