Sapp anxious to face former teammates
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ALAMEDA, Calif. - Warren Sapp speaks all the time with his former defensive âdogsâ from Tampa Bay. Come Sunday, when Sappâs Oakland Raiders host his old team, the colorful defensive tackle insists trash
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The pregame chatter will be more emotional as the Boston College players look at the other sideline and see Tom O'Brien, Dana Bible, and the other members of the North Carolina State coaching staff who were so much a part of their lives a year ago.
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Lindy Ruff was worried about Tim Connolly. The Buffalo coach did without the 26-year-old center for all but two games a year ago because of a severe concussion, and Connolly has already missed five games this season with an abdominal strain.
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As we head down the stretch of the season, the significance of each game will be amplified. While it is difficult to envision any team looking past an opponent at this juncture of the season
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Some massive defensive linemen are the antithesis of the slimmer, more mobile linemen made famous by the Tampa Bay defense and personified by Warren Sapp.
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OK, Curt Schilling, Red Sox Nation turns its anxious eyes to you. My guess is you won't mind being the center of attention one more time.
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Before Coach Joe Gibbs stunned the NFL last winter by announcing a return to the Redskins, the Atlanta Falcons had held discussions with him about their coaching vacancy.
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DENVER - It is an indelible memory. Loud, too. "I can still hear him shouting at me," said David Cutcliffe of that warm fall day in 1994. "He just went over to one of the assistant coaches, grabbed the headphones, and yelled. He said, 'Coach Cut, I'm pitching bad because my catcher isn't calling a good game. You're the catcher. ...
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Even the uninitiated know the significance of a series between the Red Sox and Yankees. They also understand the importance of keeping the rivalry in perspective, regardless of the enmity. Perhaps easier said than done before you experience it up close and personal, as Jason Varitek and Alex Rodriguez did the last time the teams met.
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Rafer Alston was back in action for the Toronto Raptors and looking for an apology.
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In a few days, they will scatter. Some, such as Matt Ryan, Jamie Silva, and Jo-Lonn Dunbar, will go to various all-star games. Some will take off a football uniform for the last time and prepare for the next phase of life. All of it will have a sense of finality for Boston College's 17 fifth-year seniors ...
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Warren Sapp told the Oakland Raiders on Thursday that he was retiring, ending the career of one of the best defensive tackles to play in the NFL.
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The opening game of the season brings plenty of excitement for Patriots fans, players, and coaches alike, but today's game against the New York Jets at Giants Stadium also brings an air of uncertainty for those who will be playing and coaching.
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Andrei Nazarov and Oleg Saprykin were supposed to be teammates this year for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. Instead they squared off against each other Thursday in Novokuznetsk
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Warren Sapp&#39;s presence and legacy linger around the Tampa Bay Buccaneers like something tangible, something that can be felt, heard and feared, say an open-handed slap to the face mask.
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By Jordan Robertson  Associated Press  SAN JOSE, Calif.
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Steve Swindal returned to work at Legends Field on Monday and apologized for becoming a distraction. He wouldn't speculate whether his arrest last week for driving under the influence would alter his role as George Steinbrenner's designated successor to run the New York Yankees.