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NFL draft preview: Outside linebackers
The outside linebacker class will test teams' philosophies. On the one hand, there is Georgia's Jarvis Jones, who played like a demon but worked out horribly. On the other, there is Missouri's Zaviar Gooden, who was all-pro at the NFL scouting combine,...
Tags: High School Sports, Lance Briggs, Baseball, College Baseball, NFL Draft
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NFL draft preview: Wide receivers
You won't find a Julio Jones or A.J. Green in this draft. There is no "can't miss" wide receiver. But you will find extraordinary depth. Teams are likely to be taking many receivers in the fifth, sixth and seventh rounds, and there will be a bonanza of...
Tags: Cobi Hamilton, National Football Conference, Tavarres King, Devin Hester, DeAndre Hopkins
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NFL draft preview: Centers
This class doesn't have a sure-fire first-round pick who looks like he can be an immediate all-pro, but it does offer a number of players who should become solid starters for a long time. The public misconception is that Barrett Jones is the best...Tags: Caves and Caverns, Landforms, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Chicago Bears, Roberto Garza
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NFL draft preview: Cornerbacks
This is a solid group of corners. There is some high-end talent, led by Dee Milliner, and outstanding depth, especially in the second- and third-round range. The cornerback class is especially appealing to zone scheme teams. Among the appealing candidates...
Tags: Will Davis, Kelvin Hayden, Lardarius Webb, Tim Jennings, Politics
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NFL draft preview: Middle linebackers
This class of middle linebackers is pretty thin, with only Alec Ogletree looking like a sure-fire first-round pick. The best value picks likely will come in rounds two through fourth, but it's possible some could be pushed up the board because there are...
Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Kansas City Chiefs, Brian Urlacher, Sean Lee, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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NFL draft preview: Safeties
This is an unusually deep group of safeties. As many as a dozen could be taken in the top three rounds, with the large majority of those being claimed in the second and third rounds. A safety probably will not be chosen in the top half of the first round,...
Tags: Bob Sanders, Chris Conte, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Major Wright, Taylor Mays
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INTERVIEW-Soccer-Thai targets poor with AFC spending pledges
ReutersBy Sudipto Ganguly April 25 (Reuters) - Thai Worawi Makudi is confident the "dissenting voices" in his Southeast Asian region will support his bid to become the next Asian Football Confederation president after revealing a manifesto aimed at helping...Tags: Bribery, FIFA World Cup, Soccer, Sports, Football
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Who is the best sleeper pick in the first round of the NFL draft?
Writers from around the Tribune Co. offer their sleeper picks for Thursday's first round of the NFL draft. Let us know yours in the comment section. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times If Utah defensive tackle Star Lotuleilei were to slip into the teens,...
Tags: Haloti Ngata, Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville Jaguars, Sports, Football
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Dan Hicks to become the voice of Notre Dame football on NBC
Groller's CornerNBC is making a change with its lead announcer on Notre Dame football coverage with Dan Hicks replacing Tom Hammond as the play-by-play man. Hicks is a well-respected guy and Hammond will continue with the network as the lead guy on its Triple Crown horse... -
Darrelle Revis trade to Bucs brings new life to Florida NFL
Jets fans, you have my condolences. Now that your former blockbuster cornerback Darrelle Revis plans to collect state income tax-free checks from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, your football team is officially in purgatory. It's an experience sports...
Tags: Darrelle Revis, Miami Dolphins, Dan Marino, Mark Sanchez, New York Jets
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'Elway to Marino' chronicles quarterback draft that changed NFL
Thirty years ago this week, the NFL teetered on wobbly legs. It was coming off the 1982 player strike, Raiders owner Al Davis had just successfully sued the league for the right to move his team to Los Angeles, the USFL was poaching players -- including...
Tags: Heisman Trophy, Philadelphia Eagles, Major League Baseball, Miami Dolphins, Dan Marino
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Biggest Drop Of Offseason For Pats? Welker
The Hartford CourantRobert Kraft said the other day that he loved Wes Welker and hoped he'd remain a Patriot for life — "just like Tom Brady." On Wednesday, we found out the Patriots' love for the best slot receiver in football didn't even extend as far as a two-year...Tags: Miami Dolphins, Tom Brady, New England Patriots, Peyton Manning, Wes Welker
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|Column| Hartford Courant
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