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“Frederick Purvis, 42, is accused of sending e-mails to two local media outlets and to the FBI threatening Paul Brown Stadium, four bridges over the Ohio River, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, and an Indiana casino, FBI spokesman Mike Brooks said. Brooks said Purvis was arrested Thursday at a hotel in Erlanger, Ky., near the airport. He was being held on federal charges of making bomb threats and distributing a bomb hoax.” [Link]
“Mike Pereira, the NFL’s vice president of officiating, said during a televised interview today that the league might modify its procedures for the use of instant replay to try to prevent a recurrence of the error that cost the Pittsburgh Steelers a touchdown on the final play of their 11-10 triumph Sunday over the San Diego Chargers.” [Link]
“Ben Roethlisberger stayed away from the mistakes that cost the Steelers their previous two home games, Willie Parker ran for 115 yards and Jeff Reed’s third field goal won it - a 32-yarder with 11 seconds remaining - as Pittsburgh rallied to beat the Chargers on Sunday.” Link
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“A Denver television station, KDVR-TV, reported six to 10 players tested positive, including tailback Deuce McAllister and defensive end Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints. One to two other Saints players also tested positive, according to the report, which cited an NFL source. Most of the players, including McAllister and Smith, tested positive for bumetanide, described as a drug used to treat fluid retention. The diuretic reportedly also can be used as a steroid-masking agent and is on the NFL’s list of banned substances. According to the report, bumetanide belongs to a group of medicines called loop diuretics, or water pills. ” [Link]
“Steelers receiver Santonio Holmes will be charged with possession of marijuana after three blunts were found inside his vehicle Thursday afternoon in Uptown, Pittsburgh police said. Holmes was stopped about 4 p.m. near the intersection of Centre Avenue and Mario Lemieux Place by officers searching for a vehicle with a similar description.” [Link]
“It’s the ‘home team’ New Orleans Saints vs. the visiting San Diego Chargers at London’s Wembley Stadium on Sunday, where two struggling teams with identical 3-4 records say they’re goal is to get to .500 and keep their playoff aspirations alive.” [Link]
“Harrison, a 15-year veteran, two-time Pro Bowler and two-time Super Bowl champion, tore the quadriceps muscle without being hit while chasing scrambling quarterback Jay Cutler on the last play of the third quarter of the Patriots’ 41-7 win over the Denver Broncos on Monday night. Harrison has had persistent thigh problems as far back as last season’s playoffs.” [Link]
“Williams, a 2006 Pro Bowler, has 29 touchdown receptions in 60 career games. In order to get him, the Dallas gave the struggling Lions their first-, third- and sixth-round picks in the 2009 National Football League draft. Dallas also acquired Detroit’s seventh-round selection in 2009 as part of the deal, which was finished just before Tuesday’s trade deadline.” [Link]
“Chiefs coach Herm Edwards says Gonzalez was not traded before Tuesday’s deadline. The 32-year-old Gonzalez had asked Kansas City to explore trade talks because he wants an opportunity to make a Super Bowl run before the end of his career.” [Link]
“Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones has been suspended for at least four games for his most recent violation of the league’s personal conduct policy, the NFL announced Tuesday.” [Link]
“Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson has been charged with simple assault for allegedly pushing a woman at a Kansas City nightclub in February, the third time he has faced assault charges against a woman. Johnson, 28, was charged last month for a Feb. 24 incident at the Grand Emporium Saloon. A 26-year-old woman accused Johnson of pushing the side of her head with an open hand, telling her ‘don’t touch me’ as he made his way through the club.” [Link]
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“Romo broke his right pinkie on the first play of overtime in a 30-24 loss at Arizona on Sunday, according to a posting on the team’s official Web site. A team spokesman didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment Monday. The injury leaves the Cowboys (4-2) with 40-year-old Brad Johnson as the starter. Johnson, who won a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay, hasn’t started a game since 2006 in Minnesota.” [Link]
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“KSHB in Kansas City is reporting that Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez has requested a trade, and that one of the teams in the running is the New York Giants.” [Link]
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“The FCC says Comcast should carry the league’s NFL Network on its popular digital cable package. The commission ruled that Comcast discriminated against the NFL Network by agreeing to carry the channel only on a more expensive sports cable service.” [Link]
“In a statement on Tuesday the club said Kiffin had been sacked. Oakland are 1-3 this year and tied for last place in the AFC West.” [Link]
“Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will headline the Super Bowl XLIII Halftime Show in Tampa, Fla., the NFL and NBC announced Sunday. Springsteen joins a high-profile roster of stars who have played the halftime spectacle — including the Rolling Stones, U2, Paul McCartney, Prince, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Janet Jackson.” [Link]
“The Lions have finally removed team president and GM Matt Millen from his post, FOXSports.com has learned, unseating one of the most criticized executives in Detroit sports history. Millen was informed of the move Tuesday night during a late-night high-level meeting.” [Link]
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“General manager Jerry Reese and coach Tom Coughlin informed Burress of the suspension Wednesday morning before the team held a bye-week practice. The suspension takes effect immediately, meaning Burress will miss the Giants (3-0) game against the Seattle Seahawks on Oct. 5.” [Link]
“According to Nielsen’s preliminary estimates, NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Football’ coverage averaged about 19 million viewers during prime time, almost 7 million more than the 12.2 million viewers who watched the Emmy’s from 8 to 11 p.m.” [Link]
“New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey will have sports hernia surgery this week and will miss three to six weeks.” [Link]
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“Coach Norv Turner doesn’t know if Tomlinson will practice on Friday. ‘He’ll come out like he did today, move around a little bit, get treatment, do exercises inside, and I’m sure if he feels like he can go, he will,’ Turner said.” [Link]
“On Wednesday, Childress turned to 15-year veteran Gus Frerotte to run the offense for the rest of the season. ‘I’m just not seeing right now the aggressiveness from Tarvaris that I saw throughout the offseason, training camp, the two preseason games that he played in,’ Childress said. ‘And part of it may be experience. I know Gus will give us that. And I know his approach will also lend itself to that.’” [Link]
“Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that members of the Steelers have complained about possible shenanigans in Cleveland. Writes Bouchette: ‘Steelers players say privately that whenever they play in Cleveland, they almost always have problems with the communicator in the quarterback’s helmet.’” [Link]
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“The Tennessee Titans called police for help searching for Vince Young because his therapist told coach Jeff Fisher the quarterback mentioned suicide several times before driving away from his home with a gun. Both Fisher and Young have said what happened Monday night was overblown by the media. But the supplemental report filed Tuesday by Nashville police showed that Fisher was worried what his quarterback might be doing after the call from Young’s therapist. ‘I asked him, ‘What made her worry about him?’ ‘ Lt. Andrea Swisher wrote. ‘He stated, ‘His mood, his emotions, he wants to quit, and he mentioned suicide several times.’ He went on to state that he left the house with a gun.’” [Link]
“New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is out for the season with a left knee injury that will require surgery. The 2007 NFL Most Valuable Player will be placed on injured reserve, the Patriots said Monday, one day after his knee was injured in the first quarter of a 17-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.” [Link]
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