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Bears extend kicker Gould
Chicago's Robbie Gould makes a field goal during Super Bowl XLI in Miami, Fla. (David Duprey/Associated Press)The Chicago Bears rewarded clutch kicker Robbie Gould on Monday, announcing a five-year contract extension. Financial terms were not released

Death penalty won't be sought in Taylor murder
MIAMI (AP) -- Prosecutors said Monday they will not seek the death penalty against four people charged with murdering Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor because the accused shooter was a minor when the crime was committed. The U.S. Supreme Court has

Matt Walsh ready to meet with Goodell, Specter
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh will meet separately with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Sen. Arlen Specter on Tuesday to discuss New England's videotaping of opposing coaches' playcalling signals in violation of league

Offers continue for Ohio receiver
Offers continue to pile up for Cleveland Heights, Ohio wide receiver Bryan Underwood. The 5-foot-9, 162-pounder's latest scholarships push him to a dozen total.

Sabes Invitational - All Tournament Team
The Sabes Invitational wrapped up last night with the Illinois Warriors defeating Grassroots Minnesota in the 17s title game. KC Pump-N-Run guard Michael Dixon was named to the Rivals.com all tournament first team after a fine weekend.

Riders add a pair of receivers to roster
- Saskatchewan Roughriders" Discuss this story on the ... Saskatchewan Roughrider General Manager/Vice President of Football Operations Eric Tillman announced today they have signed import receivers Ryan Bagley and Weston Dressler to two-year plus an

American football: Key "Spygate" figure to meet with NFL boss, US senator
Former New England Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh will meet with commissioner Roger Goodell and US Senator Arlen Specter here on Tuesday to discuss the 'Spygate' scandal. Walsh will tell what he knows about videotaping policies of the Patriots

Bears sign Gould-en kicker to five-year NFL deal
Robbie Gould, who has made nearly 85 percent of his field goals in three seasons with the Chicago Bears, was signed to a five-year contract extension on Monday by the club. The deal, which will keep Gould with the Bears through the 213 campaign, comes

NFL Not Playing Fair On Spygate
BALTIMORE -- Everybody wants Spygate to go away. That's understandable. Especially when 'everybody' includes the NFL itself. But we have to accept that, and this, too: The final resolution will not be fair. Everything about this unsavory affair, from the

Ex-Pats video asst. to meet with Goodell, Specter
NEW YORK --Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh will meet separately with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Sen. Arlen Specter on Tuesday to discuss New England's videotaping of opposing coaches' playcalling signals in violation of league rules.

Packers release WR Robinson (PA SportsTicker)
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN (TICKER) The cut ties with Koren Robinson on Friday, releasing the troubled wide receiver. Robinson, 28, appeared in nine games last season for the NFC North Division champion Packers, hauling in 21 receptions for 241 yards and one

Chargers sign long-snapper Binn to four-year deal
Associated Press SAN DIEGO -- Long snapper David Binn signed a four-year contract on Monday that will keep him with the through 2011. The 36-year-old Binn is entering his 15th season with San Diego. He was selected to the AFC Pro Bowl squad after the

WALSH SET TO MEET OFFICIALS
Former New England Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh will meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania in separate meetings in New York on Tuesday to discuss what he knows about the team's video-taping procedures.

GOULD INKS BEARS EXTENSION
Robbie Gould, one of the NFL's most consistent kickers, has signed a five-year extension that will keep him under contract with the Chicago Bears through the 2013 season. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed for Gould, who was entering the

Albany's Hobbs Signs With The New York Giants
- arenafootball2 (af2) Albany Conquest ? Discuss this story on the arenafootball2 message board... ALBANY, NY - The Albany Conquest announced today that tight end/offensive lineman Jacob Hobbs has signed a NFL contract with the New York Giants after

Bears make Robbie Gould NFL's highest-paid kicker
The deal runs through 2013. 'I'm excited about the contract I signed,' Gould, who had a year left on his contract, said during a conference call with reporters. 'I'm excited to be a Bear. ... This is definitely a win-win on both ends.' Gould has made 84

Binn signs four-year deal with Chargers
SAN DIEGO - Long snapper David Binn signed a four-year contract on Monday that will keep him with the San Diego Chargers through 2011. The 36-year-old Binn is entering his 15th season with San Diego. He was selected to the AFC Pro Bowl squad after the

Fraser, Kerr injured in Hall of Fame match
Collingwood ruckman Josh Fraser could be out for more than a month after injuring his knee in last night's AFL Hall of Fame tribute match. Fraser was part of the Victorian team that beat the Dream Team by 17 points in front of nearly 70,000 fans. West

Reputations on the line as AFL's best square off
Reputations will be on the line in the once-in-a-lifetime AFL match between the nation's best players at the MCG tomorrow night, according to the opposing captains. Â Â Victorian skipper Jonathan Brown and his Dream Team counterpart Andrew McLeod

Touch Football: Kennett calls for Hall of Fame game to be scrapped
Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett says the AFL Hall of Fame game was 'more like touch football than real football' and believes true State of Origin is needed if representative games are reintroduced permanently. Kennett said his ideal scenario would be an

Malceski set to return following radical knee surgery
Sydney defender Nick Malceski, who had reconstructive surgery after injuring his knee in February, is set to make his return via the Swans reserves side this weekend. French surgeon J.P. Laboureau re-built Malceski's knee using an industrial-strength

Lloyd accepts responsibility to prepare new Bombers
Essendon captain Matthew Lloyd has accepted he will have to be more of a mentor to the batch of baby Bombers during the last years of his AFL career. Â Â With the club decimated by injuries in the first seven rounds of this season, Essendon have been

Burton: 'Vics no more passionate than us'
Brett Burton believes any perceived 'passion deficit' among Dream Team players in Saturday night's representative AFL showpiece against Victoria is a myth. Â Â Rather, Burton reckons the Dream Team were galvanised by a collective hatred of all things

Fevola: wearing Big V 'highlight of my career'
Victorian match-winner Brendan Fevola says donning the famous Big V jumper is the highlight of his AFL career to date. Fevola's stunning redemption continued apace tonight as he kicked six goals in a best-afield performance in Victoria's 17-point win

Fraser wants to play on Friday night
Collingwood ruckman Josh Fraser has received encouraging news on the knee injury he suffered in last night's AFL Hall of Fame tribute match. Playing for Victoria, Fraser damaged the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) in his right knee at a centre-bounce

Brown, Lethal agree: Keep extra week's break
Lions kingpins Leigh Matthews and Jonathan Brown have called for the AFL to implement two split rounds from 2009 to help preserve players' increasingly battered bodies. Â Â Four-time premiership coach Matthews said the game had never been so brutal on

AFL State of Origin ready to return?
Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett says the AFL Hall of Fame game was 'more like touch football than real football' and believes true State of Origin should be revived if representative games are reintroduced permanently. As players continued to call for

Dockers defender Mundy in rival's sights
Young Fremantle defender David Mundy is sure to become a target for rival clubs after delaying contract negotiations with the Dockers until the end of the season. The 22-year-old, who represented Australia in the 2006 international rules series and has

Egan won't be back in 2008
Geelong centre half-back Matthew Egan has been ruled out for the rest of 2008. The All Australian defender had resumed light training in the last few weeks but will undergo further surgery on his broken foot after scans revealed further damage late last

Knights clashes with Essendon chairman over veterans
Essendon coach Matthew Knights says he is disappointed over public comments made about two of his senior players by the AFL club's chairman Ray Horsburgh. Horsburgh told Melbourne's Herald-Sun that Jason Johnson and Damien Peverill had been told they