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Dan Dierdorf feted as ‘Hometown Hall of Famer’

Edit Detroit Free Press 19 Nov 2016

Dierdorf, a first team All-America in 1970 as a Wolverines offensive tackle, was honored at the Jack Roth Stadium Club by the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Ford Motor Company as a “Hometown Hall of Famer .” ... Louis Cardinals in 1971 and played all his pro football with them, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, in 1996....

U-M's Dan Dierdorf feted as ‘Hometown Hall of Famer,’ Ann Arbor hero

Edit Detroit Free Press 19 Nov 2016

Dierdorf, a first team All-America in 1970 as a Wolverines offensive tackle, was honored at the Jack Roth Stadium Club by the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Ford Motor Company as a “Hometown Hall of Famer .” ... Louis Cardinals in 1971 and played all his pro football with them, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, in 1996....

Browns keeping some dubious company at 0-10

Edit Boston Herald 19 Nov 2016

At 0-10, they are the 17th team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to reach that low level, according to Pro Football Reference ... Students in Mano Amiga will also participate in a free football clinic facilitated by the Raiders on Sunday ... "We talked about winning the Super Bowl in L.A ... AP Pro Football Writers Barry Wilner and Howard Fendrich, Sports Writer Josh Dubow and freelance writer Jay Paris contributed....

Eagles vs. Seahawks: Picks and predictions, can Eagles pull off the upset?

Edit Lehigh Valley 19 Nov 2016

This isn't an easy spot for the Eagles ... Las Vegas moved the line on the game from 4.5 when it opened to 6 after the Seahawks upset the Patriots on Sunday Night Football and then to 6.5 as the week progressed. So what do the prognosticators think? ... Comparing Eagles defense to Seahawks. Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio and Michael David Smith both pick the Seahawks, but Smith thinks it will be close, calling for a 17-13 decision ... Mark Eckel....

OSU football: Defensive tackle Vincent Taylor's potential NFL path paved by joy for game

Edit The Oklahoman 19 Nov 2016

STILLWATER — On Aug ... Steele vs ... None quite like Taylor, though, since Kevin Williams — a six-time NFL Pro Bowler ... The Cowboys' defensive line depth has kept him fresh, and sound assignment football by OSU linebackers has funneled opportunities Taylor's way ... He hopes that is what NFL scouts see, too, as he maps out his football future ... … If God places me in a position to go (to the NFL), I'll talk to my family and take it from there.” ....

Cardinals’ Patrick Peterson has passed technique to Xavier Rhodes

Edit Pioneer Press 19 Nov 2016

Xavier Rhodes has gone to the beach in recent years with Patrick Peterson, but it wasn’t for fun. Rhodes, a Vikings cornerback, has worked out in South Florida the past several offseasons with Peterson, an Arizona cornerback and five-time Pro Bowl selection ... Bank Stadium ... “I’ve learned a lot ... Peterson has made the Pro Bowl each year since entering the NFL, and three times has been All-Pro ... Stuff happens. It’s football.” ....

Buckley: Patriots look like official football team of Donald Trump

Edit Boston Herald 19 Nov 2016

Are the Patriots becoming the official football team of Donald Trump? ... James’s ... And for those of you who would prefer that we not talk politics on these here sports pages, let’s get something clear ... And while a growing number or coaches and players are talking publicly about their Trump concerns, Belichick went with the Seattle-Seattle-Seattle soft shoe ... In this respect they all will wind up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame ... ....

Morgan Named National Finalist for Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year Award (Kutztown University Athletics)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Nov 2016

Sports information directors from the football-playing Division II institutions comprise the voters ... Upshaw, who was not only an All-Pro lineman for the Oakland ... Upshaw, a former standout offensive line-man at Texas A&I; University (now Texas A&M; Kingsville), was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 in his first year of eligibility....

The Week in Quotes (FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Nov 2016

FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association) ... 'I come from a moderately successful footballing family. My father played in the fifth tier of German football while my brother was in the third division, but I was always captivated by the sport ... Former Germany captain and 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy™ winner Lothar Matthausgives some insight into his football upbringing that led to success at the highest levels of the game....

Fahd Saleh: Syrian goalkeeper rebuilding his life and career as a refugee in England

Edit BBC News 19 Nov 2016

Fahd Saleh left school as a 13-year-old to pursue his career as a footballer with Al-Karamah in Syria....

Senior members of Theresa May’s party urged her to drop Brexit appeal

Edit Deccan Chronicle 19 Nov 2016

Oliver Letwin, former head of the government's Brexit preparations, former law officer Edward Garnier and former attorney general Dominic Grieve all warned that the Supreme Court appeal could delay the triggering of Article 50 of the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, which begins formal exit talks ... The concern among the pro-Brexit camp is that ......

Amid 'locker room talk,' Harvard to play Yale in The Game

Edit Times Free Press 19 Nov 2016

Cross-country is under investigation for a similar strain of locker room talk. But even as scandal surrounds the Harvard athletic department, the Crimson football team remains focused on a singular goal - the same goal, in fact, the program has had for almost a century and a half ... Asked if the football coaches addressed the scandal, if only to make sure they didn't have similar problems on their own team, Duberg said....

Microsoft Surface Book 2 Release Date May Be Pushed Back to 2018 in Light of the Recent Release of the Hybrid Surface Book i7!

Edit Master Herald 19 Nov 2016

While there have been reports before the Microsoft event on October 26 that the next iteration of the company’s ultimate laptop line, the Surface Book, might be unveiled during the event along with the Surface Pro 5, it did not happen ... But the two laptop lines would surely compete for the same market that also has the presence of the 2016 Apple MacBook Pro....

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