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Bears LB Urlacher announces his retirement

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2012 file photo, Chicago Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher yells while watching from the bench in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tenn. Urlacher says he's retiring after spending 13 seasons with the Bears. The eight-time Pro Bowler announced his retirement through social media accounts Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

Brian Urlacher wasn't sure how dominant he could be any longer, so he's calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. 1 hour ago

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Broncos' Rahim Moore is putting past, well, behind him

To hear his head coach tell it, no one on the Denver Broncos made a bigger one-season leap than safety Rahim Moore did last year.
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Column: Play ball with Goodell and NFL _ or else

The NFL is free to twist arms, just like anybody else. So maybe it's just coincidence that all five of the new stadiums that will come on line during Roger Goodell's brief tenure as NFL commissioner have now been awarded Super Bowls.
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Veteran DB Charles Woodson returns to Raiders

Charles Woodson is coming back home to Oakland.
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NFL, Xbox enhancing interactive television viewing

Imagine Sean Payton holding up a Surface tablet instead of a cardboard playsheet on the sideline.
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NFL, Xbox enhancing interactive television viewing

The NFL and Microsoft, through its next generation Xbox console, are combining to enhance interactive TV viewing of pro football games.
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Analysis: Five key questions facing Carolina Panthers

The Panthers are one of 29 teams starting phase 3 of their organized team activities (OTAs) this week. Here are five questions they’ll be looking to answer.
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Bay Bowl: San Francisco to host 50th Super Bowl

Build a new stadium, host the Super Bowl to show it off.
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Dan Pompei: Onobun growing as tight end by leaps and bounds

You have to be cautious about what you see from a football team when buds still are on the trees and pads still are in the lockers.
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Title game's return excites ex-49ers

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Roger Craig was 24 years old and in his second NFL season the only time a Super Bowl has been played in the Bay Area. Before Craig took the field at Stanford Stadium that day, veteran linebacker Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds pulled him aside and offered some advice.
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Woodson signs Raiders deal

ALAMEDA, Calif. - A day-long vigil by Raiders fans Tuesday paid off handsomely for both Charles Woodson and a hard-core group of his admirers.