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Giants WR Hixon likely to miss 2010 season 06/16 15:33:45 ET
East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - According to the Newark Star-Ledger, New York Giants wide receiver Domenik Hixon will be sidelined for the 2010 campaign after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Hixon underwent an MRI exam Wednesday that revealed the tear and he is expected to undergo surgery in the next two to three weeks. The injury occurred Tuesday as he was returning a punt. Hixon's cleat got caught in the turf and he fell to the ground after taking one step.Hixon was then able to walk off the field under his own power and thought the injury might not be as severe as it turned out to be.The 25-year-old caught 15 passes last season for 187 yards and one touchdown. He also returned 57 kickoffs for 1,291 yards and brought back 17 punts for 256 yards, including a 79-yarder for a score against Dallas on December 6.In his three seasons in the NFL, Hixon has made 59 grabs for 788 yards and three touchdowns, while returning 80 kickoffs and 46 punts.
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Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have released wide receiver Mark Bradley. He was claimed on waivers from the Kansas City Chiefs in December but did not play in a game for the Bucs. Bradley caught 24 passes for 320 yards and two touchdowns last season in 13 games, six starts, for Kansas City. He has totaled 92 grabs for 1,283 yards and nine scores over five seasons with the Chiefs and Chicago, which made him a second round pick in 2005 after his collegiate career at Oklahoma. Tampa Bay also announced the signing of punter Brent Bowden, a sixth round selection in the 2010 NFL Draft out of Virginia Tech.
Eagles sign third-round pick Te'o-Nesheim 06/16 13:21:02 ET
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Eagles have signed defensive end Daniel Te'o-Nesheim to a four-year contract.Te'o-Nesheim was selected in the third round of the 2010 draft after a standout collegiate career at Washington.In four years with the Huskies, Te'o-Nesheim finished as the school's all-time leader with 30 sacks and compiled 194 total tackles with eight forced fumbles. He notched 11 sacks as a senior and was a two-time second-team All-Pac-10 selection.
Redskins, Haynesworth at odds 06/16 13:04:09 ET
Ashburn, VA (Sports Network) - Washington Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth is skipping the team's mandatory minicamp this week and new head coach Mike Shanahan is not happy about it. Haynesworth signed a reported $100 million contract as a free agent last offseason and the two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle is apparently unhappy about likely playing nose tackle in the team's new defensive scheme.
Shanahan said Wednesday he expected Haynesworth to attend this week's camp after a bonus kicked in April 1. The new coach said he gave Haynesworth's camp a chance to find a new team earlier this spring. "We let Albert know...that we would give him until April 1 to go to any team he wanted in the National Football League," Shanahan said Wednesday. "So if he wasn't pleased about playing nose tackle or any other position we had planned for him, that we would let him take a look at any team he wanted to go to. "But on April 1, when we owed him a check for $21 million dollars, we said if you take that check, we do expect you to be the best defensive end, the best nose tackle -- if we play you at free safety, we expect you to be the best free safety, even though he'd have to lose a little weight. Whatever position we play him at, that he would have to do the best job he possibly could and make the commitment to be the best football player.
"Obviously he took the check. So I was surprised he wasn't here because I thought he did make that commitment once he took that check, that he wanted to be a Washington Redskin and he wanted to do the best thing for the Washington Redskins to help our defense and help our team win. Obviously it didn't go in that direction. So we're quite disappointed."
Haynesworth appeared in 12 games for the Redskins last year and notched four sacks with 37 tackles. He missed four games with an ankle injury. The University of Tennessee product, who turns 29 on Thursday, issued a statement to Comcast Sports Network of Washington in regard to his absence. "The Washington Redskins are a great and storied franchise with an owner in Mr. Snyder that will do anything in his power to win and a fan base that is unrivaled in the NFL," the statement began. "When I signed here after meeting all day with the staff and top executives, and talked about the defense that we would run and what my role would be, I was assured I would have the freedom to play to my strengths and I was excited about the future. After many years in the NFL, I know what it takes for me to perform at my highest level. My number one goal has always been to help my team win, period. It's also important at my position to help free my teammates to make plays, which I've done throughout my career when I've been allowed to play to my strengths. I will continue to work individually to prepare for training camp and the start of the 2010 season." Haynesworth spent his first seven NFL seasons with the Tennessee Titans before joining the Redskins.
Raiders sign longtime Jaguars DT Henderson 06/15 23:01:46 ET
Napa, CA (Sports Network) - The Oakland Raiders signed free agent defensive tackle John Henderson on Tuesday.Henderson, 31, had played his entire eight-year career in Jacksonville after the Jaguars selected him with the ninth overall pick in the 2002 draft out of Tennessee.The 6-foot-7, 335-pound run stopper played in 15 games last season and logged 36 tackles, three sacks and two forced fumbles.The two-time Pro Bowl selection has played in at least 14 games in each professional season, compiling 29 sacks and eight forced fumbles in 124 total games
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Kansas City gets 2012 All-Star Game 06/16 18:48:37 ET
Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals have been selected to host the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
MLB commissioner Bud Selig made the announcement on Wednesday, making good on the promise he made back in 2006 that Kauffman Stadium would get to host a Mid-Summer Classic in the near future if upgrades were made to the venue. Jackson County, Missouri taxpayers passed a $275 million referendum that year, and the renovations were finally completed in 2009.Kansas City, which originally became a major-league city with the relocation of the Athletics from Philadelphia in 1955, hosted the first of two All-Star games back in 1960 at the old Municipal Stadium. The town re-entered the majors with the expansion Royals in 1969. Four years later, what was then Royals Stadium hosted the 44th edition of the mid-season tilt, which the National League won by a 7-1 count.Kauffman will host the 83rd All-Star Game two years from now. This season, Angel Stadium in Anaheim plays host, and what is now Chase Field in Phoenix gets the nod in 2011
Westwood solidifies No. 3 world ranking 06/14 14:50:49 ET
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Lee Westwood solidified his No. 3 world ranking with a playoff victory at the St. Jude Classic on Sunday, his first win on the PGA Tour in 12 years.
Westwood pulled .65 average points closer to No. 2 Phil Mickelson, drawing within 1.29 points, while increasing his lead on No. 4 Steve Stricker by .70 points.On the European Tour, Thomas Bjorn ended a four-year drought with a victory at the Portugal Open and climbed 79 places to No. 114 in this week's rankings.
Tiger Woods remained No.1 in the rankings, although his position will be tested again by Mickelson at this week's U.S. Open.Mickelson, Westwood and Stricker were followed in the rankings by Jim Furyk, Luke Donald, Ernie Els, Ian Poulter, Paul Casey and Rory McIlroy to round out the top 10.Donald, with three top-10 finishes in his last three starts, climbed two spots to No. 6 this week, while Ian Poulter dropped two to No. 8.Completing the top 20 in order were Anthony Kim, Martin Kaymer, Robert Allenby, Padraig Harrington, Camilo Villegas, Zach Johnson, Retief Goosen, Geoff Ogilvy, Hunter Mahan and Y.E. Yang.Mahan was up two places to 19th, Yang dipped one spot to 20th and defending U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover to dropped to 21st.
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