thesportsbizblog.blogspot.com - 6/2/2008
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We have discussed the arms race in collegiate athletics many times here over the last couple of years, but college is not the only place that the race is taking place. The NFL, the world's most successful professional sports league, is engaged in an arms race of its own and the timing couldn't be worse for some cities. Just as the league is on the verge of reopening the collective bargaining ...
CHAD CURRENTLY PLANS TO CAVE
profootballtalk.com 6/1/2008 — Though everything is subject to change when it comes to Bengals receiver Chad Johnson, we’re told that Johnson’s current plan is to avoid breaching his contract (and owing daily fines and possibly a chunk of previously-paid bonus money) by ...
NFC West: Key injury update
myespn.go.com 6/2/2008 — Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando This is the eighth in a series of divisional reports examining pivotal injuries that could impact each NFL team heading into training camp and the regular season. ESPN.com fantasy sports expert Christopher Harris ...
End is just beginning to learn with the Rams
stltoday.com 6/2/2008 — Chris Long Rams defensive end Chris Long (left) disengages from offensive tackle Stephen Sene to pursue the ball carrier during a Rams minicamp at the Russell Training Center in Earth City. (Chris Lee/P-D)
Rookie Rivers should fill immediate Bengals' needs - NFL
sports.espn.go.com 6/1/2008 — CINCINNATI -- Keith Rivers knows the pressure is on, and despite the whirlwind surrounding him that has been the Cincinnati Bengals ' offseason, the rookie linebacker is having no problem staying focused. Rivers is aware that a pair of talented ...
C. Johnson Readying to Return to Bengals —
Mark Maske's NFL Insider 6/3/2008
Wide receiver Chad Johnson has told ESPN that he's planning to return to the Cincinnati Bengals soon. "Am I coming back? Of course I am," Johnson told ESPN The Magazine, according to a story posted on the network's website. "I told my coaches I'm ...