Football
Bucs make ex-UNC coach Davis assistant (AP)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP)—The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have hired former North Carolina head coach Butch Davis as a “special assistant” to new head coach Greg Schiano. The team announced the hire Monday, saying Davis would “advise Schiano in a wide range of football aspects.” In a statement, Schiano called Davis a friend and mentor going back to the time when Schiano worked on Davis’ staff at Miami
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Bears’ Thomas faces drug charge in W.Va. (AP)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.
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Giants sign veteran G White, 2 others (AP)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.
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Jaguars hire Lamping as president (AP)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP)—The Jacksonville Jaguars have hired former St. Louis Cardinals executive Mark Lamping as team president.
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Mountain West, C-USA to form new league (AP)
DALLAS – Members of Conference USA and current and future members of the Mountain West are on their way to forming a new league that will begin in 2013. The 16 schools announced the plans Monday, taking a bigger-is-better approach that will create a conference with schools in five time zones. “This is an exciting development that will stabilize the current conferences and create the first truly national conference with members in five time zones and television viewership from coast to coast,” UNLV President Neal Smatresk said in statement.
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Jets name Dunbar defensive line coach (AP)
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP)—The New York Jets have hired Karl Dunbar as their defensive line coach after he served in the same position for the Minnesota Vikings the last six seasons.
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Trial for ex-WR Hurd delayed to August (AP)
DALLAS (AP)—A federal judge has delayed the drug conspiracy trial for former NFL wide receiver Sam Hurd until August. U.S
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WR Moss plans to come out of retirement (AP)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP)— Randy Moss once said, “I play when I want to play.” Six months after retiring, the veteran NFL wide receiver wants to play again. Moss announced on a webchat Monday—his 35th birthday—that he’s planning a comeback
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Bengals hire Jets’ Carrier as DBs coach (AP)
CINCINNATI (AP)—The Bengals have hired former New York Jets assistant Mark Carrier as their defensive backs coach, filling a spot that opened when Kevin Coyle went to the Miami Dolphins as defensive coordinator. The Bengals also promoted assistant Paul Guenther to linebackers coach on Monday, replacing Jeff FitzGerald. Carrier played safety for 11 years with Chicago, Detroit and Washington.
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Packers shuffle offensive assistants (AP)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP)—The Green Bay Packers have moved Ben McAdoo to quarterbacks coach, Jerry Fontenot to tight ends coach and added Alex Van Pelt as their running backs coach. McAdoo has been the Packers’ tight ends coach since 2006.
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