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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. 14 minutes ago

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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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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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Romo active on field while idled over cyst removal

Tony Romo pointed here and there, showing receiver Dez Bryant the best way to use a block on the first day of offseason practice.
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Te'o off-limits to media but not Maxim party

Manti Te'o isn't hiding out. He's just not talking to the media.
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Police: Guns, cash stolen from Ray Rice's Md. home

Police say the Maryland home of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was burglarized over the weekend, and $2,000 and two guns were stolen.
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Bills DE Williams says texts taken out of context

Mario Williams refused to be labeled as someone who was emotionally unstable in dismissing questions about his mental state raised by a series of text messages from his former fiancee.
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Ex-NFL WR Johnson arrested on probation violation

Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada.