Child ID Kits to be Distributed at Saturday's Game  23 Oct 2003
GREENVILLE, NC -- East Carolina University Athletics has teamed with the Greenville Police Department and American Football Coaches Association to hand out ... (ECUPirates.com)

UD Athletics Hall of Fame announces eight inductees  23 Oct 2003
Members of the Class of 2003 are three-sport standout Lauren E. Baugher (’97), All-American football fullback Daryl W. Brown (’95), All-American wrestler ... (UDaily, DE)

The culture of college football is losing its patience  23 Oct 2003
This marks the earliest we've had more than one," said Grant Teaff, executive director of the American Football Coaches Association. ... (Seattle Times, WA)

Sportingbet Hit by Unfavourable Results  23 Oct 2003
The group said an abnormally high number of unfavourable results from American football in the US and soccer in Europe adversely affected its gross margin by ... (The Scotsman, UK)

Alan Faneca: The adjustment  23 Oct 2003
The Steelers are hoping Faneca's move will improve an offensive line that has allowed 20 sacks -- tied with Buffalo for most in the American Football ... (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA)

George of the Jungle defeats Caterpillar  23 Oct 2003
It compared the case to another in which the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Inc, owner of the American football team's trade marks, successfully blocked Pussycat ... (Out-Law.com, UK)

Al Smith, former St. Bernard High sports star, Tennesse Titan ...   23 Oct 2003
Regarded as one of the top coordinators in the league, his department was named the best in the AFC (American Football Conference) in 2001 after being ... (Marina del Rey Argonaut, CA)

Football Blazers sweep No. 1 poll positions  23 Oct 2003
The Blazers stayed No. 1 in the d2football.com writers' poll, and went from No. 2 to No. 1 in the American Football Coaches Association poll. ... (Valdosta Daily Times, GA)

Time bomb ticking under US sport  23 Oct 2003
There are also fears that drug use is rife in American football but apart from baseball, athletics will almost certainly suffer most grievously. ... (The Mirror, UK)

Going underground: the drugs fear of leading official  23 Oct 2003
They include several well-known athletes, American football players, as well as Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi from baseball and Shane Mosley, the former world ... (The Times (subscription), UK)

It's time to disconnect Marconi  23 Oct 2003
Add to this a string of favourites winning in European and American football in the final two weeks of September - costing the company an estimated £2m just ... (Independent, UK)

Viacom earnings lifted by cable networks  23 Oct 2003
Mel Karmazin, Viacom's president and chief operating officer, predicted further gains in 2004, which includes a Super Bowl American football final on CBS and ... (Financial Times (subscription), UK)

David takes on Goliath  23 Oct 2003
So what does Jones think about England, who spent £2,2-million in preparation for this tournament? "They have done like American Football. ... (Mail & Guardian (subscription), South Africa)

A must win for Ripon Conference title in reach  23 Oct 2003
St. Norbert (7-0, 6-0) heads into the game ranked 20th in the American Football Coaches Association poll and is among the national leaders in seven statistical ... (Oshkosh Northwestern, WI)

At your command  23 Oct 2003
If your taste in sport is more exotic, you might try ESPN where you'll find free coverage of baseball, American football, basketball, boxing and car racing ... (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia)

Japan steal the limelight  23 Oct 2003
Like the US Eagles who have only fleetingly been able to recruit players from their national sport of American Football, Japan have one big man in their pack ... (BBC Sport, UK)

In the Arena: America joins the drug war  23 Oct 2003
But Balco's business links with top American football players and the baseball stars Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds, both of whom have been subpoenaed though not ... (International Herald Tribune, France)

Weekend of futbol  23 Oct 2003
It would seem unlikely that international futbol would supersede American football in Northwest Arkansas during an autumn weekend, but for 21 years the Ozark ... (Northwest Arkansas Times, AR)

American Football: Titans end Panthers' run  Oct 20, 2003
By Nick Halling. So much for the Carolina Panthers' claims to greatness. After winning their first five games of the season, the ... (Independent, UK)

American Football: Davis is not Washed up  Oct 18, 2003
STEPHEN DAVIS is making up for lost time as he leads Carolina Panthers' charge towards the Super Bowl. The running back, 29, is ... (The Mirror, UK)

Pirates start American Football campaign  Oct 18, 2003
American Football fans across the county should make Colney Lane their destination on Sunday as the Pirates kick off their 2003/04 campaign with the annual ... (Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK)

American Football: Chiefs fight back in Green Bay to keep perfect ...   Oct 13, 2003
By Nick Halling. The Carolina Panthers and the Kansas City Chiefs maintained their perfect starts to the season, although both were ... (Independent, UK)

American Football: Big blow for Tampa  Oct 9, 2003
By Scott Purchase in Tampa, Florida (Filed: 10/10/2003). They placed their six-time Pro Bowl player on injured reserve on Tuesday ... (Telegraph.co.uk, UK)

American Football, NFL, 6. Spieltag:  Oct 14, 2003
Dallas Cowboys - Philadelphia Eagles 23:21, Washington Redskins - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13:35, New England Patriots - New York Giants 17:6, Tennessee Titans ... (Grenz-Echo, Belgium)

US Soldiers Introduce Iraqi Orphans to American Football  Sep 27, 2003
US soldiers in Iraq are trying to win the hearts of young Iraqi orphans by introducing them to the pleasures of American-style football. ... (Voice of America)

American Football Is Pitched to Iraqi Orphans  Sep 27, 2003
Reuters) - US soldiers sought to put "offense" and "defense" to good use in Iraq on Saturday when they introduced Iraqi orphans to the game of American football ... (Reuters, UK)

Soccer: American football tycoon Glazer buys more of Man Utd  Oct 1, 2003
American football businessman Malcolm Glazer has bought more shares in English soccer champions Manchester United totalling 5.92 per cent. ... (Channel News Asia, Singapore)

American Football: Hall on the comeback trail with Kansas  Sep 29, 2003
By Nick Halling. Two years ago, Dante Hall was playing with the Scottish Claymores in NFL Europe having been told that, at 5ft 8in ... (Independent, UK)

American Football: Manning discovers joy of six  Sep 30, 2003
By Christopher Davies (Filed: 30/09/2003). Peyton Manning became the first National Football League quarterback in more than a decade ... (Telegraph.co.uk, UK)

American Football: Hall's electrifying return maintains Chiefs' ...   Oct 6, 2003
By Nick Halling. Some teams win with offensive firepower, others with defensive muscle, but the Kansas City Chiefs have found an ... (Independent, UK)

Soccer: American football tycoon increases stake in Man Utd  Oct 1, 2003
LONDON - Malcolm Glazer, owner of Super Bowl champions the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has raised his stake in Manchester United to 5.92 per cent, the English ... (New Zealand Herald, New Zealand)

AMERICAN FOOTBALL: UPDATE  Oct 2, 2003
Former Scottish Claymores receiver Dante Hall has become the first player in NFL history to be named player of the week in three successive weeks. ... (Glasgow Daily Record, UK)

GVSU football slips to seventh in poll  Oct 22, 2003
The Lakers also fell out of the No. 1 spot in the American Football Coaches Association NCAA Division II poll for the first time in 23 weeks. ... (Holland Sentinel, MI)

THE UGLY AMERICAN: Steroid scandal getting weirder  Oct 22, 2003
...and around and around we go. That's just baseball. American football is even more notorious as a hotbed of steroid junkies. (This is the NFL. ... (The Nation, Thailand, Thailand)

Gorillas drop out of top 10  Oct 22, 2003
The Pittsburg State Gorillas dropped from fourth to 11th in the American Football Coaches Assocation NCAA Division II Poll, which was released Tuesday. ... (Pittsburg Morning Sun, KS)

Gridiron girls are just Wild at heart  Oct 21, 2003
THREE years ago saw a revolution in full contact American football in the UK when, for the first time, a girl took to the field and played alongside her male ... (Northern Scot, UK)

Gardner on new board  Oct 22, 2003
Jack Kemp, a former congressman and quarterback who led the Buffalo Bills to two American Football League championships, serves as chairman of USA Football. (Indianapolis Star, IN)

American football is pitched to Iraqi orphans  Sep 27, 2003
By Ian Simpson. ''These are our future leaders and we want to show that the United States is their strong ally,'' said Cox, a senior ... (MSNBC)

XXXVIII may possess Texas twist  Oct 22, 2003
What Hunt neglected to say was that it would be even greater if the Super Bowl-winning owner resides in Dallas, helped create the American Football League ... (Houston Chronicle, TX)

Sports: Athletics, baseball stars to testify in steroid probe  Oct 21, 2003
Seven American football players and at least three other baseball players are expected to testify but have not been identified. ... (Channel News Asia, Singapore)

John Heisler Receives The Scoop Hudgins Outstanding Sports ...   Oct 20, 2003
...associate athletic director John Heisler received the Scoop Hudgins Outstanding Sports Information Director Award Thursday night at the All-American Football ... (UND.com)

Hornets keep winning despite adversity  Oct 22, 2003
...to No. 4 in the American Football Coaches Association rankings and secured its first winning season since 1995. Quarterback Will ... (Miami Herald, FL)

Drug shock for UK athletes  Oct 20, 2003
White is one of 40 athletes from track and field, baseball and American football who have been subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury in San ... (The Times (subscription), UK)

For the record 22 October  Oct 22, 2003
The company said that events like the start of the American football season, Hurricane Isabel and the return to school for students drove the numbers to all ... (Electric News Net)

Man Utd shares sell at a premium  Oct 22, 2003
...shares changed hands at 245p amid rumours that Malcolm Glazer, owner of American football team Tampa Bay Buccaneers, had again lifted his stake in the Premier ... (Guardian, UK)

The back pages  Oct 22, 2003
The Daily Mail reports that the THG affair, which is likely to involve other Olympic sports as well as American football and baseball players, is so huge that ... (BBC Sport, UK)

More tycoons buy Man Utd's shares  Oct 20, 2003
American football tycoon Malcolm Glazier and Big Brother creator John de Mol have both increased their stakes in Manchester United. ... (ITV, UK)

Conte Gate: Doping Scandal Shakes US Sport  Oct 22, 2003
Among the athletes summoned for testimony and investigation: seven American football players, five baseball players, including Barry Bonds from the San ... (Dar Al-Hayat, Saudi Arabia)

Athletics: Inevitable almighty purge is exactly what athletics ...   Oct 22, 2003
In America yesterday Chuck Yesalis, a Penn State professor and author of numerous books on drugs in sport, said: "I bet NFL [American football] security and ... (Telegraph.co.uk, UK)

Border security still hinders Scobey teen  Oct 22, 2003
...residents. Farmers crossed it to tend their fields. Canadians came down to shop or watch American football games. Montanans headed ... (Billings Gazette, MT)

Thoughts on steroids and lesser concerns  Oct 22, 2003
Add to your school's history of bucking institutional racism by replacing Jackie Sherrill with the Southeastern Conference's first African-American football ... (Louisville Courier Journal, KY)

Irish Close Out Month Of October With Visit To Boston College  Oct 20, 2003
11 people named Sept. 17 to the 2003 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Football Team. The award recognizes ... (UND.com)

US tycoon ups Man Utd stake  Oct 20, 2003
...club said. Mr Glazer owns the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Florida-based winners of the Super Bowl American football championship. Man ... (BBC News, UK)

SMALL COLLEGES NOTES  Oct 22, 2003
Tarleton State (5-2, 2-0) moved to No. 23 in this week's d2football.com rankings and No. 22 in the American Football Coaches Association Division II poll. ... (Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX)

Smaller Japanese Markets Warm Up to Convergence  Oct 22, 2003
...and other new players. Trying to compare the two media landscapes is akin to comparing American football to sumo. The New York Times ... (Online Journalism Review)

Let's hear it for CMU football, a well-kept secret  Oct 21, 2003
13 in the American Football Coaches' Association Division III poll. Among the Tartans' victims are two district teams -- Bethany (W.Va.) and Grove City. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA)

Valdosta State Takes Over No. 1 in this week's AFCA Division II ...   Oct 21, 2003
WACO, TEX.-- Valdosta State moves into the top spot in this week’s American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll. ... (NCAAfootball.net)

US tycoon increases Man Utd stake  Oct 20, 2003
Glazer, who owns the current Super Bowl American football champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has raised his shareholding to 9.66%. ... (ITV, UK)

Bush labels Mahathir 'hateful'  Oct 19, 2003
In the first place the Malaysian never play football. I am talking about American football, not soccer. So they wouldn't know what the rules are. ... (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia)

Glazer gains 9.7% of Manchester United  Oct 20, 2003
Mr Glazer, who also owns the Tampa Bay Buccaneers American football franchise, has built his stake while ignoring requests to meet the United board. ... (Financial Times (subscription), UK)

Americans plan Games around Garvin's X-factor  Oct 20, 2003
The main focus of bid planners is usually the Olympic stadium - New York's will be up and running by 2009 as a home for the New York Jets American football ... (Telegraph.co.uk, UK)

Glazer ups Man Utd stake to almost 10pc  Oct 20, 2003
Malcolm Glazer, the owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers American football club, has increased his stake in Manchester United to almost 10pc. ... (Business World, Ireland)

Yow Named to USA Football Board  Oct 21, 2003
Jack Kemp, former Congressman and quarterback who led the Buffalo Bills to the 1964 and 1965 American Football League Championship, serves as Chairman. ... (UMTerps.com)

No. 10 Catawba tops Wingate in football  Oct 20, 2003
The No. 10 team in the American Football Coaches Association NCAA Division II top 25 coaches’ poll, Catawba improves to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the SAC. ... (BP News, TN)

After Open Date, NU Returns to the Gridiron, Hosting No. 20/17 ...   Oct 20, 2003
Again. Once again, Northwestern's football program was lauded for its exemplary graduation rates by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in 2003. ... (NUSports.com)

Glazer ups Man Utd shares again  Oct 20, 2003
Manchester United said Malcolm Glazer, the owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers American football team, now holds 25.2 million shares in the company, representing ... (RTE News)

Basketball star to stand trial  Oct 21, 2003
The televised trial is also expected to be the most-watched trial since American football star OJ Simpson was cleared of the 1994 murder of his wife. ... (Straits Times, Singapore)

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS ARE 125/1 FOR SUPERBOWL  Oct 21, 2003
For those who are taking their first plunge into the American Football arena, it is possible to follow the progress of all teams on nfl.com. (Readabet.com, UK)

Stadium to be dedicated to Lester  Oct 21, 2003
Eagles. Lester became a Lifetime Award Member of the American Football Coaches Association (for 35 years of service) in 1993. Other ... (Maryland Gazette Newspapers, MD)

Delafield's Rote: driven to succeed  Oct 20, 2003
Tobin Rote would go on to win an AFL (American Football League) title with the San Diego Chargers, leaving him, Rote believes, the only man to win titles in ... (Lake Country Reporter, WI)

Rugby players love the hits  Oct 20, 2003
The Hammerheads were eliminated in the opening round and since then have moved up to Division II, a higher quality of the game that equals American football in ... (The News-Press, FL)

Game 7:Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tennessee Titans  Oct 20, 2003
THE OPPONENT: Formerly the Houston Oilers, the Tennessee Titans were a charter member of the American Football League, starting play in 1960. ... (Jaguars.com)

STRUGGLE FOR POWER  Oct 21, 2003
Still, many who have watched the Raiders since their days in the rough-and-tumble American Football League believe Wayne Valley got a raw deal. ... (Contra Costa Times, CA)

Failed WTO talks and terrorism discussed at APEC Summit  Oct 20, 2003
He used several analogies throughout his speech, one of which was that an American football match between Malaysians and Americans would be unfair because the ... (Radio Singapore International, Singapore)

FTSE makes light gains, buoyed by banks  Oct 20, 2003
...football club Manchester United edged up 1p to 234 following the announcement that Malcolm Glazer, the owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers American football club ... (Business World, Ireland)

It was the Bears necessities in gridiron career  Oct 16, 2003
...than a decade ago. That was when he played American Football during his time as a student at Southampton University. "The sport was ... (icWales, UK)

Yo-yo schedule partly to blame in Herd’s up-down performance  Oct 21, 2003
AP sports writer and ABC sportscaster, has been selected to receive the General Robert Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award by the All American Football ... (Huntington Herald Dispatch, WV)

Sentiment, schmentiment  Oct 20, 2003
The Super Bowl indicator, which says when a team from the old American Football League (AFL) wins the championship it's going to be a down year, is a good ... (CNN/Money)

Jones calls for interchange  Oct 16, 2003
Another potential downside is that rugby could be detoured down the path American football has taken of over-specialisation. Where ... (NEWS.com.au, Australia)

Sexy Seconds No 1, say US models  Oct 21, 2003
We knew all about (American) football before coming to South Africa, but now we love rugby and started coming to games because we liked Egon and wanted to ... (Cape Argus, Africa)

Sport in Brief  Oct 21, 2003
American football: The Kansas City Chiefs made history by holding the Oakland Raiders scoreless for three quarters on the way to a 17-10 win on Monday night. ... (The Times (subscription), UK)

Fort Dent has new stewards  Oct 21, 2003
...out. "We have quite an international population that probably plays soccer more than they play American football," Mullet said. ... (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

GM mulls new plants in China  Oct 20, 2003
...most of its cars in China at the sprawling Shanghai plant, a hive of activity on the outskirts of China's commercial hub the size of 130 American football ... (The Globe and Mail, Canada)

Basketball: NBA boss wishfully thinks NBA start will dim Kobe ...   Oct 21, 2003
Bryant's trial figures to be the most spectacular involving a sports figure since retired American football star OJ Simpson's 1995 murder trial. ... (Channel News Asia, Singapore)

Dr M : WTO ’ s agenda should not only benefit rich nations  Oct 20, 2003
Using the analogy of fair play in sports – citing golf, American football and Thai boxing – the Prime Minister told the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation ... (The Star, Malaysia)

Football birthday at hand  Oct 13, 2003
This second spring of peace following the War to end War, filled with pride for all things American, they voted to play American football in the fall of 1920 ... (The Californian, CA)

Roundup: Allegheny upsets Wooster, retains NCAC lead  Oct 18, 2003
Edwards was 14 for 25 for 254 yards passing for W&J, ranked No. 11 in the American Football Coaches' Association NCAA Division III poll. ... (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA)

With a season like this, is it too early to say 'Super Bowl'?  Oct 20, 2003
While the Raiders have been an arch rival since the early days of the American Football League, they're a ghost of the team that made it to last year's Super ... (Wichita Eagle, KS)

District Colleges: W&J will test Waynesburg's heady season  Oct 21, 2003
IUP (6-1) climbed two notches to No. 9 in the American Football Coaches Association NCAA Division II poll. ... W&J (6-0) moved up two spots to No. ... (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA)

Auburn-LSU highlights weak schedule of games  Oct 20, 2003
...win over Maryland. But Turner's not the most talented player in the country or the Mid American Football conference. Turner's not ... (The Michigan Daily, MI)

Top 5 USC Football Returns To Pac-10 Play At Washington  Oct 19, 2003
Carroll was 1 of 8 finalists for the 2002 Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award and was 1 of 4 runners-up for the 2002 American Football Monthly Schutt ... (USCTrojans.com)

Howard College student catching Arena Football League's attention  Oct 16, 2003
...said. "I'll do anything they ask. I'd just like to try and play American football. "I was a bit lost at the last one," he said. ... (Big Spring Herald, TX)

Globalisation threatens poor nations: Mahathir  Oct 21, 2003
Drawing the analogy of Malaysians playing American football, he said they should be given a handicap as in golf as they would not be able to match the ... (The New Nation, Bangladesh)

Oakland's vaunted offense goes to the dogs  Oct 21, 2003
...the right place. But even they couldn't locate the offense of the defending American Football Conference champions. The moment the ... (Fresno Bee, CA)

Soccer's distant cousin finds combat addicts  Oct 16, 2003
..."I've played American football at the university level and this is the hardest I've ever trained," the American English teacher said. ... (Korea Herald, South Korea)

The Adventurer: Four Minutes To Fame  Oct 20, 2003
The story then was bodybuilding in California, American football's premium on size and, as we now know, East Germany's producing at its height perhaps 30,000 ... (Forbes) [an error occurred while processing this directive] American Football [an error occurred while processing this directive]