At least the preseason had its moments.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 26, 2000 ;     700+ words ......said. Pretty savvy for a second-year guy. Player of Preseason _ Tie between defensive end Keith McKenzie and defensive...Player Everyone Wished Would Have Been Player of Preseason _ Courtney Brown, whose athletic ability never translated...would be good, too. Honorable Mention for Player of Preseason _ ...

READER FEEDBACK: Has the Patriots' 3-0 start in the preseason raised your...

The Boston Globe;  August 22, 1994 ;     635 words ......year the Redskins were 4-0 in the preseason. During the regular season they finished...high hopes for this season, but the preseason is not an indicator of what might...ticket-holder for the past 13 years, I've learned to judge them in December, not August...Marshfield "Actually, I find this 3-0 ...

Searching for Answers // Questions Still Lingering After Poor Preseason

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 28, 1995 ;     700+ words ...The Bears came out of the preseason with more questions than...regular season. If the Bears learned anything, it's that they...in reserve play during the preseason opener against the Carolina...touchdowns. Ironically, the only preseason game the Bears won was the...the Bears had just one this ...

GIANTS 31, PATRIOTS 23; Injury shelves Maroney; Rookie sits out loss in...

The Boston Herald;  September 1, 2006 ;     566 words ......starters sat out last night's preseason finale as healthy scratches...Laurence Maroney. But it was learned Maroney's reasons for missing...sluggish for much of the preseason, Maroney was being counted...that have plagued him all preseason were once again on display...passing game, a focus all ...

Twice upon a concept. (Reebok PreSeason collection)

Footwear News;  January 31, 1994 ;     700+ words ......Nonetheless, the rest, as they say, is history. The Reebok PreSeason collection, developed in 1991 and placed at retail...on the folks at Reebok. The group that manages the PreSeason line has had the luxury of watching and learning from...Peter Worley, category leader for cross-training and PreSeason at ...

Chargers defeat Rams 31-10 in preseason game

AP Worldstream;  August 23, 2002 ;     571 words ......half, under Doug Flutie, who learned this week that Brees would...second interception of the preseason and returned it 25 yards...first touchdown pass of the preseason by either of the Chargers...his first appearance of the preseason, played three series and had...

Johnson learned preseason lesson the hard way

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 8, 1996 ;     433 words ......Wannstedt, when he called their preseason meeting Sunday at Soldier...evaluate talent. Johnson said he learned long ago that the games that...against San Diego before the preseason even started," Johnson said...came out and were 3-1 in the preseason. That was about three times...never had a ...

Wizards happy to break camp and start preseason.(SPORTS)

The Washington Times;  October 10, 2002 ;     577 words ......themselves; they'll get that chance when they open the preseason tonight against the Philadelphia 76ers at MCI Center...training camp and likely will miss the rest of the preseason. Derrick Coleman, Greg Buckner, Sam Clancy and Monty...Tuesday's loss to San Antonio. The Wizards enter the preseason ...

For Openers, All Aces; Wizards Start Preseason With Win; Brown, Hughes...

The Washington Post;  October 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ......themselves, last night's 99-84 preseason opening victory for the Washington...difference a year makes. I learned a little but I still have...of the Wizards' only home preseason game and each wasted little...supposed to miss most of the preseason with a broken finger, led...Philadelphia fell to 0-2 ...

NFL preseason isn't fan-friendly Exhibition games' main purpose is for...

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 3, 2001 ;     700+ words ......experience of watching a preseason game to walking onto a...the Bears' roster, and preseason games are an excellent...exhibition game and not have learned more about your people...handle." Blache credits last preseason with helping the Bears...we not played him in the preseason, we might ...

PRO FOOTBALL; Don't judge Pats on preseason opener

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  August 12, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Brady played only two series in last year's first preseason game, and you can expect much the same against the...in a 31-3 loss at Paul Brown Stadium in the second preseason game. So the bar hasn't been set that high for new...battle for the backup job. Davey's never looked good in preseason. Now might ...

Ravens line faces a snap judgment: Offense seeks to halt false starts in...

Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD);  August 31, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Hensley Aug. 31--ATLANTA // In tonight's preseason finale against the Atlanta Falcons...frustration for the Ravens (1-2) this preseason. In their past three quarters of play...players won't know if they truly have learned their lesson until their focus is...tackle -- where he has played all ...

With Parcells, Jets Land 4-0 Preseason

The Washington Post;  August 23, 1997 ;     700+ words ......COWBOYS 34, OILERS 10: Emmitt Smith scored his first preseason touchdown, Billy Davis caught a 59-yard touchdown...halftime lead over the Oilers, who finally scored a preseason touchdown with quarterback Steve McNair in the game...Stewart and running back Jerome Bettis, finished the preseason 5-0 -- but ...

QB Rosenfels front-runner to start preseason opener.(SPORTS)

The Washington Times;  July 23, 2002 ;     639 words ......to work starters extensively during the five-game preseason to avoid injuries. Rookies and reserves will largely...be a fool to get some of your starters hurt in the preseason, Spurrier said. My experience in college is we don't have preseason games. We just go play. They should know how to ...

LEBEAU WANTS VICTORY IN PRESEASON OPENER.(SPORTS)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  August 4, 2001 ;     627 words ......The Bengals have made a habit lately of getting the preseason off on the wrong foot. They haven't won a preseason opener since 1996, when they topped the Indianapolis...28-25, on Aug. 3 at Cinergy Field. They haven't won a preseason opener on the road since 1995, a 34-21 win at Indianapolis...for four ...