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UFL Names Jay Gruden Tuskers' Head Coach, Talks Expansion

The fledgling United Football League is moving out of New York and San Francisco and soon will be announcing expansion plans for Portland, Ore.; Austin, Texas; and Omaha, Neb. for its second season. Although it also is exploring a move into Los Angeles, the UFL has targeted the smaller markets without NFL teams to join...

UFL's Jim Haslett Contacted for NFL Job

LAS VEGAS -- Florida Tuskers coach Jim Haslett, speaking to reporters after his team's 20-17 overtime loss in Friday's UFL Championship Game, admitted that he had been contacted by an NFL team or teams about a coaching position but declined to elaborate. When asked if players on his team had been sought out by NFL clubs,...

Tyrone Willingham Apparently Won't Coach in UFL After All

On Tuesday we noted a report that former Stanford, Notre Dame and Washington head coach Tyrone Willingham had accepted a new job as an assistant coach in the upstart United Football League. But now it appears that Willingham won't be a UFL assistant after all. The original report came from the Seattle Times, citing the...

Jim Haslett Out of Rams' Plans, New Coach Coming Soon

The St. Louis Rams will have a new head football coach in 2009, as interim coach Jim Haslett has been notified he is no longer a candidate for the full-time gig. Though he was said to have interviewed well for the job, I can't see how this is much of a surprise. He went 2-10 after taking over for Scott Linehan, including...

At Least One Person in St. Louis Thinks Jason Garrett Isn't Good Enough to Coach Rams

Twelve months ago the Rams had just put the finishing touches on a 3-13 effort. If the team had fired head coach Scott Linehan and replaced him with Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett, I think most fans and media types would've praised the move. As I've mentioned before, Garrett's star lost some luster after a...

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05/29/12 Washington Redskins Should Be Able To Count On... Source: WNEW One of the biggest question marks surrounding the Washington Redskins defense following last season was their secondary.
04/23/12 Former Saints Coach Jim Haslett denies allegations... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA Jim Haslett, who was the head coach of the New Orleans Saints from 2000-2005, issued a statement Monday evening denying allegations made in an ESPN report that Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis eavesdropped on opposing coaches in the Superdome from 2002-2004.
04/17/12 Going 'postal' for reforms Source: NBC - WEEK - Peoria IL Tuesday was a day these postal workers have more than mail on their minds.
04/17/12 Union urges Congress to stop Postal Service cuts Source: WJBC - Normal IL Local U.S. Postal Service employees rallied Tuesday against the closure of Bloomington's mail-processing center, urging Congress to loosen a retiree health care mandate that they say is the real strain on USPS finances.