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Nov 14, 2007 9:57 PM CST

NFL Commish Reinstates Ricky Williams

Dolphins now control date of return from fourth pot smoking suspension

(Newser) - Embattled running back Ricky Williams was reinstated to the NFL after an 18-month absence caused by his fourth violation of the league’s substance abuse policy. Miami coach Cam Cameron has not indicated whether the 0-9 Dolphins would reactivate Williams. Even if the team chooses not to use Williams this...

New York Wins Ugly in London

Oct 28, 2007 10:50 PM CDT

New York Wins Ugly in London

Giants keep Dolphins winless in rainy Wembley Stadium, 13-10

(Newser) - In typical wet London weather, the NFL put on an equally typical slugfest in its first-ever regular season game played outside North America, with hapless Miami putting up a fight against New York before plummeting to its eighth straight loss. Over 80,000 spectators were mostly enthused by the sloppy...

London Calling for NFL

Oct 26, 2007 1:10 AM CDT

London Calling for NFL

League hopes UK Giants-Dolphins game will be springboard into worldwide market

(Newser) - As London and the NFL brace for the weekend's Dolphins-Giants match—the first regular-season game played outside the US in league history—football officials are hoping it will launch the game into a new, more international era. If all goes well, commissioner Roger Goodell plans to make foreign-hosted games a...

Brit NFL Fans Love Their 80's Football

Oct 24, 2007 4:26 AM CDT

Brit NFL Fans Love Their 80's Football

Dolphins, Pats, Bears still thrill as football heads for Wembley

(Newser) - Ask random British sports fans to name their favorite NFL team, and they'll probably say the Bears, the Patriots or maybe even the Dolphins. That's because the NFL peaked in British popularity in the the mid-80's—4 million Britons watched the 1986 Super Bowl between Chicago and New England—and...

Fins Still Winless, Pats Still Lossless

Oct 21, 2007 7:21 PM CDT

Fins Still Winless, Pats Still Lossless

Brady breaks Miami jinx, fires team-record 6 TDs in 49-28 romp

(Newser) - Normally a house of horrors for Tom Brady, Miami instead yielded a career day to the quarterback of unbeaten New England, and the Dolphins lost their seventh game of the season. Brady threw for six touchdowns, a team record; the last came off the bench after the Dolphins pulled to...

Chargers Add Chambers

Oct 17, 2007 2:44 AM CDT

Chargers Add Chambers

With Parker out for year, San Diego trades high draft pick to bolster receiver corps

(Newser) - San Diego has made a gutsy mid-season trade to help its passing offense, picking up Miami playmaker Chris Chambers in exchange for a second-round pick. Chambers replaces rookie Buster Davis, who in turn was filling in for injured starter Eric Parker. He leaves a floundering 0-6 Dolphins team for a...

Ricky Williams in Bid to Return

Oct 2, 2007 4:39 AM CDT

Ricky Williams in Bid to Return

Dolphins running back, suspended for drug use, applies for reinstatement

(Newser) - Ricky Williams submitted a request yesterday that the NFL lift his indefinite suspension for violating league drug policy, reports the AP. Williams, still under contract with the Miami Dolphins, was booted from the NFL in April 2006 when he tested positive for marijuana. He failed another test a year later....

Dolphins Drop Culpepper

Jul 18, 2007 7:30 AM CDT

Dolphins Drop Culpepper

Miami releases QB from contract after short, injury-plagued stay

(Newser) - Miami severed ties with QB Daunte Culpepper yesterday, terminating his contract without arbitration after a decidedly unspectacular year with the Dolphins. Culpepper was sidelined for most of last season, and only threw for 64.2 percent in his occasional play. Yesterday's move was not unexpected, however: Miami recently nabbed QB...

Green Tapped by Dolphins

Jun 7, 2007 4:19 AM CDT

Green Tapped by Dolphins

36-year-old ex-Chief will become Miami's 11th QB since Marino, seven seasons ago

(Newser) - Prolific pretty-boy QB Trent Chief signed with Miami yesterday, escaping a youth movement in Kansas City that likely would have consigned him to the bench. The Dolphins will likely attempt to jettison last year's pricey signal-calling acquisition, Daunte Culpepper, who will make $5.5 million in 2007 and unsurprisingly would...