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Bears acquire Pro Bowl receiver Marshall from Dolphins

(Reuters) – The Chicago Bears have acquired Pro Bowl wide receiver Brandon Marshall from the Miami Dolphins for a pair of undisclosed draft picks, the National Football League (NFL) teams said on Tuesday. One of the NFL’s dominant wide outs, Marshall has caught over 100 passes three times, surpassed 1,000 yards receiving in each of the last five seasons and holds the NFL record for most receptions in a single game (21). Last season Marshall started all 16 games for the Dolphins hauling in 81 passes for 1,214 yards and six touchdowns.

Blog Posted March 14, 2012 at 12:50 am

La Liga fat cats take duel to crisis-hit regions

MADRID (Reuters) – The world’s two richest clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona, take up their lonely duel for the title against sides battling for financial as well as La Liga survival this weekend. Jose Mourinho is closing in on Real’s first league title in four years as they travel to face Real Betis on Saturday (2100 GMT) with a 10-point lead over Barca and 13 games left to play. The European and Spanish champions journey to play Racing Santander on Sunday (1700) with Pep Guardiola’s hopes of a fourth consecutive league title looking ever more remote.

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La Liga fat cats take duel to crisis-hit regions

Blog Posted March 8, 2012 at 10:21 am