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Former New England Patriots football video assistant Matt Walsh shakes hands with Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., after a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

Former Patriots assistant can't recall Walsh talk

AP - 2 hours, 1 minute ago

NEW YORK - Former New England assistant coach Brian Daboll told the NFL he doesn't remember speaking with Matt Walsh about the St. Louis Rams' walkthrough Walsh attended the day before the 2002 Super Bowl.

  • Venjah Hunte (L) and Charles Wardlow (C) are seen via closed circuit television at the Lee County Justice Center in Fort Myers, Florida, December 1, 2007. Hunte, one of five defendants charged with the death of Washington Redskins NFL footballer Sean Taylor, faces a 29-year jail sentence after pleading guilty to second degree murder and armed burglary. (Stephen Hayford/Pool/Reuters)
    Taylor death suspect pleads guilty to second degree murder Reuters - Thu May 15, 5:47 PM ET

    MIAMI (Reuters) - One of five defendants charged with the death of Washington Redskins NFL footballer Sean Taylor faces a 29-year jail sentence after pleading guilty to second degree murder and armed burglary.

  • Boston Herald reporter expresses regret over Spygate story AP - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago

    BOSTON - The Boston Herald sports writer who reported the New England Patriots taped a pre-Super Bowl walkthrough by the St. Louis Rams in 2002 said he will regret the erroneous story for the rest of his life.

  • Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, to discuss the New England Patriots videotaping NFL opponents. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
    Sen. Specter wants independent investigation into Spygate AP - Thu May 15, 3:52 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Hold on, NFL. Spygate isn't over. Not if an "incensed" senator from Pennsylvania has anything to do with it.

  • Suspect pleads guilty in Redskins star's slaying AP - Thu May 15, 7:42 AM ET

    MIAMI - One of five suspects charged in the slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor has pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and burglary.

  • Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) (L) shakes hands with former New England Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh (R) after a meeting in Specter's office on Capitol Hill in Washington May 13, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
    U.S. senator seeks outside probe in Patriots spying Reuters - Wed May 14, 2:53 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter on Wednesday urged the National Football League to order an outside probe into the videotaping of opposing coaches' signals by the New England Patriots, saying the integrity of the game was at stake.

  • New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick leaves the field after his team lost to the New York Giants in the NFL's Super Bowl XLII football game in Glendale, Arizona February 3, 2008. (Gary Hershorn/Reuters)
    Boston newspaper apologizes for false Pats tapes story Reuters - Wed May 14, 1:09 PM ET

    BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Herald newspaper apologized on Wednesday for a false report on the New England Patriots videotaping the St. Louis Rams' final walkthrough a day before the teams met in the 2002 Super Bowl.

  • Specter wants Mitchell-like investigation AP - Wed May 14, 12:45 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Sen. Arlen Specter wants an independent investigation of the Patriots' taping of opposing coaches' signals similar to the Mitchell Report on performance enhancing drugs in baseball.

  • Former center Whitley dead at 39 AP - Wed May 14, 11:55 AM ET

    FORT STOCKTON, Texas - Former NFL center Curtis Whitley, who played for three teams in the 1990s and had a history of substance use, was found dead in his trailer home in West Texas.

  • In this Oct. 28, 2002 file photo, Dallas Cowboys running back Troy Hambrick pauses before answering a question while sitting at his locker at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. A Tampa judge sentenced the former NFL running back on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 to five years in prison for selling crack cocaine. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam, File)
    Ex-NFL player Hambrick gets 5 years for drug sales AP - Tue May 13, 5:49 PM ET

    TAMPA, Fla. - A Tampa judge has sentenced former NFL running back Troy Hambrick to five years in prison for selling crack cocaine. The former Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals player was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday.

  • This Jan. 31, 2008 file photo shows Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett speaking during an interview in Chicago. The Buffalo Bills released Kevin Everett on Tuesday May 13, 2008, clearing the way for the former tight end to receive disability benefits for the spinal cord injury that ended his career. (AP Photo/Jerry Lai, File)
    Bills release Everett, clearing way for benefits AP - Tue May 13, 5:25 PM ET

    ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - The Buffalo Bills released Kevin Everett on Tuesday, clearing the way for the former tight end to receive disability benefits for the spinal cord injury that ended his career.

  • In this Nov. 25, 2007 file photo, Chicago Bears' Robbie Gould, left, celebrates with John Gilmore after kicking the winning field goal in overtime during an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos in Chicago. The Bears announced Monday, May 12, 2008 they have signed Gould to a five-year contract extension through 2013. Financial terms weren't immediately available. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
    Bears make Robbie Gould NFL's highest-paid kicker AP - Mon May 12, 7:22 PM ET

    LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Robbie Gould became the highest paid kicker, agreeing to a five-year, $15.5 million contract extension with the Chicago Bears that includes a $4.25 million signing bonus on Monday.

  • In this Aug. 24, 2005 file photo, Washington Redskins football player Sean Taylor is shown at training camp in Ashburn, Va. Prosecutors said Monday May 12, 2008 they will not seek the death penalty against four people charged with murdering Redskins star Sean Taylor because the accused shooter was a minor when the crime was committed. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)
    Suspects in Taylor murder won't face death penalty AP - Mon May 12, 5:27 PM ET

    MIAMI - Prosecutors said Monday they will not seek the death penalty against four people charged with murdering Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor because the accused shooter was a minor when the crime was committed.