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  Redskins earn upset, Saints earn division title - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Redskins running back Ladell Betts piled up 119 yards — averaging 5.4 yards per carry — against a New Orleans defense that has been suspect against the run all season.
Washington quarterback Jason Campbell, a former Auburn star who grew up about 90 miles from New Orleans, was steady in his fifth career start, completing 13 of 28 passes for 204 yards, one touchdown and no turnovers.
The Washington Redskins neutralized Reggie Bush on Sunday, holding him to 33 yards from scrimmage — 14 rushing and 19 receiving.
www.usatoday.com /sports/football/games/2006-12-17-redskins-saints_x.htm   (770 words)

  
  Washington Redskins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Redskins' first Super Bowl win, their first NFL Championship in 40 years, was in Super Bowl XVII, where the Redskins defeated the Miami Dolphins 27-17 on January 30, 1983, in Pasedena, California.
In 1997, Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke died, on the eve of the opening of the new stadium in suburban Landover, Maryland that was to be named in his honor, now his memory.
The Redskins won six games (including one in the playoffs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wearing that combination) and the local media jokingly pointed out that the reason why the Redskins were winning was because of the white on white combination.
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 George Preston Marshall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Redskins marching band is currently the only one officially sanctioned by any NFL team.
The fight song, "Hail to the Redskins" is one of the most famous in the NFL.
These actions paid off, and even today, Redskins fans are considered among the league's greatest, and some of the most likely to travel in large numbers to away games.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Preston_Marshall   (1030 words)

  
 ESPN.com: NFL - Schottenheimer a big hit with 'Skins
Given full control of the football operations by owner Dan Snyder, Schottenheimer uprooted the team from Redskins Park where fans were charged $10 to loiter through a maze of small carnival tents and souvenir stands to watch practice.
The Redskins are back to their roots, practicing in their 32-year summer home in Carlisle, Pa., the place in which George Allen turned aging players into winners and Joe Gibbs molded Super Bowl champs.
Like the Saints a year ago, the Redskins are on pace to have around 30 new players on their roster.
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 Washington Redskins Tickets, 2006 Washington Redskins Schedule, FedEx Field   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Redskins tickets in D.C. gained popularity almost instantly, mainly because of the early success of the Redskin teams, making numerous playoff appearances and NFL championship appearances.
In fact, the Redskins’ season ticket line is second longest in the NFL (the first being for Green Bay Packers tickets).
Perhaps it’s because the Redskins spent a few decades as the southernmost NFL tickets in the country, thus becoming “Dixie’s Team.” Or perhaps it’s because of their storied rivalry with one of the other more popular teams in the country, the Dallas Cowboys.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Washington Redskins
The Redskins in Washington, D.C. The move to Fenway Park was unsuccessful and attendance was poor, so Marshall decided to move the team to Washington, D.C. in 1937.
In 1969, the Redskins hired future hall-of-famer Vince Lombardi — who gained fame coaching with the Green Bay Packers — to be their new head coach.
The Redskins' second title was in Super Bowl XXII on January 31, 1988, in San Diego, California.
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 Washington Redskins News
University of Miami wide receiver Sinorice Moss, the younger brother of Redskins' star Santana Moss, will emerge from his brother's prominent shadow Saturday as one of the top wideouts in the NFL Draft.
After a whirlwind of activity during free agency, the Redskins' approach to the April 29-30 NFL Draft is markedly different.
Casey Rabach - #61 - Center - 6'4" - 295lbs News: Redskins C Casey Rabach was involved in an ATV accident that required surgery to repair a significant wound.
www.topix.net /nfl/washington-redskins   (619 words)

  
 Redskins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Redskin as a term referring to Native Americans
The Redskins: A revolutionary socialist ska band in 1980s England
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
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 Washington Redskins Tickets, Washington Redskins Football Tickets at StubHub!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Redskins are the toast of the town when they are winning, which is exactly what they're doing under the leadership of Joe Gibbs.
As a result, Washington Redskin tickets are a hot commodity, as FedEx Field, where tens of thousands of fans use their Redskins tickets for every home game, has always been the place to be when the team takes the field.
The Redskins are currently stocked with talent all over the field as a result of the aggressive attitude of their owner, Daniel Snyder.
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 Washington Redskins - NFL Team News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Sean Taylor, a safety for the Washington Redskins, is currently depending on his defense lawyers as he fights assault charges that could put him in prison for up to 46 years.
Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor was fined $17,000 by the National Football League yesterday for spitting in the face of Buccaneers running back Michael Pittman.
It was not a dominant performance by the Redskins, but they were opportunistic and aggressive, as they had been throughout their run to the playoffs.
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The Washington Redskins are a professional football team and one of four teams in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL).
The Redskins were not profitable, and even an Eastern Division championship in 1936 failed to excite Boston fans, so in 1937 Marshall moved the club to Washington, D.C. The team found success in its new home.
The Redskins were one of the weaker teams in the league for much of the mid- and late 1990s, but they rebounded in 1999 and won their division.
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 Washington Redskins
It was no April Fool's Day joke when the Redskins traded for quarterback Sonny Jurgensen on April 1, 1964, writes Casey Husband.
In the 1983 draft, the Redskins selected Darrell Green, who would play 20 years in the burgundy and gold.
In the 1979 draft, the Redskins drafted two all-time greats, plus a linebacker who helped the franchise win two Super Bowls.
www.redskins.com /team/history.jsp   (111 words)

  
 FOX Sports - NFL - Washington Redskins Team Front
That was back in 1989 when the Redskins had one pick in the first 109 (they took Auburn defensive tackle Tracy Rocker at No. 66 in the third round).
This time around, the Redskins have the 53rd pick, late in the second round, and won't pick again until late in the fifth round on Sunday.
News: Redskins C Casey Rabach, injured in a serious ATV accident, will be fully healed in two weeks.
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 Washington Redskins Tickets - Redskins Football Tickets - NFL Tickets
The price listed for Washington Redskins tickets is the total price per ticket and may be over the printed price on the ticket.
Actual Washington Redskins seat numbers are withheld for the privacy of both buyer and seller.
The biggest addition on the Redskins and possible the largest blockbuster deal of the season was the trade of Champ Bailey to the Broncos for running back Clinton Portis.
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 TimesDispatch.com | REDSKINS REPORT CARD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Redskin opponents are 4 of 6 from the same distances.
The Redskins' punt and kickoff coverages were average.
Gibbs' attempt to keep the game close worked well for a half, but the Redskins don't have the personnel to outplay the Eagles at the end of the game.
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 The Redskins Tribute: A Flame That Can't Be Dimmed
The Redskins were one of the most vital groups to emerge from the English skinhead scene of the early eighties.
Born in 1981 under the name of "No Swastikas", the Redskins - fronted by Chris Dean aka X. Moore (his pseudonym when he wrote for the NME) - were the first openly political skinhead band.
Nonetheless, as the Redskins were one of the most influential acts of the 80's it goes hand in hand that practically all their Motown meets rockabilly songs were outstanding in their own right.
www.geocities.com /neither_washington_nor_moscow1/aflame.html   (1003 words)

  
 WTOP: Redskins News
The lead prosecutor in the assault case against Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor stepped aside Wednesday after defense lawyers charged that he was using his prominence in the case to promote his moonlighting work as a nightclub disc jockey.
The Washington Redskins traded quarterback Patrick Ramsey to the New York Jets on Friday for a sixth-round pick in the April draft.
Joe Gibbs defended the Washington Redskins' aggressive approach to free agency on Wednesday, dismissing any implication that the team is somehow circumventing the NFL's salary cap.
www.wtopnews.com /?sid=578002&nid=191   (273 words)

  
 Buy Washington Redskins Tickets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Team Arena of the Washington Redskins is the FedEx Field.
Washington Redskins had won 5 and lost 11 games in the last season they played.
Washington Redskins played their first game at the stadium on September 14, 1997.
www.buy-football-tickets.com /nfl/redskins.php   (447 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: redskins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 In These Times | Racist Slurs Taint U.S. Sports
Like those Redskins fans who insist their team’s name is an honorable tribute, partisans of mascots everywhere claim their devotion is bias-free.
When the meaning of a word has changed (as is obviously the case with redskins since nobody intends to offend when they use the word today) these people are stuck with the old version of the word that's written in the dictionary.
Isn't the use and sale of a (ridiculous) native american image and the name Redskin a "commodification of life?" At least the sweatshop workers are making some duckets off the exploitation.
www.inthesetimes.com /comments.php?id=567_0_3_0_C   (5197 words)

  
 The Washington Redskins and the U.S. President | barnson.org
This one has an impressive winning streak--for 72 years, the victory or defeat of the Washington Redskins in their last game before the election has predicted whether the incumbent party holds the White House.
The probability of a Redskin victory or defeat correctly forecasting the presidential election 18 elections in a row has been calculated to be about one in 260 million.
Young Samuel and I have a bet...when the Redskins and Ravens play this year, if the Redskins win, me and my family have to visit Sam in Minny, and vice versa.
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 Redskins Blogs
Comment from chessui - 12/11/05 6:52 PM I'm a redskins fan and all of you who want to bail and call them deadskins....get off the bandwagon.
Comment from mltsrul - 10/5/05 10:52 AM I am so ashmend of all the Redskin Fans that put them down, sure the Skins have had their moments but haven't we all.
Comment from gergg311 - 8/24/05 12:13 AM I am a Redskins fan since 1979 and of course, they have been a good team and a bad team.
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 Washington Redskins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
You should become a fan because their defense is outstanding, you should become a fan because the offense is good, but you MUST become a fan because they have the potential to become a Super Bowl winning team.
All we had was the Redskins until the Ravens came, which is why we should keep supporting the Redskins, even it does lead to Ravens' fans hating us.
The Redskins football team is a beautiful, supernatural and miraculous phenomenon all at the same time.
www.allsports.com /network/content?site=1060&story=36110   (1935 words)

  
 Washington Redskins (washingtonpost.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
JavaScript is required to display this interactive graphic, which features Washington Redskins top stories, photos and multimedia and the team's schedule and roster.
The Redskins have decided on a different tack this offseason, trading in their annual manic signing parade for modest acquisitions and stability.
The Redskins have never needed a general manager more, and Coach Joe Gibbs will not succeed until he hires a personnel man.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/2005/front/skinsindex.html   (294 words)

  
 NFL.com - Washington Redskins Team News
As the situation now stands, the Redskins are set to select at No. 6 overall in this weekend's draft (April 28-29).
Keep in mind that in the days leading up to recent drafts, the Redskins have not been opposed to 11th hour maneuverings.
Perhaps the Redskins' most famous draft day trade in recent years came in 1999 when the team traded its 12th overall pick and multiple mid-round selections to Chicago for the fifth overall pick.
www.nfl.com /teams/news/WAS   (246 words)

  
 EXTREMESKINS.com - powered by vBulletin
Members are encouraged to use this forum to purchase or sell single game or season's tickets, parking passes or any other Redskins merchandise.
ExtremeSkins members are encouraged to post and share any Washington Redskins and NFL images they may have found on the internet or created themselves for the benefit and enjoyment of the community.
ExtremeSkins members are invited to use this forum to discuss all matters and discussion related to Fantasy Football Leagues and all things Madden.
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 ABC 7 News - Redskins Extend Betts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Betts, who was drafted by the Redskins in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft, has filled in for the injured Clinton Portis, who is out for the rest of the year with a broken hand and shoulder surgery.
Betts, who would've been a free agent after the season, has compiled 1,914 yards on 462 carries with seven touchdowns, while hauling in 92 passes for 808 yards in five campaigns with the Redskins.
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 Washington Redskins. News and Information about the Washington Redskins at www.thehogs.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Our Washington Redskins news portal contains all of the headlines from around the internet and is updated every 15 minutes.
Lloyd Show - a weekly podcast that allows Redskin fans to interact with Washington Redskins wide receiver Brandon Lloyd.
We are not associated with the Washington Redskins, the National Football League, or any other media site.
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 Washington Redskins | NFL Football at CBS SportsLine.com
Redskins: Team Page · Schedule · Stats · Roster · Depth Chart · Transactions
The Washington Post reports that the Redskins and Chicago Bears have rekindled talks under which the Bears would trade Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs to the Redskins.
The teams could swap their first-round draft picks, with the Bears receiving Washington's sixth overall selection in return for Chicago's 31st pick.
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The Redskins hold the No. 6 overall pick in the April 28-29 NFL Draft.
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