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The Associated Press reports the NFL Network and Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN are in talks about a partnership, according to a person familiar with the talks. A deal could end a long standoff between the league and cable carriers, some of whom said the NFL was asking them to pay too much for its programming. [...]

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Kevin Acee, of the San Diego Union-Tribune, reports free-agent OG Shane Olivea (Chargers) has been suspended for the first four games of the 2008 season. According to sources, Olivea failed a test for illicit drugs.

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Chip Scoggins, of the Star Tribune, reports Minnesota Vikings DE Kenechi Udeze (illness) told KFAN’s Dan Barreiro that he will undergo a bone marrow transplant early next month. Udeze has been diagnosed with an acute form of leukemia. He will undergo the procedure with his older brother, Thomas Barnes, who is a 100 percent match. [...]

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Mac Engel, of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, reports former NFL broadcaster Pat Summerall has been in the hospital this week, according to a source close to Summerall’s family. The source said his condition is not considered life threatening. Summerall underwent a liver transplant in 2004, but the source said his condition is not related to [...]

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The Associated Press reports the home of Dallas Cowboys CB Adam Jones is up for foreclosure sale. Jones defaulted on the terms and conditions of a mortgage with U.S. Bank, according to a notice of foreclosure sale published Thursday, June 19. The home and 30 acres will be sold June 27 on the steps of [...]

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The Associated Press reports Buffalo Bills RB Marshawn Lynch will plead guilty next week to an unspecified charge relating to the hit-and-run accident involving his vehicle. Erie County District Attorney Frank Clark said the plea is based on the fact Lynch was driving but would not go into detail on the charge.

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