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14-Year-Old Cancer Patient Calls Plays for Ravens

Kevin Spak — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:35:43 CST

The Baltimore Ravens have a new top-secret offensive mastermind: Matthew Costello, a 14-year-old with an inoperable brain tumor. Costello goes to school with offensive coordinator Cam Cameron’s son Danny. When Danny told his dad about Costello’s recent diagnosis, Cameron, a cancer survivor himself, rushed over to meet him, Rick Reilly...

Dolphins Sack Cameron After 1-15 Season

Matt Cantor — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:29:02 CST

The Miami Dolphins have fired coach Cam Cameron after less than a year, the Miami Herald reports. Most of his coaching staff is gone, too, after a 1-15 season that also cost the general manager his job. "We needed someone in place who shared the same philosophical compatibilities we shared,...

Parcells Ready to Take Reins

Katherine Thompson — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:42:44 CST

Bill Parcells was officially introduced yesterday as the Dolphins' VP of football operations and is ready to get down to work, the Miami Herald reports. "We've got things to do," the new head honcho said of his 1-14 team. One of those things may be to find a new coach...

Steelers Slog Through 3-0 Win Over Miami

Mike Buss — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:31:59 CST

A lightning storm delayed Ricky Williams' return to the NFL tonight. And then, as if the Miami Dolphins didn't have enough trouble trying to avoid a "perfect" season, Williams hurt his shoulder and left the game late in the first half of his team's 3-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers....

NFL Commish Reinstates Ricky Williams

Doug Sweeney — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:57:15 CST

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 year,...

Fins Still Winless, Pats Still Lossless

Jesse Andrews — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:21:17 CDT

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...

Green Tapped by Dolphins

Jesse Andrews — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:19:32 CDT

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...