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The NFL has fined Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett $7,500 for his elbow to the throat of Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck.

Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson needs one more sack to become the 10th player in NFL history with 20 sacks and 20 interceptions.

In this case, he's spot-on. "As far as the importance of the game, this game is just as important as the first game," the coach said.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- We all know the scenario. You're dozing off late at night on the couch, the television on in the background.

A losing season is now out of the equation for the 2009 Minnesota Vikings, not that such a notion had ever really entered this talented team's scope.

The National League Cy Young Award winner will be announced Thursday at 2 p.m. ET.

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The surgeons have gotten their hacks at Rob Johnson the past month. Now the Seattle Mariners' catcher is eager to spend the rest of this offseason getting his body back in shape for the 2010 season.

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With four losses in five games and a 4-5 record, defensive tackle Tommie Harris realizes the Chicago Bears' hopes are fading fast.

Kurt Warner knows how to come back from adversity. That's the recurring theme in his remarkable career.

Danny O'Neil of the Seattle Times revisits Steve Hutchinson's departure from the Seahawks.

The kickoff for the Titans Nov. 29 game against Arizona has been changed to 3:15 p.m., the NFL announced Tuesday.

Former Seattle wide receiver Jordan Kent scores a touchdown against Minnesota during a preseason game in 2007.

Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says the Rams defied expectations by pushing the unbeaten Saints from start to finish.

With their season potentially hanging in the balance, the San Francisco 49ers were finally able to come out on the right side of a close game in last Thursday's narrow victory over the Chicago Bears.

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Robert Meachem, left, catches a 27-yard touchdown pass as St.

Cardinals running back Beanie Wells lowers his shoulder as he tries to run through Seahawks defender Deon Grant during action at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.

South Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 10: [+] Enlarge Kirby Lee/Image of Sport/US Presswire If Matt Hasselbeck is healthy, the Seahawks have a chance against the Cardinals.

Opponents are not the only ones at risk. Officials have flagged 49ers tight end Vernon Davis for five false-start penalties in the three full games since Smith replaced Hill as the starting quarterback.