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  • Former New York Giants star Plaxico Burress speaks to reporters after being released from the Oneida County Correction Facility in Rome, N.Y., Monday, June 6, 2011. Burress was released from prison after spending nearly two years behind bars on a gun charge. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)

    DALY: After Haynesworth mess, Redskins should just say no to Plaxico

    Think of Plaxico Burress as a test, a test of whether Dan Snyder's Redskins really have learned their lesson. The gun-toting receiver walked out of prison Monday, agent Drew "Next Question" Rosenhaus by his side, and officially put himself up for bids. Can Mike Shanahan possibly resist submitting one, starved as he is for an extra-large wideout, or will Burress become the latest bad actor to land a leading role in Ashburn?


  • Washington Redskins rookie receiver Leonard Hankerson (left) pulls down a short pass as some members of the Washington Redskins hold an informal practice at a high school in northern Virginia, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

    New Redskins work out kinks

    Ryan Kerrigan's first practice with the Washington Redskins will forever carry an asterisk. It was a 95-minute informal session Tuesday morning at a Northern Virginia high school instead of at Redskins Park. Players wore T-shirts and gym shorts instead of jerseys and helmets. No coaches were present; only veterans guiding him through the playbook.


  • Miami coach Randy Shannon, right center, protests a foul call during the second half of an NCAA college football game against South Florida, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, in Miami. South Florida won 23-20 in overtime. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

    Miami fires coach Randy Shannon after 4 years

    Miami fired coach Randy Shannon on Saturday night, hours after the Hurricanes finished a 7-5 regular season that began with championship expectations.


  • Miami coach Randy Shannon, right center, protests a foul call during the second half of an NCAA college football game against South Florida, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, in Miami. South Florida won 23-20 in overtime. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

    Miami fires coach Randy Shannon after 4 years

    Miami fired coach Randy Shannon on Saturday night, hours after the Hurricanes finished a 7-5 regular season that began with championship expectations.


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