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Dungy accepts five-year offer to coach Colts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Len Pasquarelli ESPN.com Tony Dungy has accepted the job as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, ESPN.com has learned, and his hiring is expected to be formally announced by the team later today. League sources said Dungy, fired last week by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will receive a five-year contract. Financial details of the contract were not immediately available. Dungy, 46, chose the Colts over the Carolina Panthers, who met with him Friday and Saturday and offered him the job at that time. Colts officials flew to Tampa on Sunday night ...

Q. What's the difference between the Cincinnati Bengals & the Taliban? A. The Taliban has a running game Q. What do the Cincinnati Bengals & Billy Graham have in common? A. They both can make 60,000 people stand up & yell "Jesus Christ" ! Q. How do you keep a Cincinnati Bengal out of your yard? A. Put up goal posts Q. Where do you go in case of a tornado? A. The Paul Brown Stadium - they never get a touchdown there! Q. What do you call a Cincinnati Bengal with a Super Bowl Championship ring? A. A thief ...

Judge strikes down concealed carry 'ban' By Kimball Perry, Post staff reporter A judge today ruled unconstitutional Ohio's law that effectively prevents law-abiding citizens from carrying a concealed weapon for protection or work. Ohio's concealed carry laws ''are unconstitutional on their face and as applied to the plaintiffs in that said (laws) deny to plaintiffs, in particular, and the law-abiding citizens with in Hamilton County, in general, the right to carry a concealed firearm for their defense and security, contrary to their Ohio Constitutional right,'' Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Robert Ruehlman noted in his decision released today. Ruehlman ...

Actor Redford Slams Bush on the Environment BERLIN (Reuters) - American actor Robert Redford has called President Bush ``ignorant'' on the environment and urged other nations to keep pressure on the United States at a global climate conference next week. Redford, who has become an active environmentalist aside from his acting and directing, told the German weekly magazine Stern that Bush was oblivious to the extent the United States squandered natural resources compared to other countries. ``Bush doesn't have a clue,'' Redford said, adding that Bush was unaware ``we are all living in a global village.'' Redford said he felt ...