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It's official, former Tennessee Titan RB Eddie George is now a Dallas Cowboy. George, who has rushed for over 10,000 yards in his 8-year NFL career, comes to Dallas to provide depth at a position that sorely needs it. One team's loss is another team's gain. Eddie George, the second leading rusher in the National Football League since 1996, has signed what amounts to a one-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys just days after leaving the Tennessee Titans organization. The deal is reported to be worth $2.2 million. The deal is also structured so that he could earn an additional...

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Sports Network) - The Tennessee Titans have released Eddie George just two days after the star running back rejected a contract proposal and requested a trade. George is Tennessee's all-time leading rusher with 10,009 yards. The 1995 Heisman Trophy winner was under contract through the 2006 season and was due to earn $4.25 million this season. The team asked George in February to rework his contract and paid him a $1 million roster bonus in March. George has said that Philadelphia, Tampa Bay and Dallas are potential options and that he looks to move forward in a...

The appointment of Mervyn King as the next governor of the Bank of England will be seen as a further sign that the Treasury is cooling on the prospect of early membership of the European single currency. Mr King, the Bank's deputy governor, who will succeed Sir Edward George next July, is a noted sceptic on the euro. Three years ago, Mr King told a Commons select committee "you would probably need 200 or 300 years of data" to be sure it was safe to join the euro. Although Mr King had been the favourite to succeed Sir Edward, the...