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Posted: Wednesday March 25, 2009 11:20AM; Updated: Wednesday March 25, 2009 11:20AM

Bills' Owens to receive award at National Alzheimer's Gala in D.C.

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Terrell Owens missed the start of Bills' conditioning program

Owens will receive Alzheimer's Association first Young Champions Award

Owens, whose grandmother has the disease, has helped raise awareness

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Terrell Owens has a pretty good reason for missing the start of the Bills' voluntary offseason conditioning program this week.

The star receiver is in Washington, D.C., attending the sixth annual National Alzheimer's Gala. He'll receive the Alzheimer's Association's first Young Champions Award on Wednesday night for raising awareness in the fight against the disease. Owens' grandmother has Alzheimer's.

Among the others being honored are French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia and his wife, Sharon Percy Rockefeller.

Owens, who signed with the Bills on March 7, made headlines Monday when he was one of several players who didn't show up for the start of the team's 12-week voluntary workout program.

Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

 
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