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Carson Palmer Helps Oakland Raiders Beat San Diego Chargers, 24-17
Carson Palmer passed for 299 yards and two touchdowns, and the Oakland Raiders beat the San Diego Chargers 24-17 on Thursday night. Palmer also committed two turnovers that helped San Diego stay in the game until its final minute, when the Raiders’ Tommy Kelly sacked Chargers’ quarterback Philip Rivers, and Lamarr Houston recovered the fumble for Oakland to end the game.
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Ryanair Releases New Calendar With Flight Attendants in Bikinis
Budget European airline Ryanair released its annual Cabin Crew Charity Calendar last week. With glossy pictures of bikini and lingerie-clad models posed in and around the airline’s airplanes, the fourth edition of the calendar may be produced with more care than the airline puts into its maintenance program.
NFL PLayer Kirk Morrison Gives College Student Free Game Tickets in Exchange for His Twitter Handle
Buffalo Bills’ linebacker Kirk Morrison traded a 20-year-old Canadian business student with the same name as his to an NFL game experience in exchange for the Twitter handle @kirkmorrison.
NFL Thursday Night Football Preview – Week 10: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers
The NFL’s slate of Thursday night games kicks off this week with an AFC West tilt. Here’s a preview:
Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers – 8:20 PM
Both teams enter the primetime contest on losing streaks. Oakland (4-4) has lost two games in a row, both to division rivals, after losing starting quarterback Jason Campbell to injury and subsequently acquiring Carson Palmer from Cincinnati...
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Michael Vick Tops List of Most Disliked NFL Players
Players with legal troubles and quarterbacks head a list of the NFL’s most disliked players. The list, based on the findings of a public survey of NFL player perception conducted by Nielsen and E-Poll Market Research, indicates that players with legal issues, contract disputes or suspect character are viewed unfavorably by NFL fans...
Hugh Hefner Disapproved Of Lindsay Lohan Playboy Photos
Lindsay Lohan had a second round of nude photographs taken Friday for her upcoming ‘Playboy’ spread, thanks to magazine founder Hugh Hefner, who was worried that the results of the initial shoot were not in line with Playboy’s standards.
Jay Cutler Leads Chicago Bears Over Philadelphia Eagles, 30-24, on ‘Monday Night Football’
Jay Cutler threw a 5-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to Earl Bennett early in the fourth quarter, and the Chicago Bears held on to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 30-24 on Monday night .
Cutler completed all four of his pass attempts for 47 yards on the go-ahead drive, including the scoring toss to Bennett
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NFL 2011 Season – Week Nine Recap
Early routs and late thrillers filled the NFL schedule for Week 9. Here’s a recap of all of the NFL action from Sunday:
N.Y. Giants 24 – New England 20
Eli Manning capped a game-winning, 80-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Jake Ballard with 15 seconds remaining, and the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots, 24-20. The
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Miami Heat Owner Micky Arison Fined $500K for Tweeting About Lockout with Fan
Miami Heat owner Micky Arison has been fined $500,000 by the NBA for a tweet he made last week, according to an ESPN report. No official announcement was made, but the NBA did confirm it had fined Arison an undisclosed amount.
The most serious Twitter exchange was as follows:
Fan: “How’s it feel to be apart of ruining the best game in the world...
Ryan Succop’s FG in OT Leads Kansas City Chiefs over San Diego Chargers 23-20 on ‘Monday Night Football’
Ryan Succop’s 30-yard field goal in overtime lifted the Kansas City Chiefs over the San Diego Chargers 23-20 on ‘Monday Night Football.’ The kick, Succop’s third field goal of the game, gave Kansas City (4-3) the win in a mistake-filled contest that saw the teams combine for eight turnovers – four each – and commit 21 penalties for 158 total yards...
NFL 2011 Season – Week Eight Recap
A stunning upset and several blowouts punctuated the action in week eight of the NFL season, meanwhile several games came down to the waning moments. Here’s a recap of all the action:
St. Louis 31 – New Orleans 21
Steven Jackson had 25 carries for 159 yards and two touchdowns, as the St...
St. Louis Cardinals Beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 to Win World Series
Allen Craig hit a solo home run to provide the go-ahead run, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 to win the 2011 World Series four games to three in St. Louis on Friday night.
Third baseman David Freese, who was named the World Series MVP, had a two-run double in the bottom of the first inning that tied the score at 2-2...