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Robert Griffin III threw four touchdown passes Sunday, and the Washington Washington Football Team broke a three-game losing streak with a 31-6 win over the skidding Philadelphia Eagles. Griffin completed 14 of 15 passes for 200 yards and also ran 11 times for 85 yards. He threw for scores of 6, 49, 61 and 17 […]

Josh Freeman threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Dallas Clark in overtime to cap the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ 27-21 comeback win over the Carolina Pantherson Sunday. It was Freeman’s third touchdown pass of the game for the Buccaneers (6-4). Carolina appeared to have the game in hand after a 29-yard touchdown pass from Cam Newton […]

Well, the coach is in place, but Mike D’Antoni and his crutches won’t make their debut until Sunday, meaning the Bernie Bickerstaff era will continue for one more day. And it’s pretty important the interim coach go out on a high note. Given the early hole dug by the Lakers, every opportunity to make up […]

So much for any hope Rex Ryan had of spending a quiet week with reporters discussing the New York Jets‘ next opponent. Several players and other Jets employees were extremely critical of backup quarterback Tim Tebow‘s abilities in a New York Daily News story in Wednesday’s editions, with a starter on the team’s defense even […]

Some fools have given up on the Washington Washington Football Team‘ playoff chances, but Robert Griffin III still believes. “I think the playoffs are a realistic goal for us,” Griffin said Wednesday, via WJFK-FM. Things certainly look better than they did when the Washington Football Team last played. The New York Giants have lost in a row […]

The Indianapolis Colts became the latest team to hammer the Jacksonville Jaguars at home, winning 27-10 on Thursday night behind two rushing touchdowns from rookie quarterback Andrew Luck. Darius Butler returned an interception for a score as the Colts (6-3) won their fourth consecutive game and snapped a three-game losing streak in the series. The […]

The Lakers have fired Mike Brown as coach after the team’s 1-4 start, according to a person familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly about it. Brown was barely a month into his second season with the team, which struggled badly amid high expectations.   “This was a difficult and painful decision […]

President Obama speaks with Warren Ballentine regarding this election.  President Obama says the stakes are high in this election and people need to vote. Five votes per precinct determined the election in 2008 in North Carolina.  This election will be just as close – if not closer.  He urged all eligible registered voters to get […]

Happy Homecoming Eagles!!! For all of my fellow Eagles that are registered voters of Durham County.  We can vote tomorrow during Homecoming at the Student Union from 8:30-3:00.  

Antonio Gates caught a 14-yard yard scoring pass from Philip Rivers on the game’s opening drive to snap a streak of six straight quarters without a touchdown and the San Diego Chargers went on to a 31-13 victory over the staggering Kansas City Chiefson Thursday night. The Chiefs, who lost their fifth straight, committed four […]

Disappointing playoff outcomes led the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks to retool their rosters in hopes of again rising to the top of the Western Conference. Each team, though, surrounded its long-standing – yet ailing – superstar in different manners. Kobe Bryant expects to play but Dirk Nowitzki won’t as these new-look squads open […]