NFL: Rams and Titans capture first victories
The Titans and Rams are winless no more. The Broncos finally lost a game. And the Indianapolis Colts did just enough to win. They always do, it seems. At Indianapolis, the Colts (7-0) beat San Francisco 18-14 to win their 16th straight regular-season...
 6.9K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 732.0 Electric bikes trace route of car executives to DC
WASHINGTON (AP) An Oregon company that makes electric motorcycles thinks it has a homegrown solution to the nation s energy woes. To prove it, the company sent two riders on a 10-day odyssey from Detroit to Washington, re-creating the 2008 trip of ...
3.4K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 61.0 Columbia River commerce protected by weakened wall
ASTORIA (AP) It s a mild October morning on the Oregon Coast. Yet, even on a windless day with the ocean glassy smooth, it s a rough ride at the point where the Columbia River smashes into the Pacific Ocean. A 60-ton boat, designed to ferry elite p...
6.7K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 61.0 Salvage firm is planning Titanic expedition in 2010
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) The company that has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic is planning a possible expedition to the world s most famous shipwreck in 2010. The first expedition to the North Atlantic wreck site since 2004 is revealed in a filing ...
3.7K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 1000.0 Tampa Bay takes winless record overseas
TAMPA, Fla. Hours after Tampa Bay stumbled to 0-6 for the first time in 24 years, Buccaneers rookie head coach Raheem Morris went to bed without watching film of his team s next opponent. The Bucs have to fly across the Atlantic Ocean this week to ...
3.7K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 96.0 NFL: Brady has big game in the snow for Patriots
Tom Brady finding his form could be bad news for the rest of the NFL. A few other quarterbacks were at their Sunday best, too. Brett Favre and Drew Brees helped their teams remain unbeaten. Ben Roethlisberger and Kurt Warner, who met in last season s...
10.1K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 96.0 Pro Picks: Cupcake start is over for Giants
At 5-0, the New York Giants match the best record in the NFL. Unlike the Colts, Broncos and Vikings, they ve hardly played anyone worth mentioning. New York s toughest opponent has been Dallas, which had put together a 3-2 mark despite very mediocre ...
3.4K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 61.0 Pro Picks: Cupcake start is over for Giants
At 5-0, the New York Giants match the best record in the NFL. Unlike the Colts, Broncos and Vikings, they ve hardly played anyone worth mentioning. New York s toughest opponent has been Dallas, which had put together a 3-2 mark despite very mediocre ...
3.4K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 61.0 Sports Briefs: Cubs prepare for sale with bankruptcy filing
NEW YORK The Chicago Cubs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a step that will allow their owner to sell the baseball team in an $845 million deal. The filing in Wilmington, Del., was anticipated and is expected to lead to a brief ...
5.0K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 141.0 NFL: Broncos move to 5-0 with OT win
The Denver Broncos are reminding their fans of Super Bowl seasons past with their 5-0 start. The Dallas Cowboys are just relieved their season hasn t completely fallen apart heading into their bye week. Kyle Orton led a 98-yard drive in the fourth qu...
9.4K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 96.0 Pro Picks: Ravens get to take out frustrations on Bengals
Even in defeat at New England, the Baltimore Ravens were impressive. They showed lots of moxie in staying close to the Patriots despite turnovers and overall carelessness. That game very well could be an anomaly for what has become one of the most ba...
3.4K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 61.0 Titans meet in Far West League opener
North Bend opens the Far West League football schedule on Friday at Douglas in a battle of the league s co-champions from last season. Coming off two wins in a row, including a victory at home last week in which the Bulldogs handed then-undefeated Sw...
2.0K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 61.0 AFC: Bengals win another last-minute thriller
The Cincinnati Bengals were involved in yet another nail-biter and it s a trend quarterback Carson Palmer would like to see end soon. The last-minute Bengals needed a 31-yard field goal from Shayne Graham late in overtime to beat the winless Clevel...
4.9K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 96.0 Pro Picks: Cowboys may continue trend of road teams playing well
Road teams have fared very well so far this season, going 23-25. In September, of course, weather rarely is a factor, negating some of the home-field advantage. The same should hold true for much of October, which means four home teams are underdogs ...
3.7K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 96.0 Winless NFL teams have serious issues
MIAMI Let s start at the bottom. To recap: The Bucs backup QB led them in rushing, the Titans final 13 passes fell incomplete and the Dolphins again disproved the value of ball control. The Browns couldn t stop the run, the Chiefs couldn t stop t...
5.2K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 158.0 Sanchez sets new QB standard
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. ” Mark Sanchez saw the goal line in front of him ” and a charging Tennessee Titans defender. So the New York Jets rookie quarterback lowered his head like a fullback, took a hard pop and spun his way into ...
4.0K - Sep. 28, 2009; scored 141.0 Pro Picks: Lions sinking into newer depths
Yes, the Detroit Lions are losers of historic proportions. Should they fall at home to Washington on Sunday, they will drop into a morass visited by only one team in NFL annals. After becoming the only club to go 0-16 in a season, the Lions have lost...
4.0K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 61.0 Bengal breakthrough sackmaster
CINCINNATI Antwan Odom was the most noticeable player in the Cincinnati Bengals training camp, and not just because he looked a whole lot bigger. The defensive end zipped from dorm room to cafeteria to locker room on a two-wheel transport he broug...
5.3K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 61.0 Tennessee start a reverse of 2008 season
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Tennessee Titans suddenly find themselves in fix-it mode. All that talk about being a good team? Tough to believe now that the Titans have blown second-half leads in each of their first two games. The team that started 2008 by ...
4.7K - Sep. 22, 2009; scored 211.0 AFC: Jets back up coach's words
Mark Sanchez and the New York Jets sent quite the message to the New England Patriots. The rest of the NFL, too. The rookie quarterback came out throwing in the second half after two quiet quarters Sunday, connecting with Dustin Keller on the go-ahea...
3.2K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 61.0 | 
