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Given a chance, Bush emerges as Raiders' top option

Dec. 21, 2009
Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell wasn't the only benched starter asked to save the day. Former starting running back Michael Bush got his first offensive snaps since Dec. 6, and made some wonder what the holdup has been. Bush ran 18 times for 133 yards...
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OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Oakland's JaMarcus Russell passed for an 86-yard touchdown in the first quarter Sunday and the Raiders went on to down the Philadelphia Eagles 13-9.

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OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Coach Tom Cable says Oakland will stick with starting quarterback JaMarcus Russell despite the Raiders' meager offense.

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HOUSTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Houston's Steve Slaton scored two touchdowns and Jacoby Jones ran a kickoff back 95 yards for another Sunday in a 29-6 Texans win over the Oakland Raiders.

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NFL: Kansas City 20, Oakland 13

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NFL: Oakland 16, New York Jets 13 (OT)

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Russell finally signs with Raiders

ALAMEDA, Calif., Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Quarterback JaMarcus Russell, the top pick in this year's NFL draft, signed a six-year contract Wednesday with Oakland.

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler