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Lions QB Orlovsky out with multiple thumb injuries

Nov. 7, 2008
Lions quarterback Dan Orlovsky has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the Jaguars after it was revealed he has two fractures and a torn ligament in his right thumb.
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NFL: Green Bay 31, Detroit 21

GREEN BAY, Wis., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Aaron Rodgers threw three scoring passes for Green Bay, which dumped the Detroit Lions 31-21 Sunday, making them the first NFL team to go 0-16.

Quarterbacks again head NFL injury list

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Eight quarterbacks were among the ailing when the injury report for the NFL's 14th week was released Friday afternoon.

NFL: Tennessee 47, Detroit 10

DETROIT, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Chris Johnson and LenDale White rushed for two touchdowns Thursday, helping the Tennessee Titans roll to a 47-10 rout of the Detroit Lions.

Sea lion culling in Ore. backed by judge

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ruled that killing up to 85 California sea lions each year will be permitted to protect salmon at Oregon's Bonneville Dam.

Lions continue Thanksgiving tradition

DETROIT, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The Detroit Lions, who first played football on Thanksgiving Day in 1934, will do so again Thursday in hopes of winning for the first time this season.

COL FB: Penn St. 49, Michigan St. 18

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Daryll Clark's five touchdowns Saturday sent No. 8 Penn State to a 49-18 drubbing of No. 15 Michigan State.

COL BKB: Notre Dame 65, Loyola-Marymnt. 54

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Luke Harangody put on a show with 27 points and 17 rebounds Friday, pushing ninth-ranked Notre Dame past Loyola-Marymount 65-54.

Student spends day glued to billboard

LONDON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A British university student said he spent a day glued to a giant billboard to help promote a bestselling book, "This Diary Will Change Your Life."
NFL: Carolina 31, Detroit 22

NFL: Carolina 31, Detroit 22

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Carolina's DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart combined for three touchdowns and 250 rushing yards Sunday, powering the Panthers past winless Detroit 31-22.

COL FB: Penn State 34, Indiana 7

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- The defense of eighth-ranked Penn State surrendered just 180 total yards Saturday on the way to a 34-7 Big Ten Conference rout of Indiana.

Broncos bring back RB Tatum Bell

DENVER, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The Denver Broncos came to terms Tuesday on a contract with former running back Tatum Bell.

NFL: Jacksonville 38, Detroit 14

DETROIT, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Maurice Jones-Drew scored three touchdowns Sunday, pacing a Jacksonville attack that buried the winless Detroit Lions 38-14.

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It's official. Culpepper signs with Lions

DETROIT, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Veteran free-agent quarterback Daunte Culpepper, a three-time Pro Bowler, signed a two-year contract Tuesday with the winless Detroit Lions, the team announced.
Report: Orton may be out up to a month

Report: Orton may be out up to a month

CHICAGO, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Chicago Bears quarterback Kyle Orton could be sidelined up to a month with an ankle injury, the Chicago Tribune reported Monday.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch