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RAIDERS / In short, Oakland must stop run

Oct. 25, 2009
The Raiders have a bucket list to finish before this season's dead, and it's getting shorter by the week. - Improve quarterback JaMarcus Russell's accuracy. Check, with consecutive games over the 60 percent completion rate. - Ensure coach Tom...
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler