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Raiders notebook: Receivers will get more regular action

Oct. 16, 2008
Raiders coach Tom Cable wants more production from his wide receivers. In lieu of a roster overhaul, he thinks prolonged exposure could be the answer. "What we're trying to do is play guys a little more continuously and maybe not so much in and out," Cable...
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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