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Torn ACL puts Raiders FB Griffith on shelf for rest of season

Oct. 27, 2008
Raiders fullback Justin Griffith is out for the season with a knee injury.
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OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Just eight games into a seven-year contract worth up to $70 million, cornerback DeAngelo Hall was released Wednesday by the NFL's Oakland Raiders.
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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