Pats lose Broncs getting beat up

We get excited to wear that orange. When we walk in the stadium and see it oranged out, it sends some emotion through the players’ veins and I think that will a lot to do with how we play on Monday night.”

Hosting the Olympics TOO COSTLY?

WouId want to live in a city hosting the Olympics?
-No way.
 I would rather be a volunteer mascot and wander around crowded streets in 95-degree heat and 80 percent humidity while wearing a steaming, furry costume already saturated with the sweat of other volunteer mascots than live in the host city. I receive regular emails from my friend Paul in London ,complaining about the constant budget overruns, increased taxes and hassles ahead of the 2012 Games.
Hosting the Olympics is too costly and too much grief. Chicago's bid for the 2016 Games cost an estimated $48 million, which I'm pretty sure doesn't include the unofficial bribes to the proper International Olympic Committee officials. The estimated cost of actually hosting the Olympics was pegged at $5 billion.

NBA 2K12

NBA 2K12 pays tribute to 15-sport changing athletes and their signature moves.

The game company announced on Thursday that NBA Hall of Famers Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Jordan will be featured in three separate covers on the front of "NBA 2K12," the latest installment of the best-selling basketball video game franchise.

San Diego ＠ Dallas

San Diego won the last regular-season meeting, 20-17, in Cowboys Stadium. The third-year venue hosted Chargers’ practices Friday and Saturday, and they’ll try for their first preseason win in the facility.　+MORE

４９ERS ENOUGHTOBEAT RAIDERS

There was at least one fight in the lower bowl of the stadium during the game, which is not uncommon at any sporting event, let alone one between rival teams. But afterward, word began spreading quickly of another incident outside.

Two men were shot and injured in the parking lot, according to police. The victims are a 20-year-old man who is expected to survive and a 24-year-old man who is in a hospital with what authorities said were life-threatening injuries.

The 49ers released a statement that they were aware of an incident and police were investigating. On the field, they took comfort in the small strides from last week.　+MORE

PRE-SEASON Wk2

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JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

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The two schools traded four homers and Nissho Gakuen collected at least one hit in each inning as the game seesawed back-and-forth at Koshien Stadium to open the second round of the tourney. The slugfest -- tied 8-8 after eight innings -- came down to two plays by the teams' respective pitchers in the ninth. Nissho Gakuen's Yukio Ogasawara let the go-ahead run score on a wild pitch in the top of the ninth and Kosei's Naohiro Imaizumi made a diving catch of a botched squeeze bunt in the bottom half and turned it into a double play that ended the final scoring threat　+READ

Lakers Gerl Blog

Erica a Very Lucky lakers gerl has to say this:
 I’m very fortunate to have been a part of. Also, how amazing was it to see our banner being raised on our opening night…..and giving the guys their back-to-back Champion rings!?! Amazing.
 Ever thought about Being a Laker Gerl wel read about them on there BLOG
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The Lakers will kick off the 2011 preseason on October 9 when they take on the Warriors at the Save Mart Center in Fresno.

The Lakers will then return to Southern California where they will play back-to-back sets of games against the Hawks and Jazz before heading to Las Vegas, Nevada to face the Kings on October 21 at the Thomas and Mack Center.

BATTLE for the TOP

The 49ers' re-signing of Smith assured that he'd remain a prominent part of the team's plans, but could a quick development by Kaepernick force the rookie into the lineup?

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FOOTBALL or NOT

“We want to tell you we thank you for being supportive of us through this process,” Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth said. “We were trying to make the game better for those guys that played it in the past, in the present and in the future. We appreciate your support. We look forward to a great football season. We got this thing done, now let’s play some ball.”