Patrick Havens on July 17th, 2008

The Raiders and 49ers have agreed to a joint practice during training camp in Napa, Raiders senior executive John Herrera said,
No date has been announced, though the practice likely is to take place before the teams’ exhibition game Aug. 8. The Raiders last participated in a joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys in 1998, when [...]

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Patrick Havens on February 3rd, 2007

I was watching Cartoon Network with my son, and caught a bit about the robocup challenge. Needless to say, I found that interesting so I did a little research. It seems there are a few different leagues, but the one I found the most interesting was the Aibo (Four Legged) League.
Currently, there exist [...]

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Patrick Havens on August 21st, 2006

Jerry Rice is rejoining the 49ers for eternity and a day.
Rice, the NFL’s all-time leading receiver, will return to the team’s facility Thursday to sign a one-day contract so he can retire as a 49er, the team announced. The formal retirement ceremony won’t take place until halftime of the Nov. 19 game against Seattle at [...]

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Patrick Havens on June 23rd, 2006

Fan forgets hotel location in six-hour ordeal
BERLIN (Reuters) - German police rescued an American soccer fan lost in Hanover and unable to find his hotel again after helplessly wandering around the city for more than six hours after a match, federal police said Friday.
The 25-year-old Boston man had checked into his hotel in the afternoon [...]

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Patrick Havens on April 24th, 2006

According to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times, Los Angeles Police Department detective Robert Lewis said a group of people — including Manning — attacked a man in a Denny’s restaurant after teasing him for working on a laptop computer.
OK… I’m not a Nerd, but a geek. But that’s what this guy sounds like. [...]

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Patrick Havens on March 18th, 2006

Terrell Owens is now a Dallas Cowboy.
The two sides made it official Saturday afternoon at Valley Ranch where owner Jerry Jones introduced his new wide receiver in a jam-packed press conference room at Valley Ranch.
The Cowboys gave Owens a three-year deal worth $25 million, including a $5 million signing bonus.
Owens was a glory hogging clown [...]

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