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New York Jets coach Rex Ryan has been hiding a secret up his sleeve and it involves his wife and embattled quarterback Mark Sanchez. It's a racy tattoo on his right arm depicting his wife, Michelle, wearing nothing but a green Jets jersey bearing the number '6' - an unmistakable reference to Sanchez. The tattoo was revealed in a photo by the New York Daily News as Ryan, who typically sports a long-sleeved white tee and green sweater vest that would cover the ink, vacationed shirtless in the Bahamas. He was photographed on a swim with his wife and sunbathing...

NFL WEEK SIX LIVE THREAD October 14 1:00PM ET - CBS @ @ @ @ 1:00PM ET - FOX @ @ @ @ 4:05PM ET - FOX @ 4:15PM ET - CBS @ @ 8:15PM ET - NBC @ October 15 8:30PM ET - ESPN @ BYE

NFL WEEK TWO LIVE THREAD September 16 1:00PM ET - FOX @ @ @ @ 1:00PM ET - CBS @ @ @ @ 4:05PM ET - FOX @ @ @ 4:15PM ET - CBS @ @ @ 8:15PM ET - NBC @ September 17 8:30PM ET - ESPN @

NFL WEEK ONE LIVE THREAD September 6th 8:30PM EST - NBC @ September 9th 1:00PM EST - CBS @ @ @ @ @ @ 1:00PM EST - FOX @ @ @ 4:15PM EST - FOX @ @ @ 8:15PM EST - NBC @ September 10th 7:00PM EST - ESPN @ 10:15PM EST - ESPN @

Atlanta (7-9) at Minnesota (6-10) - 1:00 PM The Falcons missed the playoffs last year by losing their final three games. And now they've lost noted animal-lover and PETA spokesman Michael Vick for 12 to 60 months due to a self-inflicted injury. Vick will be replaced at QB by the lovable Joey Harrington, who won't throw for many touchdowns, but he won't be flipping off the home crowd/spreading herpes/killing dogs with his bare hands, either. The Falcons are going to need their defense to overachieve and RB Warrick Dunn to rush for 1,500+ yards just to avoid losing double-digit games...

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Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs was charged with leaving the scene of an accident after crashing his Lamborghini and abandoning it alongside an expressway on the city's North Side, Illinois State Police said. After meeting with police Monday afternoon, Briggs was also cited for failure to give immediate notice of an accident and improper lane usage, said Master Sgt. Luis Gutierrez.

American Football Conference East W L T Pct New England (1) 12 4 0 .750 New York 8 8 0 .500 Buffalo 7 9 0 .438 Miami 7 9 0 .438 North W L T Pct Baltimore (3) 12 4 0 .750 Cincinnati 8 8 0 .500 Pittsburgh 8 8 0 .500 Cleveland 4 12 0 .250 South W L T Pct Indianapolis (4) 10 6 0 .750 Houston (6) 9 7 0 .563 Tennessee 7 9 0 .438 Jacksonville 7 9 0 .438 West W L T Pct San Diego (2) 12 4 0 .750 Denver (5) 10...

Open-Air Facility At Meadowlands Set For 2010 Opening (CBS/AP) NEWARK -- The New York Giants and Jets closed deals Thursday for $1.3 billion in financing for a new stadium the NFL clubs are teaming to build. "This represents another step forward in the completion of this exciting project," said Alice McGillion, a spokeswoman for New Meadowlands Stadium Corp. Each team completed separate $650 million financing deals. CitiCorp is financing the Jets' portion, while investment banks Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers are financing the Giants' deal. The teams got financing help earlier this year when NFL owners approved $300 million in...

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS VS CHICAGO BEARS Sunday February 4, 2007 At Dolphin Stadium, Miami, FL 6:25PM ET TV Network: CBS

I have neither started nor maintained a thread for football commercials in the past...

Watching the NFL playoff games, I heard the announcer discussing the possibility of the first black coach going to the Super Bowl. A black coach has never made it to the Super Bowl. Really? I was surprised. Surely someone had done that, I thought, but no, no one had. Race will always matter whether we want it to or not. Milestones like this will be noticed less and less, though, as we become a more accepting place for people of all colors. I asked NewsOK users if it is significant that two black coaches - Lovie Smith of the Bears...

Indianapolis 38, New England 34

GO COLTS !!!!!!! Jim Irsay and Coach Dungy gave the glory to God !!!!!

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -A comeback, a drive, a legacy. And yes - finally - Peyton Manning gets his Super Bowl trip, too. Football's most prolific quarterback put on a show for the ages Sunday, rallying the Indianapolis Colts from 18 points down and driving them 80 yards for the winning score in a wildly entertaining 38-34 victory over the New England Patriots.

I was just watching live running of the 11th race at Balmoral, having made an online bet, waiting patiently, minute after minute, then seeing nothing but a black screen and then an uncertainly transmitted voice of the announcer, saying "we are in total darkness. This race is cancelled/ there will be a total refund of all bets" No doubt his voice was being transmitted courtesy of a generator. ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE POWER OUTAGE IN CHICAGO?