Sports - News October 8, 2011

Oakland Raiders owner Davis dies aged 82 (Philadelphia's WB 17)
Al Davis, the long-time owner of the National Football League's Oakland Raiders, died Saturday at the age of 82, the team's official website reported.

Chicago Bears refuse to motivate Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions (examiner)
Finally somebody figured it out. Go out and disrespect that talent of Calvin Johnson, or his Detroit Lions and Head Coach Jim Schwartz will use it to motivate his up and coming team.

Tigers have ace Verlander set for opener vs Texas (Boston)
"Too long ago," manager Ron Washington, dismissing any advantage the win in April might give his Rangers in the ALCS opener.

Fresno St. dominated by No. 5 Boise St. 57-7 (Deseret News)
The lopsided nature of Fresno State's loss to Boise State might best be summed up like this: By the time the Bulldogs crossed midfield for the first time all game, they already trailed by 30 points.

Cardinals eliminate Phillies (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Chris Carpenter tossed a three-hitter to outpitch old pal Roy Halladay in a duel for the ages and St.

Brewers eliminate D-Backs, advance to NLCS (The Toronto Star)
Nyjer Morgan did it again for Milwaukee, delivering an RBI single in the 10th inning to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 Friday in Game 5 and send the Brewers to the NL championship series.

NCAA suspends WR Posey for 5 games (Knoxville News Sentinel)
The NCAA suspended Ohio State wide receiver DeVier Posey for five games Friday - leaving him with only two regular-season games in his senior season - and three other Buckeyes for one game for taking too much money for a summer job.

Texans receiver Johnson expects to miss 2 weeks (CBC)
Texans star receiver Andre Johnson expects to be out a couple of weeks after a minor procedure to repair a right hamstring injury.

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