Palmer picks Bengals to win AFC North
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer is at it again. Palmer is picking his Bengals to win the AFC North because he believes the lessons learned from previous seasons are finally sinking in.

"Tough one to predict. I predict that we win it," Palmer said from the Bengals' training camp at Georgetown College. "I can't tell you the won-loss record. Who knows? It's a crapshoot this year."

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Back from vacation....
I had a great time with the girlfriend in Florida last week....although it's great to be back in town. So they started charging for soda on the airline I traveled on...and it appears to be only the beginning. By next year, certain reports say, prices of plane tickets are going to double. Sweet. If that's the case, I'll get to take my next vacation in the summer of 2024. Anyway, good to be back.

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Keith Rivers is in...and practicing
C. Trent

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Rivers deal
5-year, $23-million dollar deal

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The saga continues...
Sporting News
According to Brett Favre's agent, Favre is willing to play for either the Jets or the Buccaneers, and he hopes a trade is completed by Thursday at the latest. "Brett feels he needs to get into training camp," Bus Cook told Sporting News in a telephone interview Wednesday morning. "He's ready to get started."

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New NFL fan code of conduct
Sporting News
It includes bans on:

-- Behavior that is unruly, disruptive, or illegal.

-- Drunkenness and signs of alcohol impairment that result in irresponsible behavior.

-- Foul or abusive language or obscene gestures.

-- Interference with the progress of the game, including throwing objects onto the field.

-- Failing to follow instructions of stadium personnel.

-- Verbal or physical harassment of fans from the opposing team.

...........Oh, okay great....they mean no fun...

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OSU 2nd in College Football Top 20
SI.com

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I officially love synchronized swimming...

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Oh boy...
Britney Spears is being lined up to play a killer lesbian stripper in the Quentin Tarantino's next movie, it has been reported.  "It is perfect Tarantino material. He wanted to get Britney first. She's playing the most important character."

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The electric car is coming...
Nissan Motor Co. unveiled a new prototype electric vehicle Wednesday with batteries twice as powerful as conventional technology, aiming to take a lead in zero-emission cars.  Japan's third-largest automaker said the front-wheel drive, boxy-shaped car has a newly developed 80 kilowatt motor with advanced lithium-ion batteries installed under the vehicle's floor to avoid taking up space.  The laminated batteries, jointly developed with electronics giant NEC Corp., pack twice the electric power of conventional nickel-metal hydride batteries currently used in hybrid and electric cars, it said.

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