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The Associated Press Updated 9:07 am PDT, Tuesday, October 15, 2019 As part of its celebration of its 100th season, the NFL is designating a Game of the Week, each chosen to highlight a classic matchup. For this week, it is the Packers-Raiders game. To mark each Game of the Week, the AP will be reprinting its story of a classic matchup in the rivalry. The following is the story from the 2003 meeting between the teams on the day after Brett Favre's father passed away, first published on Dec. 23, 2003, and written by AP Sports Writer Greg Beacham. Favre deals with grief by playing heavy heart out By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer OAKLAND (AP) — Brett Favre dealt with the grief in the best way he could imagine. He played his heavy heart out. Favre passed for 399 yards and four touchdowns a day after his father's death, moving into second place in NFL history for career TD passes while leading the Green Bay Packers to a 41-7 victory over the Oakland Raiders on … [Read more...] about NFL AT 100-AP Was There-Packers-Raiders 2003

The Patriots are adding to their tight end room again, signing Eric Tomlinson to their 53-man roster according to the NFL Network. Tomlinson, 27, is primarily a blocker. He entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2015 and has been with the Eagles, Texans, Jets and, most recently, the Giants. From 2016-2018 with the Jets, Tomlinson played in 39 games and made 16 catches for 193 yards and a touchdown while also playing a sizeable role on special teams. The Jets cut Tomlinson around cut day this summer. He was picked up by the Giants and was on their roster for the first three games of this season before being let go there as well. The move is expected to take place a day after the Patriots reportedly agreed to re-sign tight end Ben Watson. The Patriots have one open roster spot and would have to free up a second to add both Tomlinson and Watson to their roster. The need for these moves was created last Thursday when tight end Matt LaCosse injured his knee against the Giants and … [Read more...] about Patriots to sign tight end Eric Tomlinson

Greg Beacham, Ap Sports Writer Updated 8:26 pm PDT, Monday, October 14, 2019 Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James in action during a match against Brooklyn Nets at the NBA China Games 2019 in Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong province on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 (Color China Photo via AP) Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James in action during a match against Brooklyn Nets at the NBA China Games 2019 in Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong province on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 (Color China Photo via AP) Photo: AP Photo: AP Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James in action during a match against Brooklyn Nets at the NBA China Games 2019 in Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong province on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 (Color China Photo via AP) Los Angeles Lakers' … [Read more...] about LeBron: Rockets’ Morey ‘wasn’t educated’ on China tweet

Vietnam’s football team are prepared to secure a win against Indonesia in the World Cup 2022 qualifiers, said head coach Park Hang-seo. Head coach Park Hang-seo of Vietnam’s football team (Photo: VNA) The game will take place at 6:30pm (Hanoi time) on October 15 at the Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Bali. Vietnam gained their first win of the qualification campaign against Malaysia last Thursday after they were held to a goalless draw by Thailand in their opener last month. Meanwhile, Indonesia have lost all three of their qualifiers so far. “Vietnam had a difficult match at home against Malaysia. Tomorrow, we have another game with Indonesia away. Our rivals are very strong but fans can believe in us,” said Republic of Korean coach Park at the press conference in Indonesia on October 14. “Indonesia are a strong team with good players, however, we are prepared to get a victory,” Park affirmed. On October 14, Park selected a 23-man squad, … [Read more...] about Coach Park confident of Vietnam’s win against Indonesia

Daniil Medvedev, Russia's number one tennis player, on Monday (Oct 14) signed caps and tennis balls for fans in his native city of Moscow, hours after landing from China, where he won the Shanghai Masters on Sunday. Hotfoot from success in Shanghai Daniil Medvedev arrives back in Moscow. (AFP/Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV) After a period in the doldrums, Russian tennis is now infused with a new generation of young male players and Medvedev, 23, is leading the pack, now at a career-best of fourth in the world. Tired after a long flight and admitting he was surviving on coffee, Medvedev posed for selfies with fans. "I do feel there's a lot of support coming from Russia. it's huge and it's great," he told AFP. "A lot of support coming from social media (and) support from my friends, because most of my friends are still Russian guys." Fans hailed his influence. "The main thing is that tennis is becoming more popular in Russia thanks to him," said one fan, 19-year-old student Daniil … [Read more...] about Rocketing star Medvedev revives Russia”s hopes