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Sports

Florida Player Suspended

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Oct 15th 2015

The Florida freshman defensive back Deiondre Porter was suspended indefinitely after being arrested on suspicion of firing a gun in the direction of his pregnant girlfriend.

"The Florida freshman defensive back Deiondre Porter was suspended indefinitely after being arrested on suspicion of firing a gun in the direction of his pregnant girlfriend. One of the team’s top special teams players, Porter was arrested on four felony charges and was being held on $160,000 bond in the Alachua County Jail.

The episode, the police said, occurred at 2:15 a.m. on Sept. 29, three days after the eighth-ranked Gators beat Tennessee. The woman came forward Monday, nearly two weeks later, to report it. “She said she was scared,” said Officer Ben Tobias, a spokesman for the police."

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Defense, Not Manning, Behind Denver Broncos’ 5-0 Start

By CHASE STUART | Oct 12th 2015

Look at any defensive metric, and there is a good chance the Broncos are at or near the top of the list.

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NFL Standings Division | Conference

American Football Conference
East Division
	W	L	T	Pct	GB	PF	PA	Home	Road	vs. Conf	vs. Div	Streak
New England Patriots	4	0	0	1.000	0.0	149	76	2-0-0	2-0-0	3-0-0	1-0-0	4 W
New York Jets	3	1	0	.750	1.0	95	55	1-1-0	2-0-0	3-0-0	1-0-0	1 W
Buffalo Bills	3	2	0	.600	1.5	124	105	1-2-0	2-0-0	3-1-0	1-1-0	1 W
Miami Dolphins	1	3	0	.250	3.0	65	101	0-2-0	1-1-0	0-3-0	0-2-0	3 L
West Division
	W	L	T	Pct	GB	PF	PA	Home	Road	vs. Conf	vs. Div	Streak
Denver Broncos	5	0	0	1.000	0.0	113	79	2-0-0	3-0-0	3-0-0	2-0-0	5 W
San Diego Chargers	2	3	0	.400	3.0	116	134	2-1-0	0-2-0	1-2-0	0-0-0	1 L
Oakland Raiders	2	3	0	.400	3.0	107	124	1-2-0	1-1-0	2-2-0	0-1-0	2 L
Kansas City Chiefs	1	4	0	.200	4.0	117	143	0-2-0	1-2-0	1-2-0	0-1-0	4 L
North Division
	W	L	T	Pct	GB	PF	PA	Home	Road	vs. Conf	vs. Div	Streak
Cincinnati Bengals	5	0	0	1.000	0.0	148	101	3-0-0	2-0-0	4-0-0	1-0-0	5 W
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	2	0	.600	2.0	120	95	1-1-0	2-1-0	1-2-0	0-1-0	1 W
Cleveland Browns	2	3	0	.400	3.0	118	132	1-1-0	1-2-0	2-3-0	1-0-0	1 W
Baltimore Ravens	1	4	0	.200	4.0	123	137	0-2-0	1-2-0	1-4-0	1-2-0	1 L
South Division
	W	L	T	Pct	GB	PF	PA	Home	Road	vs. Conf	vs. Div	Streak
Indianapolis Colts	3	2	0	.600	0.0	99	113	1-1-0	2-1-0	3-2-0	3-0-0	3 W
Tennessee Titans	1	3	0	.250	1.5	102	91	0-2-0	1-1-0	0-3-0	0-1-0	3 L
Houston Texans	1	4	0	.200	2.0	97	135	1-2-0	0-2-0	0-2-0	0-1-0	2 L
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	4	0	.200	2.0	93	145	1-1-0	0-3-0	1-2-0	0-1-0	3 L
National Football Conference
East Division
	W	L	T	Pct	GB	PF	PA	Home	Road	vs. Conf	vs. Div	Streak
New York Giants	3	2	0	.600	0.0	132	109	2-1-0	1-1-0	2-2-0	1-1-0	3 W
Dallas Cowboys	2	3	0	.400	1.0	101	131	1-2-0	1-1-0	2-2-0	2-0-0	3 L
Washington Redskins	2	3	0	.400	1.0	97	104	2-1-0	0-2-0	2-2-0	1-1-0	1 L
Philadelphia Eagles	2	3	0	.400	1.0	117	103	1-1-0	1-2-0	1-3-0	0-2-0	1 W
West Division
	W	L	T	Pct	GB	PF	PA	Home	Road	vs. Conf	vs. Div	Streak
Arizona Cardinals	4	1	0	.800	0.0	190	90	2-1-0	2-0-0	4-1-0	1-1-0	1 W
St. Louis Rams	2	3	0	.400	2.0	84	113	1-1-0	1-2-0	2-2-0	2-0-0	1 L
Seattle Seahawks	2	3	0	.400	2.0	111	98	2-0-0	0-3-0	2-2-0	0-1-0	1 L
San Francisco 49ers	1	4	0	.200	3.0	75	140	1-1-0	0-3-0	1-3-0	0-1-0	4 L
North Division
	W	L	T	Pct	GB	PF	PA	Home	Road	vs. Conf	vs. Div	Streak
Green Bay Packers	5	0	0	1.000	0.0	137	81	3-0-0	2-0-0	4-0-0	1-0-0	5 W
Minnesota Vikings	2	2	0	.500	2.5	80	73	2-0-0	0-2-0	1-1-0	1-0-0	1 L
Chicago Bears	2	3	0	.400	3.0	86	142	1-2-0	1-1-0	0-3-0	0-1-0	2 W
Detroit Lions	0	5	0	.000	5.0	83	138	0-2-0	0-3-0	0-3-0	0-1-0	5 L
South Division
	W	L	T	Pct	GB	PF	PA	Home	Road	vs. Conf	vs. Div	Streak
Carolina Panthers	4	0	0	1.000	0.0	108	71	2-0-0	2-0-0	2-0-0	2-0-0	4 W
Atlanta Falcons	5	1	0	.833	0.0	183	143	3-0-0	2-1-0	4-1-0	0-1-0	1 L
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	3	0	.400	2.5	110	148	1-2-0	1-1-0	1-1-0	1-1-0	1 W
New Orleans Saints	2	4	0	.333	3.0	134	164	2-1-0	0-3-0	2-4-0	1-2-0	1 W

X - Clinched Playoff Spot,  Y - Clinched Division,  Z - Clinched Home Field Advantage

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Sports

Monday’s Matchup: Steelers at Chargers

By BRETT MICHAEL DYKES | Oct 11th 2015

San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers continues to prove his doubters wrong, and this week he will have another tool in his toolbox with the return of Antonio Gates.

http://nytimes.stats.com/fb/scoreboard.asp

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Sports

Like Heisman Winners, Top Coaches Lean to Green

By MARC TRACY | Oct 11th 2015

The top individual and team honors in college football have been coming to players and coaches early in their tenures with programs.

The best players are recruted by the N.F.L.

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Opinion

Improving Water Quality

Oct 14th 2015

A reader describes a successful program whereby industries purchase water quality “credits” from farmers.

Ohio must regulate phosphate use in the watersheds.

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Sports

Eugenie Bouchard Sues Over Injuries From Fall at U.S. Open

By BEN ROTHENBERG | Oct 14th 2015

In a lawsuit against the United States Tennis Association, Bouchard said that her fall at the United States Open was the result of “a slippery, foreign and dangerous substance on the floor.”

http://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp


National League

Final 1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   R H E NY Mets 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 1 LA Dodgers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1

W: J. deGrom (2-0)   L: Z. Greinke (1-1)   S: J. Familia (2)

NYM HR: D. Murphy (3)

Preview | Box | Gameview | Recap

Mets win series 3-2

American League
East
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
X-Toronto	93	69	.574	-	53 - 28	40 - 41	42 - 34	20 - 14	19 - 13	6 - 4	L 2
Y-NY Yankees	87	75	.537	6	45 - 36	42 - 39	38 - 38	21 - 12	17 - 16	3 - 7	L 3
Baltimore	81	81	.500	12	47 - 31	34 - 50	39 - 37	15 - 18	15 - 18	5 - 5	W 5
Tampa Bay	80	82	.494	13	42 - 42	38 - 40	36 - 40	13 - 19	17 - 17	6 - 4	W 2
Boston	78	84	.481	15	43 - 38	35 - 46	35 - 41	15 - 18	15 - 18	6 - 4	L 4
Central
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
X-Kansas City	95	67	.586	-	51 - 30	44 - 37	18 - 16	44 - 32	20 - 12	6 - 4	W 5
Minnesota	83	79	.512	12	46 - 35	37 - 44	19 - 14	40 - 36	16 - 17	5 - 5	L 3
Cleveland	81	80	.503	13.5	39 - 41	42 - 39	18 - 15	32 - 43	19 - 14	6 - 4	W 3
Chi White Sox	76	86	.469	19	40 - 41	36 - 45	14 - 19	32 - 44	21 - 12	4 - 6	L 1
Detroit	74	87	.460	20.5	38 - 43	36 - 44	12 - 20	41 - 34	12 - 22	4 - 6	W 1
West
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
X-Texas	88	74	.543	-	43 - 38	45 - 36	23 - 11	18 - 14	36 - 40	5 - 5	W 1
Y-Houston	86	76	.531	2	53 - 28	33 - 48	18 - 16	14 - 18	38 - 38	6 - 4	L 1
LA Angels	85	77	.525	3	49 - 32	36 - 45	16 - 16	17 - 17	44 - 32	7 - 3	L 1
Seattle	76	86	.469	12	36 - 45	40 - 41	15 - 17	14 - 20	39 - 37	2 - 8	W 1
Oakland	68	94	.420	20	34 - 47	34 - 47	10 - 23	14 - 19	33 - 43	4 - 6	L 1

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N.Y. / Region

Workers at B&H Photo Video, Citing Hazards, Move to Unionize

By COLIN MOYNIHAN | Oct 13th 2015

Employees of the New York-based electronics store filed a petition Tuesday to vote on joining the United Steelworkers union after complaining of unsafe conditions.

I have dealt with them over the counter.

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The Upshot

Yes, Soda Taxes Seem to Cut Soda Drinking

By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ | Oct 13th 2015

A new tax in Mexico has caused sales of sugary drinks to fall.

OK

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Sports

Atlanta Falcons Find a Running Game in Devonta Freeman

By CHASE STUART | Oct 15th 2015

Freeman, a second-year running back, gained at least 149 yards in each of his first three starts. He leads the N.F.L. in yards from scrimmage (645) and touchdowns (8).

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/soccer/index.html

http://www.theguardian.com/football

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/15/big-decisions-unlikely-migration-summit-eu-leaders

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Sports

Andrew Luck Returns to Colts’ Practice With an Eye on the Patriots

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Oct 12th 2015

The Indianapolis quarterback, who has missed the past two games with a sore right shoulder, said he hoped to be able to play against the defending Super Bowl champion, New England.

http://nytimes.stats.com/fb/scoreboard.asp?meta=true

8:30 PM ET	NBC
New England
Indianapolis

Preview

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N.Y. / Region

New York Police Officer Is Convicted of Lying About Photographer’s Arrest

By WINNIE HU | Oct 15th 2015

Officer Michael Ackermann said a photographer on assignment for The New York Times had interfered with an arrest by discharging his camera’s flash in his face, but he did not, in fact, own a flash.

"In a statement, Danielle Rhoades Ha, a spokeswoman for The Times, said: “We are pleased with the verdict. No journalist or citizen should have to put up with police misconduct.”"

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Travel

In Somerset, a Hotel With Fitting Name Focuses on Food

By DAVID SHAFTEL | Oct 13th 2015

It seems a good deal.

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Sports

Steve Sarkisian Is Fired as U.S.C. Football Coach

By MARC TRACY | Oct 12th 2015

The move came one day after Athletic Director Pat Haden announced that Sarkisian would take a leave of absence after he failed to show up for a practice.

A.A. understands addiction.

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Science

Gene May Prompt Male-to-Male Attraction in Worms

By SINDYA N. BHANOO | Oct 12th 2015

A new study reports that a variation in a single gene results in male worms with excretory pores that attract the sexual attentions of other males.

The worm has given up sex.
It frustrates its evolution.

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Sports

Steve Spurrier Takes the Blame at South Carolina

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Oct 13th 2015

In deciding to resign at the Gamecocks’ football coach, Spurrier did so because he said the team was headed in the wrong direction.

http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click&contentCollection=College%20Football&region=TopBar&WT.nav=searchWidget&module=SearchSubmit&pgtype=article#/South+Carolina+football/since1851/allresults/2/allauthors/newest/

"Unit cohesion" is broken.

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N.Y. / Region

Brooklyn Prosecutor Says His Office Broke Up Gun Ring

By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD | Oct 14th 2015

District Attorney Ken Thompson noted that about 90 percent of the guns recovered in crimes committed in the borough come from the South.

Breaking up a gun ring is not a prosecutor's responsibility.
I am glad it is done.
It is the police department's proper business.
Why are the police not doing the job.

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Opinion

Why Tipping Is Wrong

By SARU JAYARAMAN | Oct 15th 2015

For decades, tips have been the excuse not to pay restaurant workers even a minimum wage.

I accept Saru Jayaraman's argument.
We should not need to tip.
Not tipping when tipping is the server's income is evil.
Under tipping is evil and insulting.

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Sports

Dalton Helps Bengals Rally Past Seahawks to Stay Perfect

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Oct 11th 2015

Quarterback Andy Dalton led Cincinnati from a 17-point deficit to a victory against the Seahawks, leaving the Bengals 5-0 for the first time since 1988, the last time they went to the Super Bowl.

Artificial drama.

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Opinion

A Law That Hides Police Misconduct From the Public

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Oct 12th 2015 

More importantly the law hides policemen from the police administrators.

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N.Y. / Region

Relief for Local Rail Woes Is Taking Shape in Concrete by the Hudson

By DAVID W. DUNLAP | Oct 14th 2015

There has been lots of talk lately about the Gateway project, which would double the rail capacity into and out of Penn Station. A visit to Manhattan’s Far West Side shows Gateway is more than talk.

News I have been watching for


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