San Diego Chargers News and Events.
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:38:18 PST |
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Vincent Jackson is not on his way to becoming postseason MVP (Yahoo! Sports) Via Pro Football Talk , who probably knew about this the second he put his key in the ignition, San Diego...
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Chargers' Jackson arrested on DUI charge (AP)San Diego Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of drunken driving. Jackson failed sobriety tests shortly after 2 a.m. on state Route 52 in San Diego, said California Highway Patrol Officer Ray Scheidnes. He said he didn't know Jackson's blood alcohol level. Jackson was on probation for a previous DUI arrest, Highway Patrol Officer Brad Baehr said.
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Natural grass kept Roethlisberger injury from being worse (Yahoo! Sports)That artificial turf the Pittsburgh Steelers never installed at Heinz Field might have saved them a franchise...
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Philadelphia DA to release results of Harrison probe (Yahoo! Sports)District Attorney Lynne Abraham has scheduled a news conference at 11 a.m. Tuesday to announce the results of the...
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Chargers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The bounce-back Chargers are set to rebound from another regular-season defeat.
They did Saturday when revenging an earlier loss to the Colts but eliminating them from the playoffs.
Come Sunday, they get another shot when facing the Steelers at Heinz Field.
Back in November, the Steelers defeated the visiting Chargers, 11-10.
But the Chargers feel good about their chances come Sunday. It seems like they are playing with house money after starting 4-8 and now ending up four quarters shy of their second straight AFC Championship Game.
"Resiliency is a short-term and long-term thing," coach Norv Turner said. "It's been a week-to-week thing. We had a tough loss to Pittsburgh.
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Chargers RB Tomlinson cautious about injury (PA SportsTicker)San Diego Chargers star running back LaDainian Tomlinson isn't sure if a week's worth of treatment and rest will be the cure for what ails him.
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L.T. could be sidelined Sunday by 'tough' injury (AP)There was the strained groin in 2004, the lingering rib injury in 2005, a jaw injury in 2006, the knee injury in last year's playoffs and then his jammed right big toe earlier this season. Now there's the groin injury that's dogging LaDainian Tomlinson to the point that he might have to sit out the San Diego Chargers' playoff game at Pittsburgh on Sunday.
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Chargers' Bennett, former teammate sued in Fla. (AP)
A Florida man is suing San Diego Chargers running back Michael Bennett and a former Tampa Bay teammate, saying they attacked him at an International House of Pancakes. Brian Gordon said in a lawsuit that Bennett, offensive lineman Anthony Davis and another man assaulted him in the restaurant parking lot in Tampa on Oct.
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Chargers, Steelers in rematch of bizarre game (AP)The finish to the Chargers-Steelers game was strange enough, with the first 11-10 score in NFL history and Troy Polamalu stripped of a last-play defensive touchdown by an officiating error. This may be even stranger: The Chargers, 4-8 with a month left in the season, are returning to Pittsburgh for a rematch in an AFC divisional playoff game Sunday.
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Chargers coordinator Rivera to hold off on coaching interviews (PA SportsTicker)Ron Rivera will wait until the San Diego Chargers' season is officially over before possibly hopping on the coaching carousel.
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Roethlisberger returns to practice, will play Sunday (Yahoo! Sports)Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said today he passed his final post-concussion test and will play on Sunday when...
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Why is the worst divisional playoff matchup on in primetime? (Yahoo! Sports) Of the four divisional playoff games this weekend, the Arizona Cardinals - Carolina Panthers matchup is easily...
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And now, all the home teams are favored (Yahoo! Sports) After a wild card weekend in which all the home teams were underdogs (and went 2-2), we'll head into divisional...
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Chargers will have to make history without Tomlinson (Yahoo! Sports)As they seek to avenge an earlier loss to the Pittsburgh Steeelers, the San DIego Chargers will try on Sunday...
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'Hot and healthy' flies out the playoff window (Yahoo! Sports)The Cardinals and Chargers proved that regular-season marks and what we think we know can be irrelevant.
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Wild card weekend's five most valuable people (Yahoo! Sports) Honorable Mention: Matt Millen . I don't know that Matt Millen actually deserves an award, but it's got to be a...
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Wild card weekend's five least valuable people (Yahoo! Sports) Honorable Mention: 3conomics . I don't get the commercials, Wendy's. I know that you have three sandwiches that...
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Turner: L.T. not worse but not better, either (AP)With LaDainian Tomlinson perhaps hurt worse than the team is letting on and Darren Sproles sore from all the running he did in a thrilling wild-card win, the San Diego Chargers turned their thoughts toward the weather and the Pittsburgh Steelers' defense. The Chargers finally jumped above .500 and earned a rematch against the Steelers by outlasting Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 23-17...
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Colts-Chargers ties mark for overnight rating (AP)The San Diego Chargers' 23-17 overtime victory over the Indianapolis Colts tied the mark for the best overnight rating for a Saturday wild-card game since 1999. The game earned an 18.3 overnight rating and a 30 share on NBC, the network said Sunday. That equaled the 2003 Atlanta-Green Bay game for the highest mark for a Saturday wild-card playoff since 1999, when the Arizona-Dallas matchup received...
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Ed Hochuli gets a playoff assignment from the NFL (Yahoo! Sports) Ed Hochuli's reward for altering the course of the San Diego Chargers ' season was a coveted playoff...
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Supporting cast thrives in Tomlinson's absence (PA SportsTicker)As LaDainian Tomlinson stood on the sidelines, helmet off, watching for most of Saturday night's game, it had to be a little bit of deja vu for San Diego Chargers fans after last year's AFC Championship game loss to the New England Patriots.
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Colts prove again they are the NFL's ultimate 'paper tigers' (Yahoo! Sports)Another 12-victory season ... and nothing. Another Peyton Manning MVP season ... and nothing.
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Chargers RB Tomlinson unable to finish game (PA SportsTicker)LaDainian Tomlinson had to leave Saturday night's 23-17 overtime playoff win over the Indianapolis Colts due to a groin injury, leaving his status in doubt for the divisional round.
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Sproles' shoulders plenty big enough to carry Chargers (SportingNews.com)Chargers' do-everything back Darren Sproles was in a familiar role (for him) on Saturday, says Albert Breer. After all, he had plenty of reps at Kansas State.
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Scifres puts a foot on the throats of Colts (PA SportsTicker)On a stage that featured some of the game's biggest stars, a punter helped steal the show for the San Diego Chargers.
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Undermanned Bolts again send Colts home (Yahoo! Sports)Just like last year, LT was on the sideline. But that didn't stop the Chargers from again ousting the Colts in the playoffs.
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Chargers beat Colts 23-17 in OT (AP)
Darren Sproles ran off the field clutching the game ball, leaving Peyton Manning to hang his head in frustration. The San Diego Chargers outdid Manning for the second straight January, again turning to surprise stars to spark them along in the playoffs. Given more playing time because of LaDainian Tomlinson's groin injury, the speedy little Sproles scooted 22 yards for the winning score 6:20 into...
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Chargers and Colts play some defense; stage an instant classic (Yahoo! Sports) Despite numerous attempts to blow their own feet off, the San Diego Chargers managed to pull it together in...
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Floyd, Brackett among Colts-Bolts inactive (AP)Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson planned to play in San Diego's wild-card game against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday despite a groin injury. San Diego wide receiver Malcom Floyd was inactive, and hasn't played since sustaining a collapsed lung in a victory at Kansas City on Dec. 14. Tomlinson has a groin injury that, according to some reports, is worse than what the team announced.
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Five things that have me curious on Saturday (Yahoo! Sports) 5. If Edgerrin James can make himself a factor . I like how Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin match...
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