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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008
Titans, Westbrook, Browns stake claims to season
It was a fairly predictable weekend in the NFL, though some bottom-feeders gave the top contenders a run for their money. Here is what you can take away from the weekend's NFL action.
ALL THAT
There's no joking about it anymore, the Tennessee Titans really are that good. They used a 17-point fourth quarter to hand a crushing blow to the Colts, who fell to 3-4 on the season. The Titans picked off Peyton Manning twice and rode that strong defense to their seventh victory this season. Who cares if Kerry Collins is the quarterback? If the Titans continue to suffocate opponents with their defense, they'll be munching on a "Good Burger" on their way to a first-round bye in the playoffs.
WILD AND CRAZY KIDS
That's how you can view the AFC East division right now. Buffalo lost to last-place Miami on Sunday but still leads the division.
The Patriots barely escaped with a slim seven-point victory against the Rams, and the Jets scraped by the Chiefs even though quarterback Brett Favre threw three interceptions. Maybe we can turn to Nickelodeon host Omar Gooding
at the end of the season to come up with some crazy contest to decide the winner of the division because chances are, the division race will continue to be tight throughout the rest of the season.
DO, DO, DO, DO YOU HAVE IT? GUTS!
Philadelphia running back Brian Westbrook fought back from injury with a vengeance. After missing a game because of a hip injury, Westbrook came out of the bye week blazing.
Westbrook carried the ball 22 times for 167 yards and two touchdowns and added six catches for 42 yards to have a stellar performance on Sunday. Westbrook scaled the Aggro Crag with ease and kept the Eagles in a tight division race, helping them chalk up a victory.
physical challenge and play the Cleveland Browns right now?
DOUBLE DARE Would you like to take the
The Browns have reverted back to their 2007 form after a rough start this season. The Browns have won three of their last four games, which that includes serving the Giants their only loss of the season. Also consider that they lost to the Steelers and Redskins, two elite teams, by a combined seven points.
The Browns' offense has found its stride again and the defense has played well enough to keep them in a lot of games. If the队 keeps up this level of play, it could challenge for a playoff spot again.
LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE
The Giants appear to be on their way to the mecca of football after a heated battle against the Steelers on Sunday.
The Steelers had problems getting through the physical challenges, as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw four interceptions, and multiple players left the game with injuries, including safety Ryan Clark. Maybe Olmec can give the Steelers some advice on the safest path to the Super Bowl.
— Edited by Andy Greenhaw
Tennessee Titans quarterback Kerry Collins passes against the Indianapolis Cubs behind the blocking of center Kevin Mawae (68) and guard Jake Scott (73) in the first quarter of an NFL football game in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday. Collins and Titans are 7-0 on and on the NFL.
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NBA
Former Knicks coach's possible overdose ruled accidental
BY JIM FITZGERALD ASSOCIATED PRESS
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. Officers who responded to Isaiah Thomas' home after a 911 call reporting an overdose on sleeping pills found a man passed out on the floor and gave him oxygen until an ambulance arrived.
Authorities have not publicly identified Thomas as the victim, but a person familiar with the case has confirmed it was the former
Knicks coach and NBA star. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because of privacy concerns.
On Tuesday, Harrison Police Chief David Hall provided new details about last week's emergency in which officers were handed a bottle of prescription pills at Thomas' Westchester County home.
Hall said the bottle had a name on it, but he would not disclose the precise medication. He said
police called the overdose accident because there was no suicide note and no indication the victim suffered from depression.
Thomas has denied being the victim, and Hall again criticized the ex-coach for saying it was his 17-year-old daughter, Lauren, who required treatment.
"As parents, you try to protect your kids; you don't say they did something when it was you who did it." Hall said. "We know the difference between a 47-year-old man
and a teenager."
Thomas' spokesman, Jesse Derris, said, "This continues to be a private family matter and the family respectfully asks for privacy."
Some of the latest details about the Thomas case were first reported by Newsday.
Hall said the 911 call made late Thursday from Thomas' multimillion-dollar home in the Purchase section of Harrison went first to state police, then to Harrison.
They administered oxygen until an ambulance crew arrived and took over, eventually lifting the man onto a gurney and taking him to White Plains Hospital.
Harrison police on patrol nearby got to the scene first, saw a 47-year-old man on the floor and went into "standard operating procedure." Hall said.
He said it was his department's first call to Thomas' house. An emergency services log, with the names of the caller and the patient
blacked out, indicates the ambulance arrived at the house minutes before midnight.
Hall said someone at the house gave his officers a prescription bottle, and the officers gave it to the ambulance crew so the hospital doctors would know about it.
They then searched the house for other medications that might have been involved but found none, he said.
Thomas was fired as the Knicks' coach April 18.
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