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    Military Investigating Suspected ‘White Power’ Hand Gestures Flashed at Game

    United States military officials said they were investigating whether Army cadets and Navy midshipmen had flashed hand symbols associated with hate groups at their football game on Saturday. A broadcast showed cadets from the United States Military Academy and midshipmen from the Naval Academy in the stands displaying the sign at least five times behind […] More

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    N.F.L. Week 15 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread

    It is hard to match the standard set by last week’s action, but with the Titans and the Texans battling it out for A.F.C. South superiority, and the Bills and the Steelers facing off in a defensive grudge match, there should be plenty of fun ahead. Here is a look at N.F.L. Week 15, with […] More

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    Clinton Portis and Other Ex-N.F.L. Players Face Health Care Fraud Charges

    Ten former N.F.L. players, including the former Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis, were accused of defrauding one of the league’s retiree health care benefit programs out of $3.4 million for phony purchases of medical equipment, federal prosecutors said on Thursday. Brian A. Benczkowski, assistant attorney general for the criminal division of the United States […] More

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    The N.F.C. East: Does Anyone Want to Win It?

    The Eagles and Cowboys both have losing records. Michael Ainsworth/Associated Press The Cowboys and the Eagles have limped to 6-7 records. And those are the good teams in the N.F.C. East. Still, someone will have to win it. Test your knowledge of the N.F.L.’s absolute worst division this season. 1 of 10 In this century, […] More

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    Eli Manning Was, Briefly, Eli Manning Again

    By halftime of Monday night’s game between the Giants and Philadelphia Eagles, it felt as if Eli Manning was a character in a folk tale, a shunted hero who, in a twist of fate, was granted a last moment to rescue those around him. Manning, for 11 weeks the forlorn servant on the bench, improbably […] More