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New England WON!!!

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Passing: Rivers (SDG) 211 yds
Rushing: Maroney (NWE) 122 yds
Receiving: Jackson (SDG) 93 yds
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w00t ND is 1st in recruiting this year!!!

1 Notre Dame 22 3 15 4 3.95 2,680
2 Alabama 26 2 15 7 3.65 2,479
3 Georgia 25 2 14 8 3.68 2,388
4 Florida 20 3 12 3 3.80 2,331
5 Ohio State 18 3 10 5 3.89 2,231
6 Miami 27 2 11 6 3.26 2,134
7 Florida State 20 1 12 7 3.70 2,076
8 Oklahoma 17 3 10 3 3.88 2,068
9 UCLA 21 0 12 9 3.57 1,920
10 Texas 20 0 12 7 3.55 1,919
11 LSU 23 1 10 12 3.52 1,899
12 Michigan 18 0 14 3 3.72 1,833
13 USC 14 2 9 3 3.93 1,712
14 Texas A&M 26 0 9 16 3.31 1,676
15 Clemson 20 1 8 7 3.30 1,556
16 Auburn 23 1 7 14 3.35 1,554
17 Pittsburgh 20 1 6 10 3.25 1,417
Virginia Tech 27 0 6 20 3.19 1,417
19 Illinois 27 0 7 15 3.07 1,401
20 Oregon 20 0 7 12 3.30 1,373
21 Arizona State 26 0 6 16 3.08 1,266
22 Minnesota 25 0 6 14 3.04 1,263
23 Colorado 16 0 7 8 3.38 1,187
24 South Carolina 19 0 5 13 3.21 1,168
25 Missouri 21 1 2 15 3.05 1,160

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Sam the Butcher... RIP

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Allan Melvin, a character actor best known for playing Sam the Butcher on "The Brady Bunch," has died. He was 84.


Allan Melvin played Archie Bunker's friend Barney Hefner on "All in the Family."

Melvin died of cancer Thursday at his home in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, said Amalia Melvin, his wife of 64 years.

The jowly, jovial Melvin spent decades playing a series of sidekicks, second bananas and lovable lugs, including Archie Bunker's friend Barney Hefner on "All in the Family," and Sgt. Bilko's right-hand man Cpl. Henshaw on the "Phil Silvers Show."

But his place in pop culture will be fixed as butcher and bowler Sam Franklin, the love interest of Brady family maid Alice Nelson, who was played by Ann B. Davis. Melvin played the role from 1970 to 1973.

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1923, Melvin grew up in New York and attended Columbia University.

He was appearing on Broadway in "Stalag 17" when he began his decades-long television career with "The Phil Silvers Show," playing a role his wife said was always his favorite.

"He was proudest of that show," Amalia Melvin said. "I think the camaraderie of all those guys made it such a pleasant way to work. They were so relaxed."

He saw steady employment as a voice actor from the early 1960s to the early 1990s, most famously providing the voice of "Magilla Gorilla" for the Hanna Barbera cartoon of the same name.

His other credits include several guest appearances on "The Andy Griffith Show," "Gomer Pyle: USMC," and "The Dick Van Dyke Show."

In addition to Amalia, Melvin is survived by daughter Jennifer Hanson and grandson Jon Hanson Jr. A daughter, Mya, died in 197

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new study showing an increased risk of blood clots among women using a contraceptive skin patch prompted the Food and Drug Administration on Friday to add that finding to the drug's label.


The possibility of blood clots was first placed on the Ortho Evra label in September 2006.

The agency said the label on the Ortho Evra Contraceptive Transdermal Patch will include the results of a study in women aged 15-44 indicating a higher risk of clots than for women using birth control pills.

The blood clots could potentially lead to a lung embolism, the agency said.

"For women that choose to use contraceptives, it is important that they thoroughly discuss with their health care providers the risks and benefits involved," said Dr. Janet Woodcock, the FDA's deputy commissioner for scientific and medical programs.

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The agency said it believes the patch is a safe and effective method of contraception, but recommends that women with concerns or risk factors for serious blood clots talk with their health care provider about contraceptive options.

The possibility of blood clots was first placed on the Ortho Evra label in September 2006.

Ortho Evra is a prescription patch that releases hormones through the skin into the bloodstream. Because the hormones are processed by the body differently than hormones from birth control pills, women using the product will be exposed to about 60 percent more estrogen than if they were using typical birth control pills, FDA said.