Inside Slant (USA Today)While the Eagles' failure to punch the ball into the end zone from the 1-yard line on three tries late in the fourth quarter of Sunday night's 24-20 loss to the Chicago Bears has been a major focus of attention this week, there also is concern about the continuing struggles of three-time Pro Bowl place-kicker David Akers.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:19:05 GMT)
IPhone gets first major corporate customer in Japan (New York Times)Japan's Softbank Mobile has signed its first major corporate contract for the iPhone 3G. The deal, with management and technology consultancy BearingPoint , will see 1,000 of the phones put into the hands of the company's analysts and workers across the country, the two companies said on Monday.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:53:57 GMT)
Calendar of major business events for Tuesday (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Major business events and economic events scheduled for Tuesday: WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks at the National Association for Business Economics' annual meeting.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:51:57 GMT)
Inside Slant (USA Today)First, the pass defense was a problem. Then the Broncos run defense struggled at Kansas City.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:18:20 GMT)
Inside Slant (USA Today)Last week, there was still talk of a winning record and even a possible playoff berth in the Texans' locker room.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:18:31 GMT)
Inside Slant (USA Today)The Lions are 0-3, and all their losses were ugly, double-digit affairs. The Bears are 2-2, and their two losses were close.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:18:23 GMT)
Inside Slant (USA Today)The Vikings entered the season as one of the trendy picks to win the NFC and certainly were expected to contend for the NFC North title.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:18:47 GMT)
Inside Slant (USA Today)The San Francisco 49ers are coming off a humbling performance - their worst game of the season.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:19:14 GMT)
Inside Slant (USA Today)When defensive coordinators game plan for the San Diego Chargers, they can't ignore four-time Pro Bowl tight end Antonio Gates, a touchdown machine.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:18:45 GMT)