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PONTIAC, Mich. - A judge has cleared the way for Pontiac, Mich., to sell the stadium that was once home to the NFL's Detroit Lions to a Canadian company for $583,000.

WASHINGTON - The NFL and its players union have approved independent doctors to evaluate head injuries for about half of the league's 32 teams as part of a new program.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington Redskins running back Ladell Betts and guard Chad Rinehart suffered season-ending injuries in Sunday's game against the Dallas Cowboys, coach Jim Zorn said on Monday.

ASHBURN, Va. - During a news conference in which he discussed three more season-ending injuries and revealed discouraging news about three other players, Washington Redskins coach Jim Zorn was hit with a coughing fit. He needed a drink to help him continue.

TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt says he had a long talk with Kurt Warner on the flight home, and the quarterback was "very upbeat and alert" following a blow to the head in Sunday's' victory over St. Louis.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers were dealt a double blow on Monday when cornerback Al Harris and linebacker Aaron Kampman were ruled out for the rest of the season with knee injuries.

GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Green Bay Packers feared the worst after watching two of their top defensive players get carted to the locker room Sunday, and things didn't look any better the next morning. Cornerback Al Harris and linebacker Aaron Kampman will both have season-ending knee surgery.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. - The Detroit Lions have sold out the Thanksgiving NFL game against Green Bay, avoiding a local TV blackout.

INDUSTRY, Calif. - NFL-starved fans in Los Angeles are already signing up for ticket updates, even though there's no stadium or a team to play in it.

CHICAGO - Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles found a way to pull out a close win. They also hurt the Chicago Bears in the process.

DETROIT - An ailing Matthew Stafford threw his fifth touchdown pass from 1 yard to Brandon Pettigrew, and Jason Hanson's extra point with no time on the clock gave the Detroit Lions a thrilling 38-37 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The defense Bill Belichick didn't want to put on the field a week ago kept the offense of the New York Jets off it Sunday.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Bruce Gradkowski provided more than a spark for the struggling Oakland Raiders. He delivered a much-needed comeback victory that the Cincinnati Bengals handed over to Oakland.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - It didn't matter which quarterback the Denver Broncos had under center Sunday. The San Diego Chargers bottled up both the rusty Chris Simms and the hobbled Kyle Orton.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - When the last player drafted in 2009 trotted onto the field, the best team of 2008 was doomed.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Eli Manning and the New York Giants' offense bailed out their top-ranked defense.

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Aaron Rodgers made San Francisco pay for a draft-day snub in 2005 and the Green Bay Packers survived a second-half surge by the 49ers for a 30-24 victory Sunday.

ARLINGTON, Texas - Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys were awful on offense for a second straight week. This time, they were lucky to be playing the broken-down Washington Redskins.

The Indianapolis Colts are two wins away from the longest winning streak in NFL history.

TAMPA, Fla. - Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints keep on rolling.

NEW YORK - Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams is making a friendlier gesture to the Buffalo Bills one week after his obscene hand sign to fans of the team earned him a hefty fine.

ARLINGTON, Texas - Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman and secondary coach Dave Campo had a brief physical confrontation on the sideline Sunday, though Campo and head coach Wade Phillips both downplayed the incident after Dallas' 7-6 victory over the Washington Redskins.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - David Garrard's second game-winning drive in as many weeks gave the Jacksonville Jaguars their first three-game winning streak in nearly two years.

ST. LOUIS - Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner left Sunday's game after taking a blow to the head in the second quarter, and the team said his return was questionable.

MINNEAPOLIS - Brett Favre is doing things with the Minnesota Vikings that even one of the most decorated quarterbacks in league history has never done before.

ARLINGTON, Texas - Washington Redskins running back Ladell Betts, the fill-in for injured Clinton Portis, was knocked out of the Dallas game with a left knee injury.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Ricky Williams is 32 and far from done. And even without Ronnie Brown, the once written-off Miami Dolphins are back in the playoff picture.

CLEVELAND - Former Seattle and Green Bay coach Mike Holmgren is interested in working for the struggling Cleveland Browns.

There's never really a good time for the New York Jets to face the Patriots. Since Bill Belichick became New England's coach in 2000, the Jets are 7-13 against their rivals from Foxborough.