 A day later, answers elusive
 JOHN R. McCUTCHEN / Union-Tribune
Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson is bottled up by the Atlanta Falcons' defense, which held the Bolts to one offensive touchdown on the way to a 22-16 victory over San Diego. After reviewing the game, coach Norv Turner said Monday that answers to the team's problems remain elusive..
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Pennsylvania deer hunt begins with painful lesson
6:37 p.m. Dec. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
As I looked out the window of my Delta airplane near dusk on Saturday night, I was struck by the amount of brown ground that lay beneath me.
Where was the snow I'd heard about from my neighbor Dan Murphy in Warren? I soon found out. It was all around my cabin that I reached a few hours later.
Along the way, in the dark late autumn night, I saw two massive bucks, both toting huge racks and both with swollen necks, a telltale sign that the rut is on here.
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Chargers
Chargers running game hobbled by poor blocking, penalties: When the gun sounds, LaDainian Tomlinson is no more elusive than a bulldozer. He's a cutback runner, but a straightforward speaker: direct, succinct, all eye-contact all the time.
SDSU Aztecs
Gay, Spain lead Aztecs in rout: Setting a Great Alaska Shootout championship record for margin of victory, San Diego State pummeled Hampton 76-47 last night to win the title.
USD Toreros
USD beats fatigue, then Hawks: There is always an agenda, hidden or obvious, behind a Division I basketball team scheduling a lower-division program from the same general area.
High School Sports
Fleet-est feet gold in Fresno: Mac Fleet thought he had blown it. Making his move with more than a half-mile remaining in the race, Fleet had major doubts.
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Watercraft ban pits surfers, environmentalists: One of the surf world's most contentious debates came to a head a week ago, as federal officials decided to disallow tow-in surfing within the boundaries of three Central California marine sanctuaries.
Outdoors
Pennsylvania deer hunt begins with painful lesson: (First in a series on hunting whitetail deer in Pennsylvania) As I looked out the window of my Delta airplane near dusk on Saturday night, I was struck by the amount of brown ground that lay beneath me.
Other Sports News
7:34 p.m. Dec. 1 (AP)NHL roundup: Hossa's tie-breaker lifts Red Wings over Ducks: Marian Hossa scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings held on to beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 Monday night at Detroit. AUSTIN, Texas, 1:35 p.m. Dec. 1 (AP)
Armstrong to race in 2009 Tour: Lance Armstrong will ride in the 2009 Tour de France, marking the first time he will compete in that race and the Giro d'Italia in the same year. 3:29 p.m. Dec. 1 (AP)
Cyclist who sued USADA gets two-year doping ban: The cyclist who sued the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency seeking to prevent the group from completing a drug test on him received a two-year doping ban Monday. MONTREAL, Dec. 1 (AP)
Ex-NHL all-star Hubert 'Pit&' Martin dies in snowmobile accident: Hubert “Pit” Martin, a four-time NHL All-Star in the 1960s and '70s, has died after his snowmobile plunged into an icy lake, Quebec provincial police said. He was 64. PITTSBURGH, 3:25 p.m. Dec. 1 (AP)
Sid's surge creates talk of 50-goal season: Sid the Kid looked like a pee wee player goofing off with his buddies on a frozen pond. Sidney Crosby dangled the puck on his stick and skated this way and that, with two or three teammates frantically trying to take it from their captain. Most times, they didn't.
Dec. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Phelps isn't poker-faced about his new girlfriend:Michael Phelps has taken another lap with his girlfriend – a big one. She was reported to be spending Thanksgiving in Baltimore with him and his family, according to People magazine.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., 4:51 p.m. Nov. 30 (AP)Cutler, Hillis lead Broncos past Jets 34-17: Jay Cutler and the Denver Broncos stopped the surging New York Jets, and showed they might also be a team to reckon with in the wide-open AFC. 4:05 p.m. Nov. 30 (AP)
Armstrong plans to have program running by January: With the first training camp of his comeback set to start, Lance Armstrong guaranteed the drug-testing program he arranged with America's top anti-doping expert will be in place by the time he rides in his first official race in January. LAKE LOUISE, Alberta, 1:44 p.m. Nov. 30 (AP)
Austrian Maier wins World Cup super-G in Canada: Hermann Maier of Austria won a super-G on Sunday for his 54th career World Cup win. Maier, who last won a World Cup race in January 2006 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, won in 1 minute, 29.84 seconds. Nov. 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Sports letters: Shabby treatment: Most SDSU fans and alumni would agree that Chuck Long was not the right head coach for the Aztecs. He did not, however, deserve the shabby and unethical treatment he received from SDSU Athletic Director Jeff Schemmel and SDSU President Stephen Weber. Chuck Long is an upstanding and honorable man. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., 8:41 p.m. Nov. 29 (AP)
Somebeachsomewhere wins Breeders Crown race: Somebeachsomewhere clinched Horse of the Year honors with a dazzling victory in the Breeders Crown on Saturday night at the Meadowlands Racetrack. LOUISVILLE, Ky., 12:25 p.m. Nov. 29 (AP)
Retiring record-setter Curlin honored at Churchill: Horse of the Year Curlin closed out his record-setting career at Churchill Downs on Saturday during a parade on the final day of the track's Fall Meet. 8:49 a.m. Nov. 29 (AP)
Fore! Woods' split with GM a warning for athletes: Turns out, Tiger Woods wouldn't really rather have a Buick. At least not anymore. When Woods ended his nine-year relationship with General Motors Corp.
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