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The first final injury report of the season has been issued, complete with labels regarding a player?s anticipated availability (or lack thereof) for Sunday.

It can be boring, dry, repetitive reading.? (That sums up 41.5 percent of the stories I post.)? So we have read it for you, and here are the things you need to know as the teams that have yet to play prepare to go 1-0 or 0-1 or, in theory, 0-0-1.? (Hopefully Donovan remembers that last one is possible when he starts his new TV gig.)

OK, now it?s time for the numbers.

1.? The Texans initially shrugged off a sore knee that knocked running back Arian Foster out of practice on Thursday.? He missed practice again on Friday, and he?s listed as questionable.? (He says he?ll play, but the team says he?s a game-time decision.)? Given the quality of the opponent (sorry, Miami fans), the Texans are better off resting Foster and leaning on Ben Tate.

2.? Listed as questionable, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is expected to play, despite a torn ACL suffered on December 24.? The team is expected to make a final decision by Saturday morning.

3.? Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher, listed as probable with a lingering knee problem, continues to insist that he?ll play ? even though he admits he?s not up to speed.? He fully participated in practice on Friday after sitting out on Thursday.

4.? Julio Jones and/or Roddy White could have a big day at Arrowhead.? Chiefs cornerback Brandon Flowers is questionable with a foot injury; he?s been limited in practice all week.? Also questionable is Flowers? backup, Jalil Brown, who has a groin injury.? And starting safety Kendrick Lewis is doubtful with a shoulder injury.

5.? Bills receiver Stevie Johnson has said he?s 90 percent with a groin injury, but he?s officially questionable.? Which will make it harder for him to get separation from Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis.

6.? An ankle injury won?t keep Jaguars rookie receiver Justin Blackmon from making his NFL debut.? He?s listed as probable.

7.? Jets tight end Dustin Keller is questionable with a hamstring injury suffered in the preseason.? Running back Joe McKnight is probable with the same injury, but he reportedly has lost his third-down job to Bilal Powell.

8.? Panthers receiver Steve Smith will play, not long after being on crutches due to a foot infection.? Running back Jonathan Stewart is questionable with an ankle injury that has kept him out of practice all week.

9.? Despite being listed as questionable with a knee injury, Bucs receiver Arrelious Benn fully participated in practice all week.

10.? Andrew Luck could be down a couple of targets.? Colts receiver Austin Collie?s latest concussion has him listed as questionable.? (He said Thursday there?s no timetable for his return.)? Rookie wideout T.Y. Hilton is also questionable, with a bad shoulder.

11.? With running back Shane Vereen scratched, it could be the Stevan Ridley Show for the Pats on Sunday in Nashville, especially with one Tennessee starting defensive tackle (Sen?Derrick Marks, knee)? doubtful and the other starter (Jurrell Casey, elbow) questionable.

12.? The most surprising name on the Eagles? injury report is the name that isn?t.? Mike Vick, after taking only 12 snaps in the preseason, is perfectly healthy.

13.? The fact that Browns running back Trent Richardson (knee) is questionable may not matter if/when the Eagles establish a 14-point lead and Cleveland is forced to throw.

14.? The Steelers want to run the ball more under offensive coordinator Todd Haley; it?ll be hard to do that with Rashard Mendenhall (knee, doubtful), Baron Batch (groin, questionable), and Isaac Redman (probable, ankle) all banged up.? (Chris Rainey, are you ready?)

15.? With Ted Ginn questionable due to an ankle injury, receiver Kyle Williams will be returning punts ? again ? on Sunday.? (Just don?t ask about the last time he returned punts.)

16.? Seahawks rookie quarterback Russell Wilson won?t have receiver Golden Tate to throw to; he?s out with a knee injury.? Running back Marshawn Lynch is questionable with back spasms.? Rookie Robert Turbin could get plenty of reps.

17.? Cardinals running back Beanie Wells appeared on the injury report out of nowhere Friday with a hamstring injury.? Which means that Ryan Williams should get plenty of chances to justify his round-two pedigree.

18.? The Lions blamed poor performances from the secondary late last year on injuries.? They can do it again on Sunday, with cornerback Chris Houston (ankle) and safety Louis Delmas (knee) doubtful.? (If the Rams actually had some receivers, that would be a big deal.)

19.? The Saints signed receiver Marques Colston to a big contract in the offseason, but a foot injury could keep him from earning it in Week One.? He?s questionable.

20.? I really don?t have anything else.? I just felt like I shouldn?t end it with 19.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/07/todays-ruling-means-nothing-to-payton-vitt-loomis-williams/related/

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Ryan says Obama fell "woefully short" as president

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.?Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan says Barack Obama fell "woefully short" as president by failing to keep promises he made as a candidate four years ago.

Ryan painted the incumbent Democrat as a big-government liberal on Thursday, hours before Obama delivers his acceptance speech at the Democratic convention in North Carolina.

Ryan says Obama failed to reduce home foreclosures, raise incomes and reduce the national debt.

He addressed hundreds of supporters inside an airport hangar in Colorado, a swing state where Obama delivered his convention speech in 2008.

Source: http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_21481071/ryan-says-obama-fell-woefully-short-president?source=rss

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Retailers report best sales growth since March - seattlepi.com

NEW YORK (AP) ? This summer, Americans were walking contradictions: They opened their wallets despite escalating fears about the slow economic recovery and surging gas prices.

A group of 18 retailers ranging from discounter Target to department-store chain Macy's reported August sales on Thursday that rose 6 percent ? the industry's best performance since March ? according to trade group International Council of Shopping Centers. At the same time, the government released numbers showing that Americans spent in July at the fastest clip in five months.

The news appears to show that what Americans say and do are two different things: The reports come two days after a private research firm said consumer confidence in August fell to its lowest level since November 2011 as Americans grew more concerned about the job market, business conditions and the overall economy.

"This is bit of a head scratcher," said Mark Vitner, a Wells Fargo Securities senior economist. "This runs counter to most of the other data related to the consumer."

But Roxane Battle Morrison, 50, said there's a logical explanation for the paradox. The Plymouth, Minn., resident said she is more worried about the economy, but she spent in August for one reason: she needed to help her 18-year-old son Jared get ready for college. So, Morrison, who produces videos for a nondenominational church, has stashed money away every month over the past year to save nearly $1,300 to buy him books, sheets, a futon bed, and other dorm room accessories.

"I was counting every nickel, looking at every price tag," she said.

That consumers like Morrison are spending is an encouraging sign, but that they are doing so hesitantly is something retailers and economists will be watching closely. Consumer spending accounts for 70 percent of economic activity. And while only a small group of merchants representing roughly 13 percent of the $2.4 trillion U.S. retail industry report monthly revenue figures, the August numbers still offer a glimpse at how Americans are spending.

The revenue gains in August, which only factor in stores that were open at least a year, are better than the 4- to 5-percent increase Wall Street predicted at the beginning of the month. And it was the industry's best performance since March, when stores collectively posted a gain of 6.8 percent. Except for a lull in June, stores have seen a healthy pace of 4 percent to nearly 7 percent growth since the beginning of the year. But analysts worry that the healthy spending won't last.

"It's certainly strong on the surface. But is it a sign of an improving economy and retailing environment? Or is it just more of the same: shoppers were driven by need," said Michael P. Niemira, chief economist at the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Stores certainly benefited from people shopping for supplies and clothes for back-to-school, the second biggest-shopping period of the year. Many department and clothing stores like Macy's Inc. and Gap Inc. had better-than-expected results as trendy fashions like brightly colored jeans caught shoppers' attention.

Gap, which filled its stores with fashions in hot pinks, coral blues and aqua greens, posted a 9 percent gain, as back-to-school shoppers headed into its chains, particularly Old Navy. The results niftily beat analysts' expectations of a 5.4 percent rise.

Target also reported better-than-expected results. It had a 4.2 percent in August, better than the 3.1 percent increase that Wall Street expected. Business was strongest in food, and health and beauty items, but shoppers also bought clothing and home furnishings, the discounter said.

Macy's 5.1 percent gain also was better than the 3.6 percent forecast. The company said its men's apparel, home furnishings, beauty products, women's shoes and handbags continue to perform well.

"Our fall season is off to a healthy start," said Macy's CEO Terry J. Lundgren.

The strong sales reports give retailers some reason to be optimistic as they look toward the busy winter holiday shopping season, the biggest shopping period of the year, in November and December. That's because Americans were spending in August despite signs that they're becoming impatient with the slowly improving economy.

Indeed, the New York-based Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell to 60.6 in August, down from a revised 65.4 in July. The index now stands at the lowest point since November 2011 when the reading was at 55.2. It's also still far below the 90-reading that indicates a healthy economy.

Several factors may have dampened consumers' moods in August. Gas prices, which had fell sharply from a peak of $3.94 in April, have begun rising again in the last few weeks. And the jobs and housing markets are showing only modest signs of improvement.

Home prices rose 0.5 percent in June from the same month last year, the first year-over-year increase since the summer of 2010, according to The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index that was released Tuesday. And on the job market front, employers added 163,000 jobs in July, the most since February. But that's not enough to keep up with a rising population, and the unemployment rate increased to 8.3 percent from 8.2 percent in June.

Additionally, there are no signs that the job market will significantly improve anytime soon. The applications of people applying for unemployment benefits are a measure of the pace of layoffs. When they fall consistently below 375,000, it generally suggests that hiring is strong enough to lower the unemployment rate.

But the Labor Department said Thursday that the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits was unchanged last week at a seasonally adjusted 374,000, which further suggests slow improvement. The four-week moving average, a less volatile measure, increased to 370,250.

Most economists say stronger growth is needed to produce enough jobs to lower unemployment ? and make Americans feel better. The economy grew at an annual rate of 1.5 percent from April through June, down from 2 percent in the first quarter and 4.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Despite their concerns about the snail's pace by which the economy is recovering, Americans are spending, which could boost an economy mired in subpar growth. The Commerce Department's report released Thursday showed consumer spending rose 0.4 percent in July from June, following no change in June and a slight decline in May. Income grew 0.3 percent, matching the gains from May and June.

"The results show that the consumer isn't dead," said Ken Perkins, president of Retail Metrics, a research firm. "Let's face it. There are a whole series of economic headwinds that they are fighting against."

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AP Economics Writer Daniel Wagner in Washington contributed to this report.

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Source: http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Retailers-report-best-sales-growth-since-March-3827080.php

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