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Correll Buckhalter is brought down by Chargers defensive end Larry English with center Ben Hamilton blocking.

There's a lot to come away with from this last Charger's game, some good, some bad, and some floating around somewhere between.

Maybe the offensive line isn't that bad after all. For the past four years , the Steelers offensive line has come under heavy scrutiny for allowing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to be sacked time and time again.

Marmion Academy's head football coach Dan Thorpe gets his team ready during a pregame talk inside the locker room prior to defeating the Huntley Red Raiders 42-20 in a Class 6A playoff game last Friday night in Aurora.

Notes, quotes and idle thoughts on a busy week in the world of sports ... I don't need a magazine to tell me I've seen a lot of good football in my 23 years of playing sports writer for a living.

Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco was fined $10,000 by the NFL on Friday for a uniform violation.

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson Oakland receiver Chaz Schilens had to leave practice because of soreness in his foot.

In the latest episode of the soap opera Jim Zorn and the Restless, the embattled Washington football coach will be sticking around for a while.The Zorn unemployment watch is over.

In what is always a close game the Chiefs and Chargers will renew their old rivalry that goes back to their AFL days Sunday with a noon kickoff at Arrowhead.

Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco was fined $10,000 by the NFL on Friday for a uniform violation.

Pretty good stuff for an early-season game, right? Apparently, somebody forgot to tell Chargers fans.

Pending surgery has led the Chargers to place reserve outside linebacker Antwan Applewhite on injured reserve.

October 19, 2009, 5:35 p.m. No, this isn't a must win. If the Chargers lose, they're 2-3. half a game out of the wild-card chase.

When the San Diego Chargers take the field for Monday Night Football versus the Denver Broncos, it may amount to a job interview of sorts for OLB Shawne Merriman.

The San Diego Chargers have cut starting safety Clinton Hart , as first reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune. A second-year starter, Hart received a large contract extension midway through 2008, making his release all the more surprising.

Alex Marvez is a Senior NFL Writer for FOXSports.com. He's covered the NFL for the past 15 seasons as a beat writer and is the former president of the Pro Football Writers of America.

After a dreadful performance in a 38-28 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Chargers GM A.J. Smith and defensive coordinator Ron Rivera have hinted at some major changes to come with the defensive lineup.

At the end of the 2007 season, Shawne Merriman was one of the most valuable players in the NFL.

Acee on air: Kevin Acee talks Chargers on Channel 4 San Diego "Postgame" show after the Padres game tonight.

The Chargers demonstrated improvement when Ron Rivera took over as defensive coordinator last season.