The Eagles were again without running back LeSean McCoy

Just two plays in, the Eagles committed their league-leading 30th turnover. Maclin, who caught the winning TD against the Buccaneers, fumbled after a 6-yard catch. Carlos Dunlap recovered and the Bengals started at the Eagles44. Green-Ellis ran 29 yards on first down and scored a few plays later for a 7-0 lead.

It got uglier for Philadelphia on the next possession. Mat McBriar punted into his own blocker, Daniel Herron picked it up and ran 3 yards to the Eagles 11. But Graham sacked Dalton and Cincinnati settled for Brown's 24-yard field goal that made it 10-0.

The Eagles were again without running back LeSean McCoy and tight end Brent Celek also sat out. Both players also are recovering from concussions. McCoy missed his fourth straight game, but returned to practice this week with Vick.

Eagles and Falcons were working out the deal

"Juan is my guy," Samuelsaid. "He had the 12th (ranked) defense in the league. He was doing a good job as (best) I could see. It's just unfortunate that he had to resign from his job or whatever."

When the Eagles and Falcons were working out the deal — it was complicated because Samuel had to agree to a renegotiated contract — Reid stayed in touch with Samuel during the process.

"It was a joint thing," Samuel said. "Atlanta was the place where I wanted to come. They tried to not let me come to Atlanta of course, but we got it done."

Now, he has a new home and checks on his mother in a timely manner.

Bryant also couldn't resist taking another shot or two at former teammate

Bryant talked about learning to surf with his daughters. He said he enjoyed the Lakers' annual October barnstorming tour of Californiaand southern Nevada. He spoke about jelling with new Lakers point guard Steve Nash.

Bryant also couldn't resist taking another shot or two at former teammate and frequent punching bag Smush Parker, saying, "I told Steve, 'You were winning the MVP and playing with (Leandro) Barbosa (in 2005-06) and I was playing with Smush Parker.'"

"Smush Parker was the worst," Bryant continued without pausing as a pack of reporters howled along with him. "He shouldn't have even been in the NBA. We were too cheap to afford a real point guard. So, we let him walk on."

Three weeks ago Alaska had a primary election

Three weeks ago Alaska had a primary election. Only about 25 percent of registered voters actually filled in a ballot, and we can't tell how many, but at least 20,000 eligible Alaskans didn't even register.

Low voter turnout, we call it. But what does that actually mean? Are Alaskansapathetic? We're busy, for sure, but as I travel our state I know Alaskans care -- deeply -- about a wide range of issues.

Today we celebrate National Voter Registration Day. I ask for your help to get Alaskans registered and voting.

I'm asking this because it's hard to believe that the people who fill our pipeline with oil and who fill the world's dinner plates with fish don't want to participate in choosing who writes the laws that regulate their livelihood. It's equally hard to believe that Alaska's other industry workers and entrepreneurs don't care either.

Our traditional and subsistence communities also care deeply about protecting timeless ways and cultural heritage. Decisions that help or hurt these values are made in Juneau and Washington, D.C. 

Azarenka, meanwhile, found herself in a completely different kind of tussle against

In some ways, the mismatch makes Errani's trip to the U.S. Open look that much more impressive. She was the finalist at the FrenchOpen on the slow red clay at Roland Garros, but her game held up on the quicker hard courts, too, and Williams, not fully pleased with her own play to this point, was complimentary.

"I definitely played better today," Williams said. "I played better than my other matches. And playing someone like her, you have to go better."

Azarenka, meanwhile, found herself in a completely different kind of tussle against this year's French Open champion.

The 2012 Nissan Leaf is nearly identical to last year’s model

This second-generation electric vehicle still drives great: The Leaf's a smooth, very quiet ride, with quick pickup and confident handling.

Now, the bad news. It still won't go very far on its batteries, and it still takes too darn long to charge.

The 2012 Nissan Leaf is nearly identical to last year's model. It now includes a cold weather package — a battery heater along with heated seats, steering wheel and outside mirrors plus a 480-volt, fast charge plug-in.

Nissanis being optimistic touting the quick charge port. It sounds great — only a half hour for an 80 percent charge. Trouble is, 480-volt charging stations are nearly nonexistent in the United States. The average charge at most 240-volt public charging stations takes seven hours. (The company encourages you to install a 240-volt station at your home, at a cost of about $2,000. If you don't, your standard 110/120-volt outlet will take you an interminable 21 hours for a full charge.)

Wright and Hairston continued their two-man offensive in the fifth

Scott Hairston then flared a double down the right-field line, sending Wright home.

Wright and Hairston continued their two-man offensive in the fifth. Wright walked, checking his swing on a high fastball, and stole second base. Hairston followed with a hard grounder through a hole on the left side of the infield, and Wright raced home, narrowly beating the throw with a foot-first slide.

With the luxury of increased playing time this year, Hairston has become a valuable piece of the Mets' offense, and that in turn has made him the subject of trade speculation before the deadline Tuesday.

"It's kind of hard to ignore them," Hairston said of the rumors. "I'm a Met now, I'm happy to be a Met, and I'm enjoying my time here."