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Even if the preseason results are meaningless, that does not mean we learn nothing from those empty wins and losses. As usual, however, the best part of the preseason is when it ends. Here are a few of my key winners and losers of preseason and how their fortunes look for the early part of 2010.

The blackout blues will be back this season for some NFL fans. At least 11 NFL teams could be facing TV blackouts in their home markets as the NFL fights through a downward trend in stadium attendance.

Anthony Gonzalez went through training camp last year as the heir apparent to Marvin Harrison, the Indianapolis Colts' all-time leading receiver. Now, after a knee injury ended an expected breakthrough season in less than one quarter, he finds himself locked in a battle for playing time with young teammates who caught on during on his absence.

Stung by the economic recession and looming possibility of a players lockout in 2011, the average team value of an NFL franchise has dropped for the first time in 12 years, according to Forbes magazine.

Stung by the economic recession and looming possibility of a players lockout in 2011, the average team value of an NFL franchise has dropped for the first time in 12 years, according to Forbes magazine.

...Jacksonville Jaguars have the same high aspirations as most NFL teams entering the 2010 NFL season. In a league in which quick turnarounds are common, that's understandable. But in the Jaguars' case, the season opener could be critical. And not just because...

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...but there's a lot of work to be done." - Former Edinboro quarterback Trevor Harris was not among eight players signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad Sunday and Monday. - The NFL will update its teams this week on the repositioning of the umpire...

Testament to the NFL's longest-tenured head coach's vision is that Jeff Fisher planted the seeds for Vince Young's career revival amid the quarterback's September 2008 benching.

It's a life cycle as familiar as anything documented on the National Geographic Channel. Young NFL players are quickly reared by not-so-nurturing coaches, released into the unforgiving wilds of the pro game, then sooner or later, king of the pack or back of the pack their careers fall prey to the up-and-coming bucks bred behind them.

For 11 seasons, a span stretching from 1998 to 2008, running back Fred Taylor was the unquestioned lead cat for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Only two players in the franchise's 15-year history have logged more games than the 140 put up by Taylor.

Buffalo Bills tight end Shawn Nelson has been suspended four games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. The league announced Friday that Nelson will be suspended without pay for the Bills' regular-season games against the Dolphins, Packers, Patriots and Jets. He can return to the active roster Oct. 4 and play the following weekend against the Jaguars.

Check in on the progress of all 32 NFL teams at training camp. USA TODAY is filing its camp reports on this page. By the end of the preseason, we'll check it with each team in every corner of the U.S.

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Dozens of cyclists pile up in crash caused by foolish spectator
A spectator has been blasted as a 'd---head' after causing a mass collision during the Giro d'Italia road race when he tried to join the peloton on a bike.

Competitors were riding through Genoa, during the closing 10kms of the second stage when a spectator emerged from behind a hedge and peddled onto the road to join the pack.

Several members of the peloton swerved to miss the man, causing a huge pile up that took out scores of riders, who were left strewn across the course, and split the pack.

The crash, which was filmed by someone standing on the other side of the road, forced Etixx rider Pieter Serry to quit the race, although x-rays showed no broken bones for the Belgian.

Other riders who hit the road included IAM’s Heinrich Haussler, who had been involved in a separate crash minutes beforehand, and Alafaci’s team mate, Marco Coledan, who lost a lot of skin in the incident.

Both Haussler and Alafaci confirmed what had happened to media after the stage with Alafici scathing in a Facebook post.

"If I get hold of the d---head that had the bright idea of jumping into the peloton on a fixie with 10km to go, making us crash, I swear he’d be in for it,” Alafici posted.

Etixx-Quick-Step CEO Patrick Lefevere says he expects the Giro d'Italia organisers to take no action against the spectator.

(It was) outrageous, but who pays for the damage?" Lefevere tweeted before telling media that it was unlikely the perpetrator would be reprimanded.

"It is very difficult to do anything (about it)," he said.

"If Serry wanted to do something, then he had to submit a complaint against the unknown person on Sunday evening. But no-one has been able to identify or stop the perpetrator.

"But if you are in pain and if your shoulder is almost hanging out, then that’s the last thing on your mind. I doubt there is anyone on the team knows what the true cause was."

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assistant: A spectator has been blasted as a 'd---head' after causing a mass collision during the Giro d'Italia road race when he tried to join the peloton on a bike.