NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Football League is as much a part of the Thanksgiving tradition in the United States as roasted Turkey and cranberry sauce. With hundreds of millions of people at home for the annual feast, American football has been played on the holiday for their captive audience since the 1890s. For this year’s Thanksgiving, on Thursday, the NFL has offered up three blockbuster games, collectively known as the Thanksgiving Classic, in Detroit, Dallas and New Jersey. Detroit began hosting games on Thanksgiving in 1934. …
Norway's Svindal talks to a colleague following his first training run during training for the Men's World Cup Downhill skiing in Lake Louise
Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal talks to a colleague following his first training run during the Men's World Cup Downhill skiing in Lake Louise, Alberta November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Skiers review the course prior to their first training run during the Men's World Cup Downhill skiing in Lake Louise
Skiers review the course prior to their first training run during the Men's World Cup Downhill skiing in Lake Louise, Alberta November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Benjamin Thomsen of Canada turns past a gate during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
Benjamin Thomsen of Canada turns past a gate during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Dominik Paris of Italy turns on a gate during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
Dominik Paris of Italy turns on a gate during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Klaus Kroell of Austria makes a turn during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
Klaus Kroell of Austria makes a turn during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA – Tags: SPORT SKIING) NFL-Thanksgiving games promises a feast of action
NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) – The National Football League is as much a part of the Thanksgiving tradition in the United States as roasted Turkey and cranberry sauce. With hundreds of millions of people at home for the annual feast, American football has been played on the holiday for their captive audience since the 1890s. For this year’s Thanksgiving, on Thursday, the NFL has offered up three blockbuster games, collectively known as the Thanksgiving Classic, in Detroit, Dallas and New Jersey. Detroit began hosting games on Thanksgiving in 1934. …
Klaus Kroell of Austria makes a turn during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
Klaus Kroell of Austria makes a turn during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway turns on a gate during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway turns on a gate during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Motor racing-Force India to get investment boost
SAO PAULO, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Force India will have a 50 million pound ($79.67 million) boost to help them move up the Formula One grid after a strong performance this year, the team’s co-owner Vijay Mallya announced on Wednesday. “We had a board meeting in India after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the board has approved a 50 million pound capital investment programme for the team,” he said in a preview for Sunday’s season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix. “We are going to invest heavily in new technology and give more tools to our design team to try and move further up the grid. …
Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway turns on a gate during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
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Negotiations aimed at ending the NHL lockout have broken up for the day. Erik Guay of Canada makes a turn during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
Erik Guay of Canada makes a turn during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Erik Guay of Canada speeds past a gate during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
Erik Guay of Canada speeds past a gate during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Adrien Theaux of France hits a gate during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
Adrien Theaux of France hits a gate during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Canada's Guay practices his crouch following his first training during the Men's World Cup Downhill skiing in Lake Louise
Canada's Eric Guay practices his crouch following his first training during the Men's World Cup Downhill skiing in Lake Louise, Alberta November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA – Tags: SPORT SKIING) 
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