LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – When the Saints vs Raiders take to the field tonight, Oakland understands that this is only the pre-season; but still, the Raiders have yet to win a game. In fact, in their two previous appearances, Oakland’s offense has been lackluster; the defense hasn’t been much better.

The Saints vs Raiders game airs tonight on NBC (start time 8 pm). But for Oakland, they are hoping to end a loosing streak that started with a 24-18 loss against the Cardinals and continued with a stunning 17-3 loss against the 49ers. The Saints, however, have also struggled. They fell against Houston last week after a win against San Francisco in their pre-season opener.

Against the 49ers, the Raiders passing was flawed after Boller delivered one interception in only eleven attempts. Edwards had six plays and one interception himself. Receiving wasn’t better, with Heyward-Bey and Hagan barely producing forty yards in two receptions. Campbell fumbled, Shaughnessy and McClain had interceptions.

The Saints were poor against the Texans. They had virtually no rushing game, producing less than fifty percent of the rushing yards delivered by Houston. Daniel and Brees had roughly one hundred yards passing, with Daniel delivering one touchdown and one interception.

“It was just far too many inconsistencies for our liking,” Sean Payton told news this week.  “I thought we weren’t as ready maybe as I thought we were the last week we played. I thought we were sluggish and I thought they looked sharp.”

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Lap dancing from a female drunk Russian airplane passenger prompted midair confusion over the weekend. After the Russian female passenger started dancing provocatively, the pilot had had turn the flight back. And while her name has yet to be released to news, new details about the woman and her dancing are being detailed by Russian newspapers Sunday.

The female, roughly 39 years of age, had reportedly had too much too drink before coming on the plane. On Friday, her flight departed from Domodedovo Airport from London. But apparently not content with the in cabin free movies, the female decided to give her own show.

The Almetyevsk resident from the republic of Tatarstan got up and started to dance, proactively. She reportedly walked over to male passengers, took off their eyeglasses, and proceeded to give them a personal dance in their seat.

The Russia woman later apologized for having a low tolerance to alcohol. The pilot, unhappy with her behavior, had to turn back the flight because she was allegedly being too “disruptive”. Upon landing at Domodedovoro, the crew escorted the dancing passenger off. She is currently under medical evaluation. The Interior Ministry has yet to decide whether to pursue charges.

In August, Cathay Pacific admitted that photos leaked online were taken in a plane’s cockpit. But officials said the pictures were not taken in-flight.

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Cathay Pacific chief executive John Slosar in a statement to news said that the persons depicted in the scandal pictures were in fact “shown in compromising situations”. But Slosar said that they are “no longer employees of the company”, assuring that no conduct occurred in-flight.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Wayne Rooney delivered a hat trick to help Man United win against Arsenal Sunday. Wayne Rooney’s hat trick along with a scoring powerhouse ended today’s Manchester United vs. Arsenal game with a 8-2 score. In addition to Rooney, Ashley Young had two goals himself and one assist. Also scoring for Man United were Welbeck, Nani, and Park.

Rooney and Co learned just last week that Sir Alex Ferguson is happy with his squad and won’t make any more trades this season. Chief executive David Gill told news recently that he doesn’t see anymore trades in the immediate future and certainly not before September.

“I don’t think there will be another arrival,” he told news this week “We’ve looked at various players but we’re very comfortable with our squad. We’ve made some great additions in the summer and we’ve got a young, vibrant squad.

He added “We look forward to a great season now as, I’m sure, will a lot of other clubs. A lot have strengthened, in England in particular, but we feel we’re well equipped for the months ahead. We’ll progress now and I’m sure Alex will get the best out of the players over the season.”

Also this week, David De Gea got support from Peter Schmeichel.”He’s only young and it takes a little bit of time to adjust to the kind of football we play in the Premier League, the kind of players you play against and the kind of referees we have, who allow a lot more physical contact”. He added “He needs to learn and I think he has a great future ahead of him.”

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – When a Peru earthquake struck last week, Chile residents felt the terremoto throughout the region because of its strength. Today, yet another temblor struck Chile. Chile, since 2007, has suffered continual quakes in excess of 5.0 magnitude almost on a monthly basis. Today’s August 28, 2011 temblor is no different.

Last week, a 7.0 earthquake in Peru was felt across Chile. The same happened in April this year when at Chile quake was centered only one hundred thirty-one miles from Tacna, Peru. Yet, in 2007, Chile suffered one of its worst quakes ever. On November 14 that year, a 7.7 earthquake shocked news and locals, centered in Chile’s northern region.

But since February this year, five to six magnitude quakes have become almost a month occurrence. A 6.0 struck on February 27, on the one year anniversary of the nation’s dead 8.8 earthquake. Days early a 6.1 struck the region.

Today’s quake differs, however, slightly in location. In a statement to news, USGS reports that today’s quake was centered only eighty-three miles west of Santiago. The 5.2 magnitude quake was thirty miles west of Valparaiso, thirty-seven miles north of San Antonio, and ninety miles west of Los Andres.

The quake struck shortly after 12 AM local time today. USGS indicates to news that the quake had a nominal depth of only seven miles below the earth’s surface.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Manchester United vs Arsenal had a blowout first half with Man United coming up scoring with goals minutes apart. Current score on Manchester United vs. Arsenal 2011 is 3-1 at the fifty-five minute mark. Danny Welbeck scored twenty-two minutes into the game; six minutes later Ashley Young did the same, followed by Wayne Rooney at the forty-two minute mark.

In advance of today’s game, Sir Alex Ferguson wrote about today’s epic battle. “It is fair to say that United and Arsenal have had their battles both on and off the pitch, but I have never lost my respect for a man who is an accomplished manager and has erred the Gunners well. Arsene should remember that we all go through this kind of vicious bear-baiting” Ferguson added.

“A few years ago, after we had gone a couple of seasons without winning the championship, the hounds were barking for me. The expectations can be amazing” Ferguson said. “They are wounded, but that could make them all the more dangerous. A game between our two clubs is always highly significant and invariably has a bearing on the destination of the title.”

On an assist from Anderson, Danny Welbeck scored today. Later Ashley Young scored. But at the forty-two minute mark, Young was the was the assist for Wayne Rooney to score. Theo Walcott has delivered Arsenal’s only goal this game.

Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez is also playing today. He told news in advance of today’s game “But we must aim to win each tournament. We know what happened in May and we want to win this trophy. We were so close and that will make us more motivated and hungry.”

Tom Cleverley says of today’s game “I definitely still see Arsenal as a threat, and we’re viewing this game as a massive test. Historically, it’s a massive fixture, and I don’t think that’s changed.” Click HERE for score updates.

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