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Ex-Patriots RB Dion Lewis rips former team as 'cheap' after Titans' win

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SportsPulse: The 'Any Given Sunday' mantra was on full display in Week 10 with shocking results everywhere. Trysta Krick breaks down the biggest storylines from the weekend's action.  USA TODAY (Photo: Jim Brown, USA TODAY Sports) CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENT EMAIL MORE The New England Patriots posted their biggest losing deficit of the season. And because it came against some familiar faces, there was plenty of swagger from the other side after the game. The Mike Vrabel-led Tennessee Titans smothered New England in a 34-10 win. That effort included several former Patriots, including cornerbacks Logan Ryan and Malcolm Butler and running back Dion Lewis, with the latter two signing with the Titans this past offseason. “Hell yeah it’s personal,” Lewis said after the game, according to the NFL Network. “That’s what happens when you go cheap. You get your (expletive) kicked.” Throughout the game, cameras caught Lewis engaged in trash talk ...

What’s Open and What’s Closed for Veterans Day 2018

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Atmosphere during New York 99th annual Veterans Day Parade on 5th Avenue, November 11, 2017.   Lev Radin/Pacific Press—LightRocket/Getty Images By  BRAD TUTTLE   November 11, 2018 Veterans Day is officially celebrated on  November 11  each year. It’s a special day to commemorate all of those who have and continue serving in our armed services, and the holiday is held on November 11 annually because that was the day in 1918 when World War I ended. Veterans Day is a  federal holiday , and when it falls on a weekend — like it did for  Veterans Day 2017 , and like it does again this year — it is generally observed on the closest weekday. Veterans Day 2018 is on a Sunday, when many offices, businesses, schools, banks, and the post office would be closed anyway. So, in most cases, Veterans Day is being observed on Monday, November 12, this year. Here are more specifics on whether banks, post offices, restaurants, stores, schools, ...