 Assessing the damage
 K.C. ALFRED / Union-Tribune
Chargers QB Philip Rivers argues a safety call with referee Mike Carey in the second quarter of Sunday's 22-16 loss to Atlanta. The Chargers have expressed something resembling shock that they are where they are – 4-8 in a season that was supposedly going to end at the Super Bowl in Tampa.
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Second day of deer hunt becomes game of hike and seek
6:39 p.m. Dec. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
There are many plusses, some minuses, to hunting deer in the snow, but the obvious plus is being able to track a big buck.
A buck's tracks always are longer, some showing round marks from dewclaws at the back of the hoof. Their tracks are more forceful than doe tracks, often deeper and more pronounced in the front as the big buck leans his top-heavy body forward.
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Chargers
Despite the score, Bolts were never really in this one: Next season has arrived, for all intents and purposes. It is so because, in the words of Antonio Gates, the Chargers “laid an egg” in Sunday's 22-16 loss to Atlanta.
Padres
No arbitration offer to Hoffman: The Padres, as expected, declined to offer salary arbitration to closer Trevor Hoffman on Monday. As a result, another club can sign Hoffman without forfeiting a draft pick.
SDSU Aztecs
Gay, Spain lead Aztecs in rout: Setting a Great Alaska Shootout championship record for margin of victory, San Diego State pummeled Hampton 76-47 last night to win the title.
USD Toreros
Senior citizens power Toreros by Bakersfield: Maybe it's a Monday thing. When not on an island, that is. Exhibiting its best overall cohesiveness since an impressive home victory over Nevada two weeks earlier, USD's men's basketball team notched its first road victory of the season here last night, defeating Cal State Bakersfield 77-65 before 1,529 at Rabobank Arena.
High School Sports
Bishop's standout ready to rebound after knee injury: Inga Orekhova knew better. Doctors were telling her the injury to her left knee might be a severe sprain, but Orekhova had torn her right ACL before and recognized the pain.
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Watercraft ban pits surfers, environmentalists: One of the surf world's most contentious debates came to a head a week ago, as federal officials decided to disallow tow-in surfing within the boundaries of three Central California marine sanctuaries.
Outdoors
Second day of deer hunt becomes game of hike and seek: (Second in a series on hunting whitetail deer in Pennsylvania) There are many plusses, some minuses, to hunting deer in the snow, but the obvious plus is being able to track a big buck.
Other Sports News
7:47 p.m. Dec. 2 (AP)NHL roundup: Flyers beat Lightning on Richards' OT goal: Mike Richards scored two goals, including the winner 2:05 into overtime, and the Philadelphia Flyers sent the Tampa Bay Lightning to their fifth straight loss with a 4-3 victory Tuesday night at Philadelphia. DALLAS, 4:00 p.m. Dec. 2 (AP)
Avery suspended indefinitely by NHL: Sean Avery is in trouble with the NHL again, this time for thinly veiled comments about a foe dating his former girlfriend. PARIS, 2:23 p.m. Dec. 2 (AP)
Tour officials ho-hum about Armstrong's return: Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme knew last week that Lance Armstrong planned to ride in the 2009 Tour. LONODON, 12:51 p.m. Dec. 2 (AP)
Sampras back in England to play seniors event: Pete Sampras has long been preparing for the day when Roger Federer eclipses his record of 14 major tennis titles. He's now starting to come to grips with the fact that Rafael Nadal may be able to do it as well. LONDON, 12:58 p.m. Dec. 2 (AP)
Ronaldo says he always sought Euro award: Cristiano Ronaldo always believed he could become Europe's footballer of the year, but Tuesday's latest award will only sharpen the scrutiny that vexes the Manchester United star. TORONTO, 1:52 p.m. Dec. 2 (AP)
Ted Rogers, owner of Toronto Blue Jays, dies at 75: Ted Rogers, owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, died at his home on Tuesday. He was 75. The founder of Rogers Communications Inc., Canada's largest cable television and mobile phone company, was treated in October for an existing heart condition, the company said in announcing his death. LONDON, 9:30 a.m. Dec. 2 (AP)
Britain to cover part of Olympic sports shortfall: The British government agreed Tuesday to cover more than a third of a funding shortfall for the country's Olympic sports at the 2012 London Games. MOSCOW, 6:42 a.m. Dec. 2 (AP)
Moscow officials place blame for Cherepanov death: Moscow regional prosecutors said an ice arena manager and a hockey club director were negligent in the death of rising Russian star Alexei Cherepanov. NEW YORK, 6:37 a.m. Dec. 2 (AP)
Phelps named top sportsman by Sports Illustrated: Michael Phelps achieved another unprecedented feat: the first swimmer honored as Sports Illustrated's sportsman of the year. PARIS, 6:28 a.m. Dec. 2 (AP)
Ronaldo wins Golden Ball award: Cristiano Ronaldo won the Golden Ball awarded to the European Footballer of the Year on Tuesday, becoming the fourth Manchester United player to take the honor and the first since fellow winger George Best in 1968. BEIJING, 5:46 a.m. Dec. 2 (AP)
Houston Rockets doctor to operate on Liu Xiang: Former world and Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang will be operated on by the Houston Rockets' doctor for a foot injury that forced him to withdraw at the starting line during the Beijing Olympics. LAS VEGAS, 12:49 a.m. Dec. 2 (AP)
De La Hoya goes for the tough sell in bad economy: Richard Schaefer is a Swiss banker by trade, and an optimist by nature. While he certainly understands that the world financial system is in serious trouble, he doesn't feel the same about Oscar De La Hoya's fight Saturday night against Manny Pacquiao.
Dec. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Leaf it to Hollywood: And so, just when Chargers fans could use a distraction from the awfulness that is the 2008 season, along comes a movie about . . . Ryan Leaf!?
GALLERY, Dec. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Intentional grounding with a loaded weapon: Former Chargers defensive end Marcellus Wiley, talking on ESPN Sunday about what it was like carrying a gun early in his career: “There's a huge paranoia that occurs when you carry a gun . . . You just have your hand on your gun.
AUSTIN, Texas, 1:35 p.m. Dec. 1 (AP)Armstrong to race in 2009 Tour: Lance Armstrong will ride in the 2009 Tour de France, marking the first time he will compete in that race and the Giro d'Italia in the same year. 3:29 p.m. Dec. 1 (AP)
Cyclist who sued USADA gets two-year doping ban: The cyclist who sued the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency seeking to prevent the group from completing a drug test on him received a two-year doping ban Monday. MONTREAL, Dec. 1 (AP)
Ex-NHL all-star Hubert 'Pit&' Martin dies in snowmobile accident: Hubert “Pit” Martin, a four-time NHL All-Star in the 1960s and '70s, has died after his snowmobile plunged into an icy lake, Quebec provincial police said. He was 64.
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