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BBC to air London NFL game

LONDON (AP) The BBC will broadcast live television coverage of the Oct. 26 regular season NFL game between the San Diego Chargers and the New Orleans Saints at Wembley Stadium. Last year's live telecast of the first regular-season game played outside... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Tue, Jun 10 2008

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