Jackson will feel at home in Cowboys Stadium

Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson will give new meaning to the term "homecoming" Sunday at Cowboys Stadium, which was built on the site of Jackson's old neighborhood.

"The house I grew up in was torn down to put the stadium up, so I got a little bit of home-field advantage that way," he said.

Despite his former Arlington, Texas, neighborhood getting demolished in 2004 to make way for the stadium, Jackson -- who grew up a Cowboys fan -- said he holds no grudges against Dallas owner Jerry Jones.

"It was kind of weird because you were, you know, like, 'Pretty cool. They're going to put up a stadium here, but I gotta move,' " he said. "But the goal was always to get into the NFL, and if I get there, hopefully I'll get to play in this stadium one day."

Jackson, who first started playing football on the streets of his neighborhood, could literally "take it to the house" again Sunday, when he'll try to determine the location of several past landmarks.

"Definitely during pregame, when I'm out there getting loose, trying to figure out, piece it together, you know, 'This is my friend Jason's house, would be right here where I am now,' " he said. "I'll definitely be looking for stuff like that."

If Jackson finds the end zone, look for Jones to tell him, "Get off my lawn."

■ SURPRISE HOUSE GUEST -- An 81-year-old Pacific Beach, Calif., woman awoke Friday morning to find a Chargers fan passed out on her couch, according to San Diego police.

Police said the woman reported an unknown man estimated to be in his 20s and wearing a Chargers jersey was asleep in her living room at about 7:20 a.m.

The man was taken into custody and charged with being drunk in public. But he was expected to plead not guilty by reason of being a Chargers fan during their turnover-filled four-game losing streak.

After fumbling his first two cups of coffee and getting easily picked off by police, the man initially was thought to be San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers.

■ UTAH'S MOST WANTED -- The search is on for the person who stole former NBA and Brigham Young basketball player Shawn Bradley's custom-made bicycle.

The bike, which was specially made for the 7-foot-6-inch Bradley in 2006, was the only item taken from a barn on his Utah property.

"My brother is 6 feet 10 inches and he can't ride it," said Bradley, who joked the only other person in Utah who could have rode off on his bike was former Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton, whom he called to tell about the burglary.

While the 7-foot-4-inch Eaton has reportedly been ruled out as a suspect, police still plan to question Gheorghe Muresan, Yao Ming, Chuck Nevitt, Ralph Sampson and Rik Smits.

Shaquille O'Neal was never a suspect, due to the fact he hasn't exercised in years.

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