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Week 4 NFL QB awards: Kirk Cousins' abysmal start, Matthew Stafford's sideline dime Kirk Cousins was the NFL's least consequential quarterback during the first quarter of the 2019 season. And that, my friends, is putting it charitably. The truth is the Minnesota Vikings didn't need a passing game in their two wins this season, instead riding ...
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With Zeke Elliott next, Packers have to get run defense on track in a hurry GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is the last person the Green Bay Packers want to see right now. Not after they let Dalvin Cook break off a 75-yard touchdown run in Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings and the Denver ...
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How the Connecticut Sun can even the WNBA Finals WASHINGTON -- Connecticut Sun coach Curt Miller has the perfect word for facing the Washington Mystics' WNBA-best offense: maddening. "One, they space you as well as any team ever has, and two, they're so damn smart," Miller said Monday, one day ...
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MLB playoffs: 10 bold predictions, including the Astros going down early and an all-California World Series matchup There are few combinations in sports greater than the words "October baseball." And that is just what we have on tap as the long-awaited 2019 Major League Baseball postseason gets started this week, beginning with the National League Wild Card matchup ...
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'Adrenaline is beyond normal': Who will win Nationals-Brewers NL wild-card game? Now entering its eighth postseason, Major League Baseball's wild-card game has a penchant for the insane, games quickly going sideways as two accomplished teams navigate nine innings knowing it's an all-out sprint to the relative safety of the Division ...
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Everything you missed this NHL offseason: 25 trades, signings, rule changes, hirings and more It seems like yesterday that the St. Louis Blues were wobblingly piloting scooters through a Stanley Cup championship parade. The NHL offseason comes and goes so quickly, you can be excused for not being cognizant of every signing, trade, hiring, firing ...
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The MLB wild card game is unfair, but players and managers wouldn't have it any other way There's an old adage in baseball that over the course of a long season, the best teams will always emerge. But for those playoff teams that don't win their division, they have to play in the wild card game, a single contest that can undo six months of work.
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Heisman Watch: Oklahoma's Jalen Hurts still leads Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa With one month of the college football season in the books, one can't help but contemplate the very real possibility we might witness an unprecedented reunion of former teammates at the conclusion of the campaign. It's also conceivable this reunion could be ...
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Are the Nationals running into too many outs at home plate this season? WASHINGTON -- Here's the visual: runner coming around third base, the relay throw well on its way, said runner far from the plate. This neck-craning, angst-inducing scene plays out across Major League Baseball. It also appeared more than once this season ...
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No One Should Really Be Surprised By Josh Allen's Struggles While the Buffalo Bills await word on the health of quarterback Josh Allen, who is in concussion protocol after a dangerous helmet-on-helmet hit with the Patriots' Jonathan Jones on Sunday, the club's franchise QB is still being dogged by criticism after his ugly ...
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Are Jets giving up on Ryan Kalil experiment? It's no secret: The Jets' offensive line is bad. Really, really bad. Head coach Adam Gase knows it. Offensive line coach Frank Pollack knows it. So, all options are on the table as they attempt to fix the issue in practice this week, fresh off some self-scouting ...
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Peter Schmeichel Says Paul Pogba Is Manchester United's 'Problem Child' Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel has described midfielder Paul Pogba as a "problem child" and questioned the role he's currently being used in. The France international started Monday's showdown with Arsenal in the Premier League despite ...
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Padres co-owner on 70-92 season: 'It was embarrassing for me. We sucked' After a ninth consecutive losing season, San Diego Padres executive chairman and co-owner Ron Fowler said he has had enough. Fowler said at the team's annual Social Summit on Monday that "heads will roll, beginning with mine" if the Padres don't turn it ...
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Quenton Nelson Lands On Pro Football Focus' 'Week 4 NFL Team Of The Week' INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts lost a hard-fought battle to the visiting Oakland Raiders on Sunday, 31-24. They attempted to keep up and make a surge at a late comeback, but the Raiders — as well as some untimely, uncharacteristic self-inflicted ...
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Michigan State's two-minute offense shines while pass defense struggles AP. Michigan State receiver Darrell Stewart, left, is pushed out of bounds by Indiana's Andre Brown (14) after a pass reception during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis).
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NCAA's Threat To Ban California Member Colleges Could Lead To Antitrust Lawsuit Reminiscent Of 1984 Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Fair Pay to Play Act—a law that, effective January 1, 2023, will require colleges within the state of California to allow athletes to earn money from licensing their own names, images and ...
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Louisville basketball's Luke Hancock reclaims rightful place on NCAA Final Four ledger From a punctuational perspective, Luke Hancock has lost an asterisk without gaining an exclamation point. As part of a settlement confirmed Monday, Hancock has reclaimed his rightful place as the Most Outstanding Player of the 2013 Final Four. The starlike ...
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Fantastic finishes make Wildcats, Huskers improbable rivals LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska fans looked forward to meaningful and exciting games against the likes of Wisconsin and Iowa when the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten in 2011. Northwestern, it turns out, is the team that has treated them to the most compelling ...
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Liverpool Are Not The Same Team Without Alisson At the time, it looked innocuous enough. Alisson Becker slipped as he went to kick the ball against Norwich in the opening game of the 2020 Premier League season. But that simple slip led to a calf injury and the Liverpool keeper has yet to return. Initially ...
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans' 'Silencer' touchdown celebration receives LeBron James' approval After catching a fourth-quarter touchdown pass, Bucs star receiver quiets L.A. crowd with a familiar end zone celebration. Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans warms up before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams Sunday, Sept.
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Luka's encore will be tantalizing, so how long before the rising star becomes full-blown superstar? Rick Carlisle has a vision for the Mavericks that spreads the wealth among a wide array of players – something that would highlight the versatile talents of point guard Luka Doncic. Carlisle even said Monday during the Mavericks' annual media day, that he ...
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Karsten Warholm wins 2nd straight world title in 400m hurdles DOHA, Qatar -- There was no way Karsten Warholm of Norway would dare be disappointed. He cleared all 10 hurdles, beat all seven guys, won his second straight gold medal at world championships and remained undefeated in 2019 -- a perfect 9-for-9.
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Marcus Mariota shakes off the critics, throws 3 touchdown passes to power Tennessee Titans' win AP. Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota rebounded from a poor performance in Week 3 to guide the Titans to a 24-10 win over the Falcons on Sunday. (AP Photo/John Bazemore). Comment. By Geoffrey C. Arnold | The Oregonian/OregonLive.
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Murray wins 2nd singles match since return from hip surgery Andy Murray continued his positive return to singles play after hip surgery with a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7) win over 13th-ranked Matteo Berrettini of Italy in the first round of the China Open on Tuesday. The former top-ranked Murray, who had a hip resurfacing operation ...
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Pakistan cricket chief Ehsan Mani wants teams to return to his country Karachi: The return of limited-overs international cricket to Pakistan after a 10-year absence following a terrorist attack targeting a foreign team has coincided with a renewed plea from the country's cricket chief to recommence full, in-bound tours. Pakistan had ...
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Time to grow new leaders: Faf du Plessis ahead of 1st Test against India South African captain Faf du Plessis has "learnt" his lessons from the disastrous tour of India four years ago and hopes the team's young members will emerge as improved cricketers after the current Test series, beginning on Wednesday. South Africa had no ...
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Rugby World Cup: England's Manu Tuilagi grateful to be in Japan Of the little green shoots and bright sparks around England's predictably comfortable progress through their opening two World Cup group games, Manu Tuilagi's second try against Tonga perhaps hinted at more than any other. The first was hardly shabby, ...
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New Zealand fringe players to get their chance World Cup favourites New Zealand have have made 11 changes for their Pool B game against Canada at Oita Stadium on Wednesday but there is no rest for dual playmakers Richie Mo'unga and Beauden Barrett. Winger Rieko Ioane, at 22 the youngest ...
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Johnny Sexton admits captaining Ireland for first time is a 'massive honour' Johnny Sexton admits it's a "massive honour" to lead Ireland out as captain for the first time in his career. Remarkably Sexton, 34, has never skippered his country at Test level in 85 appearances but he takes over the role from Rory Best for Thursday's World ...
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Why everything matters in deal to acquire LB Duke Riley This wasn't a trade that sent shockwaves through the fans and, frankly, it may not change the course of business for the Philadelphia Eagles on the field. But a deeper dive into the deal that sent safety Johnathan Cyprien and a 2020 seventh-round draft pick ...
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Rugby World Cup: France seek to copy England's approach against USA France will look to emulate England's physical approach against the United States when they face Gary Gold's side in the World Cup on Wednesday, says Les Bleus coach Jacques Brunel. England scored seven tries to beat the US 45-7 on Thursday and top ...
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2019 Rugby World Cup: Georgia v Fiji 2019 Rugby World Cup: Georgia v Fiji. Head-to-head. Played – 3. Georgia wins – 1. Fiji wins – 2. Most recent meeting – Georgia 15-37 Fiji (16 June 2018). The last time the two sides met Fiji romped to a win, with their pace, flair and power proving too much ...
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Roy Keane full of praise for "brilliant" Alex Ferguson Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane was full of praise for his former manager Alex Ferguson last night. Keane was speaking in his role as a pundit on Monday Night Football on Sky Sports in the wake of United's 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Old Trafford, ...
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UFC boss says if Israel Adesanya wins title, he'll 'fight hard' to defend it in NZ If Israel Adesanya had it his way, he'd be fighting Robert Whittaker to become the UFC's undisputed middleweight champion in New Zealand. That's the message UFC boss Dana White says he got from the Nigerian-born Kiwi fighter, anyway. "He was just ...
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