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• Emeka Egbuka should start well: Egbuka and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers face the Atlanta Falcons, who produced two shootouts last season. • Most accurate rankings: Nathan Jahnke’s fantasy rankings have been the most accurate in-season rankings, per FantasyPros, in each of the past five seasons among those who rank quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, kickers, team defense …

As is the case each September 1, there’s been plenty of roster movement today. Active rosters expand from 26 to 28, allowing most teams to bring up one additional pitcher and position player apiece. A summation of every team’s call-ups from a busy Monday: AL East AL Central AL West NL East NL Central NL West * Atlanta’s waiver claim …

Veteran safety Jabrill Peppers is a free agent after the Patriots cut him, and he says he’s going to be a contributor for some team this season. Peppers noted that he has moved around the league with different head coaches and different defensive coordinators and found a way to play, and he says he’ll do so again. “Going on 9 …

The Padres’ road to an NL West crown became harder Monday night when All-Star reliever Jason Adam reportedly suffered a season-ending ruptured tendon in his left quadriceps. Adam collapsed while reacting to an infield single hit up the middle by Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson, and exited the field on a cart. “I felt the pop right away, felt it kind, …

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Do you want to share your predictions, analysis or thoughts on Saturday’s Michigan-Oklahoma game? Get involved with our coverage at live@theathletic.com. The best opening weekend in college football history provided us with no shortage of hot topics. But not every scorching take is an overreaction. Sometimes, it’s quite clear — even after one game — that things are heading in …

The Micah Parsons trade was probably the biggest preseason shakeup since the Bears pulled off a stunning deal to land pass rusher Khalil Mack nearly seven years ago to the day. Mack signed a deal to become the highest-paid non-QB in the league, was the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year runner-up that year, and the Bears took the NFC …

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres reliever Jason Adam ruptured a tendon in his left quadriceps and was carted off the field Monday, a major blow to San Diego’s dominant bullpen. Adam was injured in the seventh inning of a 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. One of several All-Star relievers on the team, Adam said he still needs to get …

Mike Gundy wants to make it known that Oklahoma State isn’t spending as much NIL money on players as Oregon is. The longtime Cowboys coach speculated Monday on his radio show that Oregon spent $40 million on players for its roster a season ago while saying the Cowboys had spent only $7 million in NIL money over the past three …