WWE/Getty Images WWE Women’s World Champion Naomi was pulled from her planned title defense on last week’s “WWE Raw,” and no details regarding her status have been made public since. That’s set to change, with Naomi scheduled to provide an update on tonight’s “Raw.” Speaking on “Wrestling Observer Radio,” Dave Meltzer shared …
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Patriots training camp practice recap: Defense has big day vs. Drake Maye
Following their trip to Minnesota, the New England Patriots were back in Foxboro on Monday. They began a short week ahead of their preseason finale with a 90-minute practice closed to the general public but open to the media. Here is what went down on the practice fields at Gillette Stadium. Attire: Shorts and shells Duration: ca. 90 minutes (10:30 …
Read More »Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey’s role on offense and defense explained
Hardy discussed the team’s new star prospect, offseason training and plans for the upcoming season. (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Will Hardy as the Utah Jazz host the Atlanta Hawks, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey will have to make some changes to thrive in the NBA. That …
Read More »Mike Macdonald pleased with Seahawks’ offense, wants defense to play better
Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald was pleased with his team’s performance in Friday night’s win over the Chiefs, at least on one side of the ball. “Offensively it’s about how you script it. Defensively I thought we would have played a little better,” Macdonald said. Macdonald was impressed with how smoothly the offense ran, both with the starters in the …
Read More »Experts condemn NIH director’s defense of cut to vaccine research | US politics
When the director of the National Institutes of Health this week said funding for the development of mRNA vaccines – the backbone of Covid vaccines – was being wound down because they had failed to “earn public trust”, it was met, publicly and privately, with exasperated incredulity. Critics say few have done more than Jay Bhattacharya and other top health …
Read More »How Browns defense bested Eagles again and other observations from joint practice, Day 2: Ashley Bastock
PHILADELPHIA — In the final team period of the Browns’ second joint practice against the Eagles on Thursday, Denzel Ward had one of those plays that leaves his teammates still insisting he’s underrated. The Pro Bowl corner was matched up with Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith in press coverage. Smith ran a fade route towards the right corner of the end …
Read More »J.J. McCarthy shreds Patriots’ defense
J.J. McCarthy’s performance on Wednesday, in the first of two joint practices with the Patriots, was similar to what we’ve generally seen from him throughout this Vikings training camp. There were ups and downs, although more of the former than the latter. There were good throws and there were teaching moments, including an interception he sailed way over his target’s …
Read More »Steelers defense not satisfied with performance in joint practice vs. Bucs
Thursday was the first — and, almost certainly, only — time the entirety of the first-team Pittsburgh Steelers defense took the field together in a stadium against an offense of a different NFL team. And according to the Steelers defensive players who talked about it afterward, they weren’t happy with how it played in the joint practice against the Tampa …
Read More »A (Partial) Defense of the Internet’s Favorite Hate Watch
You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. And what we had in the “Sex and the City” sequel series “And Just Like That,” which ends this week after three seasons, was a cringey, sweet, tone-deaf, moving, off-putting, captivating snapshot of its iconic characters’ late middle age. Whether in horror, delight or some mixture of the two, I watched …
Read More »Patriots Defense Brings the Heat in First Joint Practice with Vikings
EAGAN, Minnesota – The Patriots defense made its presence felt in Minnesota on Wednesday during the first of two joint practices with the Vikings. J.J. McCarthy and his offense made their fair share of plays over the course of the two-hour session, but the Pats flashed a nice combination of consistent pressure and quality coverage throughout the competitive team periods. …
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