Devin Lloyd intercepted Patrick Mahomes at the one-yard line on Monday Night Football. Lloyd, the reigning AFC Defensive Player of the Week, proceeded to take the ball back all 99-yards for a pick-six. In the process, he fooled Mahomes twice. First at the line of scrimmage by faking a blitz and then falling back into coverage. Mahomes fell for the …
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Jaguars linebacker Devin Lloyd was the AFC defensive player of the week in Week 4 and he’s going to be a top candidate to take the prize again in Week 5. The Chiefs appeared to be on their way to a touchdown that would break a 14-14 tie in the third quarter when they snapped the ball on a second …
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Devin Lloyd was named AFC defensive player of the week last week, and he also earned AFC defensive player of the month honors. He may win the weekly award again this week. The Jaguars linebacker stepped in front of JuJu Smith-Schuster and returned Patrick Mahomes’ pass 99 yards for a touchdown. The Jaguars have their first lead, 21-14. The longest …
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HOUSTON — Coming into Wednesday, the Yankees had won eight straight games at the stadium formerly known as Minute Maid Park. But no amount of regular-season success can quite erase the October heartbreak the Yankees have experienced here over the past decade. And they took a page out of that playbook on Wednesday, despite it still only being September, in …
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There was a double play in the bottom of the eighth inning on Wednesday night. Just probably not the one the Yankees wanted. Both Aaron Boone and Devin Williams were tossed in the frame as the Astros grabbed the lead late in the game, one that Houston went on to win, 8-7. Devin Williams was ejected as he was pulled …
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Training Camp Notebook 8/12: Devin White, Raiders defense win the day Raiders.com Pete Carroll hopes youth movement has Raiders on the right path Yahoo Sports A QB2 battle brewing? Five things we learned this week at Raiders training camp – The Athletic The New York Times Six Intriguing Observations from Raiders Camp Today Sports Illustrated Las Vegas Raiders training camp rolls on in Henderson …
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Old-Timers’ Day is mostly for the fans, who enjoy seeing the stars of yesterday play once more. The stars of yesterday also make the most of being able to don the pinstripes once more. And there could be benefits for the current Yankees, too — like a struggling, once-dominant closer hearing a bit of advice from the greatest closer of …
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It was the top of the 10th, and the manager of the Yankees was caught between a rock, a hard place and Devin Williams. Unfortunately, Aaron Boone chose Williams. The all-but-inevitable outcome came quickly. The broken closer’s first pitch sailed wildly off the plate, advancing the ghost runner to third base with the right-handed heart of the Astros order waiting …
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NEW YORK — For more than 20 minutes, Devin Williams remained motionless at his locker, still dressed in full uniform, staring into the abyss of his phone. He sat hunched forward, his left hand bracing his chin, eyes glassy as he scrolled, passing the time to try to forget about his latest implosion. It wasn’t until reporters approached Williams on …
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One of the Yankees’ obvious stated goals is to make the postseason this year. Aaron Boone also stated his intention to “keep running [Devin Williams] out there.” These two avowals are incompatible with each other, as demonstrated by yet another meltdown from Williams. In his last four appearances, Williams has a pair of blown saves, gave up the game-winning hit, …
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