In our big NBA preview, I asked what it might look like if Victor Wembanyama adjusted his shot diet in order to replace a good chunk of his three-point attempts with shots taken closer to the rim. The Spurs’ first game of the season, a 125-92 win over the Mavericks, gave us an answer to that question, and the answer …
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A lot of college football fans are feeling it right now. The sport has changed rapidly from what many of us originally fell in love with, and perhaps nothing exemplifies that more than modern recruiting. Long gone are the days of signing a full class and being able to evaluate the hit rate four or five years later, unless you …
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Mike McDaniel and the Dolphins hit a new low Sunday as they were blown out by the Browns, 31-6, in Cleveland. Miami is now 1-6 on the year and has lost three straight games. This latest loss could very well end up being the final one for McDaniel, as many around the league think it is only a matter of …
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The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Credit: AMC The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon finished up its third season Sunday with a rousing finale that combined some big action set set pieces and daring escapes with a healthy dose of betrayal and double-crossing. In the end, Daryl (Norman Reedus) and Carol (Melissa McBride) survive, but end up pretty much where they started. …
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As you may have expected in a game between the Jets and Panthers, this was some dreadful football. The thousands of empty seats in MetLife Stadium on a perfect football-weather Sunday told you all you needed to know about the waning interest in the winless Jets at this point. And their performance, in a 13-6 loss to the Panthers, did …
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The Florida State Seminoles looked to bounce back from a three-game losing streak as they took on Stanford, but instead came away with even more doubt surrounding the direction of the season. Quarterback Tommy Castellanos went 14-of-28 for 242 yards and added a rushing touchdown, as the ‘Noles dropped to 3-4 on the year. Stanford’s Ben Gulbranson threw for 90 …
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The Washington Commanders’ defense is rapidly becoming a weak link. And defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. is getting tired. Things are just not clicking. One can point to the injury problems facing the Commanders right now, but that excuse will only wash for so long. Most of this group reached heights not seen in Washington for decades during the 2024 …
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LONDON — The Broncos somehow, some way got out of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday afternoon with a 13-11 win over the New York Jets. Actually, there was no somehow about it. Nine sacks against Jets quarterback Justin Fields did the trick. Now Denver returns to Colorado with a home-heavy stretch of the schedule upcoming and a real chance to take …
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The Eagles have a bigger tell than Teddy KGB and its sinking their “predictable” offense. ESPN analyst and ex-NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky slammed Philadelphia’s offense during Thursday night’s 34-17 beatdown loss to the Giants, noting that the Birds give away their play and it’s a big reason why a championship-caliber unit is sputtering. “They’re in the Gun every snap,” Orlovsky …
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Jack Ciattarelli and Mikie Sherrill at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center in New Brunswick on Wednesday during the gubernatorial debate.Ed Murray| For NJ Advance Media A day after New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill accused her Republican opponent of complicity in the nation’s deadly opioid crisis, Jack Ciattarelli’s campaign said it plans to file a defamation lawsuit against …
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