Injuries might be part of the game, but you sure don’t want them to be a part of the last preseason game. Which is why the highlight of this finale on Thursday night in Carolina came at 9:36 p.m., when television cameras showed No. 1 pick Derrick Harmon sitting on the bench between Cam Heyward and T.J. Watt wearing street …
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A knee injury suffered by first-round draft pick Derrick Harmon put a blemish on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ preseason finale. Harmon was injured with 10 minutes, 4 seconds left in the second quarter of the Steelers’ 19-10 victory against the Carolina Panthers and was taken from the field on a medical cart. He was ruled out for the rest of the …
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The Athletic has live updates from Thursday’s NFL Preseason action. The Philadelphia Eagles are the reigning Super Bowl champions, so it’s no surprise they’re my NFL Projection Model’s favorite to conquer the NFC again this year, with a 15.5 percent chance at going back-to-back. That said, the competition is close, as my model projects the NFC to be very strong …
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NEW YORK (AP) — Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori weren’t even sure they would get to defend their U.S. Open mixed doubles title. Organizers revamped the tournament because they wanted singles superstars, not doubles specialists. They not only made it back to New York, they made it back to the top. The Italians beat No. 3 seeds Iga Swiatek and …
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Across two frantic days in New York, Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani repeatedly made their intentions clear. As the only doubles specialist team in a tournament that had banished the rest of their kind, they were on a mission to prove their worth by succeeding on the court. Shortly before midnight on an Arthur Ashe Stadium still filled with raucous …
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After both teams exploded on offense in the previous two games, the Atlanta Braves took on the Chicago White Sox in hopes of taking the series. Based on the previous two games, and both teams having some of the hottest offenses in MLB, that this game would be a high scoring one. Instead, we got a pitchers duel and one …
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Paige Bueckers poured in a season- and career-high 44 points—the most in the league this year and tied for 10th most all-time—but it wasn’t enough, as the Dallas Wings narrowly fell to the Los Angeles Sparks, 81–80, on Wednesday in L.A., officially ending their playoff hopes. Bueckers’ 44 points came on an incredible 81 percent shooting from the field, along …
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If the opening day had the air of an exhibition at certain times, the finals night immediately felt like business. From the start it brought the feel of a traditional US Open showpiece event, with a patriotic rendition of the national anthem and a group of US Marine Corps standing with an unfurled Stars and Stripes flag providing pomp. Many …
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Google’s big hardware showcase looked a little different this year. Rather than the standard keynote format to introduce the Pixel 10 series and other hardware, the company leaned into a talk show vibe for Made by Google 2025, with Jimmy Fallon hosting and guest spots from Stephen Curry, Lando Norris, and the Jonas Brothers. Don’t want to miss the best …
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PROVO — In naming freshman Bear Bachmeier as the starting quarterback, BYU offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick on Tuesday said the decision didn’t surprise the team. Same here. To anybody listening and reading several columns in this space, it was no surprise at all. “In practice he’s proven he deserves it,” Roderick said. “I think everybody out here has watched it …
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