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The ratings of players for EA Sports’ “Madden NFL 23” have been slowly released over the last few days. On Monday, ratings for wide receivers and tight ends were released, and Baltimore Ravens’ tight end Mark Andrews was ranked as the No. 3 tight end with a 93 overall rating. Baltimore also had kicker Justin Tucker ranked on Wednesday as the No. 1 player at the position with a 90 overall rating and cornerback Marlon Humphrey received an 90 overall rating, good for the No. 9 spot at his position on Thursday.
Also on Thursday, the initial ratings were revealed for defensive lineman, and Ravens’ defensive lineman Michael Pierce took the No. 10 spot, coming in at an 88 overall.
Pierce was brought back by the Ravens for his second stint with the team during his career. He signed with Baltimore as an undrafted free agent in 2016, and played with the Ravens for four years before latching on with the Minnesota Vikings following his rookie deal.
Individual ratings that got Pierce to an 88 overall included a 94 strength rating, a 91 impact blocking rating and a 90 block shedding rating. The best rated defensive lineman in Madden NFL 23 isn’t a surprise to anyone in Aaron Donald, who made the “99 club”.
Through five NFL seasons, Pierce has 171 combined tackles, 6.5 sacks, four fumble recoveries and one forced fumble in 68 games.
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Rating of Ravens DL Michael Pierce in Madden NFL 23 revealed
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Handed the responsibility of a restoration project for the Stadium Course at PGA West in La Quinta, architect Pete Dye’s masterpiece of golf mayhem, Tim Liddy is relying on the close professional and personal 28-year relationship he had with Dye to keep the project on track.
“He was like a second father to me,” Liddy said. “So when I’m out there, I can hear him talking to me. I can hear him yelling at me just walking around.”
Liddy is hearing a lot of Dye’s comments these days as PGA West embarks on a two-year renovation of the Stadium Course, the host course of the PGA Tour’s The American Express tournament each January.
Year one of the restoration features landscaping, the removal of trees from the layout and working to restore ground cover and bushes that were part of the course’s look in the mid-1980s. In the summer of 2023, the work will focus on an aging irrigation system as well as taking bunkers and greens back to their original sizes and shapes.
While Liddy has been the head of his own design firm, Liddy and Associates, since 1993, he worked closely with Dye on many projects. Dye, who died in 2020, became famous in the 1980s for his designs like the Stadium Course at PGA West and the TPC Stadium Course at Sawgrass, home of The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
Dye’s designs were radical for the time, with deep bunkering, mounding throughout the course, forced carries over huge lakes, undulating greens and plenty of his trademark railroad ties.
A large bunker between holes 14 and 15 is seen now clear of shrubbery and other obstacles on Stadium Course at PGA West in La Quinta, California, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Andy Abeyta/The Desert Sun)
The PGA West course became famous for hosting six Skins Games on national television starting in 1986, and for the negative reactions of pros when the course was played in the 1987 American Express, then called the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. The tournament left the Stadium Course after just one year and didn’t return to the rotation of the event until 2016.
Liddy says he only wants to restore the course, not overhaul it.
“We’re not going to change the golf course, obviously,” Liddy said. “That would be sacrilegious. So the golf course being 37 years old, what do we need to do? Well, it’s infrastructure. The greens have shrunk, which is common. The bunkers have lost their shape as they do with age and maintenance and guys hitting sand out of them. So the bunkers need to be put back the way they were. Irrigation is 30 years old, or 37 years old. They are designed to last 20.”
The work this summer is being done in stages, with the back nine of the Stadium Course now finished and the front nine being done now. The course will be open as usual after fall overseeding and will again be used in The American Express for the eighth consecutive year next January before the restoration work continues next summer.
While the work next summer will be just as important to the course as this year’s work, the players in The American Express will see dramatic changes to the course in January because of the trees being removed. Chris May, director of agronomy for PGA West, said that while original plans called for 600 trees to be removed, the actual number will be closer to 200 trees, with around 1,200 remaining on the course.
By removing the trees, the appearance of the course changes from a layout where trees narrowed corridors on holes or provided aiming points for players to a layout with Dye’s original sparse look that was often described as a moonscape in the course’s earliest days. Archival photos also reveal where trees had been added to the course through the years.
Better for turf, tees and greens
In addition to returning to the course’s original design, May said the trees were becoming a problem because many were overgrown and rotting on the inside. More than three decades of growth also meant the trees were causing turf issues that didn’t happen when the course was young and the trees were newly planted.
“We have new ownership and they don’t like to see turf problems or brown spots,” May said. “That was part of the mandate. Part of the brown spots came from trees obstructing sprinklers. We need to have it all green and full. Mostly the tees are affected by that.”
While Liddy said he thinks the trees had become a distraction to Dye’s original vision for the course, he understands some of the negative comments PGA West has already received from homeowners about the tree removal.
“Trees are an emotional issue. They always are,” Liddy said. He added that some of the trees being removed will be replaced by younger and smaller trees
Liddy said he’s been talking to architect Lee Schmidt, who worked for Dye on a daily basis on projects including the Stadium Course, about other issues, including vegetation that was grown between holes but has since been removed from the course. That vegetation was intended to add to the Scottish look of the course.
“Lee said you know Pete’s original concept was to make it look like Scotland, and so we went to the nursery and looked for plants that represented gorse (a thick, thorny bush seen on many Scottish courses) and heather,” Liddy said. “And I said, well, we don’t have that now.”
Next summer, Liddy hopes to flatten the bottoms of bunkers, take sand out of bunker faces and push greens back to their original size. It’s all so he can help maintain the intent of Dye’s original and radical design.
“I’ve built hundreds of greens with Mr. Dye,” Liddy said. “I don’t know what to say other that they will be restored to where I think they were.”
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Back to the future: PGA West hoping to bring back original stunning Stadium Course look
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After roughly five weeks of silence, left-handed starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez connected with the Detroit Tigers.
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Tigers starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez (57) is relieved by manager A.J. Hinch (left) during the sixth inning May 1, 2022 at Dodger Stadium.
Rodriguez will remain on the restricted list until he takes the mound for the Tigers. The 29-year-old is working through a throwing program in South Florida, designed by pitching coach Chris Fetter, and is expected to return to the big leagues in late August.
Eventually, Rodriguez will transition to Lakeland, Florida, for bullpens at the team's spring training facility. After that, he is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment for Low-A Lakeland before advancing to Triple-A Toledo for at least two more rehab starts. If there is a health setback, Rodriguez will likely be shut down for the remainder of the season.
Avila, who spoke to Rodriguez on Friday, does not think there will be any clubhouse issues upon Rodriguez's return to the team.
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Rodriguez remains under contract with the Tigers through the 2026, but he has an opt-out clause in his contract after the 2023 season.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Eduardo Rodriguez, Detroit Tigers talk after 1 month of silence
Tracking the Tropics: June 21, 2022
FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Allison Gargaro has the latest tropical activity in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Eduardo Rodriguez and Detroit Tigers connect after 1 awkward month of silence
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Dwayne Johnson went a few steps beyond merely teasing his long-awaited “Black Adam” movie at Comic-Con in San Diego on Saturday. Ever the showman, Johnson brought a new traile r for the DC Comics superhero film and some flashy technology, lighting up the biggest room at the annual fan convention all while in costume. The character Black Adam has the powers of the ancient gods and has been entombed for some 5,000 years before being released into the modern world.
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UFC Fight Night 208 results: Molly McCann lights up Hannah Goldy with another elbow, then lights up London
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have added two players to the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.
Rookie cornerback Don Gardner and offensive lineman Sadarius Hutcherson were added to the list Saturday, as rookies reported for training camp, which begins next week.
Gardner and Hutcherson were both added as undrafted free agents over the past two years. They still count against Tampa Bay’s 90-man active roster limit, but are eligible to practice and come off the list at any time.
The Bucs also announced the official signing of rookie defensive lineman Logan Hall, their top pick in the 2022 NFL draft.
The Tennessee Titans announced five roster moves Saturday ahead of training camp, which begins Wednesday.
Jordin Tootoo is the third member of Canada’s 2003 men’s world junior hockey team to deny any involvement in an alleged group sexual assault. Tootoo, who was a member of the silver-medal winning team and played in the NHL for several seasons with Nashville, Detroit, New Jersey and Chicago, issued a statement Saturday calling for a full investigation into the “disturbing allegations.” “I don’t recall knowing or hearing about the incident in question during or after the tournament,” Tootoo wrote on Twitter.
Former ASU quarterback Manny Wilkins hopes to be drafted by an XFL team this fall. To that end, he took part in a showcase on Friday on campus.
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Bucs place 2 players on Physically Unable to Perform list
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The Indianapolis Colts claimed defensive tackle Byron Cowart off the waiver wire from the New England Patriots and waived defensive end Scott Patchan, the team announced Saturday.
Cowart, 26, was a fifth-round pick with the Patriots in the 2019 NFL draft after spending three collegiate seasons at Auburn (2015-2017) and one season at Maryland (2018).
In 19 career games, Cowart has recorded 29 tackles (15 solo), three quarterbacks hits and 1.0 sack.
In order to make room on the roster, Patchan was waived. He signed with the Colts as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Colorado State this offseason.
Madden NFL 23 ratings revealed for Colts RBs, safeties
Taking a look at the Madden NFL 23 ratings for Colts RBs and safeties.
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Colts claim DT Byron Cowart off waiver wire
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Ex-Pats DT Byron Cowart finds new home with AFC team originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
It didn't take long for Byron Cowart to find a new home after being placed on waivers by the New England Patriots.
The 26-year-old defensive tackle was claimed by the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday, the team announced.
Cowart was waived on Friday after three years with the Patriots. The 2019 fifth-round draft pick appeared in 19 games (14 starts) for New England, totaling 29 tackles, one sack and one pass defensed. He missed the entire 2021 season due to injury.
Patriots training camp at Gillette Stadium is set to begin on Wednesday.
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Colts claim DT Byron Cowart off waivers from Patriots
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Entering the 2022 season, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has a lot to prove to his team, coaches and front office, and it’s not much of a secret.
The idea that this is a make-or-break season for Tagovailoa is a bit cliche at this point, but it’s also true. He’s been given a ton of weapons, an improved offensive line and an offensive-minded head coach who brings a system that’s made to take pressure off of the quarterback.
Tagovailoa isn’t the only signal-caller with a lot to prove in 2022. In fact, another quarterback that he used to share a locker room with is also looking to cement his status in the NFL, as Jalen Hurts enters his second full season as the Philadelphia Eagles starter.
This week, Pro Football Focus’ Ari Meirov spoke to ESPN’s Field Yates about a number of different topics around the league, including which quarterback would silence the noise in 2022. Meirov gave three options – Tagovailoa, Hurts or the New York Giants’ Daniel Jones.
“For me, it’s probably between Tua and Jalen Hurts,” Yates said. “And I think that the best way to silence critics, generally, is for your team to win…But if Jalen can win a playoff game with the Eagles, that to me I think, would go a long way because as we all know, there are these two first-round picks plus an extra second-round pick that is hovering above the Eagles’ franchise for the 2023 draft. And I think the hard part for Tua, who also has two first-round picks hovering around him, is that the Dolphins are part of just a gauntlet conference, right?
“I could see them making the playoffs next year. I could also see them finishing third in their own division and winning more like seven games. And Tyreek Hill has certainly stoked the flame plenty this offseason with his comments about Tua and Mahomes, and vice versa. But I think it’s reflective of the fact that there isn’t a lot of gray area with him. Just being a solid starter probably does not end the conversation. He either needs to be a lock-it-in top-10 guy or we’re going to say, ‘I’m not even sure he’s a top-20 guy.'”
Yates doesn’t come right out and say it, but his response definitely seems like he’s leaning toward Hurts, and that’s probably the right choice at this point.
Hurts brought the Eagles to an 8-7 record in his 15 starts in 2021 while totaling 3,928 yards, 26 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Tagovailoa, in 13 games, produced 2,781 yards, 19 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
Based on what we’ve seen to this point, Hurts seems closer. However, when the two teams get on the field this year with their improved offenses, that could change.
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Field Yates appears to be leaning Jalen Hurts over Tua Tagovailoa to silence noise in 2022
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Former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher
American professional baseball player, outfielder, coach
"I decided to just let it go," Gossage told USA TODAY Sports. "So you know what, the way I feel now is, just let everyone in. They might as well let Pete (Rose) in. (Barry) Bonds. (Roger) Clemens. All of them.
"We got no character clause in this (expletive), so let’s drop the character bull."
"I mean, what are you going to do about it?" Jackson said. "Guys talked about (Mike) Piazza. Ivan Rodriguez. I mean, what the (expletive)? So why deny this guy?"
"The more we Hall of Famers talk about this — and we talk about it a lot — we realize that we can no longer sit silent," Morgan wrote. "Many of us have come to think that silence will be considered complicity. Or that fans might think we are ok if the standards of election to the Hall of Fame are relaxed, at least relaxed enough for steroid users to enter and become members of the most sacred place in Baseball. We don’t want fans ever to think that.
"We hope the day never comes when known steroid users are voted into the Hall of Fame. They cheated. Steroid users don’t belong here."
"There are too many guys in there now who have taken steroids," Jackson said. "So why let Bonds and Clemens be the poster child?"
"I think whatever judgment writers decide to make with respect to players who have tested positive or otherwise been adjudicated under our program, that’s up to them," Manfred said. "That’s a policy decision. They’ve got to look into their conscience and decide how they evaluate that against the Hall of Fame criteria.
"What I do feel is unfair is in situations where it is leaks, rumors, innuendo, not confirmed positive test results, that that is unfair to the players. I think that would be wrong."
"What can I say, I played in a city where I’ve heard a lot of people talk about racism and things like that," Ortiz said. "Thank God I never lived an experience like that, but to the contrary, what we did was like to unite the people. It didn’t matter what race or color or nationality you were. And that has a very good response.
"A lot of times when I go to places in Boston, people tell me, 'You guys gave us a lot of strength because with the jobs and the people who wouldn’t give us permission to have access to things. Now your era changed those norms.'
"Now it’s like the same family. The world evolves, and we have to give it the opportunity."
"It’s an honor," Ortiz said.
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Hall of Famers Reggie Jackson, Goose Gossage change minds, attend David Ortiz induction
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49ers' WRs, TEs ranked No. 2 in NFL by Sharp Football Analysis originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
The 49ers' offense is well-equipped for second-year quarterback Trey Lance heading into the 2022 NFL season.
Both on the ground and through the air, San Francisco has a plethora of weapons that should provide plenty of support for the 22-year-old signal-caller.
In a recent ranking of position groups around the NFL, Sharp Football Analysis had the 49ers' wide receivers/tight ends ranked as the second-best unit in the league based on average ranks on a 100-point scale.
The top spot belonged to the Cincinnati Bengals, who received a score of 97. Second was the 49ers with a score of 92, the Los Angeles Rams and Miami Dolphins with scores of 83 and the Philadelphia Eagles with a score of 81.
Score based off average ranks of positional unit (on a 100-point scale) for all 32 teams, from Sharp Football staff voters. If all voters had a team at #1, that score would be 100.
"We’re assuming Deebo Samuel suits up for the 49ers this season," Sharp Football Analyst Ryan McCrystal writes. "As a result, their pass catchers landed in the top five on every ballot. If we could guarantee a fully healthy season from George Kittle, the unit may have ranked number one."
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Through the air, the 49ers deploy two All-Pros in wide receiver Deebo Samuel and tight end George Kittle, who are among the best at their respective positions. In addition to receivers Brandon Aiyuk, Jauan Jennings, Danny Gray, Ray-Ray McCloud and backup tight ends Tyler Kroft and Charlie Woerner and Ross Dwelley, San Francisco's pass-catching unit certainly is top-heavy but has the potential to be among the game's best if Aiyuk takes a big step forward in his third season.
The 49ers' offense has a ton of potential and will depend on Lance's development in his first full season as the starter. If he lives up to expectations, his success should have a ripple effect on the rest of the offense, including a pass-catching unit that already is impressive on paper.
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49ers' pass-catching unit ranked No. 2 in NFL by Sharp Football Analysis
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It took a few asks to get there, but coach Fisher eventually got around to sharing his thoughts when asked about the three permanent rivals he’d personally like to see as new SEC scheduling models have been a hot topic as of late.
You want Texas. When Texas comes into the league, when that schedule comes in, definitely because of that rivalry. I think LSU is a great rivalry. But that’s probably our two biggest. Then Arkansas goes into that, too. But I don’t know if that was one of our three that they equated to us in what we did. I mean, you’re going to play great teams all across the board. You have to get those rivalries…I think the Texas rivalry is important. I think the LSU rivalry is important.
While Jimbo focused heavily on a “top-two” – two rivalries that shouldn’t surprise many – overall, Fisher didn’t hesitate to show support for this particular model and the importance of maintaining tradition and rivalries in college football:
…it gives you more consistency, helps keep some traditional rivalries. I think that’s the one thing we’re trying to do in college football. To me it makes college football special, the rivalries of college football, trying to keep as many traditions as you can with the expanding world. Things are inevitable, they’re always going to change. If you can keep as much as you can, I think it’s great. I think that model will be there.
No matter what direction the SEC goes in future college football seasons, I think it’s safe to say there will be some familiar faces permanently etched on Texas A&M’s schedule.
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Refresh for more updates: Yes, it stands to reason that Marvel would start its ComicCon session with a sizzle reel, particularly with shots of the three Spider-Man, WandaVision, She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, and more. But further stoking the audience were the voice of Stan Lee “Marvel has always been and always will be a reflection of the world right […]
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Noah Gragson puts on a smoke show at the ‘Tricky Triangle’
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"I know J.J. just a little bit, he's a very smart kid and everything, but tell me what his career looked like?" West said on Sirius XM NBA Radio on Friday. "What did he do that determined games? He averaged 12 points a game in the league? Somewhere along the way, numbers count. At that point and time, the players aren't what they used to be. J.J. certainly wasn’t going to guard the elite players. So you can nitpick anyone. The only reason I’m talking about him is because he was not an elite player, but he was a very good player, but he had a place on the team because of the ability to shoot the ball. ...
"Winning is all that mattered, that's what drove me. I subtly got better every year. We didn't have the facilities to get better. We had to work in the summers to support our family. JJ should be very thankful that he's made as much money as he's made, and Bob Cousy, whom I played against a couple of years, not very long — I just think it's disrespectful myself."
It should be noted Redick refused to compare Cousy with Paul as they played in different eras. Fellow ESPN panelist, Chris Russo, rejected that notion, claiming that because Cousy made first-team All-NBA against West and Oscar Robertson (two other Hall-of-Famers) and Paul hasn't in the modern NBA that Cousy is a better player.
"[Bob Cousy] had 29 assists in an NBA game." - Chris Russo
“Well, he was being guarded by plumbers and firemen” - JJ Redick
For what it's worth, Cousy is a Hall of Famer who won six NBA titles with Bill Russell and the Celtics, including five consecutive titles from 1959-63, and averaged 18.4 points, 7.5 assists in 35 minutes per game. He was also the 1957 NBA MVP, a 13-time NBA All-Star, a 10-time All-NBA first-team winner and an eight-time NBA assists leader.
Paul, meanwhile, is a 12-time All-Star, four-time All-NBA first team and seven-time NBA all-defensive first-team. He's averaged 18.1 points and 9.5 assists per game during his 17-year career but has yet to win an NBA championship.
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Jerry West calls JJ Redick's 'plumbers and firemen' comment 'disrespectful' to Bob Cousy
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Yoán Moncada rips an RBI double
Yoán Moncada sends an extra-base hit into the gap in right-center, plating Tim Anderson from first and extending the White Sox lead to 2-0
St. Louis has joined the growing list of Democrat-led cities seeking to help women gain abortion access, even in red states that have largely banned the procedure. Not long after Democratic Mayor Tishaura Jones on Thursday signed a measure providing $1 million for travel to abortion clinics in other states, Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt sued to stop what he called a "blatantly illegal move to spend Missourians’ hard-earned tax dollars on out-of-state abortions.” The give-and-take is emblematic of city versus state battles playing out across the U.S. since June, when the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade prompted several states, including Missouri, to ban most abortion procedures.
'Shazam! Fury Of The Gods' First Trailer And New 'Black Adam' Footage Dropped by Warner Bros.
For San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, Warner Bros. and DC dropped the very first trailer for Shazam!
Carter Warren discusses the Vols being Pittsburgh's biggest pass rush challenge in 2022.
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Big Ten desirability ratings: where each current league member ranks per Sports Illustrated
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Crystal Dangerfield with an Assist vs. Chicago Sky
Crystal Dangerfield (New York Liberty) with an Assist vs. Chicago Sky, 07/23/2022
The season finale of 'Intervention' airs Monday, July 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on A&E Network. In an unprecedented episode, model, musician, entrepreneur and social media phenomenon Amber Rose travels home to South Philadelphia to come to the aid of her childhood best friend Tina, who’s addicted to fentanyl and crack. But first, she must find her. Tina is currently lost on the dangerous streets of Kensington -- which is home to the largest open air drug market on the East Coast. Desperate to locate her friend, Amber enlists the aid of Tina’s family, a local private detective and Interventionist Michael Gonzales. Together the mission is to blanket Kensington, find Tina, get her to treatment and save her from becoming of Kensington’s deadly statistics.
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Crystal Dangerfield with an Assist vs. Chicago Sky
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Getting sought after by the top team in the NL East? That was the cherry on top for the Mets' new designated hitter.
"The one thing you can control is being a good teammate and making winning your No. 1 priority," Vogelbach said.
"That's the one thing I can promise. I'm going to play with energy and try to be a good person every single day."
"He should be a good fit for us," manager Buck Showalter said. "I always like people who don't take themselves too seriously but take the game seriously."
"He's hard to forget," Nido said. "He's a great clubhouse guy. He's going to fit right in. One of the funniest teammates I've had."
"He had nothing but unbelievable things to say about it," Vogelbach said. "He basically just told me to enjoy it and that I was going to have the time of my life."
General manager Billy Eppler acknowledged that the Mets were not only drawn to Vogelbach for his power, but for a patient approach that's contributed to a career-best 117 OPS+ this season.
"I want to win. I'm super competitive," Vogelbach said. "I've been that way since I was a kid. To be wanted by a team that has one goal in mind and that's to win a World Series, it makes you feel good and it makes you want to play."
Nido was back in the lineup on Saturday night less than 24 hours after getting a left hand contusion. The Mets catcher went for an X-ray between innings that came back negative. Showalter said Nido didn't want to come out of the game, but had trouble gripping the bat after getting crossed up behind the plate.
“It should be fine,” said Nido, who was relieved to have just a bruise. “I tested it out. It's fine. It's on the upper part of the hand. We just wanted to make sure there was no bone fracture or anything like that. It's all good."
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LONG POND, Pa. — Denny Hamlin is in the midst of a couple good weeks.
Hamlin wheeled the No. 11 FedEx Toyota to the pole Saturday at Pocono Raceway ahead of Sunday’s M&M Fan Appreciation 400 (3 p.m. ET, USA Network, NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
MORE: Pocono schedule | Sunday’s starting lineup
The pole run comes on the heels of an excellent run a week ago for the team he co-owns, 23XI Racing, which saw drivers Bubba Wallace (third) and Kurt Busch (10th) escape with two top-10 finishes at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. And oh by the way, that run came days after the team announced the surprise signing of Tyler Reddick for the 2024 season.
“That was a good sign for us,” Hamlin said of the team’s Loudon performance. “Those mile tracks, when I think about Phoenix and the nightmare that that was for all the Toyotas and our team in particular, it’s a good sign to go back to Loudon that is similar, not exactly the same but similar to tracks that you’re gonna need to be good at in the playoffs. Short tracks and road courses have been big challenges for all the Toyotas. And to see those starting to change and be good, that’s a good sign for us.”
That optimism continued Saturday at Pocono, where both Wallace and Busch advanced to the final round of qualifying. Busch crashed on his final run, but Wallace posted the seventh-fastest lap. Wallace has especially shown speed in recent weeks, but the results had suffered until New Hampshire.
“I mean seeing him put a whole race together last week to be able to start up front, stay up front, get mixed to the middle and then drive back to the front is all a good sign,” Hamlin said. “It’s what we wanna see out of him going into the future as well. So I think that certainly, he does kind of go with the emotions of his results, but we’ve seen some positive change overall with him in the last month or so.”
That change stemmed from a verbal blow-up over the radio, when pit crew issues at Nashville Superspeedway turned an apparent top-10 run on its lid. Wallace still rallied to a 12th-place finish, but a change to the pit crew was made two weeks later.
Hamlin utilizes pit crews from Joe Gibbs Racing, for which Hamlin competes in his No. 11 Toyota. But he admitted Saturday that he is considering a change to that plan in the near future.
“I think we’re on our path to trying to get our own pit crews,” Hamlin said. “I think we’re on a good path to start that next year so we’re in the recruiting process so if anybody wants to come on over, give me a call.”
Mitchell's Chase Briscoe needs to pick up the pace Sunday in NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway.
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Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford isn’t just a leader on the field and within the Nittany Lions football program. He is also a leader off the field as the sport of college football continues to evolve with more opportunities for student-athletes than ever before.
Clifford has engaged in conversations with Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren in an effort to help give players around the Big Ten an opportunity to engage in discussions regarding decisions being made by the Big Ten. Warren described the discussions in a memo as “the process of formalizing the Big Ten Student-Athlete Advisory Committee” as the landscape of the Big Ten and collegiate athletics continues to evolve.
It has been stressed that is organizational effort is not a union but a collaboration between the Big Ten and its student-athletes. Clifford did note in his own statement posted on his Twitter account he thought ideas recently presented by the College Football Players Association were “interesting ideas,” but Clifford distanced himself from representing any union effort in helping to create a dialogue with Warren and the Big Ten offices.
“I am grateful to be a part of a team, university and conference where our leadership is truly open to listening and learning from its students to further strengthen and safeguard our academic and competitive experiences, ” Clifford said in a released statement.
Clifford reportedly is interested in helping the Big Ten to create standardized medical care for student-athletes during and after their playing careers. And considering how much revenue the Big Ten continues to rake in through media rights deals, and how much is reportedly going to be coming in with a new rights deal that includes the expansion into California with USC and UCLA, it makes sense for the Big Ten to be able to fund such a collaborative effort in the future.
It should come as no surprise Clifford is being seen as the face of this effort. As the age of NIL was ushered in, Clifford started his own NIL group focused on educating his peers on how to wisely go about exploring NIL opportunities rather than getting caught making poor and ill-advised decisions for a quick buck. Clifford is also widely respected around the Big Ten, as evidenced by some of the postgame comments from Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh last season.
We’ll see if this comes up during Big Ten media days in the coming week.
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Sean Clifford taking lead in Big Ten to improve medical benefits for players
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LOS ANGELES -- For the third consecutive game, the Giants couldn't take down the National League All-Star team. Mookie Betts, Trea Turner and Freddie Freeman all homered and Julio Urias dazzled as the Dodgers beat the Giants 4-2 at Dodger Stadium on Saturday.
Wood has pitched over 1,000 big league innings, but the second inning Saturday was just the second time he has struck out the side looking. The run of five straight strikeouts came to an end when Betts -- who nearly homered twice in his first at-bat -- smoked a fastball. Turner did the same.
Those were the only two runs scored off Wood, but he didn't make it out of the fifth. The Dodgers fouled off 25 of his pitches and worked deep counts even as the strikeouts piled up, and Wood was pulled after issuing a leadoff walk in the fourth.
The Giants scored seven runs off Urias last May but have barely touched him since. This was his sixth regular season start against them since that rough one and he's allowed five total runs, along with two strong postseason appearances. On Saturday, Urias allowed just two hits and struck out five.
The Giants are facing three left-handed starters this series, which means a lot of Slater. Right now, that's a huge positive.
Historic Route 66 exists today because of Angel Delgadillo, 95, of Seligman. "Now people travel from all over the world to visit us," he says.
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Allyson Felix runs for the United States in a women's 4x400-meter relay heat at the track and field world championships Saturday in Eugene, Ore. The U.S. team advanced to Sunday's final, but Felix won't run in it. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press)
She had reason to celebrate. For two decades she had been one of the sport’s consummate performers. Her 11 Olympic medals make her the most decorated U.S. track athlete in history. With her bronze as part of a mixed 4x400-meter relay team on July 15 came a record she achieved by medaling in eight world championships over 17 years — another record.
Then, days into retirement, the iconic sprints coach Bobby Kersee called to interrupt a meal of Felix’s favorite wings. Could she be available to run a leg on the 4x400 team in Saturday’s preliminaries?
Leadoff runner Talitha Diggs said Felix’s return “wasn’t too big of a shock, but since she had retired and for her to come back, I was like, oh this is going to be cool."
Allyson Felix receives the baton from U.S. teammate Talitha Diggs during a heat in the women's 4x400-meter relay. Felix's split of 50.61 seconds was the Americans' best. (David J. Phillip / Associated Press)
If Felix’s return drew hearty applause as soon as she touched the baton, Twanisha Terry’s lunge at the finish line ahead of Jamaica for first in the 4x100-meter relay drew roars inside Hayward Field. Jamaica had won three of the previous four world championship titles and boasted the world’s three fastest 100-meter finishers in Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson-Herah and anchor Shericka Jackson.
It was not the U.S. disasters of 2001, 2005, 2009, 2011 and 2015 when they failed to medal at all. And it added another medal to the U.S. men’s sprinting resurgence — their eighth of these championships from the 100, 200, 400 and 4x400 relay.
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American basketball player (1994-)
It has been announced that former Tar Heel Nate Britt has signed on to join the Stanford Men’s Basketball staff.
He will work under head coach Jerod Haase who played under Roy Williams at Kansas. Hasse and Williams often times scheduled games against each other to help the programs out.
The 28-year-old spent his time in Carolina blue threads from 2013 to 2017, a part of the team that won the National Championship his senior year. Britt will work as the Director of Player Development, helping the next wave of collegiate athletes improve their game.
The 6-foot-1 guard mainly had a role off the bench, averaging 17.5 minutes per game and scoring an average of 5.1 points and 2.0 assisst per game. Britt, mainly known for his defense, had two lockdown games in 2016 where he had five steals each.
The most memorable game of his career came in 2015, when he helped lead UNC to a 93-83 victory over Syracuse with 17 points and going 4 for 5 behind the arch.
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Last night in Eugene, Oregon, Abby Steiner placed fifth in the world in the 200 meters, with a time of 22.26. She was the top American. Her 21.77 at U.S. championships a few weeks ago was the second-fastest time in the world this year coming into the World Championships. She's the sixth fastest American ever in the event.
“It was just such a great learning experience," she said. "I got to compete against some of the people I have looked up to for so long in this sport."
Nearly every time she's raced a 200 so far this year (and she’s been in a lot of races), Steiner is clearly in the front. She usually gets out of the blocks well and comes off the turn leading. This was the first time this year the lanes around her were filled by women who are just as fast as her, or faster.
EUGENE, OREGON – JULY 21: Shericka Jackson of Team Jamaica crosses the finish line to win gold in the Women’s 200m Final on day seven of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 21, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
The 200m Final at the World Athletics Championships
Jamaica's Shericka Jackson won the race in 21.45, a championship record. She's the second fastest woman ever in the event after Florence Griffth-Joyner, who ran 21.34 in 1988. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, also of Jamaica, finished second in 21.81, after winning the 100 meters a few days ago. Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith finished third in 22.02, after setting a national record in the 100 final a few days ago, where she finished fourth.
The very American crowd in Hayward Field had their eyes on Steiner. Nobody really knows anything about her; her Instagram page doesn’t provide anything substantial about her--other than the fact that she's very, very fast. But we already knew that.
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EUGENE, OREGON – JULY 21: Abby Steiner of Team United States and silver medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Team Jamaica celebrate after competing in the Women’s 200m Final on day seven of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 21, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Sports have always been a huge part of her life; Steiner even played soccer at Kentucky in addition to running track when she first got to college. Her degree is in exercise science, and if she weren't a track athlete, she'd want to be a physical therapist. She's passionate about the mechanical, physiological lens of running, even though she has unconventional form. She has a dramatic left arm swing that makes her form recognizable from across the stadium.
What the Future Holds for Abby Steiner
Steiner has deferred an acceptance into a Masters program in physical therapy for the foreseeable future while she does pro running full time. "It's been a dream of mine for a very long time," she said. "I want to give back the way those people gave back to me. As an athlete I know that injury is inevitable." She pulled her ACL playing soccer in high school, and that was a pivotal moment for her: Sports are all she knows, and what she loves was momentarily taken away from her.
Beyond sports, she’s "really into crossword puzzles right now." I double-taxed and told her she can't be serious and she laughed. "I also do jigsaw puzzles," she said. Strenuous hobbies are not for her, as her career is already strenuous and she wants to take the time to decompress and chill out very seriously. She said she spends a good amount of time alone and is trying to read 25 books this year. She's already 14 deep, and currently reading The Invitation by Lucy Foley.
She's also interested in bringing fashion to track and field. She signed with Puma this week and the new Puma uniform only has one shoulder. "I love that fashion is coming back into track and field. Bold uniforms, bold hairstyles, makeup, I love it," she said. "I honestly feel like when I look good I run good. I feel like my confidence exudes itself on the track." During our interview, her entire outfit was the same color blue and she had matching blue nails--a nod to her alma mater, the University of Kentucky, where she just graduated but plans to continue living and training.
Steiner really likes and trusts her college coach and doesn't want to part with him. "My coach is one of the main reasons I'm in this position. He completely developed me from freshman year until now." Lexington is also not far from her hometown of Columbus, Ohio, which is where her family lives.
Steiner was fifth in the world, but she's just turned 22. Fraser-Pryce is 35. Jackson is 28. Steiner's got time. We'll be hearing her name for a while.
The Los Angeles Rams threw the last of their lavish offseason parties Thursday night so they could hand out their massive Super Bowl championship rings to their current and former players. Sean McVay sees the Friday morning after that soirée as the dividing line between the success of last season and the formidable task in front of the Rams this fall as they attempt to become the NFL's first repeat champions in 18 years. “It was kind of good timing, because now it represents, ‘Let’s turn the page,’” McVay said outside the Rams’ training camp headquarters in balmy Orange County.
Dina Asher-Smith is facing a battle to be fit for the Commonwealth Games after pulling up injured during the World Championships women’s 4x100 metres final, with Britain failing to win a medal for the first time in five global championships.
Jamaica's Shericka Jackson's time was the second fastest ever after Florence Griffith-Joyner's 1988 world record of 21.34.
Kenya's Emmanuel Korir produced his trademark devastating kick to add the world 800m title to his Olympic crown in Eugene on Saturday.
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"I’ve had my struggles and to ... prove and show that I can still do it is a big confidence boost,” Piercy said.
"When you walk that weird, your body kind of adjusts, so putting the shoe back up on and trying to get set up over it correctly," Piercy said. "I felt like I couldn’t get into my setup like I normally do, and I felt that’s like where a couple of the loose shots came from, along with the tiredness."
"It was very challenging today," Webb said. "I managed my game really well. I actually didn’t play the par-fives great, I only made two birdies on those, but bogey-free on a day like today is a pretty good effort."
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Golf roundup: Brooke Henderson seeks second major with lead in Evian Championship
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When Dani Alves left Barcelona a few months ago, several teams were deemed possibilites for the next stop in his illustrious soccer career. One of the least likely seemed to be Pumas of the Mexican League, yet that is what the Brazilian star chose. Alves, who with 44 titles is the most successful player in history, passed his medical tests Saturday and signed a contract to join the Mexico City team.
Bayern Munich-Manchester City match could be impacted by scattered thunderstorms.
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Raphinha strikes again as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 1-0
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It was a win for the home team in Saturday's $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park.
Off at 7-1 and the fourth choice, Cyberknife a son of 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner and trained by Brad Cox, the Eclipse-Award winning trainer the last two years, paid $17.60. The win earned him an automatic berth to the Breeders' Cup Classic Nov. 5 at Keeneland.
"It's big. It’s a Grade 1 and a top three-year-old race in the country,'' Cox said. "It and the Travers are the best three-year-old races in the country in the summer. I’m very happy to be able to put together back-to-back races. This one felt good getting to the wire first as opposed to being put up. Mandaloun ran a winning race last year and I'm very proud of his effort and of this horse today as well."
"This one is better. This is more special,'' Geroux said.
The horse is named for the cyberknife - a non-invasive procedure that delivers radition to cancer cells without damaging other healthy tissue or cells.
"It's something I've wanted for years,'' said Gold, who has homes that he currently lives in Saratoga Springs, New York and Delray Beach, Florida. "I've been an owner for 20 years. To finally win it is terrific. It's indescribable.''
"To win for Al in his hometown is very special,'' Geroux said.
"We've liked this horse from the get-go,'' Cox said. "Last summer when we worked him at Saratoga I thought, man, this is a good horse. I figured out that you really can't make the lead to early with him. He’d wait on other horses. He needs a target. He’s a nice colt. I always thought he was a Grade 1 talent. He's been able to pick up two Grade 1's at a mile and an eighth distance and that bodes well moving forward."
"I had confidence in the horse. I had a lot of horse underneath me, but I felt like I couldn't go anywhere,'' Geroux said. "I stayed cool. My target was Taiba and Jack Christopher. By the backside you could tell that some of those other horses were already (out of the race).''
“I think this is his best race to date,'' Cox said. "Throughout the race, I thought he looked very professional with the way he handled himself.''
"I pushed the gas a little bit like I did in the Arkansas Derby just to get into him,'' Geroux said. "He responded instantly. He has a turn of foot like a turf horse on the dirt. He can make several moves in the race. We knew that before the race. That's why I used him a little bit to take good position at the half-mile. From there, I stayed quiet until it was time to go.”
"At the quarter-pole, Florent Geroux had a nice hold of him and he was loaded,'' Cox said. "He responded well when asked. He flew at the end. I am very proud of him.''
Taiba, who won the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 9 in his second career start, was running for the first time since he was 12th in the Kentucky Derby. He was also the first horse transferred back to Baffert after his 90-day suspension for Medina Spirit's post-race drug test failure after the 2021 Kentucky Derby ended on July 3 to run in a Grade 1 race.
“He made a gallant effort, that’s for sure,'' said Jimmy Barnes, Baffert's assistant trainer who saddled Taiba. "He came running. We’re very proud of him. I was hoping to be one-two. It’s possible his lack of seasoning might have had something to do with it a little bit. I have to talk to Mike (Smith). We’ll get him home to California and see how he comes out of the race and go from there.”
While trainer Bob Baffert seeks to win another Haskell, trainer Chad Brown has favorites in all five graded stakes on the Monmouth Park card.
Cyberknife, owned by local Al Gold, wins the 2022 Haskell
State Assemblyman Ronald Dancer, representing New Jersey's 12th legislative district, died Saturday.
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A win for the Home Team: Cyberknife wins the Haskell for local owner Al Gold
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Sydney Sweeney Lands Two First-Time Emmy Nominations for 'Euphoria' and 'White Lotus'
The Keanu Reeves action thriller comes to theaters on March 24th, 2023. John Wick 4 Teaser Trailer Premieres at Comic-Con: Watch Alex Young
"Devil Inside" was one of five global hits Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence co-wrote for INXS' 1987 album, "Kick."
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Sydney Sweeney Throws Out the First Pitch at Red Sox Game, Boston Loses 28-5
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The Raiders have only had a few practices so far at training camp, but a few players have stood out. One of those players is veteran wide receiver Mack Hollins, who is competing for the No. 3 job behind Davante Adams and Hunter Renfrow.
Of all the receivers on the roster, Hollins has the most size and the most speed. However, that hasn’t exactly translated to production in the NFL. In his five years in the NFL, he has totaled just 750 yards and six touchdowns.
But there could be a role for him in this offense as a vertical threat, just like Zay Jones was for the team last season.
In a recent article by Vic Tafur of The Athletic, he talked to a few different players on offense about Hollins and the consensus is that he is having a strong offseason. Here is what Jacobs had to say (via Tafur) about the former North Carolina star:
“Mack Hollins, man, that’s an amazing dude, man. He’s funny. And he’s a hard worker, man. He comes out there every day, and he puts in the work. And I’m excited to see about him. He’s smart, too. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a guy pick up an offense so fast, honestly. I definitely think that he’s a guy that people can look at and try to follow.”
Hollins has drawn a ton of praise from teammates for his work ethic and ability to learn quickly. He is expected to be a heavy contributor on special teams, but he does have a chance to earn some snaps on offense as one of the outside receivers.
Can Hollins continue to ride this positive momentum into the preseason and into the regular season? Time will tell, but he is off to a great start with the Raiders.
Now that endorsement deals and academic stipends are allowed, a push for employment is growing—here’s what that could look like for players and fans.
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Raiders WR Mack Hollins has impressed at training camp
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2024 defensive line prospect Carson Gentle announced his commitment to Tennessee.
The 6-foot-3, 241-pound Gentle is from McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
He has scholarship offers from the Vols, Harvard, Indiana, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Stanford and Virginia Tech.
Tennessee offered a scholarship to Gentle on June 7, 2021.
Gentle is the Vols’ second commitment for its 2024 recruiting class. 2024 edge rusher Jonathan Echols committed to Tennessee on July 4.
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Finebaum believes Notre Dame would be a perfect fit to join the SEC but feels Notre Dame’s history blends naturally with the Big Ten. Notre Dame has historic rivalries with Michigan, Michigan State, and future Big Ten member USC. Notre Dame playing games against Ohio State and Penn State would also make for great scheduling opportunities for the Big Ten and the Irish.
The Big Ten’s expansion with USC and UCLA is bringing the total full-time membership up to 16 members effective in 2024. The timeline is important because Notre Dame is looking into its next media rights deal, as is the Big Ten. Notre Dame’s current deal expires in 2025. The Big Ten’s new deal is going to begin in 2023.
Notre Dame is already a Big Ten member in ice hockey.
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The Indianapolis Colts placed linebacker Darius Leonard on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list along with three others, the team announced Sunday.
Leonard going to the PUP list isn’t a surprise considering he had back surgery during the offseason. The expectation is that he will miss some of training camp but, at this point, is expected to be ready for Week 1.
When it comes to the PUP list, there is no set timeline during training camp and the preseason. If a player goes on the PUP list, he can return whenever he is ready. These players also count toward the 90-man roster so no corresponding moves will need to be made.
The Colts also placed rookie defensive tackle Eric Johnson II on the Active/Non-Football Injury list.
Here’s a look at the full list of moves made Sunday:
LB Darius Leonard (PUP List)
As stated above, Leonard underwent back surgery in June to deal with an issue in his back, which may or may not have had an impact on the nagging ankle injury that Leonard has dealt with as well. It’s not totally clear how much the back injury impacted the ankle injury, but this is certainly worth monitoring.
Though the Colts are confident Leonard will be ready for Week 1, it’s always best to keep cautious optimism when it comes to preseason injuries.
DL Tyquan Lewis (PUP List)
This shouldn’t be a surprise. Lewis is coming off of a major knee injury that occurred during Week 8 of the regular season in a division game against the Tennessee Titans. The Colts re-signed the former second-round pick this offseason, but he may not be fully ready to begin the season.
S Rodney McLeod (PUP List)
The safety room is getting thin. It isn’t clear what kind of injury McLeod is dealing with, but hopefully, it’s a minor one. The Colts now open camp with just four safeties on the roster, two of which have NFL experience. On top of that, starter Julian Blackmon is still working his way back from Achilles surgery so he may be limited to begin training camp. It is a good sign for Blackmon that he didn’t go on the PUP list, though.
It has been a rough Year 2 for Strachan so far. He missed the majority—if not all—of the spring workouts due to an undisclosed injury and now will miss the beginning of training camp as he works his way back. The news of Strachan going on the PUP list was first reported by Charlie Clifford of WISH-TV, and the former seventh-round pick will have a lot of catching up to do when he comes back.
DT Eric Johnson II (NFI List)
This move is a bit of a surprise. Johnson going on the NFI list means he suffered an injury that wasn’t during an organized team event. Whether he was injured training on his own or simply off the field, Johnson will begin camp on the sidelines. Like the PUP list, he can come off at any time. This also would explain why the Colts claimed a defensive tackle on Saturday.
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Colts place Darius Leonard, 3 others on PUP list
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In Roob's Observations: Eagles need more than Hurts for a top passing game originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Welcome to the 26th consecutive weekly edition of Roob’s 10 Random Eagles Offseason Observations.
When we reconvene next weekend, with training camp underway, we’ll lose the “offseason” tag. Finally.
For now, we’ll chat about the importance of the Eagles’ passing game evolving, an encouraging Miles Sanders stat, a former Eagles wide receiver who’s inexplicably been ignored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame and lots more!
See you at Lehigh!
(I wish.)
2. Kind of got lost with everything going on surrounding his false start, but Devon Allen said in Eugene after he was DQ’d from the 110-meter hurdle at the World Track Championship that he was competing despite getting hurt the Wednesday before the race, which would have been July 13. He said the injury was serious enough that he had to back off his last few days of training before the trials on July 16: “I hurt my hamstring on Wednesday, wasn’t able to do anything until Saturday, the first round, which didn’t go as well as I wanted to. But my hamstring has been kind of holding it together.” With the first training camp practice scheduled for this Wednesday — two weeks after he initially got hurt — something to keep an eye on. Allen is fighting an uphill battle for a roster spot as it is. He can’t afford to start camp less than 100 percent.
3. Running backs in NFL history who’ve averaged 5.3 yards per carry (minimum 100 carries) in consecutive seasons before their 25th birthday: Dan Towler of the Rams in 1951 and 1952, Clinton Portis of the Broncos in 2002 and 2003, Jamaal Charles of the Chiefs in 2009 and 2010 and Sanders in 2020 and 2021.
4. Speaking of Sanders … I’ve said all offseason that Sanders became a smarter, more decisive ball carrier last year. He didn’t dance around as much as his first two seasons, he didn’t try to bounce everything outside at the first sign of trouble inside, he didn’t try for the home run all the time. The numbers bear it out. Sanders’ first two years he gained a lot of yards but also incurred too many negative runs, generally when he tried to do too much. Last year, he made big strides in that area. As a rookie, Sanders had a gain of zero or negative yards 22.9 percent of the time. In 2021, that dropped a bit to 20.1 percent. Still way too high. But last year he had a gain of zero or less on just 13.9 percent of his carries. Running backs need to understand they’re hurting the team by trying to turn a four-yard run into a 40-yard run but instead getting thrown for a loss. That 13.9 percent figure is really encouraging. Straight ahead, between-the-tackles Miles Sanders is by far the most effective Miles Sanders.
5. Memo to Jason Peters: Please retire. Phenomenal career. Hall of Fame career. All-time Eagle. But it’s time.
6. Jalen Hurts Stat of the Week: Hurts’ 1,138 rushing yards are fourth-most ever by an Eagles player before his 24th birthday, behind only LeSean McCoy [3,026], Sanders [1,685] and Mike Hogan [1,448].
7. Someone has to explain to me why Harold Jackson isn’t in the Hall of Fame. After 1981, his last full season, he was third in NFL history with 10,246 yards, trailing only Hall of Famers Don Maynard and Lance Alworth, and to this day he’s one of only six WRs in NFL history with 10,000 yards and a 17.5 average (DeSean Jackson is another). From 1969 through 1979, an 11-year span, he had nearly 1,800 more receiving yards, 50 more receptions and eight more TD catches than anybody in the NFL. Jackson never had an elite quarterback but made the team of the decade for the 1970s anyway. Only 13 of the 29 modern-era WRs in the Hall of Fame made more Pro Bowls. Yet Jackson has never even been a Hall of Fame finalist. Ridiculous.
8. In 1990, Keith Byars threw four passes and four touchdowns, and Stan Humphries threw 156 passes and three touchdowns.
9. Reagor last year became the first wide receiver in NFL history to start 10 or more games, have 40 or more offensive touches and net fewer than 350 scrimmage yards.
10. Dick Vermeil’s first training camp, 46 years ago at Widener, began July 5, 1976, and continued through Sept. 3. Most days were double sessions with practices generally lasting two to 2 ½ hours. Subtracting for days before and after preseason games — and there were six preseason games back then — that leaves somewhere around 80 practices, most with full contact. That’s about 180 hours of practice. This year, the Eagles have nine so-called training camp practices scheduled at the NovaCare Complex, another at the Linc and two more each in Cleveland and Miami for 14 total sessions, most of which will last 75 to 90 minutes with no live drills. That’s about 19 total hours of practice. It’s incredible how much NFL training camps have changed since Vermeil’s first season. And it’s not that Nick Sirianni is just going easy on his guys. Most of the changes have been legislated over the years by the CBA to protect players, and Sirianni’s sessions are lighter and shorter than most. But think of it this way: If the Eagles have 19 total hours of training camp practice, that would be like Vermeil having four days of camp left.
The Ravens announced Saturday that they’ve released veteran cornerback Iman Marshall. Marshall, a fourth-round pick in 2019, hasn’t played in two seasons while dealing with injuries. The former Southern California spent the majority of his rookie season on injured reserve before being activated in November, playing in three games and recording one tackle on four snaps on defense and 43 on ...
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Eagles Observations: It will take more than Jalen Hurts for a top passing game
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The Jaguars hosted QB Kyle Sloter on a free agent visit. He recently completed his USFL season with the New Orleans Breakers.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have a busy weekend ahead of them on the field as the roster is set to report for training camp on Sunday. However, that hasn’t stopped their front office from doing their due diligence to improve the roster where they can.
While they have four quarterbacks who they probably like heading into camp, they hosted free agent quarterback Kyle Sloter on Saturday. However, that didn’t lead to a signing, though the team may have him on their radar to sign in the future.
The Jags took a look at Sloter after he spent this year in the United States Football League with the New Orleans Breakers. While with them, he was 168-of-291 (57.7%) for 1,798 passing yards, nine touchdowns, and 11 picks.
Before his time in the USFL, Sloter spent some time in the NFL and entered it as an undrafted free agent in 2017 with the Denver Broncos. He also spent time with the Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, and Oakland Raiders. However, during his time in the NFL, he wasn’t able to take the field for a regular-season game.
As we’ve said in the past, Doug Pederson likes to develop a strong quarterbacks room, so their interest in Sloter isn’t surprising. As of now, C.J. Beathard, Jake Luton, and undrafted rookie E.J. Perry are the quarterbacks behind Trevor Lawrence on the depth chart, and all three were able to participate in organized team activities.
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Gibbs is third in the Xfinity Series standings and has won four races so far in 2020. He has eight wins in 36 career Xfinity Series starts and could be in line to jump to the Cup Series in 2023 if JGR is unable to retain Kurt’s brother Kyle Busch. Kyle Busch is set to be a free agent at the end of the 2022 season and talks to re-sign with JGR are apparently tenuous as the team has been unable to secure a new sponsor for him after the pending departure of M&M Mars.
LONG POND, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 23: Kurt Busch, driver of the #45 McDonald's Toyota, spins after an on-track incident during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 the Pocono Mountains 225at Pocono Raceway on July 23, 2022 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
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NASCAR: Kurt Busch to miss Cup race at Pocono with head injury
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Verlander 1st 13-game winner, Astros beat Mariners 3-1 originally appeared on NBCSports.com
Detroit Tigers game score and lineup vs. Minnesota Twins: Time, TV, starting pitchers
The Detroit Tigers wrap up their two-game series against the Minnesota Twins at 1:40 p.m. Sunday at Comerica Park, on Bally Sports Detroit and WXYT-FM.
Nick Castellanos, who has been one of the worst hitters in the majors since the second week of May, was finally moved down in the Phillies' lineup.
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Verlander 1st 13-game winner, Astros beat Mariners 3-1
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At No. 3 is first-year offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, who is tasked with implementing a new offensive scheme for the Bears.
May 6, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers receivers coach Luke Getsy during rookie minicamp. Mandatory Credit: Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via USA TODAY NETWORK
Position: Offensive coordinator
Oct 28, 2021; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Luke Getsy talks to Aaron Rodgers (12) against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Getsy first started out in coaching at the college ranks, most notably at schools such as Pitt, his alma mater of Akron, and Western Michigan. He moved to the pros in 2014 when he joined the Green Bay Packers as an offensive quality control coach. From there, he spent time as the team’s quality control and receivers coach and after a brief stint at Mississippi State, returned to the Packers, settling in as the quarterbacks coach in 2019.
As the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator under Matt LeFleur, Getsy worked closely with Aaron Rodgers, who wound up winning back-to-back MVPs the last two seasons. It’s odd to say, but Green Bay enjoyed a bit of a renaissance at the quarterback position, with Rodgers playing some of the best football of his career.
In 2021, the Packers passing offense was in the top 10 of the NFL during yet another NFL North title run and Rodgers was as efficient as he could be, leading the league in quarterback rating and QBR for the second year in a row. Getsy was also instrumental in getting running backs Aaron Jones, Jamaal Williams, and AJ Dillon involved in the passing game over the last few seasons. Now, Getsy will take those plans and work to implement them with the Bears offense in 2022.
Jun 8, 2022; Lake Forest, IL, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) warms up during organized team activities at Halas Hall. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Getsy has advanced as an offensive coach over the last few years and now gets his toughest assignment yet as the Bears offensive coordinator, tasked with reshaping a unit that has been at the bottom of most statistical categories over the last two seasons. Too often, game plans were ineffective and poor plays were being called at the wrong time, causing issues for the players on the field. Getsy has a prime opportunity to right all of those wrongs.
Getsy will likely be using concepts from the Shanahan offense that he came from, such as the outside-zone running scheme. But more importantly, he’s focused on utilizing his players strengths and cater the offense to what they do best. In the case of Justin Fields, for example, that could mean leaning on his mobility and strong arm to move the pocket, something the old coaching staff wasn’t keen on doing.
The offense is likely going to lean on the ground game with David Montgomery and Khalil Herbert to open up the passing game. But the game plans will be more purposeful and while growing pains are likely going to happen, the Bears offense should look strong by the end of the season.
Big question: Can Getsy be an effective playcaller?
Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Luke Getsy during practice at Clarke Hinkle Field on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 in Ashwaubenon, Wis.
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Truthfully, there are about a thousand different questions we can ask when it comes to Getsy and the offense. Even something as simple as “will it work?” But Getsy has done well developing talent and working with players across multiple position groups. His football IQ is impressive and he’s saying all the right things with wanting to build an offense that works with the players in the building. But building an offense calling the right plays at the right time are two separate things.
Getsy has never called plays at the professional level and to add that responsibility to his plate while also teaching players about a brand new system could cause problems and confusion, at least to start. Calling plays is like playing a guitar solo in the middle of a song. You know how to play all of the notes on their own, but you have to put them in an order and sequence that is pleasing for the audience. The same goes for knowing what plays to call at the right time of a game.
Getsy knows all of the notes, he just needs to string them together to make sure the right one is called at the appropriate time. Like the team needing to learn his offense, getting a feel for playcalling will take some time, but it should improve as the season wears one.
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30 Most Important Bears of 2022: No. 3 Luke Getsy
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The Baltimore Ravens re-shaped their defensive line room over the course of the 2022 offseason. They added players such as veterans Michael Pierce and Brent Urban as well as rookie Travis Jones to a group that already included the re-signed Calais Campbell as well as third-year players Justin Madubuike and Broderick Washington.
EA Sports’ “Madden NFL 23” released their ratings for the players throughout the NFL, and Campbell wasn’t anywhere to be found on a list with the game’s top-rated interior defensive linemen. Campbell responded to the snub, saying that Madden thinks he fell off and his run is over, but ended his message with “we will see”.
Campbell slots in at an 87 overall, missing out on being one of the top-10 defensive linemen in the popular video game. However, his new teammate in Michael Pierce came in tied for 8th on the list at an 88 overall, showing that Baltimore’s defensive line is a force to be reckoned with.
The former Miami star was an effective player in 2021, and has been one of the best interior defensive linemen in the league for many years. He should still be able to make a massive impact for Baltimore in 2022 while also being one of the leaders of the Ravens’ defensive unit.
In 14 NFL seasons, Campbell has accumulated 773 tackles, 93.5 sacks, 14 forced fumbles and 12 fumble recoveries.
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Indianapolis Colts cornerback Kenny Moore II is expected to report for training camp this week when the veterans arrive Tuesday, per Joel A. Erickson of the Indianapolis Star.
Moore, who conducted a soft holdout during the spring due to contract disputes, appears to be at least arriving for training camp after the team broke minicamp in June.
Moore is currently the 27th-highest paid cornerback in the NFL after he signed a contract extension before the 2019 season. While the Colts reportedly weren’t going to budge on a new deal with two years remaining on the current agreement, something may have changed.
Moore is a vital piece to the defensive side of the ball, and he does have a legitimate argument about being undervalued. But it isn’t clear what may have changed to cause him not to hold out at this point.
General manager Chris Ballard is expected to speak with the media for his pre-training camp press conference on Tuesday when the veterans report so we are likely to get some information about the whole situation—if not before then.
Colts' training camp previews for each position
The White Sox split the doubleheader against the Guardians.
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Report: Colts’ Kenny Moore expected to show at training camp
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Kyle Sloter is returning to the NFL.
After spending a season with the USFL’s New Orleans Breakers, the former Minnesota Vikings quarterback is reportedly signing a deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero broke the news on Sunday morning.
It was inevitable that the phone would eventually ring for Sloter’s services considering the solid season he had with the Breakers. He had the second-most passing yards and helped get the team to the South Division Final, where they were ultimately knocked off by the championship-winning Birmingham Stallions.
There will obviously be plenty of training camp competition for Sloter upon arrival in Jacksonville. So there’s no guarantee he’ll be chosen as a backup to starting quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
All anyone can ask for is an opportunity to live out a dream of playing in the NFL. Back in June, Sloter told the Pioneer Press’ Chris Tomasson there aren’t “80 or 90 quarterbacks in the world who are better” than he is right now.
He’ll now have a chance to prove it.
The Crew have added Mo Farsi from Crew 2, the second player signed from the second team.
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Report: Jaguars signing former Vikings QB Kyle Sloter
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On July 23, the Tennessee Titans signed former Nebraska Cornhuskers defensive back Joshua Kalu. The team officially announced the move on Twitter.
Kalu played four seasons for the Cornhuskers (2014-2017). At Nebraska, Kalu played both cornerback and safety. During his college career, he recorded 215 total tackles, 27 passes defended, seven interceptions, and three forced fumbles.
The Titans actually signed Kalu as an undrafted free agent in 2018. From 2018 to 2020, Kalu appeared in 28 games for the Titans, but he was primarily a special teams contributor. In three seasons with the Titans, he only played 130 total defensive snaps, and he played a whopping 493 total special teams snaps.
Kalu signed with the New York Giants last offseason. Unfortunately, he suffered a season-ending pectoral injury during the preseason.
#Titans bring back DB Joshua Kalu + place three players on the PUP List
Defensive back Joshua Kalu is returning to Tennessee. Kalu, who played 28 games with the Titans from 2018-20, signed a contract with the team on Saturday, the Titans announced. Kalu signed with the Giants in the 2021 offseason, but he tore his pectoral during the first preseason game and spent the season on injured reserve. [more]
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Titans Sign Former Nebraska DB Joshua Kalu
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The start of the college football season is getting close, and as September 3rd draws near, we can begin to envision what the season will look like for the Oregon Ducks.
Though they are all important, the 2022 season will hold some extra gravity for the Ducks, since it is the first time that Dan Lanning will be at the helm in Eugene. After several years of Mario Cristobal — an era that brought a lot of success on the field, but a number of frustrations when it came to the style of play — fans are hoping for a new start that will bring some of the flash and aggressiveness back to Oregon football.
What will that look like on the field, though? We tried to pinpoint a few areas where we could be focused on. Here are 5 developments that we want to see under Lanning’s first year with the Ducks:
Physical and Dominant Defense
When Dan Lanning filled out his coaching staff with Tosh Lupoi and Tony Tuioti, Oregon fans likely started to have daydreams of an incredibly dominant defense that tore opposing teams to shreds with the front seven. With Noah Sewell set to be one of the best LBs in the country, and Justin Flowe hopefully able to play a full season, the linebacking core should be set to pair nicely with a strong defensive line led by Bradon Dorlus, Popo Aumavae, and Keyon Ware-Hudson. We can answer questions about the offense later, but the Ducks’ defense will hopefully be among the best in the nation this season.
An Exciting Offense
About the offense… Maybe the top complaint about the Cristobal era in Eugene was that it was too vanilla on offense and lacked down-field options and explosion plays. The early days of Kenny Dillingham have shown promise of changing that, with him making a vow to stretch the field vertically and get the ball to his playmakers in space and let them go to work. That’s what everyone knows Oregon football as; an explosive offense that can put up multiple 60-second TD drives on you in an instant and run the score up before halftime. Let’s hope that era of Duck football returns.
Aggressive Play-calling
We’re not done with the offense just yet. Back to that Mario Cristobal “vanilla scheme” that made fans grow weary over the years. A lot of the complaints came from third-down decisions, where the Ducks would often call run plays or screens on 3rd down and distance, rarely converting or giving the offense a chance to keep the drive alive. This goes hand in hand with our desire for a more exciting offense, but let us hope that the play-calling in these situations is more aggressive down the road. It may not always result in a moving of the chains, but I think fans would be thrilled to at least see a change in philosophy.
Improved Special Teams
Over the past several years, the Ducks have struggled in the special teams’ department. According to Football Outsiders’ Special teams Fremeau Efficiency Index, which combines kickoff return, kickoff, punt return, punt, and field goal efficiency into one overall rating, the Ducks ranked 107 out of 130 teams in 2021. To try and fix that, Oregon brought in former Penn State coach Joe Lorig, and we’ve seen an increased emphasis on the unit already in practice. In all facets of the game, we believe that the Ducks will be able to turn things around this year and actually use special teams to their strength.
Healthy Players
This admittedly is nothing that Dan Lanning or the Oregon coaching staff really have much control over, but in the past few years, it seems like the injury bug has been around to stay for the Ducks. Whether it was the practice regimen, the training staff, or the strength and conditioning philosophies, it’s impossible to pin down the root of the problem for Oregon when it came to injuries. Maybe it was just bad luck. Regardless, I think every Duck fan is extremely tired of seeing some of their top players on the injury list each and every week. Here’s top hoping for a changing in the tide on that front in 2022.
One UCLA graduate says it was easy to travel to Berkeley and Stanford for football games. The Midwest, not so much.
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Heupel was asked about his former quarterback Dillon Gabriel when he served as UCF’s head coach from 2018-20.
“Great, great leader, great work habits,” Heupel said of Gabriel. “Going to be so consistent inside the building. Guy that is a true freshman, true sophomore, led the country in passing over those two years. They’re getting a great quarterback, no doubt about it.”
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Josh Heupel details what Oklahoma is getting in Dillon Gabriel
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Josh Heupel discusses being balanced as a head coach and play-caller
Heupel was asked if the head coach in him is ever in conflict with the play-caller in him, maybe the head coach wants to call something more conservative, but the play-caller wants to do something a little more bold.
“I try to wear the head coach hat in all of those moments,” Heupel said. “I think you’re always constantly balancing what’s best for the football team in situational football.”
Tennessee will kick off its 2022 season Sept. 1 versus Ball State at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. EDT (SEC Network).
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Leonard Fournette enters what could be a pivotal season in his career. After playing a minor role in his first season with the Buccaneers, the veteran running back became the primary starter last season and had his most productive season since leaving Jacksonville.
The Bucs invested in Fournette this offseason, giving him a three-year, $21 million extension. That’s why when Fournette showed up at Bucs camp reportedly having gained about 30 pounds, it was a bit concerning. The Tampa Bay Times’ Rick Stroud discussed Fournette’s weight on his podcast “Sports Day Tampa Bay.”
“Coaches were not happy, and that’s an understatement — when he didn’t participate in the OTAs, but then he shows up at the mandatory minicamp weighing damn near 260. And that’s not a good sign for a guy that you just spent a three-year contract on.”
When the story about his weight began to circulate, Fournette responded with this tweet.
However, Fournette took a more lighthearted approach on Twitter a few days later when he posted this on Saturday night.
Fournette seems to be taking the discourse in stride, but it is a bit of a concern for Tampa Bay if he isn’t in the best of shape. The team will hope that it doesn’t impact him too much as it prepares for the 2022 season.
LSU Football History: Top-10 single-season rushing leaders
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The 2022 ACC Football Kickoff took place July 20-21 at The Westin Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Tennessee will play at Pittsburgh Sept. 10 at Acrisure Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 3:30 p.m. EDT and ABC will televise the Johnny Majors Classic.
Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi discussed the Panthers’ quarterback battle ahead of the 2022 season. Pittsburgh is searching to replace NFL first-round draft pick Kenny Pickett.
“Replacing Kenny is never an easy,” Narduzzi said at the ACC Football Kickoff. “Kenny Pickett was an outstanding football player. He was the leader of our football team. Not only will we miss the leadership he shows on the field, but we’ll miss, obviously, the competitiveness he brought to the game every Saturday, so Kenny will be hard to replace.
“We’ve got two young men that are fighting for that position right now. Nick Patti, who played in a bowl game, at least the first two series of the bowl game until he was injured, and Kedon Slovis, a transfer from the University of Southern California. Those two guys are battling. They both had great springs. I think we can win a lot of games with both of them. I think that we’ll have a very, very competitive August at camp with them.”
Pittsburgh defeated Tennessee, 41-34, on Sept. 11, 2021 at Neyland Stadium.
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This is a huge year for the Chris Ballard and Frank Reich era. The pair have kept the Indianapolis Colts afloat following the sudden Andrew Luck retirement but with that being farther in the past, they can’t use that as an excuse anymore.
The Colts have only made it to the playoffs once since Luck’s retirement before the 2019 season. Last year’s season-ending loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars left a poor taste in a lot of people’s mouths and a postseason appearance will be the only way to fix it.
The Colts haven’t been to the AFC Championship game since 2014, which was also the last time they won the AFC South. Fans are itching for a deep playoff run this season and they are ready for the organization to finally take advantage of the talent on the roster.
Indianapolis has gained some positive momentum from the offseason and they have an opportunity to carry that into getting into the playoffs this season.
If the Colts wind up making the playoffs, it’s likely going to be because of a combination of these reasons:
Matt Ryan's arrival sparks the offense
When the Colts made the trade for Matt Ryan, it showed that Chris Ballard understood that this roster is ready to win now and they need the right guy at quarterback to get the job done.
The 37-year-old isn’t getting any younger and is looking to add a Super Bowl win to his resume before he hangs up the cleats. It’s fair to say that Carson Wentz not only played his part in the loss to the Jaguars that knocked the Colts out of the playoff picture, but he also cost the team other games throughout the 2021 season.
Ryan’s different style of play will help keep the ball with the offense and not put the defense in a bad position. Players on the roster have been talking up Ryan’s leadership and presence in the locker room throughout the summer. The belief in their new quarterback will galvanize the team during the preseason to help avoid the typical slow starts to the season of the past.
The addition of Matt Ryan should result in two-to-three extra wins.
The defense steps up with new additions
The NFL continues to be more of an offensive-friendly league but the teams that have a defense that can disrupt the flow of a great offense tend to find themselves in the postseason.
This year’s unit will be coached for the first time by Gus Bradley. The longtime defensive coordinator has proof of success during his time with the Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Chargers,and Las Vegas Raiders.
The Colts’ defensive coaching staff also added the quiet addition of John Fox, who will be the senior defensive assistant. The amount of experience that Bradley and Fox have in the NFL should help when they put together their game plan.
It should help that Bradley has playmakers on all three levels of the ball. The addition of Yannick Ngakoue gives the Indianapolis defense a proven pass rusher. If Kwity Paye can break out in Year 2, which is expected by several pundts, then they could form a deadly pass rush tandem. DeForest Buckner will make it easy for them by giving them one-on-one opportunities.
The Colts’ defense will be looking to continue creating turnovers under Bradley as they did last season. It helps when you have Darius Leonard and Kenny Moore II on the unit. Stephon Gilmore gives Bradley a lockdown cornerback that he can trust. The biggest key to success for the unit will be Julian Blackmon staying healthy and if Isaiah Rodgers has taken the next step in his development.
The defense has a lot of potential in Indianapolis, and it can help the team win some games if they stay healthy and there are no bumps when they are learning the new system early in the season.
A softer division
Winning the division is any team’s easiest path to the postseason. Outside of winning the Super Bowl, winning the AFC South has been the most elusive goal for the Colts since 2014.
That drought needs to come to an end in order for Indianapolis to crack into the playoffs. It does help that the division is considered one of the worst in the NFL. The Tennessee Titans have run the AFC South for the last few years so they stand right in front of the Colts’ chances of making the playoffs.
The departure of A.J. Brown will have an impact on their offense. Teams can gear up to slow down Derrick Henry without the worry of Brown winning his matchups. Most analysts think that Tennesse is set to take a step back in 2022 so this is the opening that Indianapolis has to take advantage of. But Mike Vrabel does get the best out of his roster so the Titans won’t give up their crown that easily.
Outside of Tennessee, the path looks a lot easier for Indianapolis. The Jacksonville Jaguars have been a thorn in the side for the Colts but rarely they are in a position to win the division at the end of the season. They should be much better under Doug Pederson and with Trevor Lawrence entering his second season. Their still a young team so there will be growing pains and the experience that Indianapolis has should give them the edge.
The Houston Texans still have a lot of work to do with their roster and if last season was any indication, the Colts have control in that rivalry for the time being.
This season will be the first one in quite some time that Indianapolis is favored to win the AFC South.
The difference-making Jonathan Taylor
The Colts almost got into the playoffs last season on the back of their bonafide stud that they have in the backfield. Jonathan Taylor is considered one of the best running backs in the NFL and he is only entering his third season.
His ability to wear down a defense and hit a home run at any point of the game will make life easier on Matt Ryan. The quarterback-running back tandem will be a vital key to Indianapolis making the playoffs this season. Taylor showed that he can close out games for his team last year and he will be a reason why the Colts will win matchups throughout the 2022 season as well.
A fun fact about Taylor heading into the season is that he is currently on the longest active streak of 24 games in a row with at least 50 rushing yards. Priest Holmes owns the record with 38 games so Taylor can break it this season.
Frank Reich enters the next tier
Frank Reich is entering his fifth season as the Colts’ head coach and he is in a back-against-the-wall type of situation. Jim Irsay is ready for results with the current roster and Reich understands he has to deliver for the owner.
He’s shown that there shouldn’t be a reason to believe he will fail in this situation. Reich’s confidence in going for it in fourth-down situations and being successful in doing so. Not wavering following Andrew Luck’s retirement and keeping his team competitive that season. He’s been to the playoffs in two of his first four seasons with the team and the last time he did that was with Philip Rivers.
Matt Ryan finds himself in the same situation as Rivers. Joining a new organization after spending over a decade with the same team. Reich was able to retool his offense to suit Rivers and it helped get the team into the playoffs. Reich’s ability to connect with his quarterback and to fit the system around him is outstanding.
Even though it didn’t result in a playoff appearance, he did help Carson Wentz look like a competent quarterback in the 2021 season and it cut down the interceptions for him. It also should be noted how he was able to adjust the offense to Jacoby Brissett in a short time after finding out Luck was walking away.
Frank Reich hasn’t backed down from a challenge and with the importance of going on a postseason run, I expect that he will get the job done. He’s set to take his team to the next level as a head coach.
TOKYO (Reuters) -A volcano on Japan's major western island of Kyushu erupted on Sunday evening, sending black smoke billowing high into the air, but there were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries, and authorities said they did not expect a major eruption. The volcano, which is called Sakurajima and is located on the southern tip of Kyushu near the city of Kagoshima, erupted at about 8:05 p.m. (1105 GMT), the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. Volcanic stones rained down at a distance of 2.5 km (1.5 miles) from the volcano, a JMA official said.
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5 reasons why the Colts will make the 2022 playoffs
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Houston Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie III announced on Sunday that he was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. In a statement released by the receiver, he indicated that the diagnosis would keep him sidelined for the 2022 season as he focuses on treatment:
The Texans drafted in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft, after his final season at Alabama was cut short due to a knee injury. He put up big numbers for the Crimson Tide prior to the injury, catching 96 passes for 1,142 yards and eight touchdowns.
He also caught the game-winning touchdown for Alabama in the Iron Bowl.
Even with the injury, Metchie was one of the top receivers in the 2022 draft class. Everyone at Touchdown Wire is hoping for a full recovery, and to see Metchie on the field next fall.
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John Metchie III diagnosed with Leukemia
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The Chicago Bears are leaning into Halloween spook this fall with a new orange helmet they'll wear for two games in October. The team unveiled the helmets with a video showcasing splashes of paint on their traditional navy blue helmet.
And because of the main color switch, the "C" decal with be navy blue with a white keyline while the facemask is also navy blue.
"We believe we have the best uniforms in sport, certainly among the most iconic," Bears Chairman George H. McCaskey said in a team announcement on Sunday. "So, we're not looking to overhaul it. We just want to make enhancements to the existing look from time to time and we think this is a great enhancement. I'm very excited for this modification. I like that it's staying within the traditional Bears look. We're excited about them and hope the fans will be too."
It is the first time in team history the primary color of the helmet is not navy blue. They will debut on Oct. 13 when the Bears host the Washington Commanders at Soldier Field. They'll wear them again on Oct. 30 — the day before Halloween — when they travel to play the Dallas Cowboys.
Did the Bears get it right with orange helmets?
The Bears are the latest team to release new alternate helmets this week, joining the Cincinnati Bengals' white-and-black stripes look, among others.
Did the Bears get it right? The orange isn't out-of-the-box and adds a sharp capper to their iconic look. It's a fun all-orange look that fits in well for October or a game aired on Nickelodeon.
But there's really nothing new about them, which might be a down vote for some fans who wanted a new pop. Or ones who did want a more out-of-the-box style to their team that finished a frustrating 6-11 last season.
What do you think of the new orange helmets? Let us know in the comments.
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Metchie, a second-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft out of Alabama, said in a statement that APL is “the most curable form of leukemia,” though he admits that he likely will not play football this season.
A talented pass-catcher for the Crimson Tide, Metchie was already trying to work his way back from a torn ACL suffered in last year’s SEC title game victory over Georgia.
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Texans rookie WR John Metchie III announces leukemia diagnosis
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Ed Ingram has reportedly agreed to a rookie contract with the Minnesota Vikings, per the Pioneer Press’ Chris Tomasson.
The offensive guard was one of two leftover 2022 draft picks, including cornerback Andrew Booth Jr., that had yet to be signed to a rookie contract. There was never any real concern over a deal not getting done with the thought that something would eventually come together ahead of training camp.
Ingram is looking at a four-year deal worth nearly $6 million as a second-round draft pick in his first NFL venture. The deal is expected to be official after he reports to the TCO Performance Center for training camp on Sunday.
His arrival is desperately needed for a Vikings team that has struggled at the right guard position. The hope is that he will step in right away and push veterans Jesse Davis, Chris Reed and Oli Udoh for the starting job.
More reliable interior protection would go a long way in helping the Vikings take that next step into the offensive elite.
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Vikings agree to deal with rookie guard Ed Ingram ahead of training camp
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Donnie Collins, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.
American baseball player, member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame (1914-1999)
Jul. 24—There's an old baseball legend dating back to the late 1940s: During a drunken dinner soiree between Dan Topping and Tom Yawkee, the owners of the Yanks and Sox at the time, two of the most powerful men in baseball agreed to a trade that would have changed the game forever.
The Yankees would get Boston's face-of-the-franchise slugger, Ted Williams. In return, the Red Sox would land arguably the greatest Yankee ever, Joe DiMaggio.
Seems blasphemous, looking back. But the deal made sense. The right-handed-swinging DiMaggio might have posted even more ungodly numbers playing home games at Fenway, taking aim at the Green Monster, than he would with Yankee Stadium's cavernous left field. Williams might have broken the game's all-time home run record if he had a decade to hit line drives into Yankee Stadium's short porch. They were legends in one city, but their skills were better-suited to their rivals' home ballpark.
Both sides came to their senses when they sobered up the next morning, and baseball can be thankful for that. But it's worth wondering if Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is thinking now what Topping pondered ever so briefly then.
The modern day Ted Williams is on the trading block, and it seems somewhat of a certainty that Juan Soto won't be patrolling the outfield for the Washington Nationals much longer after the team announced he turned down a 15-year, $440-million contract extension offer and that they'd seek offers for his services.
Not too shabby for someone who won't turn 24 until Oct. 25.
There's a risk of sounding hyperbolic when a ballplayer is discussed in such historical terms, but it hardly seems out of bounds to suggest Soto is the best player ever made available at a trading deadline.
Some things, we know: The cost in prospects is going to be astronomical; The Nationals reportedly want a team's four top prospects. They also want two players who could help them in the major leagues, right now. And, some say, they'd also like the team that gets Soto to take on the remainder of one of the worst contracts doled out to a player in the last decade, what could amount to $70 million still owed to lefty pitcher Patrick Corbin through 2024.
We also know the Yankees want to be in on the Soto sweepstakes. For several reasons after the sluggish end to their first half and the doubleheader sweep at the hands of rival Houston on Thursday, it could be said they need to get a player of Soto's ilk if they want to head into the postseason as the World Series favorite. Plus, with star right fielder Aaron Judge primed to be the most expensive free agent on the market this coming offseason, there might not be a team that needs the kind of insurance Soto can provide in the future more than the Yankees do.
Let's start with the prospects. The Nationals reportedly want the top three. So for the purpose of the exercise, let's say the prospect haul for Soto starts with the Yankees' top three prospects according to MLB Pipeline: shortstops Anthony Volpe and Oswald Peraza and outfielder Jasson Dominguez. They're three of the top 40 prospects in the minors right now.
Now, maybe the Nationals value another prospect higher than MLB Pipeline values these three, say the No. 4 prospect, catcher Austin Wells or 2021 first-rounder Trey Sweeney. Or, maybe the Yankees can convince the Nats to leave one of the two shortstops off their list of demands and replace him with a pitcher like one of two RailRiders standouts, lefty Ken Waldichuk or righty Hayden Wesneski. But the point is, no combination of three of those players would be too much to give up for a player of Soto's age (he's practically the same age as most of them anyway) and immense ability.
Here's where the trade starts to hurt a little bit, if you're the Yankees.
The Nationals also reportedly want those handful of major-league-ready players, which is code for "cheaper, controllable, high-potential" guys. The Yanks really only have two of those outside of the true prospect pool: starting second baseman Gleyber Torres and right-hander Clarke Schmidt.
The Yankees would probably like to deal, say, outfielder Estevan Florial or Miguel Andujar, or pitchers Deivi Garcia or JP Sears as those major-league-ready players. But again, this is the modern-day Splendid Splinter we're talking about here, so the Nationals might insist on Torres and Schmidt.
The guess here is the Yankees' best offer would need to include Torres, Schmidt and the Nationals' choice of the top three prospects to get Soto without having to take on the Corbin deal. If they took that deal on, they'd likely have to do an either/or on Torres or Schmidt, plus two of the three prospects.
That's a lot to give up, but you're getting a lot back, too. No player who will be traded for Juan Soto promises to have the kind of career Soto already has. No offense to them, it just doesn't seem likely or even possible. This is an all-time talent you might never get a shot to sign on the free-agent market. When he is available, you take your shot.
The Yankees will be involved, but they've clutched prospects like gold coins in years past. They'll certainly be asked again to give up too much. But the fastest way to the mountaintop is to hand it over and let Juan Soto carry you there. And, keep you there.
Aaron Judge's two-run home run
Aaron Judge demolishes a towering two-run home run to right field, giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead in the 3rd inning
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Wiebes turned professional in 2018 at the age of 18. The photo of the now-23-year-old in the yellow jersey may become iconic as the women's series returns. It's her 48th career victory and 16th of the season.
The first stage was 12 circuits of a lap that started at the Eiffel Tower and finished with a line at the Champs-Élysées, which is often described as the "world's most beautiful avenue."
“I’m really happy that I was finally able to race on the Champs-Élysées,” Wiebes said after the race.
Women's bike racers pass in front of the Tuileries gardens during the women's Tour de France. (Photo by Vincent Koebel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (the full official name) is an eight-day, 640-mile stage race that features two mountain stages. It will conclude July 31 in eastern France at La Super Planche des Belles Filles.
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Lorena Wiebes wins initial stage of first women's Tour de France in 33 years, sixth in Tour's 119-year history
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Being out West is a good thing
Expect late kicks to continue
The Mountain West is just one of two FBS leagues out West that covers the Mountain and Pacific time zones. This means there are few options for TV networks to air college football teams in those time zones.
That is why CBS Sports and FOX with the Mountain West and previously ESPN usually air games that start around the 7 p.m. Pacific Time Zone hour.
That is not ideal for fans with young kids, road team fans, and sometimes just getting home after 1 a.m. local time is a pain in the butt.
Commissioner Craig Thompson was on KSL Sports Zone in Salt Lake City and he noted that being flexible with kick-off times is how the Mountain West is able to maximize its media rights deal.
“I think the best case scenario is that the Pac-12 signs a deal with ESPN and no longer on FOX,” Thompson said. “So, the only Thursday, Friday, and Saturday late window is us. That just makes us more valuable, and hopefully, at that point, we could consider renegotiations. Not sure if we wanted to extend our contract because we went short on purpose.
“I look at that as a potential real positive because right now we share those windows with the Pac-12.”
Being the only game in town on FOX or CBS Sports Network could force FOX a bit to pay more to have more games on in the evening. That is, if the Mountain West could negotiate a new deal as Thompson suggests.
The Pac-12, if on ESPN, would still be competition but FOX would want to make sure it has a Western footprint for the evening games such as the 10:30 p.m. ET kick on over-the-air FOX this year between Fresno State and USC.
FOX could add another late broadcast game when it’s warranted and overall they would not want to be shut out in the evenings out West with no college football.
Oregon State's 2023 recruiting class to date... As of July 24, the Beavers hold 13 commitments in their 2023 recruiting class meaning the class is likely about 55-60% of the way done. The Beavers have been on an incredible roll on the trail since the start of June, picking up 11 commitments including six in the month of July.
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More and more NFL teams are rolling out alternate uniforms for the upcoming campaign. The latest to join the chorus comes from the NFC West, as the Arizona Cardinals unveiled a black helmet for the 2022 NFL season:
The @AZCardinals are breaking out an all black alternate helmet this season. pic.twitter.com/7E5RidZUnP
The Cardinals are the latest team to take advantage of the NFL’s new policy on teams having multiple helmets during a given season. In previous seasons, the league required players to wear the same helmet throughout the season for safety reasons, with the belief that it was safer for a player to be fitted with one helmet properly.
The Panthers are the latest team to take advantage of the NFL’s new stance on alternate helmets. The Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots are some of the other teams that announced alternate helmets for the upcoming season.
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Arizona Cardinals unveil black helmet for the 2022 NFL season
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Davante Adams admitted today that he left out a key word in a statement recently and that statement then went on to take on a life of its own. The statement was something to the effect of leaving one Hall of Fame quarterback to another Hall of Fame quarterback.
The interpretation of that, naturally, was that Adams was calling both Aaron Rodgers and Derek Carr Hall of Fame quarterbacks. The former being a no-brainer first ballot Hall of Famer, making that part of the statement incontrovertible. It’s the latter that raised some eyebrows.
Adams was given the chance to clarify his statement Sunday, and so he did.
“What I meant to say was even if you go Hall of Famer to Hall of Famer it’s an adjustment,” said Adams. “*Even if it is* Hall of Famer to Hall of Famer, there’s going to be an adjustment. I wasn’t saying Hall of Famer Aaron to Hall of Famer Derek.
He later added “Any time you change quarterbacks is what I was getting at.”
That sounds a lot more rational.
Just so there wasn’t additional misunderstanding (or hurt feelings), Adams went on to make it clear that he was not retracting his statement to the extent that he’s saying Derek Carr is capable of being a Hall of Fame caliber quarterback.
“What I’m not going to do is say that Derek is not going to be a Hall of Famer,” Adams added.
“I do think Derek’s career is Hall of Fame worthy, and why not? People can say that about this guy or that guy. What I would say, does he have the MVPs right now? No. Has he won the Super Bowl? Not yet. That’s obviously what we’re chasing.”
Certainly, at the age of 31, with the combined numbers Carr has put up in his career, should he now be able to lead the Raiders to postseason success, he could ultimately be in that conversation. But for now, it was right for Adams to pump the breaks on that kind of talk.
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Davante Adams says statement about going from ‘Hall of Famer to Hall of Famer’ was misinterpreted
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Green Bay Packers running back A.J. Dillon provided some background on his confrontational incident with a police officer at Lambeau Field during a weather delay of Saturday night’s soccer match between Manchester City and Bayern Munich.
Videos shared on social media show a police officer on the field at Lambeau Field grabbing Dillon by the collar of his personalized red Bayern Munich jersey and then pushing him aggressively before eventually allowing the Packers running back to do a Lambeau Leap into the stands.
Dillon said event security allowed him onto the field to help “hype up the crowd” and he assumed the police officer patrolling the area just didn’t get the memo.
In the video above, Dillon is seen interacting with fans and getting ready to leap into the crowd when the police officer grabbed hold of his shirt and jerked him backward. After a brief interaction, in which Dillon appears to be explaining his plan to jump in the stands, the officer pushed him away and then left the area.
It’s unclear what provoked the push.
At the time, play was stopped due to poor weather in the area.
Here’s another angle of the push:
There has been no word from Lambeau Field or the Packers on the incident.
Dillon was at the stadium enjoying the first-ever soccer match at Lambeau Field. Manchester City beat Bayern Munich 1-0 on a goal from Erling Haaland.
Man City's Erling Haaland scores first-ever goal at Lambeau Field
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Packers RB A.J. Dillon explains confrontation with police officer during soccer match at Lambeau Field
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The Houston Texans worked out four running backs according to a league source.
The first running back Houston worked out was undrafted free agent running back Max Borghi from Washington State. Borghi had signed with the Indianapolis Colts during rookie minicamp but was released less than a week later.
Houston also worked out Cyrus Habibi-Likio, another undrafted free agent. Habibi-Likio generated 107 carries for 374 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns last year with Boise State.
Artavis Pierce also worked out for Houston. The former Chicago Bears running back tallied six carries for 34 yards and a touchdown in his six career games with the NFC North club from 2020-21.
Former Rice Owl and Crosby High School product Austin Walter also worked out for the Texans. Walter was an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers in 2019, but didn’t make their 53-man roster. Austin spent the 2019 regular season with the New York Giants. In 2020, Walter played for the XFL’s Dallas Renegades and then with the 49ers. In 2021, Walter played for the New York Jets.
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Texans work out 4 running backs ahead of training camp
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Melissa Jefferson, Abby Steiner, Jenna Prandini and TeeTee Terry upset a Jamaican women’s quartet that included Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson and Elaine Thompson-Herah, who swept the individual 100m medals. The U.S. prevailed by four hundredths of a second in 41.14 seconds.
Earlier, Allyson Felix made a surprise return to help the U.S. women’s 4x400m relay qualify for Sunday’s final. Felix, who thought last week’s mixed-gender 4x400m would be her last major race before retirement, was called in from Los Angeles (while eating hot wings and drinking a root beer float) to return to Eugene for the women’s 4x400m heats.
Felix, who was sixth at nationals in the individual 400m, had the fastest split of the four American women in heat, but said she does not expect to be asked to be part of the final quartet.
Gudaf Tsegay gave Ethiopia a sweep of the 5000m, 10,000m and marathon at worlds, taking the 5000m five days after earning silver in the 1500m and then being subbed into the nation’s 5000m lineup. She moved past Olympic gold medalist Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands coming around the final curve. Hassan faded to sixth, one spot behind world record holder Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia. On Her Turf has more on the women’s 5000m here.
Like Korir, Pedro Pablo Pichardo of Portugal added a world title to his Olympic gold in the triple jump. No Americans earned a medal in the event for the first time since 2009.
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"Bossman, I have a workout to get to," Green can be heard telling the security guard.
"Just let him in. That's the champ man," one person said. "C'mon man, that's the champ. You got to let him through."
Perhaps the security was just doing his job, but it's clear he isn't a big Warriors fan.
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“Everybody’s a threat out there,” said Davante Adams of what excites him about the Raiders offense this year. “It’s not like we’re setting up a play. Obviously, in pretty much every pass play you have the number one read, but you can get the ball from anywhere. You can be a guy that’s setting up another guy, but the coverage dictates that you get the ball. So, it kind of keeps guys’ minds in it and keeps you alive within every route.”
The idea of being a decoy is common in NFL offenses. As helpful to the offense as that can be, most wide receivers would prefer not to go into a play knowing they are not there to be a target from the outset. Adams says that’s not going to happen in this year’s offense.
“I’ve been a part of a few — whether it’s in college or early in my career or whatever it may be — where you got a dummy route, as they say. But there’s really no dummy routes in this offense,” He said. “It keeps every guy alive in the offense because you know you can get it and there’s so many things that marry up and keep the defense honest with each route, so it makes it pretty tough for the defense to know what’s coming.”
Some targets are dictated in the huddle. Others the moment the offense takes to the line by how the defense lines up. Some develop quickly at the snap based on coverage. While others occur based on the quarterback going through his reads.
Then, of course, there are the targets that open up after the play breaks down. You might recall Hunter Renfrow making a couple grabs by breaking open after Derek Carr left the pocket.
It will be up to Carr to know where all his potential targets are at any given time as well as the offensive line’s job to give him time should he need to go through his reads.
The Raiders have solid depth behind the star players like Adams, Renfrow, and Darren Waller, so McDaniels should have the players he needs to get what they want regardless of who is on the field.
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We’ve already looked at the quarterback position, running backs, wide receivers, offensive linemen, and tight ends. It’s now time to move to the defensive side of the ball and start with an underrated defensive tackle position.
We’ll keep voting up for five days, and at the end of it, we’ll reveal the winner of each. Make sure you scroll to the bottom to cast your vote from the nominees in a Twitter poll and feel free to write in a candidate if you think of another player.
Jim Stillwagon (1968 to 1970)
Oct 17, 1970, Columbus, OH, USA; FILE PHOTO; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive lineman Jim Stillwagon (68) in action against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio Stadium during the 1970 season. Credit: Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Jim Stillwagon was a consensus All-American for the Buckeyes in 1969 and 1970, and was a part of the national-title-winning super sophomore team of 1968. He was a three-year starter for Ohio State.
He won the Outland Trophy, given to college football’s best interior lineman in 1970, and was also the recipient of the first-ever Lombardi Award given annually to college football’s best lineman or linebacker.
In almost every Ohio State list you’ll see published, including an all-time Century team, Stillwagon will appear. If he doesn’t, then rip up the list and toss it away with all the Michigan trash.
In other words, he was a stud.
Unfortunately, Stillwagon passed away in 2018, but he will always be remembered as one of the greats at Ohio State.
Dan Wilkinson (1992 to 1993)
2 OCT 1993: DAN WILKINSON OF OHIO STATE DRIVES PAST THE OFFENSIVE LINE OF NORTHWESTERN IN THE BUCKEYES’ 51-3 VICTORY OVER THE WILDCATS. Credit: JAMIE SABAU/ALLSPORT
“Big Daddy” Dan Wilkinson may have fizzled out in the NFL, but he was almost unstoppable in college. He played just two years for Ohio State but racked up a total of 90 tackles — 23.5 of those for loss at his nose tackle position.
There wasn’t a soul in college who could stop his blend of power, speed, and agility one-on-one, and the NFL agreed. He was named a first-team All-American in 1993 and went on to be the first pick of the NFL draft in 1994 by the Cincinnati Bengals.
He also garnered All-Big Ten honors both of his seasons in Columbus, along with a bushel of hurt egos from opposing offensive linemen.
Bill Willis (1942 to 1944)
Bill Willis of Columbus, Ohio seen here Sept. 11, 1944, will fill a big gap in the Ohio State line, at the tackle position, this season. (AP Photo)
Ahh, Bill Willis. His accomplishments transcend football, but he was awfully good at it, so we’ll start there.
Willis was named an All-American in the national championship year of 1942, and then the following year as well. He was undersized at 210-pounds for a defensive lineman, but his power and quickness set him apart.
He should probably get more recognition than he does for what he did to break the color barrier. He was one of the first African-Americans to play professional football one-year prior to when Jackie Robinson broke into Major League Baseball.
In the NFL, he was voted All-Pro each of the eight years he played for the Cleveland Browns, and on November 3, 2007, Ohio State retired Willis’ number.
He is an icon of American football.
Cameron Heyward (2007 to 2010)
Oct 17, 2021; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Cameron Heyward (97) reacts as he takes the field to play the Seattle Seahawks at Heinz Field. Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
It didn’t take long for Cameron Heyward to make an impact at Ohio State. He was named a consensus All-American during his freshman campaign in 2007 and continued to wreak havoc on opposing offensive lines, being named a first-team All-Big Ten performer in 2010.
Heyward has been even better in the NFL after being selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2011 NFL draft. He has been one of the best players in the league for multiple years with multiple first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl selections.
Twitter Poll. Vote on the face of the defensive tackle position.
Who is the first player you think of when the defensive tackle position is discussed historically at Ohio State? Vote on Dan Wilkinson, Jim Stillwagon, Bill Willis, or @CamHeyward. Write in another if you feel another is deserving. Voting open 5 days. #FaceOfThePosition #GoBucks
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Denny Hamlin scored his 49th career NASCAR Cup Series win Sunday at Pocono Raceway, tying him with Tony Stewart for 12th on the all-time wins list. Hamlin is also now the winningest driver at the 2.5-mile “Tricky Triangle” track with seven career wins in Pennsylvania.
RELATED: Unofficial race results
The M&M‘s Fan Appreciation 400 saw a closing 13-lap green-flag stretch to the finish of the 160-lap event. The ninth and final caution came out when Hamlin‘s No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota pushed Ross Chastain‘s No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet out of the way to take the lead with 17 laps to go.
Chastain had to retire from the race before the checkered flag, finishing 34th of 36.
Hamlin‘s teammate, Kyle Busch, led a race-high 63 laps and ended up second, 0.927 seconds behind the winner. Hendrick Motorsports‘ Chase Elliott was third, followed by Tyler Reddick from Richard Childress Racing and Daniel Suárez from Trackhouse Racing. Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, Michael McDowell, Martin Truex Jr. and Bubba Wallace completed the top 10.
Kyle Larson won Stage 1 on Lap 30, his third stage victory of the season. Kyle Busch won Stage 2 on Lap 95, his second stage victory this year. Hamlin, who started on the pole, was third and then fifth in the opening two stages after a pair of restart issues on Lap 1 and Lap 41.
RELATED: Stage 1 results | Stage 2 results
NASCAR Xfinity Series regular Ty Gibbs made his NASCAR Cup Series debut, subbing in the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota for Kurt Busch, who was not medically cleared to race after his involvement in a qualifying wreck. Gibbs is 19 years old. He was 31st, 29th and 18th through all three segments.
Ryan Blaney, the top points driver on the playoff bubble cutline with five races remaining until the postseason, wrecked out on Lap 138, slamming into the inside wall and totaling his No. 12 Team Penske Ford. He had come in sixth and third in Stages 1 and 2, respectively. He landed 35th on the final results sheet.
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course next Sunday for the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard (2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, IMS Radio Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). NASCAR Xfinity Series regular and NASCAR Cup Series part-timer AJ Allmendinger won this race last year.
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Tennessee will kick off its 2022 season Sept. 1 versus Ball State at Neyland Stadium.
Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the season-opening matchup.
2022 marks Josh Heupel’s second season as the Vols’ head coach.
Tennessee went 7-6 in Heupel’s first season as head coach. The Vols appeared in the Music City Bowl in 2021.
Heupel took part in media days July 21.
The SEC issued media guides for all 14 league schools at media days.
Below is UT’s 2022 numerical roster from the University of Tennessee’s media guide issued by the SEC.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed QB Kyle Sloter, the club announced today. Additionally, the team released QB EJ Perry with a non-football injury designation.
While the Jacksonville Jaguars roster reported for camp, their front office made a move to shake up the quarterback room a bit. That move involved the team signing free agent quarterback Kyle Sloter and releasing undrafted rookie quarterback EJ Perry.
The decision to sign Sloter comes after the Jags hosted him earlier this weekend. He clearly impressed them and now will be the fourth quarterback on the Jags’ roster alongside Trevor Lawrence, C.J. Beathard, and Jake Luton.
Sloter spent this year playing in the United States Football League during its inaugural season with the New Orleans Breakers. He finished the season with a completion rate of 57.7% (168-of-291) for 1,798 passing yards, nine touchdowns, and 11 picks.
Sloter is entering his sixth season in the NFL after entering it in 2017 as an undrafted player with the Minnesota Vikings. While he’s never played in a regular-season game, he does have some experience in the preseason, making him a good option to bring on for training camp.
As for Perry, he signed with the Jags as an undrafted free agent after the draft out of Brown University. He was initially going to join the Philadelphia Eagles but signed with the Jags instead after they picked up another undrafted quarterback in Carson Strong.
Jags coach Doug Pederson likes to build strong quarterback rooms, and with Sloter having NFL experience and experience in the USFL, he clearly believed the Jags received an upgrade at the QB4 role. With him coming off his recent time with the USFL, he also may be able to pick things up relatively fast as the Jags’ first preseason game (against Las Vegas) is a little over a week away on Aug. 4.
Update: According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Perry suffered a hamstring injury while training this offseason.
Former Jaguars’ QB EJ Perry, who was released today with a non-football injury designation despite the fact that Jacksonville gave him $230,000 in guaranteed money, recently suffered a hamstring injury while training, per source. Jaguars signed QB Kyle Sloter to take his spot.
Austin Novosad plans to be busy this week. The four-star quarterback recruit wants to take advantage of the seven-day window that starts Monday when unofficial visits are allowed by the NCAA. As a result, Novosad has scheduled unofficial visits to Notre Dame on Tuesday and Baylor on Saturday, he told Inside ND Sports.
The Jaguars signed what is widely believed to be a "camp arm" at quarterback. In reality, Kyle Sloter is a pretty good athlete.
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Our rankings of individual players at different positions and team positional units within the NFC West continue. Next up are the defensive tackles in the division.
They, of course, are led by the Los Angeles Rams’ Aaron Donald, who might be the best player in the NFL and could be the best to ever play the position.
But who comes after him?
We rank the interior defenders of the NFC West below.
No. 1: Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams
Donald is arguably the best player in the entire league. He has been a Pro Bowler every one of his eight seasons in the league. He has been a first-team All-Pro for the last seven seasons. He has been Defensive Player of the Year four times and was third in voting for that award last season. HIs 12.5 sacks gave him double digits in five consecutive seasons.
No. 2: Arik Armstead, San Francisco 49ers
Armstead anchors the interior of the 49ers’ defense. He is versatile enough to rush off the edge and had 10 sacks in that role in 2019. Playing inside last season, he had six sacks and 63 tackles.
No. 3: J.J. Watt, Arizona Cardinals
Statistically, Watt did not do much in 2021 in the seven games in which he played. He had one sack and 16 tackles. He also added 10 quarterback hits and a number of total pressures. He is still one of the most disruptive players on the defensive interior. In his second season in the Cardinals’ system, his numbers should increase.
No. 4: Greg Gaines, Los Angeles Rams
Gaines really stepped up for the Rams as he became a starter last season. He finished the season with 55 tackles and 4.5 sacks. While the Rams will lament the departure of Sebastian Joseph-Day in free agency, Gaines showed he is ready to play alongside Donald.
No. 5: Shelby Harris, Seattle Seahawks
Harris is now 30 years old as he joins the Seahawks after being part of the Russell Wilson trade. He had 49 tackles and six sacks in a very good Denver defense. The Seahawks need him to be at leat that good in 2022.
No. 6: Zach Allen, Arizona Cardinals
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Finally playing essentially a full season, Allen broke out and showed why the Cardinals loved him coming out of Boston College. He had 48 tackles, 4.5 sacks, an interception, three fumble recoveries and a touchdown.
No. 7: A'Shawn Robinson, Los Angeles Rams
Robinson is a stout run defender. He had 67 tackles and two sacks for the Rams last season.
No. 8: Quinton Jefferson, Seattle Seahawks
Jefferson is a productive player on a not-so-good defensive line. He had 47 tackles and 4.5 sacks last season.
No. 9: Javon Kinlaw, San Francisco 49ers
Drafted in 2020 to replace DeForest Buckner, Kinlaw has not done much. His knee kept him off the field last season for most of the year. He played in four games and had eight tackles.
As a rookie in 2020, he had 33 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
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Now teams don't have to mix and match their throwback threads with their contemporary lids. Several teams have announced new helmets this offseason, with some like the New England Patriots bringing back fan-favorite retro options. Others, meanwhile, are going decidedly dark. Whatever the route, it makes marketing sense for teams to stir up interest in the offseason while providing yet another gear offering for fans with disposable income.
Kyler Murray has a new contract -- and a new helmet -- for 2022. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
It's a new era of winning in Cincinnati. The Bengals are not shy about it. They announced on July 22 the long-awaited debut of the white bengal tiger look.
The helmets will presumably be paired with white uniforms to complete the look. When they'll debut isn't clear. Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase will surely make them look good when they do.
They'll presumably be paired with matching white and blue throwback uniforms and featured for their Thanksgiving game against the New York Giants.
The Texans don't have much history to throw back to — they didn't debut until 2002. So they're going with a modern look including bright red helmets that the franchise describes as its "most significant uniform change." The Texans are calling the look "Battle Red," and they'll don it on Nov. 3 against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Falcons are taking the throwback route as far back as they can. On Oct. 16 against the San Francisco 49ers, the Falcons will don red helmets that date back to the franchise's 1966 debut season. The Falcons are most associated with the all-black look adopted during the early 1990s Jerry Glanville-era. But old-school fans watched them wear red for decades. The red lids will pair nicely with throwback black jerseys from the 60s.
I’ll take a deep breath and refrain from throwing plates at the wall or twisting facts to suit my fancy. What will you do?
The Indiana Fever committed 17 turnovers for the second straight game as they lost their 12th in a row.
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Another blue-chip recruit is considering attending Florida’s recruiting cookout on Saturday, the day after the Gators host the annual Friday Night Lights camp. Four-star defensive lineman Xzavier McLeod told Gators Online that he “might be” in attendance this weekend for his second visit to the Swamp.
The last time he was in town was at the beginning of April, a few weeks after he picked up a scholarship offer, and the returns seemed to be in Florida’s favor.
“Florida is one of the best visits, but it was professional,” McLeod said to On3’s Jeremy Johnson following the trip. “I understood where I stand and how I can impact the program, where I can play. It’s good to be informed on these things because you’re not trying to feel unwelcome in a school’s atmosphere or environment. I try to feel as comfortable and be myself as much as I can.”
Florida impressed McLeod enough to warrant a spot in his top six that came out in late June. Florida has some catching up to do, though. He’s already taken official visits to LSU and Michigan, and Georgia has hosted him six times only to be bested by South Carolina’s absurd total of nine visits.
If Napier’s staff can impress him once again over the weekend, there’s a chance McLeod uses one of his three remaining official visits on Florida. It’s safe to assume that the Bulldogs and Gamecocks will each get one based on the number of trips he’s already made to each school, so the Gators are really competing for that last spot.
McLeod is ranked No. 197 overall on the On3 consensus and No. 26 among defensive linemen in the class of 2023. South Carolina is a 75.8% favorite right now to land the in-state recruit.
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Plus, all our best back-to-school advice.
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Elite offensive tackle prospect Chase Bisontis is heading to College Station, Texas.
Bisontis announced on Sunday evening that he has committed to Texas A&M. He was a big-time target for Michigan State, with the Spartans being on of his four finalists. Rutgers and LSU were the other two finalists.
Bisontis ranks as the No. 9 offensive tackle and No. 62 overall prospect in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2023 class. He’s also the top player from New Jersey.
Michigan State also came up just short on another four-star offensive tackle prospect on Saturday — Payton Kirkland. Kirkland committed to Texas over Michigan State on Saturday evening, so in back-to-back days the Spartans came up empty on a pair of big-time targets.
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Kenrich Williams will remain with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He signed a four-year contract worth $27.2 million.
Nigeria's Tobi Amusan set a world record hardly anyone saw coming, crossing the line in the semifinal heat of the women's 100-meter hurdles Sunday in 12.12 seconds at the world championships. The 25-year-old, who finished fourth at last year's Olympics, held her arms out in amazement when she saw the time flash, then threw them to the heavens before sharing a hug with Jamaica's Danielle Williams. Amusan broke the six-year-old record of 12.20 seconds held by Keni Harrison, who was in the same heat and finished second.
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SEC Media days reached its conclusion after its final day last Thursday, where we had the annual pleasure of hearing from all 14 head coaches on their outlook for their 2022 season, opinions on NIL, and Conference realignment. Now the fun part begins! no, actual football doesn’t begin for another month, I’m talking about preseason conference final standing predictions!
As a healthy reminder, Texas A&M has never won the SEC West since entering the conference after the 2011 season, with their closest attempts coming after finishing 2nd in 2020 while going 9-1 on the season with an appearance in the Orange Bowl, and tied for 2nd during the 2021 season while finishing 8-4 on the year.
This season, to absolutely no ones surprise, Alabama is predicted as the top dog once again, followed by Texas A&M finishing second (Also received three votes to win the West), then Arkansas, Ole Miss, LSU, Mississippi State, and coming in 7th, the potentially Aggie transplant Zach Calzada led Auburn Tigers.
The 2022 season is an important one for Jimbo Fisher and Co., after securing the greatest recruiting class in history during the 2022 cycle, the program has it’s sights on securing it’s first appearance in the college football playoff, which will most likely take at least an 11 wins during the season, a feat they’ve only accomplished 3 times in the last 30 years. The time is now, so let’s make history boys.
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"I'm excited to get ready for next year as a pro and be at this event as a pro without the collegiate season on my legs," Steiner said, having just finished her 55th race of the year.
Steiner and company took home first place in the final in 41.14 seconds, upsetting heavily favored Jamaica by .04 seconds.
World. Champions. 🥹 https://t.co/ZFaA4cCPEU
— Abby Steiner (@abbysteiner1) July 24, 2022
TEAM USA 🇺🇸 IS THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION IN THE WOMENS 4x100mts RELAY!!
Incredible race of United States 🇺🇸
🥇 TEAM USA 🇺🇸 41.14
🥈 TEAM JAMAICA 🇯🇲 41.18
🥉 TEAM GERMANY 🇩🇪42.03 pic.twitter.com/MgJjIM4rkh
The Jamaican team included both the first and second-place finishers in the 200-meters: Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. They swept the podium in the 100-meter dash, as they had at the Tokyo Olympics. And they had won all but one of the six sprint medals at this meet headed into the 4x100 final.
Despite all that, Steiner, at the age of 22, could add a world championship to her extensive resume.
She ran the race's second leg, taking the baton from Jefferson with a slight lead. Steiner built on that lead against Jamaican three-time Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah, as Steiner ran her 100 meters in a 9.86 seconds and Thompson-Herah in 10.10.
After that, she had to watch the nail-biting finish.
"I was screaming," she said during her post-race media availability. "My voice is kind of gone right now. I've never yelled that much during a race before."
Steiner's ended up being the fastest split of any of the American runners.
Recently signed with PUMA and having officially turned pro after winning four NCAA titles and earning 15 All-America honors in four years at Kentucky, Steiner holds the American, collegiate, Southeastern Conference and school records in the outdoor 200 meters, winning at the U.S. Outdoor Championships in 21.77 seconds.
"I don't know," she said. "I will be done after this meet. I'm not sure about any relays ... so we will see."
The women were set to run the 4x400-meter relay late Sunday night.
Abby Steiner ran her leg of the 4x100-meter relay in 9.86 seconds, the fastest of any American on the gold medal winning team.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Abby Steiner wins gold at World Athletics Championships in 4x100 relay
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Kapler frustrated by Giants' 'unacceptable' level of play originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
LOS ANGELES -- Multiple times this weekend, Gabe Kapler mentioned how athletic he thinks Yermin Mercedes is. On Sunday morning, he spoke at length about the traits that might not stick out to those not watching close. The hand-eye coordination, the twitchiness, the explosiveness.
"I don't have his vertical leap," Kapler said. "But those are things that play into athleticism. Just strong, fast movements are athleticism, and he's got those."
Mercedes showed off a lot of those traits when he dug a Clayton Kershaw curve out of the dirt for a double in his first at-bat, and again when he roped a fastball into left for another double. Kapler is proud of how hard Mercedes has worked to make himself a useful utility player for the Giants, and he's getting a lot of time right now.
After the loss, Kapler revealed that Mike Yastrzemski was unavailable with calf soreness, which left the Giants short of options when Mercedes' spot came up in the fifth. They saved their available lefty outfielders -- Joc Pederson and LaMonte Wade Jr. -- for later spots, but before they got there, the Dodgers had taken advantage of the defensive mistake.
In isolation it's understandable, given what was later revealed about Yastrzemski's status. But that play wasn't just one mistake, it fit in perfectly with the last three months, including this entire series, when the Giants always appeared to be a step slow when compared to a Dodgers team that's running away with the NL West.
"Not good enough. Really frustrating," Kapler said. "A level of play that's just not going to be acceptable for us, there's just no other way to classify it. It was just not good enough."
Kapler tends to do a great job of keeping his emotions in check during and after games, but the frustration and anger were visible on his face as he spoke to reporters a half-hour after the loss. He was delayed by about 20 minutes because he held individual meetings with some players, but there aren't a lot of obvious improvements that can come from those conversations.
A year after winning 107 games, the Giants too often look old and slow. They are one of the most disappointing defensive groups in franchise history, and they're having a hell of a time getting through the late innings. Tyler Rogers gave up most of the damage on Sunday, but earlier in this series it was Jarlin Garcia allowing a three-run shot to Mookie Betts and then Sam Long serving up a grand slam to Cody Bellinger. The issues over four games were widespread.
"This is what happens when you lose four, you come to Dodger Stadium and you get swept -- you really just get your ass kicked," Kapler said. "It's something that I've said in the past but it's perfectly appropriate and applicable here, which is (we're) not making enough pitches, not making enough plays, not getting enough big hits and the other team doing more of that than you did. Was the defense not at our best at times? Sure.
"But there were other things that you could easily point to and micro-moments where we just didn't get the job done. We just have to own that."
Even with the baseball they played this week, they're not feeling pressure to try and swing team executives' minds one way or the other.
"I think there's just pressure to perform just because of where we're at," Cobb said. "We're really in a fight with three teams right now to just try to get that Wild Card spot and I think that could make you press a little bit, but I don't think any of our mindsets are on buying or selling or anything like that. You just want to win ballgames to get that playoff spot and I think there's enough there for us to think about. It's a good thing to have that motivation."
Athletics' comeback falls short as Rangers rough up Paul Blackburn
The Athletics' comeback fell short as it was another rough outing for starter Paul Blackburn against the Texas Rangers.
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Bob Rafelson, an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s who was nominated for two Oscars for “Five Easy Pieces,” has died. Rafelson died at his home in Aspen Saturday night surrounded by his family, said his wife, Gabrielle Taurek Rafelson. Rafelson was responsible for co-creating the fictional pop music group and television series “The Monkees” alongside the late Bert Schneider, which won him an Emmy for outstanding comedy series in 1967.
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Alyssa Thomas with a 2-pointer vs. Minnesota Lynx
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Two years ago, we lost Regis Philbin, a beloved longtime member of the WABC-TV family.
(Reuters) -Firefighters deployed air tankers, bulldozers and hand crews to battle a fast-moving wildfire just west of Yosemite National Park on Sunday that suddenly grew into one of the largest fires of the year, forcing thousands of evacuations. Fueled by extreme heat and tinder-dry forests and underbrush, the Oak Fire that began on Friday closed within half a mile (0.8 km) from the town of Mariposa Pines, population 1,400, but was still more than 10 miles (16 km) from Yosemite, famed for its giant, ancient sequoia trees. As of Sunday morning, the fire had consumed 14,281 acres (5,780 hectares), more than half the size of Paris, and was zero percent contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).
The songs of the summer are about to get even louder with these portable speakers.
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Jewell Loyd with a First Basket of The Game vs. Atlanta Dream
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Sun, Jul 24, M&M’S Fan Appreciation 400 at Pocono Raceway - 160 laps
- Denny Hamlin (#11 Toyota) won the Pole Award for the Sunday’s race with a lap of 169.991 mph for his 36th pole in 599 NCS races. It is his 3rd pole and 11th top-10 start in 2022 and his 4th pole in 33 races at Pocono. Kyle Busch (2nd) posted his 9th top-10 start of 2022 and his 22nd in 35 races at Pocono. Chase Elliott (3rd) earned his 5th top-10 Pocono start and his 12th in 21 races this season. Austin Cindric (20th) was the fastest qualifying Sunoco Rookie of the Year (ROTY) contender. Did Not Qualify: No one. Only 36 teams entered for the NCS 40-car lineup.
- Chase Elliott (#9 Chevrolet) scored his 17th victory in 242 NCS races. This is his 4th win and 15th top-10 finish in 2022. It is his first win and 8th top-10 finish in 14 races at Pocono. Tyler Reddick (2nd) posted his 2nd top-10 finish in six Pocono races and his 8th top-10 finish in 2022. Daniel Suarez (3rd) posted his 4th top-10 finish in 12 races at Pocono. Harrison Burton (23rd) was the highest finishing ROTY.
- NCS points leader: Chase Elliott by 105 points over Ross Chastain.
- Next: Sun, Jul 31, Verizon 200 at The Brickyard - Indianapolis Road Course
Sat, Jul 23, Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 at Pocono Raceway - 90 laps
- Justin Allgaier (#7 Chevrolet) won the Pole Award for Saturday’s race with a lap of 168.669 mph. This is his 7th pole in 391 NXS races and his 12th top-10 start in 2022. Ty Gibbs (2nd) posted his 14th top-10 start of 2022 and his first in two races at Pocono. Brandon Jones (3rd) earned his 5th top-10 start at Pocono and his 13th in 19 races this season. Sheldon Creed (6th) was the fastest qualifying ROTY. 39 cars entered for the NXS 38-car lineup. Did Not Qualify: #47 Brennan Poole.
- Noah Gragson (#9 Chevrolet) led a race-high 43 laps and scored his 8th victory in 121 NXS races. This is his 3rd win and 13th top-10 finish in 2022. It is his first win and 3rd top-10 finish in four Pocono races. Ty Gibbs (2nd) posted his 2nd top-10 finish in two Pocono races and his 11th top-10 finish in 2022. Josh Berry (3rd) earned his 2nd top-10 finish in two races at Pocono. Sheldon Creed (5th) was the highest finishing ROTY. Polesitter Justin Allgaier led 22 laps and finished in 7th place.
- Next: Sat, Jul 30, Pennzoil 150 at The Brickyard - Indianapolis Road Course
Sat, Jul 23, CRC Brakleen 150 at Pocono Raceway - 60 laps
- Truck Series qualifying at Pocono cancelled due to rain. The lineup for Saturday’s race was set based on the NASCAR rulebook. This placed Zane Smith (#38 Ford) P1 and #18 Chandler Smith P2 on the front row. #42 Carson Hocevar, #52 Stewart Friesen, #98 Christian Eckes, #66 Ty Majeski, #19 Derek Kraus, #23 Grant Enfinger, #02 Kaz Grala and #91 Colby Howard round out the top-10 in the starting lineup. Did not make the 36-truck lineup: #28 Bryan Dauzat and #6 Norm Benning.
- Chandler Smith (#18 Toyota) led a race-high 49 laps and scored his 4th victory in 54 NTS races. This is his 2nd win and 11th top-10 finish in 2022. It is his first top-10 finish in two races at Pocono. Ryan Preece (2nd) posted his 2nd top-10 finish in two Pocono races and his 6th top-10 finish in 2022. John Hunter Nemechek (3rd) earned his 4th top-10 finish in five races at Pocono. Corey Heim (4th) was the highest finishing ROTY. This was the final regular season race before next weekend’s NTS Playoffs. Zane Smith won the 2022 NTS Regular Season Championship. He is the sixth different driver to accomplish the feat. The 10 drivers eligible to compete for the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship, which starts July 29th at the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, are list below.
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Sweet victory: Brad Sweet snaps 31-race Outlaws winless streak on troublesome Williams Grove Speedway
Brad Sweet: "It's been a tough season and there have honestly been many times where I've wanted to quit." Perseverance paid off with his first Williams Grove win in 53 attempts.
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Athing Mu held off a fierce late challenge from Britain's Keely Hodgkinson to add World Athletics Championships 800m gold to her Tokyo Olympic crown on Sunday.
Josh Bell doubled to tie the game and Keibert Ruiz smacked a late go-ahead single to lead the Nationals to a 4-3 win over the D-backs
Athing Mu won the women's 800m at the 2022 World Track and Field Championships, holding off Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson in a thrilling sprint.
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Keely Hodgkinson wins silver on final day of World Championships
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Another player on the team that was rated as a top-10 player at his position by the game was Ravens fullback Patrick Ricard. The Pro Bowler was rated as an 81 overall, good for the No. 2 spot among all fullbacks.
Ricard, known as “Project Pat,” is known for his ability to do whatever the team asks of him. He can be a fullback, line up as a tight end, and even play defensive line if needed. Ricard has become one of the elite fullbacks in the NFL today.
Individual ratings that got Ricard to an 81 overall included a 95 lead block rating, a toughness rating of 90 and a 90 strength rating. The best rated at the position in Madden NFL 23 is former Ravens and current San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk with an 88 overall.
Through five NFL seasons, Ricard has caught 29 passes for 167 and five touchdowns on 167 receiving yards while also adding 18 combined tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and fumble recovery in 70 games. Ricard has also been selected to the Pro Bowl in each of the last three seasons.
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Rating of Ravens FB Patrick Ricard in Madden NFL 23 revealed
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Houston Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie III announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia. In a statement posted on the Texans' Twitter account, Metchie says he is getting treatment for acute promyelocytic leukemia, “the most curable form," and expects “to make a recovery at a later point in time.” “As a result of this diagnosis, I will likely not be playing football this season,” Metchie said.
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Transfer news LIVE: Barcelona push Frenkie De Jong to Man United as Liverpool ‘receive Roberto Firmino bid’
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Muhammad suffered an injury during warmups, moving Steiner into the second leg of the relay, which was the same leg she ran in the gold medal-winning 4x100-meter relay earlier in the World Athletics Championships.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Abby Steiner, United States, wins gold in 4x400-meter relay
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Abby Steiner helps United States to gold in 4x400-meter relay
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The Miami Dolphins are beginning their first training camp with new head coach Mike McDaniel at the helm, as rookies reported last week and veterans arrive on Tuesday.
Fans will have to wait until Saturday to get their first peek at the team, as that is the first session open to the public.
Until then, it’s a great time to finish assessing the roster after an offseason of moves.
We’ve talked about quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, offensive linemen, defensive linemen, linebackers, cornerbacks and specialists but now it’s time to finish the final position group and discuss the safeties on the roster.
Roster locks: Jevon Holland, Brandon Jones, Eric Rowe
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Holland and Jones took over the starting safety jobs last season and really showed that they belong in this league. The former made a name for himself by making plays all over the field, while the latter made most of his impact rushing the passer.
They’ll continue to play the roles, and Rowe, who started 2021 as a starting safety, still can be a great matchup player. He’s solid in coverage against tight ends and brings a veteran presence to the position that can be useful to a group that’s this young.
While his contract has been a talking point this offseason, he’s valuable enough to keep around in 2022.
On the bubble: Sheldrick Redwine, Clayton Fejedelem, Quincy Wilson, Verone McKinley III
The bubble at safety is mostly about special teams play, as there hopefully won’t be a scenario where a fourth safety is needed too often. Redwine and Fejedelem have spent some time in Miami, so they have some knowledge of the system to give them a leg up.
However, Wilson brings positional versatility, playing cornerback in his career and working at safety this offseason.
The real wild card is McKinley, who the Dolphins signed as an undrafted free agent this year. He has experience playing alongside Holland, as they both played at Oregon, and he’s been lauded for leadership, even as a young player. Could that be enough to find him a spot on the active roster?
Unlikely to make the team: D'Angelo Ross
Ross was initially signed as an undrafted free agent by the New England Patriots in 2019. He missed his rookie season on injured reserve. Since then, he’s played a total of just three games, participating on defense and special teams.
Interestingly enough, Ross’ final game in 2021 was against Miami, where he played a career-high 46 defensive snaps.
Miami signed him to a reserve/future contract this offseason, but unless he really shows something to put himself above others at the position, it’s more likely that he spends another year on a practice squad.
As Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant's trade request approaches a fourth week, the Boston Celtics have emerged among teams engaged in talks on a possible deal, sources told ESPN. The Celtics appear no closer to acquiring Durant than others in ...
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2022 Dolphins position preview: Breaking down the safeties heading into camp
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Herbert is already one of the NFL's must-watch players. His performance against the Raiders, completing multiple fourth-down passes to keep his team alive, was memorable even in a loss. Herbert has arrived. The arrow is pointing straight up. At this moment you'd have to say the Chargers selecting him, sixth overall in 2020, is a franchise-changing pick (sorry, Miami Dolphins fans).
But quarterbacks aren't judged by great plays in close-call regular-season losses. Fair or not, Herbert won't become a true superstar until he shines in the playoffs. The good news is, the Chargers have the team to get to the postseason.
The most valuable asset in sports is a blue-chip quarterback on his rookie deal. It offers the type of flexibility that opens up a championship window. History shows it gets a lot tougher to reach a Super Bowl once a quarterback has a nosebleed contract, and Herbert will get that deal soon. For now, his cap hit of about $7.25 million is just 3.36 percent of the Chargers' cap. That's less than offensive guard Matt Feiler.
The Chargers overpaid for some talent this offseason, most notably cornerback J.C. Jackson and defensive end Khalil Mack. But that's how a team should operate when it has excess cap space and a chance to chase a championship. Nobody has ever hung a banner for most unused cap space.
Los Angeles already had a good foundation before the Herbert revelation the past two seasons. Defensive end Joey Bosa and safety Derwin James are elite defensive players. Keenan Allen and Mike Williams form one of the top receiving duos in the NFL. Austin Ekeler is a fantastic running back who fits perfectly in the wide-open modern era of the NFL. The offensive line has been a work in progress for a while, but now it's an asset. Add players like Jackson, Mack and defensive tackles Sebastian Joseph-Day (three years, $24 million) and Austin Johnson (two years, $14 million) and it's a roster that should be among the best in the NFL.
However, this is the Chargers. Things rarely are as good as they look on paper.
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is coming off an excellent second season. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
The Chargers underachieving relative to their talent dates back a couple decades, at least. The teams of the 2000s were as talented as any in that era. The 2010s had some very good teams led by Philip Rivers, a borderline Hall of Fame candidate. The Chargers haven't won a division title since 2009, and have been past the divisional round just once since 1994, when they made their only Super Bowl. They have been to the playoffs just twice since 2009. Even last season, the Chargers would have been a playoff team if not for a confounding 41-29 loss at a bad Houston Texans team in Week 16. It feels like they've left a lot on the table this century.
Maybe Herbert can take the Chargers where Drew Brees and Rivers couldn't. The offense was fantastic last season and likely will be again. The defense should take huge strides in Brandon Staley's second season as head coach. Staley himself should be better after probably crossing the line of aggression vs. prudence too often last season.
The Chargers should be really good. We've heard that before, though.
Like the Philadelphia Eagles, the Chargers did exactly what a team should do when they have a quarterback on his rookie deal. The difference is the Chargers already know Herbert is a star, while the Eagles still wonder about Jalen Hurts. Los Angeles made two huge moves to improve the defense. J.C. Jackson comes over from the New England Patriots on a five-year, $82.5 million deal, and then the Chargers made a trade with the Chicago Bears to acquire former NFL defensive player of the year Khalil Mack. It's a little concerning the Patriots didn't even franchise tag Jackson — Bill Belichick has a sixth sense for when to move on from a player — but Jackson has developed into a marvelous cornerback and there's no reason to think he won't play at a top-10 level again. Mack is 31 years old and cost the Chargers a 2022 second-round pick and a 2023 sixth-round pick, but he should still have some juice left. The Chargers also paid receiver Mike Williams $60 million over three years, a big move for offensive continuity (and maybe one that wouldn't have been possible if Herbert was making $40 million a year already). Defensive tackles Sebastian Joseph-Day and Austin Johnson were added from the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants, respectively. They'll help a run defense that desperately needed an upgrade. Gerald Everett is an interesting addition at tight end. Uchenna Nwosu, a young and talented pass rusher, left for the Seattle Seahawks and that's a blow, but Mack should replace his production. Boston College OL Zion Johnson was the team's first-round pick, and he helps an offensive line that is suddenly a strength. Baylor S J.T. Woods, a third-round pick, was the team's other top-100 pick. Fourth-round pick Isaiah Spiller, a running back out of Texas A&M, should take some pressure off Austin Ekeler. Chargers GM Tom Telesco did everything he could.
The Cincinnati Bengals, Washington Commanders, Detroit Lions, New York Giants and Miami Dolphins passed on Justin Herbert in the draft. We'll give the Bengals a break because the guy they took is pretty good. The other four teams will be starting Carson Wentz, Jared Goff, Daniel Jones and Tua Tagovailoa at quarterback this season. Think there's some regret among those teams? Herbert is a prototype. He has breathtaking arm talent, remarkable accuracy, good athleticism, does well reading defenses and has had some clutch moments already. He's also just 24 years old. It's really, really premature to predict where his career is headed, but it seems clear we're seeing something special.
Justin Herbert:
— Most pass yards in first 2 seasons
— Most pass TD in first 2 seasons
— Most pass yards in a Chargers season
— Most pass TD in a Chargers season
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This isn't the first time, and probably not the last, I load up on Chargers futures at BetMGM. My favorite Chargers play is +230 to win the AFC West. It's one of my favorite bets for any team this season. I also like +1600 to win the Super Bowl and over 10.5 wins. Justin Herbert at +900 to win MVP isn't bad either. The upside of the Chargers is intoxicating. Again.
From Yahoo's Scott Pianowski: "Keenan Allen has been a consistent fantasy performer for several years, but it doesn't make sense that his Yahoo ADP is 32 slots ahead of teammate Mike Williams. The Chargers expanded Williams's route tree last year, and he outscored Allen in both standard and PPR formats. Williams is also two years younger than Allen. There are plenty of fantasy-viable pieces in this offense, but when it comes to receiver, I'll try to stay the waiting game for Williams, or maybe look at Josh Palmer in the later rounds."
The Chargers were fifth in points scored and fourth in yards on offense last season, but 29th in points allowed and 23rd in yards allowed on defense. Their efficiency stats were similarly imbalanced. It's a little disappointing because Brandon Staley was hired after a great season as the Rams' defensive coordinator, and he should have had an impact on the Chargers' defense too. Staley didn't have all the pieces to run his defense.
“I think that this year, we did the best that we could,” Staley said after the season, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. “We tried to fit how we played to who we had."
It would be hard to buy that excuse this season. Staley identified the interior of the defensive line as the top offseason priority, and the team signed two high-priced defensive tackles. The Chargers were bad against the run last season and while there are still questions at linebacker, they should be much better in that area. J.C. Jackson is an elite cornerback. Khalil Mack is aging but a great talent. The offense gets the attention, but the Chargers' season will be determined by how much the defense improves.
Will Brandon Staley stay aggressive?
Too much was made of Staley's timeout in overtime against the Las Vegas Raiders. A tie would have sent both teams to the playoffs. The Raiders ran for 10 yards on third down after the timeout and kicked a field goal as time expired. But it was the 10 yards, not the timeout, that led to the field goal.
“I’m not sure why that [got] magnified," Staley said of the timeout, according to the Los Angeles Times.
However, Staley's aggressiveness got a lot of attention and sometimes was questionable. In that same game, he went for it on fourth-and-1 at his own 18. The Chargers didn't make it. It handed the Raiders a field goal. Coaches are smartly going for it on fourth down more often, but Staley took it to an extreme at times. He has had time to evaluate his approach, but has said he's not changing. In June he was asked again about the fourth-down from his own 18, and it offered some insight into how he'll approach a similar situation going forward.
“I wanted to create a mindset in our team, and it really started with ... what I felt like it needed … a fearlessness,” Staley said, according to the LA Times. “I think the cumulative effect of that is going to help in time."
The Chargers are a marquee NFL team. They'll appear on prime time five times this season. They were picked for the first Thursday night game everstreamed by Amazon, Week 2 against the Kansas City Chiefs. Justin Herbert is the biggest reason but not the only one. The Chargers are loaded, perhaps on both sides of the ball after some big moves to fix the defense. It's hard to imagine the offense won't be good again, and it's possible Herbert goes up another level and wins an MVP. The Chargers are going to thrive if the defense goes from a liability to strength. It could, with Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack each posting double-digit sack seasons, the investments at defensive tackle transforming the run defense, J.C. Jackson, Asante Samuel Jr., Michael Davis and Bryce Callahan forming a strong cornerback unit, and Derwin James having another All-Pro season. They also won't be adjusting to Brandon Staley's complex scheme anymore. The Chargers should be a playoff team if the defense is simply average. If they're better than average, they could win the Super Bowl.
Maybe the offense isn't as rock solid as it looks. Keenan Allen is 30 and showing some signs of decline, Mike Williams has battled injuries and inconsistency, Gerald Everett flopped with the Seahawks last season and Austin Ekeler is due for some regression after a 20-touchdown season. The floor is still high, but if the offense slumps a bit and the defense isn't much better than last season, it could be another disappointing season for the Chargers. They didn't make the playoffs last season and the AFC is deeper and tougher than a year ago. It's hard to believe this roster wouldn't make the playoffs, but it is the Chargers we're talking about.
It's hard to pick a team that didn't make the playoffs a season ago to win the Super Bowl. But I can talk myself into that happening if everything breaks right. I'll stop short of picking the Chargers to win a championship, but I'll be picking them to win the AFC West. Another team in the division is above Los Angeles in the rankings because the Chargers need to earn some stripes before they move higher. Putting them at No. 8 is already pretty aggressive for a team that has gone more than 10 years since its last division title and playoff win past the wild-card round. It's difficult to restrain the enthusiasm for a team that has as many blue-chip players as the Chargers, with an MVP candidate at quarterback to lead them. Now, they actually have to do it on the field.
On the day before his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and Kansas City Royals hosted a special brunch to honor Buck O’Neil.
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The NFL games you've been watching on your phone are going behind a paywall
The days of streaming your local NFL team's games for free on your mobile phone are over.
NFL+ subscribers will get all preseason games, the regional telecast offered in their markets on CBS and Fox, and prime-time games shown on NBC, ESPN and Amazon's Prime Video. Post-playoffs and the Super Bowl will also be included.
NFL+ will also offer live play-by-play audio of all games, including those outside of a fan's local market.
A premium version of NFL+ will be offered for $9.99 a month or $79.99 annually, adding such features such as ad-free game replays and coaches' film. The new service replaces the NFL's Game Pass, which offered a library of previous games, play-by-play audio of live games and other league-related programming for $99 a year.
Fans can still stream live games on the platforms offered by the NFL's broadcast partners, all of which require subscriptions either to the streaming platform itself or a pay TV service.
"It's the right time now for us to package this all together in a product that is more significant at a price that we think is attractive," said David Jurenka, senior vice president of NFL Media and general manager of the NFL's Los Angeles office.
DirecTV's deal to carry Sunday Ticket ends at the end of the 2022-23 season. The rights are now being shopped by the NFL, with tech giants Amazon and Apple reported to be the leading contenders. Amazon has the exclusive rights to NFL's Thursday Night Football package starting this upcoming season.
Environmental officials in Plymouth issued a warning to boaters after a whale breached and landed on a boat in the White Horse Beach area.
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The Los Angeles Rams planned to be without Jalen Ramsey at the start of training camp after he underwent offseason shoulder surgery, but they’ve since pivoted. After initially expecting to place him on the PUP list, they’ve decided not to go that route.
Sean McVay told reporters Sunday that doctors cleared Ramsey for limited activities, which allows him to participate in walk-throughs and other “above-the-neck” drills. That’s an encouraging sign for the All-Pro cornerback as he prepares for the start of the regular season.
“We ended up not putting Ramsey on the PUP as a result of doctors cleared him in a limited fashion that enables him to participate in a lot of the jog throughs — the above the neck stuff, and to be able to have him out here with his teammates with all the different things that we ask of him,” McVay said, via ProFootballTalk. “He felt good about that. We felt good about that. So, I think that’s what’s best for our football team. That’s why we kind of pivoted in that direction.”
The Rams did place three other players on the PUP list to begin camp, however. Quentin Lake, Warren Jackson and Kyren Williams are all currently sidelined with injuries.
Lake is dealing with a knee issue, McVay said, and Williams is still recovering from a broken foot he suffered in spring practices. Williams is still a few weeks away from being a full participant but the expectation is that he’ll be ready for Week 1, and the Rams are targeting their joint practices with the Bengals for Williams’ return.
Sean McVay said rookie RB Kyren Williams (broken foot) is “a few weeks away” from being able to return as full-speed participant, but doesn’t expect the injury impact Williams’ availability for regular season. McVay said Bengals practice week is realistic timetable to shoot for.
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It was September of my senior year of high school. I hadn’t decided where to go to college yet, so I was still going on campus visits. On the second weekend of September, my dad and I drove up to Norman, Oklahoma, for my first visit to the University of Oklahoma. It involves a man who recently became a lot richer; Arizona Cardinals QB and former Sooner Kyler Murray.
The actual tour was fine. It was raining and cold all weekend, so nothing really stuck out to me on the first visit. I wouldn’t fall in love with the campus until my second visit a few months later.
After the campus tour, we went to my very first Sooners game. Chip Kelly and the UCLA Bruins were in town.
This just happened to be Kyler Murray’s first year as the starting QB at OU. Murray would go on to win the Heisman this season as well. Before that day, I didn’t realize just how good he was.
Before I decided to go to OU, college athletics weren’t something my dad or I followed closely. We followed the NHL, NFL, MLB, and the NBA, but there just wasn’t a fit for college sports.
College football was just something I wasn’t well versed in going into the season Murray won the Heisman. I had seen the highlights of Baker, most notably the Kansas thing, but nothing from Murray.
Kyler Murray showed me what I had been missing at the expense of UCLA’s defense.
Never before had I seen someone singlehandedly dominate a defense in-person like Kyler Murray did that day. It was like they were playing different sports.
He ran all over them, then he would show off his arm. There was no flaw to his game. It was incredible to watch. The atmosphere, the fans, the butt-kicking, it was great to take in. Although I didn’t know it then, I finally had a college team to root for: my Oklahoma Sooners.
On that day, Murray was 19 of 33 for 301 yards and three touchdowns. He also carried the ball 10 times for 69 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Sooners in rushing. This was Murray’s second game as the starting quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners. He was good in the season opener against FAU, but his performance against the Bruins was his coming-out party.
Murray would provide more fireworks on his way to winning the Heisman trophy in 2018. He had 10 300-yard passing days and 10 games with more than 50 yards rushing. He threw for 4,361 yards, 42 touchdowns, and ran for 1,001 yards and 12 more touchdowns.
Here we are almost four years later, and so many things have changed. Murray has gotten his first big extension in the NFL, the Sooners are will enter 2022 with a new head coach, and the SEC move is on the horizon.
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Tom Brady tweets predictable joke during Sox-Blue Jays blowout originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The score in Friday night's lopsided affair between the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays resembled one you'd see in a football game. In fact, it brought back memories of one of the greatest games in New England Patriots history.
The Red Sox trailed the Blue Jays 25-3 in the fifth inning of their historic blowout loss. At that point, the comparisons to New England's unforgettable 28-3 comeback over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI flooded the Internet.
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Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady couldn't help but crack his own joke about the familiar score.
"Gonna be a hell of a story!" he tweeted at ex-Pats teammate Julian Edelman.
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Unfortunately for Boston fans, the Red Sox were unable to spark a comeback of their own. They fell by a final score of 28-5, marking the most runs the franchise has allowed in any game in its 122 years of existence.
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THE FIELD: 2022 Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club: Every player in the field
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Kevin Kisner of the US prepares to play off the 13th tee during the final round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Sunday July 17, 2022.
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Brandon Hagy tees from the 16th tee during the first round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic at the Detroit Golf Club, Thursday, July 1, 2021.
Feb 7, 2022; Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.; Hank Lebioda practices on the putting green during the first day of the Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale.
Joaquin Niemann tees off on the 16th hole during the final round of Rocket Mortgage Classic at the Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Sunday, July 4, 2021.
Troy Merritt hits an approach shot from the 16th fairway during the third round of sudden death playoff of Rocket Mortgage Classic at the Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Sunday, July 4, 2021.
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Cam Davis picks up the trophy after winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic in five rounds of playoff at the Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Sunday, July 4, 2021.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: How top 2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic finishers have fared since
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Her dominating performance in her second start for the Storm came alongside one by frontcourt mate Breanna Stewart, a leading MVP candidate. They became the second pair of teammates with at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in the same game, via ESPN Stats and Information. The other pair is Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker for the Sparks on July 6, 2008.
Charles put up a double-double before halftime and finished with 27 points, 15 rebounds, four blocks, one assist and one steal. She was 9-of-13 overall, 4-of-7 from 3-point range and hit all five free throws.
Stewart wasn't as sharp from the floor, going 5-of-13, but was at the line 13 times and hit 12 of them. She had 23 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals.
WNBA's 7,000 point club
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 29: Tina Charles #31 of the Seattle Storm warms up before the game against the Las Vegas Aces at Climate Pledge Arena on June 29, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Charles, 33, entered the contest needing 14 points and scored the first five of the game to close the gap on it quickly. She had nine in the first quarter and hit back-to-back 3-pointers to reach it.
The 12-year veteran currently sits at 7,013 points and joins a club of two Hall of Fame selections and a surefire future one.
Diana Taurasi, Charles' former teammate in Phoenix, is the league's all-time points leader at 9,651 and counting. The two-time WNBA champion became the fastest player to reach the mark when she did it in June of 2016 during her 12th season. It was her 348th career game and Charles' 383rd. Charles is the youngest by age.
Tina Thompson became the first to reach the mark in September 2012. Thompson, who played in the inaugural season of the league, did it in 460 games and finished with 7,488 points. Tamika Catchings joined her in May 2016 during her 428th game in the league. Catchings has 7,380 career points.
The next active player on the list is Sue Bird, but since the four-time WNBA champion is retiring after the season she won't hit the mark. Bird is seventh with 6,731 points.
Candace Parker is ninth at 6,344 points. The Chicago Sky star has eight games left this year, not counting the Commissioner's Cup or playoffs. If she were to play one more year, a conservative estimate for regular season games only would be about 14 points per game on average to reach 7,000.
Sylvia Fowles ranks 10th with 6,328. She has also announced her retirement and is the all-time leading rebounder at 3,937 (and counting). Charles is second with 3,580.
Charles settling in to Storm
Charles is finding her groove in Seattle after the midseason divorce agreement with the Mercury. In 10 games she's averaging 12.4 points and 7.3 rebounds in 11 fewer minutes per game. She's shooting 53% from 2, the best of her career (with the caveat of less data through 10 games).
Her first meeting against Phoenix didn't go as well as fans might have liked, particularly in her first start with the team. She had come off the bench for the first time in her career. But Sunday's performance was what the Storm wanted when they signed her.
"It really helped to come off the bench when I first got here, just being able to watch Stewie and Ezi [Magbegor] and their movements within the offense, so that really helped," Charles told reporters after the game. "Playing USA Basketball also, that was a great experience for me, knowing that your role changes as the team changes.
"So my role was that the first couple of games. Now I'm inserted back into the starting lineup that I've been doing for the last years of my career."
The game also broke Charles' tie with Leslie for most regular season games of at least 25 points and 15 rebounds. Charles has 12. It was her 96th game of at least 20 and 10, respectively, per Across the Timeline. She had already led that category as Sylvia Fowles, who is retiring after the season, has 77. Leslie and Parker are tied in third with 71.
Seattle (18-10) is fourth in the standings and holding onto the final home-court advantage seed. They lead the Washington Mystics by one game going into the mini three-day break for the Commissioner's Cup game on Tuesday.
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10 things I need to see during Eagles training camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Is it really training camp if it’s only 14 days, nobody gets tackled, practices last about an hour and a half, fans aren’t allowed to watch and you won’t see a single little kid walking alongside a mammoth offensive lineman carrying his helmet and pads?
It’s called training camp, so it must be training camp, but really it’s just practice. The Eagles over the next few weeks will hold nine practices at the NovaCare Complex, one at the Linc open to the public, two in Cleveland and two in Miami.
Here — in no particular order — are 10 things I need to see during the open practices over the next few weeks.
1. Marcus Epps. The Eagles are relying heavily on Epps to jump from 31 snaps per game to probably about twice that. Epps was solid last year in a limited role, but he’s never been a full-time starter, and with Rodney McLeod gone he’s got to double his reps without a drop-off in production. We’ve all seen guys who have excelled in a backup role but can’t duplicate it once they become a starter. I want to see how comfortable Epps is over these next few weeks in an expanded role.
3. K’Von Wallace and Davion Taylor are in similar positions. They were drafted 24 picks apart in 2019, both have shown flashes when they’ve played, and both have been injured a lot. And both play positions where the Eagles brought in some new blood. This is a big camp for both of them. I want to see them stay healthy for all of camp, play like third-year pros and show they belong. I don’t think either of them has a roster spot locked up, but if they stay on the field and show up and make plays, they’ll both be here.
4. I want to see if Carson Strong shows anything. You don’t see a lot of undrafted rookie quarterbacks make the roster out of camp, but Strong isn’t just any rookie — he’s a guy with a loaded résumé at a major college who at one point was considered a pretty high draft pick. Strong threw 63 touchdown passes the last two years at Nevada — most in the BCS — while completing 70 percent of his passes. The question is his knees. But if he looks good, stays healthy and is able to move around in the pocket enough to not be a sitting duck, it would give the Eagles some flexibility if they decide to trade Gardner Minshew at some point.
5. Even with Craig James released, there’s an army of young cornerbacks in camp — Zech McPhearson, Jimmy Moreland, Tay Gowan, Josh Blackwell, Kary Vincent Jr., Josiah Scott, Mac McCain, Mario Goodrich and Josh Jobe. With Darius Slay, James Bradberry and Avonte Maddox locked in, that leaves nine guys battling for two or three possible roster spots. It’s going to be a free-for-all watching these guys and seeing which ones establish themselves as legit NFL players. If any.
6. Arryn Siposs was brutal last year, especially late in the season when weather conditions got worse and the games got bigger. He was the worst punter in the NFL the last month of the season, and honestly I wouldn’t have brought him back. But he is back, and he’s the only punter in camp, at least for now. I just want to see him punt the ball more consistently and with some authority. If he can’t do it, I want him outta here.
7. The Eagles are relying heavily on two rookies to help solidify the defense, and although Jordan Davis and Nakobe Dean both played for one of the greatest college defenses ever assembled last year at Georgia, this is a big transition for them. Dean needs to show he can handle both weak-side and middle linebacker and that he can hold up in the NFL at 5-11, 230 pounds, and Davis needs to show he can keep his weight under control and play at a high level deep into games while getting maybe 30 snaps a game. You can tell pretty quickly how well rookies are picking things up, not just by watching them at practice but through their interactions with teammates and coaches and by how many first-team reps they’re getting.
8. I really want to see Devon Allen. Maybe it’s partly because I’m an obsessive track and field nut, but this is such an interesting experiment. He’s a project, but he’s a world-class athlete who has actually played high-level college football, although it was a long time ago. Can he catch? Can he get off the line of scrimmage against experienced corners playing press? Can he transform that hurdles speed into football speed? I still think he’s a long shot, but man, he’s such an intriguing one.
9. I want to see if B.G. still looks like B.G. He’s 34 now and coming off Achilles surgery, but the Eagles need him to be a factor in a defensive end room that doesn’t have a ton of juice. Haason Reddick should help the pass rush, but he’s really a SAM linebacker and not a traditional 4-3 defensive end. Does Brandon Graham still have that burst? That quickness? That explosion? We'll start to get a good idea of that these next few weeks.
10. And of course Jalen Hurts. I’m not worried about his arm strength. He doesn’t have a Michael Vick rocket launcher, but his arm is fine. What I do want to see is accuracy, anticipation and recognition. I want to see him quickly decipher what the defense is doing, process the pass rush and coverage and deliver the football to the open guy in a way that he can catch it smoothly and pick up some yards after the catch. I want to see growth. I want to see improvement. Hurts has some studs to throw to. I just want to see him run the offense efficiently, consistently and productively.
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The Buffalo Bills did not confirm the reason why, but it’s all too obvious of a time to sign Jordan Simmons.
On Monday ahead of the start of the team’s second day of 2022 training camp, the Bills announced the signing of Simmons to a one-year deal. The 28-year-old is a guard on the offensive line.
The transaction comes one day after Buffalo announced that free-agent signee Rodger Saffold was placed on the non-football injury list (NFI).
Right tackle Spencer Brown was limited on the first day of practice as well, but due to the nature of Simmons’ position, it appears he’s a replacement for Saffold.
Saffold, a 2021 Pro Bowler as a guard with the Tennessee Titans, suffered a rib injury prior to training camp. He sustained that during a car accident.
The Bills did not indicate Simmons is a plug-and-play replacement for Saffold on the depth chart, but it appears as if he is. Simmons’ signing could indicate Saffold might miss some extensive time, but the hope will be the 12-year veteran returns before the start of the regular season.
Simmons played in five games with the Las Vegas Raiders last season and has appeared in 25 total in his NFL career. He was originally an undrafted free agent signee of the Los Angeles Rams in 2017.
In 2021, Pro Football Focus graded Simmons poorly in those outings. He earn an overall mark of 48.6 from the football analytics outlet’s metrics.
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As big as the quarterback change will be, the Colts' defensive coordinator change represents a bigger philosophical shift, aimed at stopping the pass.
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The Kansas City Chiefs are bringing in some reinforcements on the offensive line.
According to his agency, VMG Sports, offensive tackle Evin Ksiezarczyk has signed with the Chiefs. Ksiezarczyk has been on the team’s radar since he was coming out of college at the University of Buffalo. He met with the Chiefs during the 2020 East-West Shrine Bowl.
The towering 6-6, 310-pound tackle started 39 games for the Bulls and was a First-Team All-MAC selection in 2019. His offensive line was an honorable mention for the Joe Moore Award (best offensive line).
Ksiezarczyk first signed in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent. When he didn’t make it through 53-man roster cuts, we suggested he was a target for the Chiefs. He signed with the Minnesota Vikings ahead of the 2021 offseason and spent time with both the Washington Football Team and Buffalo Bills practice squads during the 2021 NFL season.
Ksiezarczyk has never started an NFL game, but his size and college experience are certainly intriguing. The Chiefs already started off training camp with some offensive tackle attrition with two players landing on the active/PUP list. There is also the looming threat of a potential holdout from LT Orlando Brown Jr. when veterans report Tuesday.
The team has not yet made any corresponding move to make room for Ksiezarczyk, but we’ll keep you posted when they do.
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Chiefs to sign OT Evin Ksiezarczyk ahead of training camp
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Report: Eagles plan to sign former Cowboys running back originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles are planning to sign running back JaQuan Hardy, a former NCAA Division II star who spent last year with the Cowboys, according to the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press newspaper.
The Vikings wanted to bring in Hardy for a workout before learning he was planning to sign with the Eagles, the paper reported.
A league source confirmed that Hardy was working out for the Eagles Monday morning. The Eagles had no comment on whether an agreement was in place to sign him.
As an undrafted rookie last year, Hardy shuttled between the Cowboys’ practice squad and active roster.
In the meaningless regular-season finale at the Linc, he rushed three times for 26 yards against the Eagles, including a 22-yard touchdown run that gave the Cowboys a 51-20 lead in the fourth quarter. That was the longest rushing touchdown against the Eagles last year.
Hardy finished the season with 29 rushing yards on four carries in three games. He played eight snaps on offense and 54 on special teams.
Hardy, 24, becomes the sixth running back on the Eagles' roster with training camp set to begin on Wednesday.
Miles Sanders, Boston Scott and Kenny Gainwell are roster locks. Third-year pro Jason Huntley, who has played in six games for the Eagles over the last two years, and undrafted rookie Kennedy Brooks from Oklahoma are also on the roster.
Hardy, a Cleveland native, played his college football at Tiffin, an NCAA Division II school in Northeast Ohio. He missed the entire 2018 season with a knee injury but rushed for 3,207 yards with a 6.4 average and 28 touchdowns in three years at Tiffin and also caught 38 passes for 284 yards and three more TDs.
In 2019, his last year of college football, he rushed for 1,554 yards with a 7.6 average and 15 touchdowns.
With the 2020 season canceled, he declared for the draft instead of returning to school. He went undrafted before signing with the Cowboys.
This is everything you need to know about the upcoming Chicago Cubs-Philadelphia Phillies game on Peacock.
FAMU football is looking to eclipse the nine-win mark that has lingered over the past two seasons. But first, they have some position gaps to fill.
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Jerry Jacobs will be among those not ready for the start of Detroit Lions training camp this week. The second-year corner was one of three Lions placed on the physically unable to perform list upon reporting to camp.
Jacobs is still recovering from December surgery to repair a torn ACL he suffered in the Week 14 loss to the Broncos. He’s been aggressively rehabbing the knee in hopes of being ready for training camp, but didn’t quite make it.
Not long after being placed on the PUP list, an undeterred Jacobs sent out a message on his social media.
We gone be good trust me when I say that 🙏🏾
Jacobs was one of the Lions’ pleasant developments in 2021. The undrafted rookie from Arkansas emerged as a bona fide starting outside corner. He is expected to compete for the starting outside CB position opposite Amani Oruwariye in 2022. Jacobs totaled 30 tackles and seven PDs in his 13-year rookie campaign.
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The iconic Madden video game franchise has released its player ratings for the upcoming game that will be released next month. And as always, there have been a lot of disagreements and arguments about who is rated too high and too low.
So what do you think? Here are all of the player ratings for the Las Vegas Raiders heading into the 2022 season. They are listed by position with the player rankings listed in descending order.
Every Madden rating for the Dallas Cowboys heading into 2022 training camp.
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Madden 23 ratings for Raiders going into 2022 NFL season
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Will the 2023 NFL draft run deeper at quarterback than the 2022 class? That’s the widely-held expectation after just one passer was picked inside the top two rounds of this year’s event, with a number of teams patiently riding out stopgaps and trials on quarterbacks who may or may not be their long-term answer. One of those teams is the New Orleans Saints, who haven’t committed much to Jameis Winston beyond this year. If he doesn’t show the development they’re hoping for in 2022, New Orleans should be in the quarterback market again in 2023. It’s up to Winston to play well enough their eyes don’t wander.
But one prospect to keep an eye on is Bryce Young. Alabama’s returning starter is on the fast track to follow his predecessors Mac Jones and Tua Tagovailoa as first-round draft picks. He finished the 2021 season ranked among the nation’s leading passers and has room to grow with another season leading the Crimson Tide. Odds are Young will eventually be drafted far out of the Saints’ reach (the latest mock draft from Draft Wire has him going to the Seattle Seahawks at No. 3 overall), but New Orleans could recoup the 2023 first rounder they traded early this year and then some should Sean Payton choose to coach a new team next year, bringing a king’s ransom to the Saints. So we can’t rule anything out.
And here’s an interesting thought from NFL Media’s Daniel Jeremiah, who acknowledged that while there isn’t a “clean comparison” here, one of the players he kept thinking of in evaluating Young’s tape was a young, Purdue-era Drew Brees. He said of their similarities: “Both guys lack ideal size, but they make up for it with elite processing and accuracy. I think Brees was a similar athlete at that stage of his career. They are pure point guards. The ball comes out quick and the placement is excellent.”
Alabama’s official roster lists Young at 6-foot-even and 194 pounds; Brees famously weighed in at the NFL combine at 6-foot-flat and 213 pounds, so yeah, it’s not a perfect comparison when there’s a 19-pound difference between the two players. But Brees brought underrated running ability with him from Purdue (he totaled 521 yards on the ground as a senior, with 900 rushing yards and 14 touchdown carries behind him in his Boilermakers career), which he was able to convert to all-time great mobility in the pocket. Nobody has eluded pass rushers in such a small space as effectively as Brees, and that’s something Young will be looking to learn on his own after taking 39 sacks last year, including 11 combined sacks from rivals Georgia (4) and Auburn (11), losing just as many yards as he gained as a runner.
That brings us back to the passing skills. Young excelled in throwing across the middle of the field at Alabama, which is something we’ve seen shorter quarterbacks struggle with in the past. But like Brees, his ability to read a defense on the fly and correctly anticipate where every individual receiver and defender will shift gives him an edge. Brees put the NFL on notice with his combination of anticipation and accurate ball placement, which opened the door for other less-than-tall passers like Russell Wilson and Kyler Murray to make waves in the pros. If Young can maintain his high level of play going into 2022 and beyond, he’ll join them and be a problem for even the gnarliest NFL defenses. It’s safe to say we’ll add him to our watch list.
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NFL draft analyst compares Alabama QB Bryce Young to ‘young Drew Brees’
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Fans looking to watch their favorite teams out of the market will no longer have to fret about blackouts or missing all the action.
The National Football League just announced the launch of an exclusive streaming subscription service — NFL+.
NFL+ offers subscribers access to live out-of-market preseason games, live local and primetime regular season and postseason games (phone and tablet only), live local and national audio for every game, NFL Network shows on-demand, NFL Films archives, and more.
Here’s a breakdown of the NFL+ and NFL+ Premium products:
NFL+ premium offers even more.
The service will include the Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, Aug. 4, fans can stream live NFL games on their mobile and tablet devices with NFL+.
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Just several weeks after Adele said she stood by her decision earlier this year to postpone the Las Vegas residency, the British singer has announced the rescheduled dates: The “Weekends With Adele” residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas will now take place from November 18, 2022, to March 25, 2023. In […]
Two people were shot and killed and four are in critical condition after shots rang out in San Pedro.
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The cast of HBO’s Game of Thrones spinoff, House of the Dragon, was out in full force at San Diego Comic-Con today. In addition to co-creators George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal taking part in the event (fellow co-creator Miguel Sapochnik sadly had to miss out due to testing positive for COVID), the panel also boasted a slew of actors on the show including Paddy Considine (“King Viserys Targaryen”), Matt Smith (“Prince Daemon Targaryen”), Olivia Cooke (“Alicent Hightower”), Emma D’Arcy (“Prince
Don't ignore Braxton Garrett
Micah Henry highlights six players to target in points leagues. (Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports)
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No alternate helmet for the Bills in 2022 (but we made one anyway)
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The Baltimore Ravens have been reconstructing certain parts of their roster over the course of the 2022 offseason, bringing in new players while watching others depart for new opportunities. The team spent on some quality players in free agency as well as re-signed some of their own, leaving no stone unturned as they try to improve their roster as much as possible.
Due to the team doing some reshaping to their team, they blew through most of their cap space and had under $1 million to work with. They needed to clear up cap somehow, and Field Yates of ESPN reported on Monday that the team restructured the contract of CB Marlon Humphrey, freeing up over $7 million in much needed cap room.
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Ravens restructure contract of CB Marlon Humphrey, open up cap space
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in 2021, despite the Ravens being the #1 most injured team in the NFL, Lamar had Baltimore the #1 seed in the AFC in December
he was the #1 best PASSER outside the numbers
then he injured his ankle, missed the season, and the Ravens lost every single game without him (0-5)
The collective bargaining agreement provides a $20 minimum wage, pay raises and expanded benefits for about 250 workers at the nonprofit.
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Current NFL DC offers harsh opinion of Ravens QB Lamar Jackson
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Here is what drivers said after Sunday’s Cup race at Pocono Raceway:
Denny Hamlin — Winner: “It’s the team. They just were able to come back with a great strategy there to get us back up front from the mistake I made.”
Kyle Busch — Finished 2nd: “The second-to-last run there where we had the 1 (Ross Chastain) car there trailing us, he was a little better than us. It’s hard to pass, but having the car trending loose on me, we made an adjustment for that with as many laps as there was going to be to go with that last pit stop, but we just over did it I guess and missed it on that last run unfortunately. I was just way too tight and didn’t have the roll speed that I needed through the corners. The guys did a great job and bust their tails for me every week and do a really great job for me on this M&M’s Camry. Appreciate all of them and their support and what they do. Obviously, wish we had a little bit more today and of course with the M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400 race, it would have been nice to honor all the associates that were here in attendance to give them something to celebrate with us in victory lane. Just one spot short in qualifying and one spot short in the race. “
Chase Elliott — Finished 3rd: “Yeah, definitely a bit of a battle for our NAPA team today. I’m pretty happy with third after that. I didn’t think we were all that good through the mid-portion of the race and I was struggling in traffic trying to get back up through there. We had some restarts go our way there towards the end and was able to get some spots back, which was nice. It was good to get a top-five, but certainly could be a little better.”
Tyler Reddick — Finished 4th: “I think we only struggled a little bit at times in the race just with track position. It may look that way, but honestly our team did a good job and got better the further we went. If the cautions would have played out differently, I think we could have been in position at the end of the race. All-in-all, we passed a lot of cars today and we did that well on the race track and on pit road. It was a great day for our team.”
Daniel Suarez — Finished 5th: “I thought we had a top-five, top-10 car all day long. At the beginning, I thought we had a winning car. We made the right adjustments and all-in-all, it was a solid day all around for our team.”
Erik Jones — Finished 11th: “The mid-part of the race we were really good and I was really happy with it. Just got tight at the end of the race. It cooled down a lot and we probably didn’t stay ahead of that enough. The FOCUS Factor Chevy was good. Frustrated. We had the speed, kind of all weekend, and then hacked up qualifying a little bit, had to start at the back and found our way back to the front and then just got behind. A good weekend in the fact we did have good speed. It’s been a minute since we’ve had that kind of speed and I was happy with that. It’s frustrating that we came home 11th. You want to come home better than that with a car like that. Just got behind.”
Ross Chastain — Finished 34th: “It was something that has been owed to me for a few months now. I’m proud of the effort by Trackhouse Racing and everybody on this No. 1 Worldwide Express Chevy. It’s week in and week out that we keep bringing fast Chevy Camaro’s.”
Ryan Blaney — Finished 35th: “I just got loose. It was one of those things. You get loose off three and think you can save it but you can’t. I just couldn’t save it. Gosh, I hate it for everyone on the 12 group. We finally got the car decent and we were running top five there and had a flat tire and had to come in and then I just tried too hard and it stepped away from me. I hate it for Menards and Ford and everybody. That was my mistake. We will go at it again next week.”
Denny Hamlin on Ross Chastain incident: ‘He just ran out of race track’ Pocono Cup results, driver points Denny Hamlin wins NASCAR Cup race at Pocono Raceway
What drivers said at Pocono originally appeared on NBCSports.com
Here are the results and points from Race 1 of the IndyCar July 23-24 doubleheader at Iowa Speedway, where Josef Newgarden won for the fourth time.
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The Warriors' most-glaring long-term flaw appeared to be a star big man. They already had the shooters in Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. They already had Draymond Green as their unique Swiss Army knife and defensive star. Adding an ultra-talented 7-footer could be their latest move in extending the dynasty.
But as Wiseman's rookie year went on, which didn't include a training camp or preseason slate after playing only three games in college, questions regarding his fit continued to grow.
Do the Warriors really need a true center? Can Wiseman thrive in Steve Kerr's system? How long will they have to wait for him to hit his potential?
A torn meniscus that stopped his first pro season short after 39 games didn't do Wiseman any favors. Now entering Year 3, or really Year 2 for him after watching the Warriors win a championship from the sidelines, Wiseman and the coaching staff are on the same page for a critical offseason of development. It all comes down to one word that can take him and the Warriors a long way.
"I'd say just playing my role, just keeping it simple," Wiseman said to NBC Sports Bay Area on the latest episode of Dubs Talk in an interview one day before his Las Vegas Summer League debut. "Just playing within the system and not trying to do too much. I really don't have to do as much. Just do the most important parts of my position and star in my role to the best of my ability.
Wiseman doesn't have to be at the top of the arc trying to dribble through his legs and throw up a step-back three. Maybe that will come one day. He's full of natural offensive skills.
It didn't take long for the 21-year-old Wiseman to showcase the highlights he'll bring right away now that he's healthy again. His first two points of summer league came from a lob by Jonathan Kuminga, 19, one that ended with Wiseman shaking the hoop and getting his teammates up onto their feet.
Over Wiseman's four games in Las Vegas, he averaged 10.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game while averaging just under 20 minutes per game. His per 36 minutes equated to 18.9 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.6 blocks.
As a rookie, he reached double-digit rebounds only three times, and fouled out four times. He had multiple blocks 12 times and averaged 0.9 blocks per game, which would have ranked second behind Draymond on this past season's championship squad. He also had a 109 defensive rating per 100 possessions.
"Going forward, with his talent, with his size and athleticism, there's no reason why he can't be a dominant defensive player in the league," Kerr said after the season on June 22. "But it takes a lot of reps. It takes a lot of recognition.
"It takes a lot of being on the court with nine other people, not just being in a one-on-one workout or in the weight room."
Now that he's done with rehab work and can have an offseason of development, one-on-one work and game-like situations, Wiseman agrees with Kerr and has defense at the front of his mind.
"I'm really working on the defensive side of the game," Wiseman said to NBC Sports Bay Area. "The offensive side will come in time. But I'm really working on the defensive end."
The Warriors haven't had a rim-runner and shot-blocking threat like Wiseman since the two seasons JaVale McGee spent in the Bay Area. McGee was 29 and 30 years old as a Warrior, started 27 regular-season games, 10 in the playoffs, and doesn't have the same kind of ceiling as Wiseman.
If Wiseman keeps it simple and keeps his eyes on perfecting his role in the now before his game can expand, he'll far exceed anything McGee ever gave Golden State. The good news? His focus is spot on, in sync with the Warriors and matches his smile of being back on the court.
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James Wiseman, Warriors on same page for big offseason development
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The team said it consulted with Rose's former teammates and said the commissioner's office approved the invite.
Another statement from the Phillies on the inclusion of Pete Rose in their upcoming celebration of the 1980 WS team: pic.twitter.com/jZ9S1RrsCr
The invitation is notable, as it marks the first time in years Rose was invited to the park. The team was supposed to honor Rose's induction into the Phillies' wall of fame in 2017, but rescinded that offer after court documents alleged Rose had a relationship with a minor in the '70s.
Rose was accused of having an extra-marital relationship with a girl under the age of 16. The age of consent in Ohio, where some of the relationship was alleged to have taken place, is 16. Rose reportedly admitted he had a relationship with the girl, but believed she was older than 16.
Those documents emerged after Rose sued John Dowd, who oversaw MLB's investigation into Rose in the '80s, for defamation. The accusations were presented as part of Dowd's defense. They did not result in a criminal charge for Rose because the statute of limitations in Ohio passed when the allegations emerged.
In addition to those accusations, Rose is also banned from baseball due to a gambling scandal. If Rose appears at Citizens Bank Park on Aug. 7, it will mark the first time since his ban that he's been back on the Phillies' field since accepting a lifetime ban.
Will Pete Rose still appear at Phillies' celebration?
The Phillies' statements suggest the team considers the matter closed, and that Rose will make an appearance at the park Aug. 7. In its statement, the team did not address the accusations against Rose, or mention his lifetime ban from baseball. Instead, it tried to shift the blame to Rose's teammates and Rob Manfred for allowing Rose's invitation.
The team also failed to explain why it was appropriate to invite Rose to the park now, or what changed between now and 2017, when the accusations first emerged. It's also unclear which members of the Phillies' organization signed off on the invite. Did one person lead the charge or did multiple people sign off on bringing Rose back?
The Phillies already tried to shift the focus off Rose, calling it a team celebration. While that's technically true, Rose's involvement has already taken the focus away off the team. His return will be the biggest story from the Aug. 7 celebration.
Assuming he is greeted with cheers, his is presence at the park will be normalized, opening the door for the Phillies to honor Rose at individual events. The Aug. 7 event provides a gateway for Rose to re-enter the baseball world.
Pete Rose was invited back to Citizens Bank Park. (Photo by Focus on Sport via Getty Images)
CNN anchor Jim Acosta grilled Marc Lotter of the America First Policy Institute about the think tank’s decision to host former President Trump in Washington, D.C., this week, comparing it to Trump “returning to the scene of the crime.” “Marc I have to ask you, why invite Trump back to Washington after he tried to…
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Phillies offer weak response after inviting Pete Rose back to the ballpark
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