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Freshman BYU QB Wilson topped an all-time bowl record
His perfect Potato Bowl was nearly a record for all of FBS, in fact.The BYU Cougars routed the Western Michigan Broncos in the Potato Bowl on Friday, 49-18. Most impressive was quarterback Zach Wilson,...
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Yasiel Puig’s wild ride with the Dodgers is over
This was supposed to be the defining moment for Yasiel Puig with the Dodgers. Mired in the sixth inning of a nail-biter Game 4 World Series, Puig smashed a three-run home run that brought Dodger...
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Why sit out a bowl? The numbers now speak for themselves
It’s no longer new for players to skip bowl games. Now there’s contract data to back up a point that was already simple. The trend of players skipping their teams’ bowl games to prepare for the NFL...
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How the Seahawks could still miss the NFL playoffs
It’ll take some bad luck and a disastrous ending to the season by Seattle, but it can still happen.The NFC playoff picture is starting to come to form, but there’s still some shuffling to do among the...
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Ron Baker’s had a weird last few days
When he was cut by the Knicks, he shipped his stuff back home to Kansas. Little did he know he’d have a new NBA job.WASHINGTON — Ron Baker’s wavy blond hair was still damp as he headed towards his...
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How in the hell is Neal Brown still at Troy?
Are college ADs now more worried about the air raid stigma than NFL GMs are?Mack Brown and Les Miles hold power conference head coaching jobs again (at UNC and Kansas, respectively), and Neal Brown is...
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2018 college football coach hiring *and* firing grades, updated
Let’s keep track as the coaching carousel spins or whatever.Below, brief notes on each FBS head coaching change, along with an INSTA GRADE. The difference: let’s also grade the firing part as well. Why...
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No, an 8-team Playoff wouldn’t mean bad national champs
Increasing access would not mean letting terrible teams win national titles.Whether you think the College Football Playoff should expand or not, let’s agree we can find better points to argue than that...
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The NFL needs to change how it handles Pro Bowl voting for offensive tackles
Retired NFL lineman Geoff Schwartz has an easy way to make sure right tackles get voted in — and get the recognition they deserve.Welcome back to my weekly dive around the NFL offensive line, followed...
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What Mark Cuban is really saying about American basketball players
His argument about grassroots hoops doesn’t really hold up. After all, the best NBA talent has receipts.It’s not rare for Mark Cuban to say something controversial. The Dallas Mavericks franchisee...
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Josh Gordon suspended indefinitely by the NFL
Gordon also released a statement indicating he was taking time away from the game to focus on his mental health. It appears that Josh Gordon’s time with the Patriots, and perhaps the NFL, has come to...
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Which AFC team will grab the last wild card berth?
Last year, the last spot in the AFC came down to one play. The stage is set for a dramatic finish to the season again in 2018.The Chiefs and Chargers are the only two teams in the AFC that are...
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What happened in the 49ers vs. Bears fight?
The Bears and 49ers really got into it on Sunday, leaving three players ejected and a fourth penalized.The San Francisco 49ers don’t have much to fight for at this point in the season but that’s not...
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The Steelers might have blown their chance at the playoffs
A bad fake punt call, a couple of questionable penalties, and a late fumble against the Saints might have doomed the Steelers.There were a few twists and turns in the Steelers’ 31-28 loss against the...
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Which NFL teams clinched a playoff spot this weekend?
The Cowboys, Patriots, Texans, and Seahawks are now in, while the Saints secured the No. 1 seed in the NFC.Are you gathering with your friends and family this week to celebrate the holidays? Do you...
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3 weird NFL playoff scenarios that could technically still happen
The field is getting smaller and smaller, but there are still a few outcomes NOBODY could have predicted. With just two weeks left to go in the 2018 regular season, the NFL playoff picture is, as Cher...
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An updated look at the 2019 NFL Draft order
Here’s an updated look at where teams are picking in the first round of next April’s draft.The 2018 NFL season is paring down its playoff teams, and for a handful of hopeful contenders that means a...
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The 9 dumbest mistakes from a Grinchy Sunday in the NFL, ranked
The Lions still don’t know how to defend a Hail Mary, and the Steelers put their playoff fate in the hands of the Browns. What a wonderful, awful idea!For a few NFL teams, this week was as full of...
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Falcons punter Matt Bosher absolutely leveled a Panthers returner
He’s never been afraid to make contact, and Kenjon Barner learned that the har way.The Atlanta Falcons are out of playoff contention, but you wouldn’t know it simply from this Matt Bosher hit on a...
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One of Clemson’s best failed a drug test, but it’s not final yet
Dexter Lawrence’s immediate future hinges on the testing of a second sample. Clemson defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence tested positive for the NCAA-banned substance ostarine, Dabo Swinney told reporters...
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