Tuesday, September 6, 2016

5 big things we learned from Florida State's comeback win over Ole Miss and other top stories.

  • 5 big things we learned from Florida State's comeback win over Ole Miss

    In a game of wild runs, FSU’s maturity and adjustments allowed the Seminoles to best a fun, athletic, and volatile Ole Miss squad. It was a race against time on Monday night in Orlando. Could Ole Miss' deep receiving corps take advantage of Florida State's new secondary before its offensive line weaknesses became too costly? Could FSU take advantage of Ole Miss' immediately banged up secondary enough to offset its own disadvantages in the trenches? To the former, the answer was yes ... and then..
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  • Karolina Pliskova finally starting to put it all together

    Karolina Pliskova finally starting to put it all together
    9:25 PM ETPeter BodoTennis ClosePeter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic "The Courts of Babylon" and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), "A Champion's Mind."NEW YORK -- Venus Williams stood on the floor of Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday afternoon with a guttural roar rising all around her. The racket dangled loosely in her right hand alongside her th..
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  • The NFL's 8 best undrafted players

    The NFL's 8 best undrafted players
    Somehow, these guys slipped through the cracks There are seven rounds to the NFL Draft, which means that 224 players are selected each year. But there are others who somehow slip through the cracks and end up fighting through adversity to make their mark on the league despite being undrafted. Here are 10 of the best to do so since the NFL trimmed the number of rounds to seven in 1994. Photo: Lutz Bongarts WR Wes Welker, 2004-15 Welker signed with the Chargers as an undrafted free ag..
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  • Jerry Jones doesn't want 'to rule out anything,' keeps Romo on active roster

    Jerry Jones doesn't want 'to rule out anything,' keeps Romo on active roster
    FRISCO, Texas -- Owner and general manager Jerry Jones indicated the Dallas Cowboys will keep Tony Romo on the team's active roster as the quarterback recovers from a compression fracture in his back."We don't have anybody valuable enough to take up that lost spot to give us the opportunity to see how [Romo] does," Jones told 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. "There's just not enough value there realistically to bring someone else in. That's the deciding factor. You don't have to spend a lot of time, goi..
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  • Presser Points - Belichick: Talking Cards, Brady banner and the Anthem

    Presser Points - Belichick: Talking Cards, Brady banner and the Anthem
    Patriots head coach Bill Belichick stepped to the podium for his first 2016 regular season press conference Tuesday morning in the Gillette Stadium media workroom and subsequently touched on a number of topics, led off with his thoughts on preparing for a Cardinals team that was an NFC finalist a year ago.The New England football boss was then questioned by the media on a number of timely topics surrounding his team as well as the opponent for the Sunday night opener in Arizona.Here are a few h..
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  • Disgraced and Discarded, Sarkisian Now Part of Alabama Future with Kiffin, Saban

    Disgraced and Discarded, Sarkisian Now Part of Alabama Future with Kiffin, Saban
    At this point, there's no safer path back. Especially since it was Steve Sarkisian's only path. From one of the top three jobs in college football, to a non-coaching position on the Alabama staff as an offensive analyst. From a job that paid $4 million a year as head coach at USC, to one that pays maybe one percent of his former salary. "We're glad to have him as part of the organization," Alabama head coach Nick Saban told reporters of Sarkisian on Monday. There's your ringing endorsement, one..
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  • Hammer time: Dodgers hit 5 HRs in 10-2 win over Arizona

    Hammer time: Dodgers hit 5 HRs in 10-2 win over Arizona
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers mustered just one hit off Zack Greinke through three innings. Then their former teammate faltered and Los Angeles hammered the former Cy Young Award winner for five home runs.Joc Pederson joined the 20-plus home run club with a solo shot and Los Angeles beat Greinke and the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-2 on Monday night in his first road start against his former team."Things were going bad and they were swinging good," Greinke said. The Dodgers increased their lead in ..
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  • Fantasy Football Week 1: Titans running backs, Steelers receivers and 10 things to know

    Fantasy Football Week 1: Titans running backs, Steelers receivers and 10 things to know
    Week 1: Waiver wire options How long have we all been waiting for this? The NFL returns this week and we have so many things to look forward to. After months of prognosticating about a full season of football we focus our attention on this sliver of the season referred to as Week 1. We're talking matchups, injury reports and offensive schemes now and we're talking about all of them and more right here. 1. Does the Dak Attack work in the regular season? ..
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  • Top quarterbacks the New Orleans Saints will face in 2016

    Top quarterbacks the New Orleans Saints will face in 2016
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  • Astros' Keuchel to get tests, will miss 2 starts

    Astros' Keuchel to get tests, will miss 2 starts
    Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel will undergo tests on his sore shoulder and miss at least his next two starts, Houston manager A.J. Hinch said Monday."Dallas flew back to Houston to get further evaluated," Hinch said. "He played catch in Texas the last day and didn't feel great, so he flew back to see our doctors, had some tests. He's been diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, which we knew."It just hasn't resolved, and he hasn't been able to play catch, so we're going to shut him down for the..
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