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NFL Quarterback Battle Predictions: Who Starts for the Browns, Saints, Giants and Colts?
From Anthony Richardson to Spencer Rattler, four NFL teams have wide-open quarterback battles that could get ugly before Week 1. Here's what to watch....
NFL Clarifies Smelling Salts Ban: Players Can Still Use Them, Just Not From Teams
After a brief panic, NFL players learned they can still use ammonia-fused smelling salts. They just have to supply them themselves, and the team can no longer issue them....
NFL Preseason Week 1 Picks: Best Bets for Thursday August 7th's Slate
NFL preseason heats up with Bengals vs. Eagles, Colts vs. Ravens, and Raiders vs. Seahawks. Here are three smart bets for Thursday night's action....
Why the Tennessee Titans Are Betting Big on Cam Ward So Soon
With Will Levis out for the season, rookie QB Cam Ward will start Week 1 for the Titans. Here's what fans should expect from the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft....
The Mets Are Crumbling, and the Yankees Aren’t Much Better
As the Mets and Yankees collapse in sync, fans in New York might be forced to look ahead to another long football season....
Three Overlooked College Football Playoff Long Shots Worth a Bet
The usual suspects dominate the College Football Playoff conversation, but these three long-shot teams could surprise everyone this season....
Roger Goodell Just Hinted at College Football Redzone Produced by ESPN
College Football RedZone could become real thanks to ESPN’s deal with the NFL. But is the perfect format safe in ESPN’s hands?...
Panthers CB Jaycee Horn out of practice after car accident
Carolina Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn will not practice Wednesday after the team said he was involved in a car accident earlier in the morning.,He was on his way to training camp when the accident occurred at the corner of Mint and Morehead streets, just a mile from the team's training facility a...
Arch Manning Isn’t Just a Name — He Might Be College Football’s Next King
He’s rich, famous, and a Manning. But Arch Manning still has to earn it on the field. Texas Longhorns fans are ready for the coronation to begin for the new king of college football....
Wednesday MLB Picks: August 6th Top Baseball Betting Predictions
Wednesday's top MLB betting plays include a Rays first-five angle, Nationals under trend, and strikeout fade in Boston....
Report: Steelers QB Will Howard breaks finger, could miss preseason
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Will Howard broke the pinky finger on his throwing hand and is out indefinitely, The Athletic reported.,The rookie left practice early Tuesday after suffering the right-hand injury, which is believed to have occurred as he took the ball from the center at training cam...
The Problem With America’s Soccer Obsession: It’s Never About America
Wrexham, Campobasso, Necaxa... Everyone wants to tell foreign underdog soccer stories. What about the ones happening in our own backyard here in the United States?...
Dustin May to make debut as Red Sox vie for sweep of Royals
When the Red Sox host the Kansas City Royals in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday night, one of Boston's newest acquisitions will take on a former one with a sweep on the line.,Just days after being acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers in a deadline deal, Dustin May (6-7, 4.85 ERA) is ...
Nationals host Athletics, seek to halt 'embarrassing' slide
The Washington Nationals have been outscored 54-21 over their past four games and will try to end a six-game losing streak when they host the Athletics on Wednesday evening.,Washington will look for a boost from the return of right-hander Cade Cavalli, 26, who will make his first start since Aug. 26...
Astros aim to flex muscles again in series finale vs. Marlins
With 15 runs in their last two games, the Houston Astros will bid for a series sweep over the host Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon.,Astros manager Joe Espada said he believes he knows why his team is producing after getting swept last weekend by the Boston Red Sox in a series in which Houston s...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani set to return to mound in clash vs. Cards
A week after Shohei Ohtani sent a scare throughout Los Angeles when he departed early from his latest pitching performance, the right-hander will return to the mound on Wednesday afternoon in the Dodgers' series finale against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,The Dodgers' two-way star was supposed ...
Angels face Rays in matchup of two struggling pitchers
Two teams battling to keep their American League wild-card hopes alive will turn to starting pitchers in the midst of long winless streaks Wednesday afternoon when the Tampa Bay Rays face the Los Angeles Angels in the rubber game of their three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.,Rays right-hander Shane ...
Local stars take mound in Blue Jays-Rockies series finale
Denver has a reputation for being kind to baseball hitters, but the metro area also has produced some quality pitchers.,Two of them will be in action Wednesday afternoon when the Toronto Blue Jays and Colorado Rockies wrap up their three-game series. Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman (7-8, 3.99 ERA...
Tigers turn to Jack Flaherty in decisive game vs. Twins
The Detroit Tigers added two starting pitchers, Chris Paddack and Charlie Morton, last week prior to the trade deadline. Getting consistently strong outings out of veteran right-hander Jack Flaherty is just as important.,Flaherty, who will start the finale of a three-game series against the Minnesot...
Streaking Phillies pursue sweep of skidding Orioles
The Philadelphia Phillies are beginning to create a bit of separation in the National League East.,The first-place Phillies will look for their fourth straight victory on Wednesday when they wrap up their home series with the Baltimore Orioles.,Philadelphia's improved play of late has coincided with...