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Welcome to our 2024 NFL projections, where you will find each team’s probability of conquering its division, advancing through the playoffs and winning the Super Bowl. The projections are based on 100,000 simulations of the remainder of the season, which factors in each team’s projected strength, current health as well …
Read More »Panthers bench No. 1 pick QB Bryce Young, will start Andy Dalton in Week 3: Source
By Joe Person, Lukas Weese and Larry Holder The Carolina Panthers are benching 2023 No. 1 pick Bryce Young for their Week 3 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders, a league source confirmed Monday. Andy Dalton will be the new starting quarterback for the Panthers, per the league source. Tom …
Read More »Marvin Harrison Jr., after underwhelming debut, breaks out for Cardinals in Week 2
GLENDALE, Ariz. — After the second touchdown, Paris Johnson Jr., sprinted downfield and lifted his teammate, just as he had done numerous times during their time together at Ohio State. The 6-foot-6 left tackle grabbed Marvin Harrison Jr., placing his hands underneath the rookie receiver’s arms, and lifted. As their …
Read More »Tennis Briefing: Davis Cup progress, unlucky Seoul tournament, two remarkably short matches
Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, the Davis Cup returned, there were two very short matches — in very different ways — and one women’s tournament bore the brunt of tennis schedule …
Read More »Brian Daboll’s bungling of Graham Gano’s injury emblematic of mismanaged Giants during his tenure
LANDOVER, Md. — The disaster was so predictable that any seasoned New York Giants observer could see it happening in real time. Washington’s Austin Ekeler broke through a crowd and darted into the open field on Sunday’s opening kickoff of the Giants’ 21-18 loss. The long return forced Giants kicker …
Read More »Will Braves first baseman Matt Olson be the last MLB Iron Man of the 21st century?
It was 29 years ago this month that Cal Ripken Jr. showed us what a 20th-century Iron Man looked like. By which we mean this. OTD in 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. took a victory lap for the ages after playing in his 2,131st consecutive game and officially breaking Lou Gehrig’s …
Read More »Explaining the lost generation of footballers who came after Messi and Ronaldo
On October 28, at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, there will be a new winner of the Ballon d’Or, the highest individual accolade in men’s football. By common consent, the leading contenders are Brazilian winger Vinicius Junior, who scored in Real Madrid’s Champions League final victory, and Spanish midfielder …
Read More »Texas QB Quinn Ewers ‘questionable’ for game vs. ULM: Will Arch Manning get first start?
Texas starting quarterback Quinn Ewers is questionable for the Longhorns’ game this weekend against Louisiana-Monroe, coach Steve Sarkisian said on Monday. Ewers, who suffered a strained oblique in the second quarter of the Longhorns’ 56-7 win over UTSA, left Saturday’s game early in the second quarter and didn’t return. Redshirt …
Read More »Sidney Crosby’s new Penguins contract is his sweetest assist yet
Enjoy the next three years of watching Sidney Crosby play for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Breathe it in. Cherish it. Get a little sentimental, if necessary. Never in your lifetime will you see his kind again. I’m not talking about the hockey, the backhand, the vision, the power, the tenacity — …
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