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Each Sunday, three of The Athletic’s NFL writers react to the biggest news, plays and performances from the day’s games. The first Sunday of the NFL season brought a dominant Dallas performance (led by the defense and a well-paid QB), one major upset, an awfully shaky day for the draft’s …

Hours after police detained him outside the stadium for a traffic incident before his team’s season opener, Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill said he was still trying to process the situation. “Right now, I’m still trying to put it all together,” said Hill, after he played — and scored …

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears fans packed Soldier Field hoping to see something new. Something special. The start of a new era. Instead, they got a rerun. A throwback game. A good old-fashioned “Da Bears” slobberknocker. But at least a familiar ending was also a happy one. The Bears won their …

By Dianna Russini, Saad Yousuf, Jon Machota and Amos Morale III Dak Prescott will be in a Dallas Cowboys uniform beyond the 2024 NFL season. The Cowboys and their starting quarterback agreed to terms on a multiyear contract extension hours before Dallas opens its season against the Cleveland Browns, making …

NEW YORK — Jannik Sinner beat Taylor Fritz in the U.S. Open final at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday, in two hours, 15 minutes. The No. 1 seed prevailed over the No. 12 seed in a comfortable win, bar a few games of …

The NFL saw a record-low 22 percent of kickoffs returned last season, and only four of those were returned for scores. The NFL introduced significant changes to its kickoff rules for the 2024 season to boost the incentive for more players to return kickoffs — while limiting touchbacks and injuries. …

Welcome to the ‘Beverly Hills of Britain’, where the only thing missing is sunshine. There are luxury cars, fancy restaurants, gated mansions and enough high-level professional footballers to create the United Kingdom’s most dominant five-a-side league. ‘Elmbridge Borough Council welcomes you to Cobham’, the sign reads as you enter the …

They have the opportunity to play their way into the field. Michael Block did it last year and impressed the sport by finishing 15th. Source link

Those who knew him talked about the man and the putt he sank on the final hole. “I did it, lovey,” he whispered to his wife. A few months later, he died in a plane crash. Source link

The NFL kicked off the 2024 regular season in dramatic fashion, with the Kansas City Chiefs beating the Baltimore Ravens by a toe on Thursday night in a rematch of the AFC Championship Game. Friday, the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles met in the first NFL game in Brazil. …