The No. 7 Fighting Irish take on the No. 3 Bulldogs in a contest that figures to go a long way in determining the playoff field. Notre Dame (2-0) faces its first major obstacle of the 2019 season, having beaten Louisville 35-17 on the road and New Mexico at home by a score of 66-14. Irish quarterback Ian Book is off to a fast start with six passing touchdowns and zero interceptions on the year....
The Rams are coming off a Super Bowl 56 win, but between hangover and injuries, it hasn’t been a fun title defense for Sean McVay’s crew. Now, without Matthew Stafford for the remainder of the season, the Rams will just have to tread water knowing that the championship run might be a one-and-done scenario. The Raiders and Josh McDaniels have shared the pain of mediocrity. While Derek Carr has helped guide the Raiders to three straight wins, at 5-7 the playoffs are a long shot in a highly competitive AFC....
The Bengals and Rams are set to face off for the first time since Los Angeles defeated Cincinnati in Super Bowl LVI back in February. As expected from the two teams that played the latest into last season, neither team has given their starters much of any snaps in the preseason so far. For the Rams, starting quarterback Matthew Stafford has been dealing with some elbow soreness that has limited his participation and availability at practices during training camp so far....
With Kawhi Leonard out of Canada, Toronto is looking for players to step up and keep the Raptors competitive in the East this season. Two of those core players will certainly be Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam, who are fresh off big paydays this offseason. MORE: Why the Raptors will (and will not) remain a contender without Kawhi New Orleans’ first-overall draw set the state of Louisiana on fire — the realization that Zion Williamson would call the Smoothie King Center home was more than enough to make Louisianians forget about Anthony Davis jumping ship for Los Angeles....
Baltimore (12-2) will attempt to avenge its early-season loss to Cleveland (6-8) in September. In fact, the Browns are the last team to beat the Ravens in the Regular season as Baltimore’s won 10 straight since its loss to Cleveland on Sept. 29. MORE: Watch Ravens vs. Browns live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has dazzled with his stellar play and is the likely MVP come season’s end....
The Seahawks traded away franchise stalwart Russell Wilson to the Broncos, meaning Drew Lock and Geno Smith are locking horns for the starting job in Seattle. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, saw the retirement of Ben Roethlisberger, and Mitchell Trubisky, Kenny Pickett, and dark horse Mason Rudolph are looking to take his place. While quarterback will be the position to watch, this game also features two wide receivers coming off big extensions: Diontae Johnson and DK Metcalf....
The Steelers and Browns’ seasons are mirroring each other so far in 2022: Both teams had thrilling Week 1 wins, both teams had really disappointing losses in Week 2 (well, Cleveland’s was really bad), and both teams find themselves trying to figure out its identity entering their first meeting of the 2022 season. MORE: Follow the Steelers-Browns ‘TNF’ matchup with TSN’s live blog Of course, quarterback is the first question for both teams, but this is where the differences start to take shape....
Epicenter, the second-place finisher at the Derby, is currently the favorite, but other racehorses like Simplification and Early Voting will give him a run for his money in the 1 3/16-mile race. Meanwhile, Secret Oath will look to become the seventh filly to win the race in its history and just the third since 1924. So, while we won’t get to see the triple crown completed in 2022, there are plenty of intriguing storylines to follow at Pimlico Race Course....
The Titans have, seemingly, figured out the Chiefs during the regular season. Tennessee is riding a five-game regular season winning streak into their “Sunday Night Football” matchup, dating back to 2016. (The Chiefs, though, still have that 2019 AFC championship game in their pocket.) LIVE: Follow Titans vs. Chiefs ‘Sunday Night Football’ with SN’s game blog Last year, Mike Vrabel handed the Chiefs one of their worst losses of the 2022 season, a 27-3 drubbing almost a year to the day....
The injured Pelicans rookie, who has yet to play a single second in a regular season game after undergoing surgery on his right knee back in October, finally received some good news. Williamson will make a real, actual return Wednesday night against the Spurs following months of questions and anticipation from media and fans alike. Williamson briefly showed the kind of force he can be during the preseason, averaging 23....
During the July 15 episode of Hollywood Raw podcast with Dax Holt and Adam Glyn, the former Bravo star claimed that she was notified about the firing after she got a call from her lawyer saying that she would no longer be on the show. “I never got to speak to anyone, which is really hard because I would have liked to have a conversation,” she said. “In turn, I really wished that they would have talked about this publicly....
There’s also the personal side of working with hitters on adopting new approaches. It’s one of the most challenging jobs on a major league coaching staff. But having an effective hitting coach can make the difference in any team’s offensive success. MORE: SN’s MLB Midseason Awards — with a twist Sporting News spoke to longtime major league hitting coach Dave Magadan, now with the Diamondbacks, to get insight into what a hitting coach does in today’s game and the challenges they face....
With warnings issued by the American, British, and Canadian governments of threats to critical infrastructure (from either a direct cyberattack or spillover from Russia’s indiscriminate use of its cyber weapons) in the lead-up to the conflict, as well as Russia’s history of using malicious cyber activity against Ukraine, the absence of visible cyber activity raises important questions about what “cyberwar” actually is, and how we can know if one is taking place....
While speaking to Fast Company, the basketball player discussed his nine-year relationship with Whatsapp. He said that this partnership was an easy decision for him: In other news, Antetokounmpo joined hands with the card game company UNO and Nike to release their latest edition of Freak 3 silhouettes. The sneakers were launched in five distinct colorways, each priced at $120. What exactly does Adetokunbo mean? “Adetokunbo” is a term used for a boy/male baby of African, Australian, or Nigerian origin....
While Venus rules love, Mars rules sexual desire. While the Sun also rules energy and drive, Mars rules personal energy rather than creative energy. The astrological symbol for Mars is ♂, which is also the ancient symbol for iron in alchemy. Iron, in turn, is closely associated with blood as well as the red soil found on Mars. Mars is the natural ruler of the First House, which rules the ego....
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MORE: Updated NFL playoff picture for Week 12 The offense is so lethal with George Kittle, Deebo Samuel and Christian McCaffrey all on the field that Jimmy Garoppolo is looking like one of the NFL’s more efficient quarterbacks. After overtaking the Seahawks in the NFC West on Monday night, San Francisco will look to extend its momentum against the Saints. New Orleans has looked like a legitimate NFC South contender at some points this season, but its lows have been too low....
This year’s matchup features the Braves and Astros. One team — the Braves — hasn’t been to the Fall Classic since 1999 and hasn’t won since 1995. Houston, meanwhile has been to three of the last five World Series, last winning in 2017. Dusty Baker, Houston’s manager, has been to the World Series once before when he managed the Giants in 2002 and lost in seven games to the Angels....
