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The five most intriguing NFL games of Week 4


Week 4 Fantasy Roundtable: Rookie quarterback starting debuts, and TD streaks and droughts


Giving Props: Philip Rivers, Jarvis Landry and other Week 4 Over bets to love


Quiet confidence has made Jameson Taillon a stoic assassin on the mound


The 2018 season ends on very different notes for Reynaldo López and Lucas Giolito


Class is in session: Patrice Bergeron takes younger Bruins to faceoff school


Why the Sixers decided to insert Markelle Fultz into the starting lineup


Rebuilding project: Ekman-Larsson, family healing after devastating loss


A look at the Wild's roster and depth chart after Saturday's five-player chop


Reilly: Comeback? No chance. Why the USA Ryder Cup team is doomed


It's baseball: A 162-game season comes down to one day for the Cubs


Young Lakers all business when it comes to playing with LeBron James


Raiders vs. Browns: What we’re watching, key matchups and predictions


Saints Film Room: Giants put the burden on Dennis Allen's defense


The Kapadia 10: Eagles-Titans thoughts, numbers and predictions


Blue Jays' John Gibbons was a great manager — but to his players, an even better person


Bills film room: Concepts that have given the Packers' defense issues


Sunday Playbook: Breaking down Rob Gronkowski's usage, and how he can do more


Joey Votto discusses 'down year,' off-season preparation, optimism about the Reds


Future waiver wire: A look ahead to Week 5


Lott: After eight years as a beloved teammate in the minors, Jon Berti finally gets a big-league cameo


What we've learned: Even at 4-0, Rams still have room for improvement


Where does Gritty rank among NHL mascots? Ask a mascot-obsessed 6-year-old.


Inside the Rockies' clubhouse party, after clinching a club-record playoff berth, stuck on that second inning


Turnaround Braves get their 90th win after three straight 90-loss seasons


Was Friday night Madison Bumgarner's final game as a Giant?


Behind Enemy Lines: Opposing insights into Sunday's Bengals-Falcons matchup


Clinton Lynch makes history in Georgia Tech's blowout of Bowling Green


Joe Thornton, Sharks' top power-play unit still working out some preseason kinks


Ridder again gives UC offensive balance in pounding of UConn


As Cardinals' postseason run ends, Miles Mikolas shows his value


From unable to walk to a near shutout in two weeks, Blues goalie Jake Allen will be ready for opening night


Marvin Bagley III could be the Kings' small forward of the future, but that doesn't fix the present


Cardinals Q&A: Is this the right time to make Rosen the starter?


Book excerpt: The pair of jeans that helped lure Sebastian Giovinco to Toronto


Jackson: Wouldn’t it be nice for all if the QB roulette wheel was done spinning for Browns?


Broncos vs. Chiefs: What we’re watching, key matchups and game predictions


Can using centers as wingers boost the Penguins' faceoff totals?


Despite upheaval, Kyle Lowry remains Raptors' most complicated, compelling figure


This isn’t the season Kris Bryant and the Cubs wanted, but they’re still right where they need to be


Meaningful takeaways from a meaningless September Phillies game


Reminder: The Indians acquired Mike Clevinger for 21 innings of Vinnie Pestano


Why contract concerns should not play a part in the decision to keep Jesperi Kotkaniemi in Montreal


Third base not likely to be the final position in Wil Myers' nomadic career


Opening-night roster decisions loom as Wild wrap preseason with loss to Avs


Packers CEO Mark Murphy holds court on playing days, growing up a Bills fan and his front office work in Green Bay


Zach Werenski dazzles in his long-awaited return to Blue Jackets' lineup


10 thoughts on the Giants-Saints matchup: Rosas hits his groove, Beckham stays positive and more


Preseason diaries: Lessons learned, continuity and a new defensive focus give the Nuggets a reason to dream


How Tyler Boyd's evolution is making Andy Dalton a better quarterback


'I got them penciled in for last place': What NHL scouts are saying about the Blackhawks


Alabama quarterback plan continues to work to near perfection


Fantasy hockey rankings: Eric Duhatschek's Top 200 players


Two pitches stick out the most. But Jose Ureña’s stellar finish may propel him back to the top of the rotation


49ers vs. Chargers: What we’re watching, key matchups and predictions


49ers vs. Chargers: What you need to know, player to watch, most pressing questions


Packers' Hunter Bradley is riding the long snapper roller coaster


Tim Anderson already knew he was the White Sox shortstop of the future, now everyone else knows too


Which forwards will make the Sharks' opening night roster?


Setting up your Saturday: The Trevor Lawrence era begins at Clemson


Footwork: What is it, how is it coached, and what good does it do?


Determined to be Twins' ace in the hole, José Berríos caps 2018 with a flourish


John Tavares missed a planned homecoming in Oshawa, to the delight of Maple Leafs fans


Devin Booker works left hand - hard - as Phoenix Suns install new offense


Scout's take on Celtics' preseason debut: 'They have a chance to be great'


A fully recovered JT Riddle could solidify two spots the Marlins are hoping to improve on in 2019


John Gibbons says Russ Martin will manage the Blue Jays in Sunday's finale


Aaron Judge rejoins the home run party as Yankees tie single-season HR record


A's hint at their postseason plans and Mike Fiers takes loss in latest bullpenning experiment


'Every situation is different': Ducks players want Nick Ritchie in uniform, but can also relate to contract holdout


Dodgers are guaranteed a game after Sunday, but when and where remain up in the air


Falcons-Bengals preview: Could Atlanta find itself in yet another shootout?


Portzline: Blue Jackets roster forecast, No. 3


Tale of the Tape: Packers vs. Bills in a Week 4 matchup


This time around, Thunder hope to minimize the impact of Westbrook's training-camp absence


Dribbles and dunks: Cavaliers' younger players dodging texts from training staff draws ire of vets; who's playing and who might be ticked


‘Everything felt so new’: David Wright gets a taste of what Saturday’s finale will feel like


Curtis McElhinney, Garret Sparks or Calvin Pickard: Who should the Leafs pick as their backup goalie?


Live Week 4 fantasy football Q&A with Jake Ciely and Nando Di Fino on 9/30 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon (ET)


A beer, a ballgame, a bag of mail: The allure of the new, Sandy Alcantara, Walker Buehler, Ramon Laureano, and more


Jets vs. Jaguars: What we’re watching, key matchups and game predictions


3 key matchups: What the Cardinals need to do to beat Seahawks


Ates: Saturday hot takes, travel notebook, and the importance of taking your best shot


Injuries to two starters leave Pacers shorthanded during 1st week of camp


Stars 20/20: 'Effort wasn't there' as Landon Bow helps Stars avoid preseason blowout


When the pressure’s on, Kyle Hendricks delivers: ‘This is what you live for.’


Bears predictions: Our experts are split as Ryan Fitzpatrick tries to prove Harvard Yard > Midway Plaisance


How will the Bulls survive without Lauri Markkanen? Here's what we know.