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Run, Randy, run: Catch Washington's running back coach hauling tail down a sideline near you


With Falcons' air show coming to town, Washington's secondary hopes to show progress since Monday night debacle


'Hopefully there comes a day that I manage again': How Joe Girardi's summer of fun was spent coaching youth baseball and sharing wisdom


Juuse Saros’ small taste of being the Predators' starting goaltender bodes well for his and their future


Dallas Cowboys vs Tennessee Titans: Three potential tipping points


Stars 20/20: Anton Khudobin puts on magical performance against Maple Leafs


Q&A: Rick Neuheisel breaks down the matchup he'll call Saturday: No. 6 Georgia at No. 9 Kentucky


Did Ohio State fix any of its issues? We'll find out when Buckeyes host Nebraska


Emptying the Stars notebook: Dallas hoping to be involved in NHL Global Series


Iowa defense tasked with slowing dynamic Purdue offense in de-facto Big Ten West elimination game


Is it time to admit the Patriots are no longer a fantasy football force?


Vikings midterm grades: The solid, the shaky, and the final verdict still to come


Cracking the win: A rookie outshines the stars in an entertaining Canadiens comeback


How Dante Fowler helps the Rams and why he's making Aaron Donald smile


Leafs Report Cards — Game 13 vs. Dallas


How did Robby Fabbri look in his return and what are now realistic expectations for him?


Tampa Bay Lightning 'close' to landing Sweden Global Series game next year


A first look and a red flag in Ohio State's exhibition win over UNC Pembroke


Is criticism of FC Cincinnati forward Fanendo Adi warranted?


Historic night turns difficult for Avalanche rookies Sheldon Dries and Vladislav Kamenev


Which players fit best together? Sharks coaching staff still searching for answers


The Bucks finally lost a game, so how were the Celtics successful?


'Somebody has got to take the reins and start getting on the players’ asses': Lawrence Taylor weighs in on the sorry state of the Giants


Titans Mailbag: Robinson should have pushed for Tate; Big Monday in Big D; Mariota ditches the half-glove


'He wants to build something great': To his college peers, Brodie Van Wagenen's been preparing for this Mets job his whole life


How the Red Wings could accelerate their rebuild


Manchester City’s academy is a money-making machine positioning the club for sustainable success


'Honestly, he's a freak': Diamondbacks prospect Daulton Varsho is an athletic dynamo in a small package


Où s'en va Artturi Lehkonen?


Ostrowski: Take the Bears? How about the Bills? Maybe just take the under.


Cardinals mailbag: Are Steve Keim or Steve Wilks on hot seat?


Would you have extended a qualifying offer to Michael Brantley, Cody Allen or Andrew Miller?


Will the Astros re-sign Morton?


Slow burn: Mark Stoops’ steady climb with Kentucky looks familiar to Frank Beamer


CFP Rank, Week 10: How would LSU fare against Clemson on a neutral field?


Friday Forecast: Will Clemson cover the number against a hapless Louisville?


Patrick Eaves' determination in emotional return touches Ducks fans and players


Another unbelievable day for the hard-luck Cavaliers stretches way past Kevin Love's surgery


Five things we're looking for in the Cowboys' Monday night clash with the Titans


Raptors 905 ready to mimic parent club with similarly high expectations


‘He’ll fight to the end’: Fueled by pain from his past, Marcus Smart has become the heart of the Celtics


Somehow, Derrick Rose has put himself in middle of Wolves' post-Butler future


‘Friends who chose to become family’: Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem remain the foundation for the Miami Heat


Colts Mailbag: Darius Leonard starring, Eric Ebron's role and more


AFC North Whiparound, Week 9: Ravens-Steelers showdown; Browns reshuffle ... again


‘My film speaks for itself’: What Greedy Williams and LSU bring to their matchup with Tua and Alabama


How Zach LaVine’s pull-up 3-pointer has put him among the league’s most dangerous scorers


Without Todd Haley, the Steelers red-zone offense has been nearly unstoppable


FSU might be 4-4, but there is intrigue surrounding game at N.C. State because of players who 'quit'


Zac Walsh: The man behind the Atlanta Hawks who ‘holds all of us together’


Whose line wins it anyway? Auburn begins tough November slate with home test vs. Texas A&M


DGB Grab Bag: Suggested NHL prop bets, phantom goals and an old-school blockbuster


Mizzou's milkshake man: Nutrition specialist makes mornings fun at the football facility


Shattered glass: ASU star N'Keal Harry's highlight catches are not an accident


Popeye Jones, Harlem Globetrotter? How the Pacers assistant coach still has a bag of trick shots


Ready when the Gophers needed him, Tanner Morgan is seizing his shot at QB


Bengals film review: Tyler Boyd's career day shows why he's emerged this season


Huddle up: Amari Cooper is going to be way better than you think


Flyers prospect watch: Yegor Zamula


Marshall: Evgeni Malkin's high-scoring start isn't by accident


Cowboys Weekend Riffing: Week 8 vs Tennessee, and a Q&A


Mirtle: A few thoughts on why the Maple Leafs can't seem to score anymore


Capitals' power play a force again -- and it isn't about luck


Film Room: What's been working for the Stars' aggressive penalty kill


'We left Varly out to dry': The story of how the Avs fell apart and blew a 4-1 lead


Les défenseurs adverses l'admettent: ils en ont plein les bras avec Brendan Gallagher


Recap: Pre-kickoff Q&A with college football staff editor Matt Brown


Koh Knows: Five trade candidates based on Next Gen Stats


G12: Sergei Bobrovsky finds his inner ‘Bob’; Blue Jackets find success


Dear Faux Pelini: Why do some teams not have players’ names on their jerseys?


Celtics, in handing Bucks their first loss, playing more like the team they want to be


How Marc Gasol regained his voice and is leading a Grizzlies resurgence on defense


OU’s Kyler Murray faces toughest road test of his football career at Texas Tech


Preview: Seahawks facing true test as Rivers, rest of Chargers offense comes to town


Rangers acquire Drew Smyly from Cubs in a deal that makes sense for both sides


Melnick’s GBU: Kotkaniemi gives Montreal a potential “where were you” moment


What Yanni Gourde's six-year, big-money extension means for Lightning cap crunch


Panic time? No? Welcome to basketball purgatory, home of the Suns


This time, D.C. United's disappointment feels a little different


Pains me to admit it, but Saints did everything right in Brandin Cooks trade


The Game Plan: Examples of key weaknesses the Chiefs can exploit this week in Cleveland


Parchman: Alphonso Davies transfer represents potential paradigm shift for MLS Homegrown players


Derek Johnson's job is much bigger than just coaching the Reds pitching staff


People told J.J. Watt he was 'washed up.' The Texans star has loved proving them wrong


Dellow: Isolating the issues with the NHL's slower paced power plays


Brown: Why Canadiens prospect Jordan Harris is ahead of the curve as a college freshman


Houston's pursuit of Jimmy Butler checks all the right boxes — but can the Rockets get it done?


AFL Report: Scouting prospects from the Cubs, Red Sox, Astros and more in the East Division


State of the Canes: There just might be a method to the shot-volume madness


You can hear them scream: The songs, soul of Sounders' Emerald City Supporters


It’s all about the run: BC wants to rely on its ground game, so can Virginia Tech stop the Eagles?


Cut the Nets: Gonzaga has size, versatility and a seat at the big-boy table


Jennings: A step-by-step plan for the Red Sox offseason


True Blue Redemption: Will the 1998 Mariners finally win the World Series?


Raucous environment, star-studded secondary await No. 1 Alabama in trip to No. 3 LSU


Following his heart, John Beilein finds his father


The Broncos lead the league in rushing average. So why not run more? Bill Musgrave chimes in ...


Flyers 5, Kings 2: 10 things we learned from a convincing road victory


Q&A with Johnathan Williams: On his return to the Lakers after being waived, looking to Rondo for leadership


Key matchups to watch between Saints and Rams


Kawakami: Everybody seems exhausted, Jon Gruden seems spent and that $100 million deal already seems like a disaster


The Penguins' second power-play unit continues to strike despite limited opportunities


The evolution of Jonas Valanciunas: 'I feel like I’m where I’m supposed to be'


Rosenthal: Why Kershaw may be worth the gamble for Dodgers; the Giants’ GM search; an early, curious signing


Lazerus: The Blackhawks are who we thought they were, so buckle up


Consecutive blown leads and shootout wins show a young Rangers team that's still learning multiple lessons


Forty years later, remembering the forgotten trade that brought Wayne Gretzky to Edmonton


Pressure on Clay Helton, USC offense to bounce back at Oregon State following midseason coaching changes


By the numbers: What to make of an October hot streak


Open Thread: Can the Nuggets reach 50 wins?


If Ryan Johansen can (no-look) dish it, Predators can find the back of the net


'One hell of a test': How the Chargers can continue their win streak in Seattle


Why Sunday's game against the Steelers is one of the most important regular-season contests in the John Harbaugh-Joe Flacco era


Goalie controversy? What goalie controversy? Bruins' net is Jaroslav Halak's for now


Minutia Minute: Only one 49er remains in the 100 percent club; Watson makes the most of a small number of snaps


Friday Q&A: Bud Dupree -- 'I don't have a ceiling' in a less regimented defensive scheme


Front & Nationwide podcast: The different versions of Blue Jackets hockey; rounding out the Elvis Merzlikins story


Shanahan lists what he liked most of Nick Mullens' debut, but he won't name a starter until next week


Nobody puts Willie Cauley-Stein in the corner


Inside Coach Nick's Brain: How Giannis Antetokounmpo has been able to dominate in the NBA without a jumper


As the Giants start to evaluate their future heading into the bye week, a look at the team's salary cap situation at every position


How the Maple Leafs have quietly changed the way they defend top lines


Media column: KNBR's slide puts the Warriors in even stronger negotiating position


'My kids grew up there': Connections between Devils, the city of Pittsburgh run deep in mass shooting aftermath


Cut the Nets: The old men of Tennessee fit the typical model for a national champion


A month in, the Bruins are doing well enough -- but there's room for improvement


Wisconsin needs to find success early and often against an overmatched Rutgers team Saturday


Chatham: Don't get distracted by big-name QBs. Packers defense can be a threat to Patriots


Q&A: Bucks president Peter Feigin on Giannis Antetokounmpo, the new arena, how close the franchise came to leaving Milwaukee, and his Knicks days


Askin' Jackson: How attractive will the Browns job be this time around?


Chip Kelly is back in Eugene, which means it’s time to revisit ‘I Love My Ducks’


Quarterbacks under the microscope as Florida tries to rebound vs. Missouri


Flashback: Learning from the 2014 Packers-Patriots game


Trace McSorley’s mobility takes center stage in No. 14 Penn State’s trip to No. 5 Michigan


Thompson: Even Battle of the Bay tailgate was chill


No longer in the spotlight, Eric Fisher has persevered to help the Chiefs’ explosive offense


Analytically speaking: Sergei Bobrovsky? Joonas Korpisalo? Has either been better this season?


What Tennessee can do against Charlotte to prepare for its definitive home stretch


Latest Cavaliers loss shows they have too many bad habits and no culture: Final Thoughts


History might not favor Notre Dame at Northwestern, but the matchups do


Sixers-Clippers report card: Grading Embiid's 41-point night, Fultz's spark, Saric's woes and more


Fegan: It's not too soon to be concerned about Zack Burdi


State of the Nation podcast: Postgame from the Raiders' 34-3 loss to the 49ers


Juggling act on ice: Sabres continue to search for the right line combinations


Nick at Night: Mullens' intense preparation leads to 49ers' first rout of Shanahan era


Week 9 Brain Game: Pumping the brakes on Courtland Sutton


As Slava Voynov seeks a return, the NHL needs a specific policy on domestic violence


Does Caggiula's recent performance warrant another chance alongside McDavid?


‘He was just dominant’: After setting the goal at MVP, Joel Embiid raising his game to start the season


All is not lost: Washington needs win against Stanford to stay in Pac-12 North race


It's time for Jon Gruden's leadership to extend beyond the boundaries of the offense


NYCFC, at full strength and trending up, could be meeting Atlanta at a good time


'I was absolutely angry.' Tony Gonzalez on his trade from the Chiefs that fell through at the possible last moment


Duhatschek Notebook: This rookie class actually playing like rookies, a look at shot volume


Two minutes (or more) with Kirill: Paul Fenton to meet Wild prospect in Russia


Former GM: Don't expect any 'overnight' solutions to the Kings' speed problems


Davis: The case for real NCAA reform, and what it would look like


Q&A: Matt Painter is willing to wait for answers from a rebuilt Purdue team


Jets midseason report card: Grading each unit after the first eight games


KenPom: Want to see even more compelling season openers? Allow me


'This is the biggest rugby event we have in America right now:' U.S. and New Zealand trying to make history at Soldier Field


Blues' postgame reaction following win over Golden Knights


Raptors Reasonablists, Volume III, Part II: It never rains in Southern California (man, it pours)


Diamondbacks payroll outlook - with big decisions coming - looms large for 2019 and beyond


As Nuggets reach best start in 42 years, their 2016 draft class is beginning to realize lofty potential


Q&A: Peter Maher on play-by-play, Anne Murray and Mickey Mantle


Giants reportedly interview Kim Ng for club president role, but list shows no signs of winnowing


Purdue will need a lot of this version of Ryan Cline


Recap: Q&A with Chiefs reporter Nate Taylor on Nov. 2


A scouting report on Brandon Powell, from those inside the Lions' locker room


Where things stand with the Cubs’ bullpen, and what they’ll be looking to add this offseason


Playoff preview: Sporting Kansas City's title chase begins against a familiar foe


The many ways in which the Canadiens and this city have embraced Jesperi Kotkaniemi


Raiders fold early in blowout loss to the 49ers, as season continues to trend in the wrong direction


Five observations from the Clippers’ 122-113 loss to the 76ers


Pressure and puck-battle issues bring shades of last year's demise for Gophers


Spencer Dinwiddie would ‘love’ to sign an extension with the Nets, but will it happen?


Q&A: Fox analyst Ronde Barber really likes what he sees in Cam — ‘he’s on a different level as a specimen’


Orlando Alzugaray: Cam Wake, despite a trying season, remains a Dolphins treasure


What NFL Scouts Will Be Watching: Alabama-LSU holding an NFL job fair Saturday night in Baton Rouge


Two-Man Advantage podcast: The Slava Voynov situation


Ohio State’s top 2019 recruiting target, DE Zach Harrison, is on campus this weekend


The Full 60 podcast: Jordan Samuels-Thomas on his unique pursuit of goals in hockey and the media


Talk about ironic: Oregon’s offense a concern as Ducks welcome Chip Kelly back to Autzen


6 statistics that explain the Jacksonville Jaguars' drastic downturn in 2018


Falcons Mailbag: Was it wrong to refrain from trading at the deadline?


Fantasy football’s biggest Week 9 questions answered by The Athletic’s NFL team writers


What the Cole Hamels option means for the Cubs and Bryce Harper


Brendan Gallagher has earned the grudging respect of the defencemen he terrorizes


Le Support Athlétique: Max Domi et ces joueurs faits pour « les gros marchés »


Should the Astros have extended a qualifying offer to Charlie Morton or Marwin González?