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Quarterback Kyler Murray is set to make his first start of the year when the Arizona Cardinals play against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Murray has not played since Week 14 of the 2022 season when he ended up tearing his ACL against the New England Patriots. Head coach Jonathan Gannon said that he was “pleased” with where Murray is, but also said it would take some time for Murray to return to form. “We got to be willing to understand that it might not look like Kyler. And I think he’s got a good expectation of that. The coaches have a good expectation of that, but I know this: He’s going to...
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On Sunday, New Orleans Pelicans CJ McCollum was diagnosed with a small pneumothorax, also known as a collapsed lung. The diagnosis was made after a medical imaging exam. No information has been provided regarding the cause of the injury. The announcement comes after McCollum’s impressive performance against the Atlanta Hawks. Despite the showing, the Pelicans lost 105-123. The small pneumothorax most likely means that the lung didn’t actually collapse. However, there is air in the chest cavity, which caused his lungs to shrink. The injury is quite common in football and hockey. McCollum was ...
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Jorge Soler, the former Atlanta Braves outfielder and 2021 World Series MVP, is being sued by a fan who claims that she suffered “excruciating injuries” after Soler threw a baseball in the stands during Game 3 of the 2021 World Series. Mayra Norris and her husband are suing both the Braves organization and Soler, who is now a Miami Marlins player. The two have filed a ten-page complaint in Cobb County, Georgia, Superior Court about two years after the incident occurred. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs allege that the baseball thrown by Soler hit Norris directly in her right eye. Inj...
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With Mets star Pete Alonso hitting free agency next year, his new sports agent, Scott Boras, has weighed in on Alonso’s payday. “I don’t think those recent contracts, certainly negotiated by others, are really relevant to anything that has to do with what’s going to happen in the future. Particularly with Pete Alonso,” Boras told The Show podcast. Clues about how much Alonso will get paid come from players such as Matt Olson and Freddie Freeman, who were around Alonso’s age when they received big-money contracts. At age 28, Olson signed an eight-year extension with the Atlanta Braves worth $16...
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Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis said Wednesday that he fired head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler on the belief that the team was not going to improve under their leadership. Davis claimed that he wanted to wait until the trade deadline to clean house. “Unfortunately, I had great hopes for Josh and Dave,” Davis told ESPN. “It just seemed we were going in the wrong direction. So, with the trade deadline, I just felt it was time to make a change, time to make a move.” In addition to McDaniels and Ziegler, Davis also fired offensive coordinator Mike Lombardi to finish a n...
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Texas Rangers right fielder Adolis Garcia left in the eighth inning of Game 3 of the World Series with an apparent injury, as he appeared to have hurt his back during the swing. Manager Bruce Bochy said that Garcia has suffered from left-side tightness and the Rangers were optimistic about his condition. “Doli will get some diagnostics done. [We’ll] see where he’s at,” Bochy said. “He’s a complete player. Speed, arm, can hit. The guy can do it all. We saw it [in the second inning]. And he’s accurate, too, and he loves to throw. He loves to be challenged.” Garcia played a significant part in ...
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Outside linebacker Rashan Gary has signed a four-year, $107 million contract extension with the Green Bay Packers. The new deal guarantees Gary $96 million in new money, including a signing bonus of over $34 million. Prior to the extension, the Packers picked up the fifth-year option through 2023 with Gary despite a torn ACL injury in Week 9 A first-round pick in 2019, Gary broke out in the 2021 season as a full-time starter with 9.5 sacks while adding 47 tackles. Through his first seven games in the 2023 season, he has 4.5 sacks and five tackles for loss. Overall, Gary has 27 sacks in 63 car...
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A pair of NFL games in Frankfurt, Germany, will take place on a hybrid turf field after teams complained about slipping issues on grass fields last year. The Chiefs and Dolphins are scheduled to play in the European city on November 5, followed by the Colts and Patriots on November 12. “We continue to review the best surfaces for teams to play on and work with our stadium partners — both before and after events,” the NFL said in a statement. “In Frankfurt, the hybrid product will also allow for reduced wear to the playing surface ensuring quality for back-to-back games.” Though the specifics o...
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After being down in the fourth quarter by 12 points, the Los Angeles Lakers managed an impressive comeback win against the Phoenix Suns thanks to a late rally led by LeBron James. The Lakers won 100-95. James nearly outscored the Suns singlehandedly in the fourth quarter, in which the score was Suns 28-11, with James scoring ten points alone. According to James, the comeback began once coach Darvin Ham asked if he could go the whole fourth quarter. “He asked me if I could go the [whole] quarter, and I looked at the time and the score and what was going on in the game, and it was an easy answe...
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A recent report suggests that the Los Angeles Clippers are temporarily halting trade negotiations for James Harden in order to focus on the beginning of the regular season. Harden has been in a prolonged and bitter battle with the Philadelphia 76ers, refusing to play for the team despite still being under contract. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski delivered the update from the Clippers’ side of the negotiating table, noting that Los Angeles has been trying to acquire Harden for some time now and has not heard anything solid in return from Philadelphia. Wojnarowski also said that the Clippers could re...
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