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NFL: Bears hang 59 on the Panthers in a record Week 1
Ninety-six points, a Week 1 record Chicago won 59-37 in Charlotte on Sunday night. Ninety-six points between them. No opening-week game in NFL history had ever produced that many. Caleb Williams accounted for four touchdowns himself, two through the air and two on the ground. He went 21 of 29 for 269 yards and ran…
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NFL: Jaxson Dart and the clock bury the Cowboys 28-20
Thirty-six minutes and 40 seconds of the ball Dallas got two possessions in the entire second half. Two. That number explains the New York Giants’ 28-20 win over the Cowboys in East Rutherford last night, in both teams’ opener. Jaxson Dart threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns, going 23 of 29 and adding 54…
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MLB: Machado and the Padres finish off a sweep in San Francisco
Five runs up before the second inning was over San Francisco never had a grip on this one. Five down before the second was finished, and that was the ballgame. The Padres won 6-4 in the Bay and completed a three-game sweep. It started fast. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Dustin Harris opened with back-to-back hits…
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Tennis: 16 double faults, and Parks still survives in Guadalajara
Sixteen double faults and a win anyway Alycia Parks got through. Barely. And only after a match that makes very little sense on paper. The American beat compatriot Varvara Lepchenko 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 in the first round of the Guadalajara Open overnight. Her numbers tell their own strange story. Parks landed 44.2% of her first…
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NBA: Ballmer takes the one-year ban and drops the fight
Twelve days that changed the tone Steve Ballmer put out a statement overnight on the Los Angeles Clippers’ X account. The owner has accepted the NBA’s penalties, his own one-year suspension included. He says he carries “deep regrets”. “This period has been very hard for everyone connected with the Clippers, and for that I am…
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Football: Ecuador hand the job to Marcelo Gallardo
“Welcome, Marcelo” The Ecuadorian federation posted in Spanish on Monday morning. “We have the talent, the structure and the ambition. We are ready.” Then two hashtags: #LaNuevaEra, #LaEraGallardo. Marcelo Gallardo is Ecuador’s new head coach. Official. At 50, the Argentine takes charge of a national team for the first time in his career. “We went…
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LaLiga: Mourinho hands the Tchouameni call to Zidane
A reply that sounded a lot like a warning Jose Mourinho faced the press on Monday morning, on the eve of Real Madrid’s trip to Elche. The Aurelien Tchouameni question came up fast. The France midfielder, hurt against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, had only just come back from a previous muscle problem. And Zinedine Zidane…
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Football: Guardiola rules out any return this season
His agent shuts the door Josep Maria Orobitg spoke to Spanish daily AS a few hours ago and left no room for doubt. “Pep will not coach any club, or any national team, this season,” Guardiola’s agent said. That settles it. No touchline for Pep until next summer at the earliest. The statement lands with…
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MLB: Guardians host White Sox with AL Central lead at stake
Half a game separates them, and the schedule has just put them in the same ballpark for three days. Cleveland hosts Chicago with the AL Central on the line.