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Stephen A. Smith threw out the first pitch at the Yankees game Thursday night, and he might want another take
Stephen A. Smith, the ESPN analyst and personality, was given the honor of throwing out the first pitch at Thursday night’s New York Yankees game.
It did not go well.
Before the Yankees took on the Toronto Blue Jays, Smith marched to the pitcher’s mound wearing a Derek Jeter No. 2 jersey to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
And promptly fired a 56-foot fastball that bounced well short of home plate:

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It was Bell’s first NFL reception while McCaffrey scored in his 12th straight game.

The New York Giants are on the ropes.
San Francisco got off to a quick start in the first half of Thursday night’s primetime game between the Niners and Giants.
Trent Williams Smacks Robinson, Giants
Things got chippy at the end of the first half. San Francisco left tackle Trent Williams started bickering with Giants defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson.
Williams’ frustrations led to him catching Robinson with a right hook to the face mask.
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Here’s another angle of what Trent Williams did. This is almost always an ejection.
Brian Daboll was livid.pic.twitter.

Tempers flared between the Giants and 49ers just before halftime on Thursday Night Football. 
San Francisco’s star offensive lineman Trent Williams could be seen giving a hard shove to New York’s DT A’Shawn Robinson, before quickly jabbing him in the helmet. 
The referees were all over it, but somehow, Williams escaped without an ejection, which is the standard discipline a player receives for throwing a punch during an NFL game. Instead, both Williams and Robinson were issued offsetting penalties for unnecessary roughness.

Fans were reminded that Al Michaels is human during Thursday night’s Amazon Prime broadcast of the 49ers–Giants game.
The legendary broadcaster had a major mess up, which sparked quite the social media reaction.
“So you think about the 49ers, this is a franchise that has won four Super Bowls, Bill Walsh won two, George Seifert won two,” Michaels said.
However, Michaels clearly forgot to mention one of the 49ers’ other Super Bowl titles since the franchise actually has five championships. Walsh, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, led the team to three titles, not two.

This isn’t the first time Trent Williams has punched someone on an NFL field.

The decision by the coaches and administration at USC to suspend a reporter over supposed policy violations has been widely panned by most in the sports media world.
Head coach Lincoln Riley announced the suspension earlier this week, saying it would last for two weeks.
READ: USC SUSPENDS LOCAL REPORTER TWO WEEKS FOR ‘VIOLATING POLICIES’ BUT HERE’S WHAT REALLY HAPPENED | TREY WALLACE
But after widespread criticism and pressure from other USC-based reporters, Riley and the athletic department quickly backed down.

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Don’t block the best pass-rusher in the NFL … bold move, Giants.
The New York Giants are so bereft of talent on the offensive line that they’re throwing up the white flag against San Francisco’s Nick Bosa early Thursday night.
Bosa, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, enjoyed the easiest sack of his career, so far, in the first quarter of TNF’s primetime game against the Giants.
Daniel Jones and the Giants offense had their backs against their end zone.

The San Francisco 49ers elected to play it safe with wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk on Thursday Night Football against the New York Giants. Aiyuk suffered a shoulder injury during the team’s Week 2 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. With the wideout missing the game, rookie Ronnie Bell figured to see some opportunities on offense.
Though Aiyuk practiced on a limited basis on both Tuesday and Wednesday, San Francisco decided not to push their top receiver out there on a short week.