Author: Michael

Travis Hunter’s decision to be baptized on Sunday before the Jacksonville Jaguars game has drawn interest on both sides of the Atlantic. When the team landed in London for their upcoming game at Wembley Stadium, reporters asked the receiver and defensive back what kind of person that baptism had made him.
“The kind of person I know I will be,” Hunter said. “Just respectful, kind, always loyal to my people and just being upfront and being straightforward. Just being a family person, being the same person.

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The Green Bay Packers will be wearing their traditional road uniform when they travel to Phoenix to play the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. The team announced the uniform combination for Week 7: gold helmets with the iconic “G” logo, white jerseys with green numbers, gold pants and white socks.
The Packers have worn this uniform combination just once previously this season, during a 13-10 loss in Cleveland.

Our desert attire 🏜️ pic.twitter.

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You know which fighter turns us all into matchmakers?
Alex Pereira.
We’re not quite two weeks removed from Pereira taking back the UFC’s light heavyweight crown and already he’s being fancied into fights with anybody who’s anybody within a two-division radius. Some people want to see him fight Jon Jones next. Some want to see him fight the winner of Tom Aspinall and Cyril Gane for an unprecedented third title.

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Efforts to reform college sports remain uncertain as falls arrives, with the two most-thorough attempts each struggling to find enough backing in Congress due to their different priorities.
The SCORE Act, introduced in July with a hint of bipartisanship, would give the NCAA a limited antitrust exemption — targeted to shield the nation’s largest overseer of college sports from potential lawsuits against eligibility rules — and would bar athletes from becoming employees of their schools.

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Joseph Parker and Fabio Wardley will clash in a crucial heavyweight bout next weekend, with an interim world title on the line – and potentially a shot at Oleksandr Usyk.
Headlining at the O2 Arena in London, Parker defends his WBO interim belt against Wardley in a risky match-up. New Zealand’s Parker was ordered to challenge undisputed champion Usyk next, but the Ukrainian was waylaid by an injury, leaving Parker with a choice.
And the Kiwi, 33, has chosen to box again rather than wait.

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