Author: Michael

On Tuesday, ESPN football scholar Stephen A. Smith suggested that Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa only throws 2-yard passes. The Internet did not care for his assertion. On Wednesday, a brave reporter decided to subtly mention those comments to Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, albeit without naming him.
“There are some folks who believe that many quarterbacks in this scheme — with you as the coach and with Tyreek [Hill] and Jaylen [Waddle] — would excel, would flourish [like Tua is],” the reporter says.

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Neymar suffered a torn ACL while representing Brazil on Tuesday night in a World Cup qualification match against Uruguay. 
The 31-year-old was in tears as he was stretchered off the field after sustaining the painful injury in the 45th minute.
With a long injury rehabilitation ahead, Neymar’s domestic club, Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal made a post on social media wishing him well in his recovery. The graphic they ran with on the social media post raised some eyebrows, however, as they opted to depict Neymar in his moment of pain.

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Cowboys fans are no joke, and neither are the team’s critics.
Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott knows what to expect as the team’s leading man when it comes to criticism. Despite making the playoffs four times in his seven seasons with the Cowboys, the team hasn’t made it past the divisional round since Dallas won the 1995 season Super Bowl.
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy spoke on the pressure Prescott faces as the team’s starting quarterback, and admitted how much he admires how the 30-year-old handles it all.

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What started as an ad campaign for the SEC in 2016 has become an iconic phrase in the college sports lexicon: It just means more. The four words have become a rallying cry for SEC football and the narrative that surrounds it: That nothing in college sports can top the teams, players and atmospheres produced on Saturdays in the fall.
The Big 12 may not have the catchphrase down yet, but its men’s basketball conference under commissioner Brett Yormark is developing a similar feel.

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Before Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce heads to the stadium for a game on Sunday, Monday or Thursday each week, he spends a lot of time in his closet picking out the perfect game day outfit.
Kelce spoke with The Wall Street Journal’s Jacob Gallagher recently about his game day fashion routine, which apparently takes around three hours because he doesn’t decide what he’s wearing until that morning. 
“I kind of just do it off of instinct,” Kelce said. “It really just goes down to the wire. I kind of enjoy the creative process of the panic to just throw something together.

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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray suffered a season-ending knee injury last year that already cost him nearly half of this season. Some of the projections had him missing this entire campaign, too.
However, Murray returned to the practice field Wednesday. Although he’s not going to play in Week 7, there is optimism that he can return in Week 8. The Cardinals have the latest possible bye week this season (Week 14), so there’s no “wait until after the bye.”
Once Murray is ready to go, he’s going to be on the field.

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