Author: Michael

A best bet for Sunday’s AFC championship game between the Bengals and Chiefs. Cincinnati is a small road favorite.
Bettors have witnessed a tremendous move in early wagering for the AFC championship line ahead of Sunday’s showdown between the Bengals and Chiefs.
Since Sunday night’s opening number was released by SI Sportsbook, Cincinnati has flipped from 1.5-point underdogs to 1.5-point road favorites. There are a multitude of reasons for the dramatic shift, none bigger than the status of Patrick Mahomes’s injured ankle.

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Jalen Hurts scores more than Brock Purdy; Joe Burrow outpoints Patrick Mahomes. But does that mean they’ll win?
The NFL has two prime matchups for the conference championship round. The Cincinnati Bengals have a 10-game winning streak, plus three consecutive wins over the Chiefs. Kansas City’s only losses over their last 12 matchups came at the hands of the Bengals at home. San Francisco has not lost since Kansas City dusted them in Week 7 (44-23). Their win streak sits at 12 games. Philadelphia only lost once all season, with Jalen Hurts behind center.

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Twenty years later, Lisa Guerrero looks back on all she lost in her one year as a sideline reporter.
Excerpted from Warrior: My Path to Being Brave, by Lisa Guerrero. Copyright © 2023. Available from Hachette Books, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

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I recently rummaged around through some old boxes and found my VHS tapes from the year I worked as a sideline reporter on Monday Night Football, in 2003. I debated whether I should look at them.

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The versatile third baseman earned his invite to Cooperstown on Tuesday after six years on the ballot.
The BBWA revealed its Hall of Fame voting results on Tuesday, and, for the second year in a row, just one player got elected: third baseman Scott Rolen.
Rolen received 76.3% support in his sixth year on the ballot, joining Fred McGriff in this year’s class of new Hall of Famers. Renowned as one of the best defensive third basemen of all time—and certainly of his era—he won eight Gold Glove awards during his 17-year career with seven All-Star appearances.

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Josh Allen isn’t impressed with people spreading rumors about whether or not Damar Hamlin has a body double.
For some unknown reason, rumors about Hamlin having a double spread like wildfire after he appeared at the Bills/Bengals game over the weekend.
Some people truly believe it wasn’t actually Hamlin at the game but somebody posing as him. Why? There’s no logical explanation, and Allen wants it to stop.

We’re so glad you’re here, @HamlinIsland. #LoveForDamar | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.

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A Tuesday report claimed that Patrick Reed threw a tee at Rory McIlroy in frustration at the Dubai Desert Classic after the World No. 1 ignored him. While McIlroy says he never saw a tee tossed in his direction, he did confirm that he purposefully ignored the LIV golfer.
McIlroy, who has become the unofficial spokesperson of the PGA Tour, did not mince words when talking about what exactly occurred in the practice area.

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