Author: Michael

At first, it was social media fodder. Now it’s looking like a deep-seated problem between the Las Vegas Raiders and four-time Pro Bowl DE Chandler Jones.
Jones was absent from Raiders practice on Wednesday, days before their season debut against the Chargers.
Las Vegas head coach Josh McDaniels said Jones is out due to a “private matter,” even if Jones’ rant against the team on Tuesday tells a different story.
“It’s a personal situation and a private matter,” McDaniels told the media (via NFL.com). “We have dealt with it, and I am not going to talk about it.

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When Mattel’s “You can be anything!” slogan first sang across television screens in 1992 children everywhere—especially young girls—had a role model to look up to in Barbie.
While Barbie has explored many career paths over the years—doctor, lawyer, even going to space as an astronaut before humans set foot on the moon—there are still many male-dominated fields she has yet to explore. One of those is a woman’s career in sports beyond being an athlete. Well, that is, until this year.
Mattel announced Wednesday that Barbie’s Career of the Year is “Women in Sports.

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Joe Burrow’s status for the Bengals’ season opener against the Browns on Sunday has been a point of concern for fans, as the 26-year-old has been working his way back from a calf injury he sustained earlier in the offseason.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Burrow cleared the air over his injury status, declaring that he was expecting to be ready for Week 1.
“I’m ready to go,” Burrow said, via James Rapien.
On Monday, coach Zac Taylor said the team was taking it “one day at a time” when it came to Burrow’s availability for Sunday’s game.

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If you are an NBA superstar unhappy with your team, generally the first level of seriousness is being the subject of a tweet from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The second level of seriousness is Shams Charania of The Athletic cutting a video dissecting your motives.
Getting a longform feature about your situation, however, is something else entirely.
76ers guard James Harden was the subject of a buzzy feature from ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne Wednesday morning that outlined the depth of resentment between the future Hall of Famer and Philadelphia’s brass.

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Peyton Manning’s production company, Omaha Productions, debuted season one of “Quarterback” on Netflix in July. The show was a smashing success, as over 3 million people watched the series in its first week alone. With that success came a renewal for a second season.
But there’s a problem: no one wants to participate.
Manning convinced Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota to appear in the first season of the docu-series. Based on how this year’s recruitment is going so far, that’s practically a miracle. Obviously, Mahomes is the star.

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Here’s the latest on Joe Burrow after he suffered a non-contact injury at training camp in August
After being sidelined for the bulk of training camp with a calf injury, Joe Burrow is “on track” to start Sunday’s season-opening game against the Cleveland Browns, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor provided an update on Wednesday, stating that Burrow was expected to practice “in full.”
The quarterback himself made it clear as well:

Joe Burrow: “I’m ready to go.

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