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The league’s current on-court product might be turning away fans. Would a greater reward for dunking improve it? Some other tweaks might be even better.

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The details behind F1 driver Valtteri Bottas’ at-home Iron Man are absolutely incredible
Completing an Iron Man triathlon is a daunting enough feat. Swimming over two miles, cycling over 100 miles, and finishing that off with a marathon is an event not for the faint of heart, and it is certainly an athletic endeavor you want to train for, and not decide to do on a whim.
Unless, of course, you are Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas.

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Nashville PredatorsIt has not been a fun season for the Nashville Predators, so on top of all the losing and underwhelming play from key free agents, why not take a bizarre penalty that you hardly ever see to open a game?
Because that’s exactly what happened to the predators on Wednesday night against the Seattle Kraken.
The Kraken and Predators hit the ice, but during the first stoppage, there was a bit of a meeting over at the by the penalty boxers between the referees and the off-ice officials.

Five two-loss teams remain in the SEC. All five still have legitimate chances of making it into the College Football Playoff, but unless unfathomable chaos occurs over the next two weeks, a third loss would squash any of those team’s chances of making the Playoff. 
The SEC Championship game will feature at least one two-loss team, and while the game would be an opportunity to pad the resume, it could also turn into an elimination game.

Mavericks star Luka Doncic has sustained a right wrist strain and will miss at least one week, sources told ESPN.

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Bo Nix has Broncos ahead of schedule and on track for the playoffs
Normally a quarterback drafted 12th overall would carry the weight of enormous expectations on his shoulders, but Denver Broncos’ QB Bo Nix was not the typical 12th overall quarterback. Five quarterbacks were drafted ahead of him, so five teams decided he wasn’t as good of a prospect as another signal-caller available.
Coming off of his first four-touchdown outing in a 38-6 thrashing of the Falcons, now Nix is playing better than any of his rookie counterparts. And most veterans.

This is too good.
Mike McDaniels is one of the NFL’s most unique coaches, and he trash talks in a very different way too. Last week the Dolphins and Raiders faced off, which provided a chance for a direct head-to-head between Vegas LB Tommy Eichenberg, and his brother Miami RG Liam Eichenberg.
McDaniels made sure to use this sibling rivalry as a way to get inside Tommy’s head.

“Mom loves Liam more!”
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The good news from the NFL is that last week’s slate of games was awesome, led by the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs matchup that drew 31.1 million viewers on CBS to represent the highest viewership of any game so far this 2024 season.
But if we’re giving you the good news, you know what’s coming next.
This weekend is not so promising. 
The NFL’s slate of games this weekend has the uninviting look of a greenish leftover meatloaf pulled out of the refrigerator in desperation seven weeks after it was originally cooked. So, not good.

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In a season that was meant to be another ascension, we’re met with the hard reality of a closing window.
Do y’all remember that band you grew up on always being good, playing high quality music, but then as everyone gets older and life changes, the music doesn’t sound the same?
That’s what the San Francisco 49ers feel like.
Amidst a year of injury, dysfunction, and just overall not feeling the same as the face-melting teams we typically associate with San Francisco, this season has been pushed to the brink of missing the playoffs.