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The Rams’ first-round pick is an absolute baller. Here’s why.
Los Angeles Rams’ EDGE Jared Verse has been the most impressive defensive rookie in the NFL, and I’m not sure if it’s close. His 20% Pass Rush win rate has him tied with Pittsburgh’s TJ Watt, despite being doubled 25% of the time. He’s 11th in total pressures in the entire league as a rookie, and among all players with at least 15 pressures this season, he’s sixth in Pressure Rate.

Deion Sanders is preparing his players for a critical Big 12 game against Texas Tech this weekend, but he’s also hoping that Red Raider fans will run out of tortillas to throw at them on the field in Lubbock on Saturday night. 
Yes, you read that correctly, there will be tortillas flying in the stadium when these two teams clash in what has turned into a massive game regarding the Big 12 standings, and possible championship game appearance.

We’re now two full seasons into Major League Baseball‘s pace of play rule changes, and thus far, it’s been an overwhelming success. And it’s given baseball the momentum boost it so desperately needed on the national sporting landscape.
By 2021, roughly two thirds of all MLB games lasted more than three hours. The average game time had crept up to near three hours and 10 minutes, thanks to endless mound visits, pitching changes, step offs and hitter delays. In 2023, the percentage of games lasting more than three hours dropped to just 13 percent.

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The Falcons’ secret weapon is unleashing their running game.
If I were making a list of the most fun offenses to watch in the NFL right now, the Atlanta Falcons would be near the top of that list. Ever since the loss to the Steelers (sans a hiccup against Seattle), the Falcons have been an incredibly well-designed, well-functioning machine, placing ninth in EPA per play and Sixth in Offensive Success Rate.

Celtics star Jayson Tatum finally gets his chance for revenge against Steve Kerr’s Warriors on Wednesday. Here’s the full backstory that began in Paris.

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Eagles QB Jalen Hurts was limited in practice on Wednesday
The Philadelphia Eagles improved to 6-2 on the NFL season Sunday with a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, keeping the Eagles within one game of the Washington Commanders in the win column in the NFC East. Now the Eagles can turn their attention to the Dallas Cowboys, as Philadelphia makes the trip to Texas this weekend to take on the 3-5 Cowboys.

I can’t believe that it has been 11 years since we were blessed with one of the greatest moments of drunken sports fandom caught on tape, and it came to us courtesy of a Chicago Blackhawks fan who saw a chance to throw on a nasty, sweaty hockey helmet and took it.
In the most literal sense imaginable.

Sometimes in the NFL, as with all professional sports, intentions are read by what people say and do. But, as with Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry on Wednesday, what isn’t said is also important.
That’s what comes to mind after Berry took myriad questions about the struggling Browns at his midseason meeting with reporters.
Yes, the team’s disappointing 2-7 record was predictably a topic of conversation. But the grilling was about Watson.
And the quarterback’s unacceptable resume in Cleveland.
And his chances of getting another chance in the future.

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Why Giants might give Daniel Jones the Russell Wilson treatment this season
When the New York Giants signed quarterback Daniel Jones to a four-year, $160 million contract in March 2023, they reset the NFL quarterback market for guys that weren’t necessarily your top tier MVP candidates. They also fully guaranteed the first two years of the deal, but after 2024, New York can move on from Jones.
Here are all your questions about Daniel Jones’ contract.

Moore ran off the field in the middle of a play due to a rolled ankle.