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Jose Altuve made a strong plea for the Astros to keep pending free agent Alex Bregman in Houston, saying, “We’re not the same organization without him.

A two-fight agreement that would have seen Terence Crawford and Conor McGregor compete in boxing and MMA was rejected by the boxing superstar because he didn’t want to step into the Octagon.

Here’s what we’ve learned after seeing the dramatic new special teams rules in action for a month.

Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold is playing like the MVP candidate the Jets hoped he would one day be when they drafted him with the third overall pick in 2018.

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On “A Touch More” podcast, Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe discussed the racism and vitriol WNBA players have faced this season, the role of the media, and much more.
On a recent episode of A Touch More podcast, Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe discussed the WNBA’s struggle with racism, sexism, homophobia, and other forms of discrimination — as well as the media’s role in addressing it and responsibly covering it. It’s a nuanced conversation worth watching, and one that dives into a number of timely issues related to the WNBA.

Augusta National Fred Ridley congratulates Scottie Scheffler at the 2024 Masters. | Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images
Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley spoke about the course and the 2025 Masters at the Asia-Pacific Amateur in Japan.
Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 storm, wreaked havoc on the Southeastern United States last week, leaving hundreds dead, thousands homeless, and millions without power.
In its path of destruction was Augusta, Georgia, where, according to The Augusta Chronicle, over 225,000 people lost electricity.

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Here are the NFL’s under-the-radar dominators of Week 4.
Every week in the NFL, there are known entities doing amazing things on the field as expected, and that’s always worth the coverage it gets. But there are those players whose names are not as well known who are equally deserving of praise for their athletic exploits.
In “Secret Superstars,” our goal is to focus on the names you may not know as well (or at all), as well as some guys who may have faded from memory, and still want to show that they have something left in the tank.

The Auburn football program simply can’t get out of its own way.
The Tigers sitting at 2-3 on the year with all three losses coming at home and head coach Hugh Freeze constantly throwing players under the bus wasn’t enough, apparently, because now the team’s official X account is making major mistakes as well.
Outside of accidentally posting some NSFW content to the Auburn football feed, the person behind the account committed the second-worst sin imaginable on Wednesday afternoon by posting pro-Alabama content.

What was ESPN thinking?!
That’s what many baseball fans were wondering last night after the network had the audacity to interview Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Garrett Mitchell at the top of the 9th inning of all time, barely making it back in time for the live in-game action.
Mitchell had just hit the go-ahead home run in the bottom of the 8th inning to give Milwaukee a 5-3 lead before ESPN decided to interview him after coming out of commercial with the Mets at the plate for their last chance to tie the game.

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A confident Baker Mayfield will take the field tonight against the Falcons
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 3-1, and they will put that record on the line Thursday night against the Atlanta Falcons to kick off Week 5 of the 2024 NFL season.
Which makes this a perfect time to check in on Baker Mayfield.
Through four games this season Mayfield has connected on 70.5% of his passes for 984 yards and eight touchdowns, against just a pair of interceptions. Those eight passing touchdowns are second in the NFL, behind only Sam Darnold.