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Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Boxing Day Test: Are India ready to make changes to ensure spearhead Jasprit Bumrah gets reinforcement? | Cricket News

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Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Photo by William West/AFP via Getty Images) MELBOURNE: What must India do to take 20 wickets at the MCG? As skipper Rohit Sharma, head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar were having a long discussion at the team’s training session on … Read more

2024 NFL Playoff Scenarios: Which teams can clinch in Week 17??

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With just two weeks left in the 2024 NFL regular season, 10 teams are fighting for the five remaining playoff spots. Five AFC teams have already punched their playoff tickets: the Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans and defending champion Kansas City Chiefs.  Four more in the NFC have joined the postseason party: … Read more

24 biggest soccer moments of 2024: USWNT win gold, Mauricio Pochettino to USMNT, Lionel Messi playoff flop

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The 2024 calendar year has been one to remember in world soccer. There was heavy Spanish flair all year long with Spain’s Euro 2024 triumph, Real Madrid winning the Champions League, Rodri taking home the Ballon d’Or and Los Blancos not showing up for the ceremony. Stateside, a new era began for the U.S. women’s … Read more

2025 NFL mock draft 3.0: Giants take QB at No. 1, while a handful of CFP standouts go top-10

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Happy holidays everyone! The College Football Playoff has kicked off, with a ton of top-end prospects taking part. Here’s our third 2025 NFL mock draft to unwrap as a present, stuff your stocking, or do whatever else you want. In this edition, Nate Tice makes the selection of the odd-numbered draft picks while Charles McDonald … Read more

Fantasy Football Week 17 Lineup Decisions: Trust your Chiefs to carry to a league championship

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Fantasy Football is all about the matchups. Even though you drafted your team with certain hopes and intentions, your weekly lineup decisions shouldn’t be determined by the order you picked your players in. You need to check who your players play and make sure you’ve got the right guys in — and the wrong guys out. … Read more

2025 NFL Mock Draft: Giants select Cam Ward No. 1, Jags pick Hunter, Sanders to LV

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Jason McIntyre Co-Host of THE HERD and FOX Sports Betting Analyst The end of the 2024 NFL regular season is on the horizon, which means it’s time to dive into my 2025 NFL mock draft. You’ll see some familiar faces in my top five, including this year’s Heisman winner. Then further down the list, you’ll … Read more

Facts vs. Feelings Week 17 fantasy football start sit playoffs

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Liz Loza, ESPNDec 24, 2024, 02:36 PM ET Fantasy football is a passion for many. Sometimes that passion pushes fantasy managers to make emotional decisions even when the data suggest otherwise. Each week during the 2024 NFL season, Liz Loza will attempt to strike a balance between what the data states and what the heart … Read more

NFL Week 17 picks and score predictions: Chiefs win Christmas thriller over Steelers, Bengals beat Broncos

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Welcome to the Week 17 picks and let me be the first to wish you a Merry Christmas, but that’s only to the people who are reading this on or before Dec. 25. If you’re reading this after Christmas, then happy early new year. And if you’re reading this five years down the road because … Read more

Caitlin Clark honored as AP Female Athlete of the Year for impact on women’s sports

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Caitlin Clark raised the profile of women’s basketball to unprecedented levels in both the college ranks and the WNBA, and Tuesday she was named the AP Female Athlete of the Year for her impact on and off the court. After leading Iowa to the national championship game, Clark was the top pick in the WNBA … Read more