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Buffalo found a way to win ugly and maintain its unbeaten start to the season, while the much-hyped Rams keep tumbling down.
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THE MMQB

The Bears’ coach made the right call going with the veteran backup who has played for nine different teams in his NFL career.
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Four Power 4 teams were eliminated after a feisty slate of games, while the Group of 6 picture continues to whittle down to the top contenders.
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FANTASY FOOTBALL

Tyler Shough enters the top 10 among QBs with the Falcons coming to town in Week 4.
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SOCCER

The forward previously missed 25 games for club and country last season.
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MLB

The MLB playoffs begin Tuesday with all four wild-card series kicking off.
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WNBA

Going up against a top-seeded Minnesota team is no easy task, but the three-time WNBA champion is playing some of the best basketball of her career. 
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NBA

Jalen Duren will be a Detroit Piston this season, president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon said at the team’s media day on Monday.
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Blake Silverman|
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GOLF

Jackson Koivun’s swagger at the Presidents Cup was just what Team USA needed. Now we’re ready for more.
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BETTING

Breaking down the odds and best bet for NFL Week 4 action between the Los Angeles Chargers and Seattle Seahawks.
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PREDICTION MARKETS

Kalshi hints the Protect College Sports Act could face challenges with the House vote.
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SI SWIM

The choreographer is paired up with ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star Harry Shum Jr. on Season 35 of the ABC show.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

If it ever happened, it’d be an ‘SNL’ first.
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