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Five improvements that have helped turn Vanderbilt football’s season around

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Vanderbilt football kept rolling with a 20-13 win over Kentucky at Kroger Field on Saturday night. The Commodores (4-2, 2-1 SEC) remained undefeated since their open week, defeating Alabama and then the Wildcats. Before the off week, Vanderbilt had back-to-back heartbreaking losses against Georgia State and then against Missouri in double overtime. Diego Pavia has been better …

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Davante Adams might be staying with Raiders after all

FOX Sports’ Bucky Brooks recently outlined the challenges the Las Vegas Raiders might have in trading Davante Adams, their unhappy star receiver who is nonetheless in decline and carrying an expensive contract. It turns out that these issues might actually prevent a deal. ESPN reported on Sunday morning that Adams could end up staying with the Raiders, citing sources as …

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Cole Kmet scores touchdown, then long snaps on the extra point

Bears tight end Cole Kmet did something you don’t see often in today’s NFL: He scored a touchdown, and then he long snapped on the extra point. First, Kmet had a great catch and run on a pass from Caleb Williams and lunged into the end zone for a 31-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Then, after Bears long snapper …

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Bears lose their long snapper to knee injury in first quarter in London

The Bears will have to play the rest of today’s early game in London without their long snapper. Bears long snapper Scott Daly suffered a knee injury, and the team announced that he will miss the rest of the game. With Daly out, the Bears will turn to tight end Cole Kmet to handle the long snapping responsibilities. Punts, field …

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Penn State sent USC to the top of the Week 7 misery index

If you were a Penn State fan watching this weekend’s game against USC, you would be forgiven for thinking you have seen this script before. A highly-ranked Penn State team taking on a team with offensive skills, getting off to a slow start and falling behind early has resulted in a disappointing loss and harsh criticism of head coach James …

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Evan Engram, Gabe Davis active for Jaguars vs. Bears in London

The Jaguars will have two key contributors to their passing game today in London against the Bears. Jaguars tight end Evan Engram and wide receiver Gabe Davis, both of whom were listed as questionable, are both officially active for the early kickoff today. The Jaguars’ inactives are defensive end Myles Cole, offensive lineman Javon Foster, offensive lineman Cole Van Lanen, …

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OSU grade card: Offense, defense come up short in big game

Oct. 13—A grade card on Ohio State’s 32-31 loss to Oregon in a No. 2 against No. 3 match-up on Saturday night: OFFENSE: B- OSU (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) started the game with a textbook 10-play, 75-yard scoring drive that ended with quarterback Will Howard sneaking for a 1-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead. The Buckeyes were equally efficient on …

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NFL Week 6 live updates: Jaguars-Bears in London, more to come!

Week 6 of the NFL season has an impressive slate, and things kicked off early in London, where the Jaguars will take on the Bears. That will be the third installation of this year’s international slate and the second of three in England. Later, Tom Brady will be on the call for a great NFC matchup between the Lions and …

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Raiders downgrade Jakobi Meyers to doubtful

The Raiders won’t have Davante Adams on the field for Sunday’s game against the Steelers and they’re set to be without another member of the receiving corps as well. Jakobi Meyers was listed as questionable with an ankle injury on Friday’s injury report, but the team has now downgraded him to doubtful. That means Meyers is expected to be inactive …

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Report: Antoine Winfield Jr. likely to play

Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler will be making his first NFL start on Sunday and it looks like he will have to deal with Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. Winfield has missed the last four games with a foot injury, but he practiced this week and was listed as questionable on Friday. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Winfield is …

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