Five Teams Look Like N.B.A. Title Contenders This Season

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Five Teams Look Like N.B.A. Title Contenders This Season

The Celtics are strong candidates to repeat as championships, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

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Five unexpected storylines of 2024 NFL season: Patrick Mahomes struggling, Sam Darnold looks like franchise QB

Here are five things we didn't expect through the NFL's first seven weeks in 2024

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NBA title contenders 2024-25: Five biggest threats to knock off Boston Celtics

New York and Oklahoma City are at the top of the list.

October 14

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Texas still looks destined for CFP, but Longhorns have been exposed as iffy title contender in just two weeks

Saturday's uncomfortably close win over Vanderbilt exposed more of Texas' imperfections

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The Player Every N.B.A. Team Wants

Donte DiVincenzo is a two-time high school champion, a two-time national champion in college and, at 27, an N.B.A. champion.

October 14

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Big 12 title contenders, tiebreaker scenarios: Eight teams harbor serious hopes after chaotic start to 2024

Iowa State, BYU and Texas Tech still control their own destinies, but there are roadblocks ahead

October 15

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SEC title contenders, tiebreaker scenarios: Texas a heavy favorite, but plenty of teams still in contention

Almost half of the conference still has a realistic path to Atlanta

October 18

Texans WR Stefon Diggs out for season with torn ACL in blow to their hopes to contend for title

Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, head coach DeMeco Ryans said Tuesday.

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NWSL Power Rankings: NJ/NY Gotham FC look like contenders as Portland Thorns and Utah Royals jump

Here's how the NWSL clubs rank with just a few weeks remaining in regular season

October 15

Dwyane Wade statue unveiled in Miami as fans contend it looks nothing like him

The Miami Heat honored Dwyane Wade by unveiling a statue of the basketball legend outside the Kaseya Center in Miami, sealing his legacy with the team and making him the first Heat player with a ...

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First look at "Yellowstone" trailer for final episodes of season five

"CBS Mornings" has a first look at the official trailer for season five, part two of the hit series "Yellowstone." It returns on Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. ET on the Paramount Network, which is part of CBS' ...

October 22

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Why Steelers should be considered legitimate AFC contenders entering second half of 2024 NFL season

Pittsburgh is 6-2 heading into its bye week

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Why 2 N.B.A. Teams Stand Above the Rest

Despite a new era of parity, one team in each conference is favored to lap the field by several games.

October 15

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The Former N.B.A. Player Steering the Warriors Into a Crucial Season

Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s task as general manager? Maximize the final years of Stephen Curry’s legendary career.

October 22

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The 11 N.B.A. Players Poised for Breakout Seasons

This feels like the year we might get a full campaign of peak Zion Williamson, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

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Florida QB Graham Mertz out for season with torn ACL, five-star freshman DJ Lagway set to take over

Mertz suffered a knee injury in the third quarter against Tennessee

October 14

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Elite eight: Reintroducing the NBA's true title contenders

The goal for every team is to win a championship, but that doesn't mean every team is championship-ready. This group is. Here's the case for, and against, them winning it all.

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Ranking five NBA stars under most pressure this season: Paul George, Karl-Anthony Towns on list with new teams

These five NBA players will be feeling the heat this season

October 14

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Rudy Gay retires: Former top-10 draft pick spent 17 seasons in NBA with five different teams

Gay was drafted eighth overall in the 2006 NBA Draft

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College Football Playoff Picture: Here's what the 12-team bracket looks like after Week 7

Oregon moves into the top four after its win over Ohio State.

October 15

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College Football Playoff Picture: Bye, bye 'Bama

Oregon is now the No. 1 team in the country after Georgia's win over Texas.

October 22

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College Football Playoff Picture: Here's what the 12-team bracket looks like after Week 9

There's just one more week until the first set of rankings is revealed.

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Bulls' Lonzo Ball looks like himself again in first regular season action in over 1,000 days

Ball had five points and four assists in his first regular-season game since January 2022

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The N.B.A. Season Begins Tonight. Here Are Some Bold Predictions.

Will the Boston Celtics repeat as N.B.A. champions? A columnist for The Athletic is predicting another title.

October 22

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LOOK: Lions' season of trickery continues as team executes double flea-flicker perfectly for TD vs. Cowboys

Detroit went for the knockout punch in the first half with an innovative trick play

October 13

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No. 9 Clemson is rolling as it contends for ACC title and a return to the College Football Playoff

What a difference a year makes

October 22

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Ranking 134 College Football Teams, as a Shocking Contender Surges

Indiana is no longer just a fun story. The dream season is real, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

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At 39 Years Old, LeBron James Posts the First Triple-Double of the N.B.A. Season

The Lakers coach JJ Redick called the experience of watching James in the fourth quarter on Saturday “surreal.”

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Season still a success without drivers' title - Norris

Lando Norris says he and McLaren will be able to call 2024 a success even if they do not succeed in beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to the title.

October 17

World - The Guardian

Pointers to ‘Pindi: five things to look out for in the Pakistan v England decider

With the home side basking in the glow of victory in the second Test, an intriguing matchup awaits in Rawalpindi. There’s a sense that both sides learned everything and nothing from a remarkable ...

October 20

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Arsenal has a discipline issue and it could cost the team the Premier League title

Arsenal has a discipline problem and it might yet cost Mikel Arteta’s team a shot at the English Premier League title

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Case for sub-.500 teams to make NFL playoffs: Why Jets, Bengals can still emerge as postseason contenders

A look at teams that still have a shot, and their projected playoff chances

October 15

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NFL Week 7: Five things we liked and didn't like, including fearless quarterbacks, O-line messes

Lamar Jackson went wild, but he's not the only quarterback who impressed

October 22

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Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Roma

We head to Italy’s capital for the latest instalment of a series where writers delve into their banks of calcio nostalgia. By Martin Dunlop for The Gentleman Ultra . Here we go; the almost ...

October 16

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Five NHL Teams That Stand Out In A Bad Way Very Early On

The NHL's Canucks, Avalanche, Predators, Oilers and Red Wings have not impressed in the very early stages of this season. What's been surprising about their struggles?

October 17

World - The Guardian

Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Sampdoria

When selecting a supreme Samp five, it is impossible to look beyond the stars of their greatest era, in the 80s and 90s. By Stephen Kasiewicz for The Gentleman Ultra . The members of my ...

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