Daniel Jones closes preseason by going 4-of-4 for 47 yards

Daniel Jones got his first start as a member of the Giants on Thursday night, but he didn’t stick around long against the Patriots. Jones was 4-of-4 for 47 yards to drive the Giants into the red zone in the first quarter, but running back Paul Perkins was stopped short of a first down on [more]

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Kaare Vedvik may be kicking his way out of Minnesota

The Vikings traded a fifth-round draft pick to the Ravens for kicker Kaare Vedvik, even though Vedvik had never kicked in a regular-season game. That’s looking like a mistake. Vedvik missed another field goal in tonight’s preseason finale, this one from 37 yards, and is now 0-for-3 on field goals since the Vikings traded for [more]

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Will Grier again on the other end of an opponent touchdown

The Panthers had high hopes when they drafted West Virginia quarterback Will Grier in the third round. So far, Grier is causing them to have higher hopes for teammate Kyle Allen, which might simply be a case of looking good by comparison. Grier was drilled from behind by an unblocked Steelers linebacker Jayrone Elliott, fumbled, [more]

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Homophobic banners stopped a top-flight soccer match in France

A top-flight soccer match in France was temporarily suspended on Wednesday after fans unfurled what appeared to be homophobic banners in the stands.

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Reggie Jackson says he considered retiring after current contract: ‘I had hit basketball depression’

In 2015, everything came together for the Pistons point guard.

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Jags will “tweak our system” to get Josh Allen, Yannick Ngakoue on field together

The Jaguars drafted Josh Allen with the seventh overall pick in this year’s draft and his preseason performance have made that look like a good move for the team’s defense. They’ve also left defensive coordinator Todd Wash with some work to do in order to make sure the team is getting the most out of [more]

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Kyle Shanahan on Dante Pettis: I’m hardest on people I believe in

After playing wide receiver Dante Pettis into the fourth quarter of the team’s third preseason game, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said the 2018 second-round pick needed to “earn a role” on the team. If that comment gave rise to any thoughts that Pettis would be losing his job this week, they can be cast [more]

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