Mike D’Antoni, are the Rockets playing faster? “Six seconds or less, baby”

In their season-opening loss to the Bucks, the Houston Rockets had 109 possessions, more than 10 possessions a game faster than they averaged last season (stats via NBA.com). It’s not just Russell Westbrook grabbing a rebound and pushing the ball out in transition (although that’s part of it), it’s also working early in the shot

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Quandre Diggs unlikely to make his Seahawks’ debut this week

It appears unlikely safety Quandre Diggs will make his Seahawks’ debut this week. He arrived from Detroit on Tuesday in a trade with the Lions. He was limited in practice all week with a hamstring injury, and that put a crimp in Diggs’ ability to get up to speed on the Seahawks’ defense. The Seahawks [more]

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Bill Callahan: Case Keenum will remain the starter if healthy

Washington starting quarterback Case Keenum was knocked out of Thursday night’s game with a concussion and replaced by rookie Dwayne Haskins. But Haskins didn’t do enough to earn the starting job. Callahan said after the game that if Keenum is cleared from his concussion before Washington’s next game, November 3 at Buffalo, then Keenum will [more]

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Would-be Tom Brady jersey thief fails miserably

At least the guy who stole Tom Brady’s Super Bowl LI jersey got to have it for a while. Via WBZ in Boston, a 33-year-old Providence man tried to steal a game-worn Brady jersey from the team’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday. The man was busted in the parking lot of the facility. Per the [more]

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Astros fire executive Taubman over outburst at reporters

A Houston Astros executive accused of verbally accosting women journalists has been fired, the team said.

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Stefon Diggs has most productive three-game stretch of any Vikings receiver

The Vikings have had plenty of great receivers over the years. None has had more receiving yardage in a three-game stretch than Stefon Diggs. Yes, Stefon Diggs. The guy who as of three weeks ago was believed to want out of Minnesota has generated 452 receiving yards in wins over the Eagles, Lions, and Washington, [more]

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MotoGP has a problem. Can 20-year-old prodigy solve it?

Back in 2013, MotoGP was at a crossroads. Stung by criticism that top class racing had become dull and predictable, it was undergoing a technical revolution.

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