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Tua Tagovailoa had a “very special moment” on field after NFL debut

After the Dolphins’ 24-0 win over the Jets came to an end, reporters at the game shared pictures of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on the field by himself after everyone else went to the locker room. Tagovailoa was on a video call with his parents, who weren’t at Sunday’s game to see their son play in the NFL for the first time. Tagovailoa completed two passes for nine yards after replacing Ryan Fitzpatrick for the final two minutes of the game. “I think it was a very special moment for me… Source link

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Tom Brady, Bucs, crush Aaron Rodgers, Packers

Aaron Rodgers made the rarest of mistakes on Sunday. The Green Bay Packers quarterback threw a sideline pass intended for Davante Adams on a third-and-10 early in the second quarter. Buccaneers cornerback Jamel Dean jumped the route, snagged the pass and returned the interception for the first Buccaneers touchdown of the day. It would not be their last. The third career pick-six thrown by Rodgers and his first interception of 2020 started an avalanche of Tampa Bay scoring as the Buccaneers… Source link

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Week 6 Fantasy Football Winners and Losers: Derrick Henry dominates

For all of his accomplishments, Derrick Henry has been in a constant battle for respect.  Despite his Heisman Trophy win in 2015, he wasn’t selected until the 45th pick of the 2016 NFL Draft. Despite his obvious skills, the Titans evenly split touches between Henry and Dion Lewis back in 2018. And even after a monstrous 2019 season, when Henry won a rushing title and finished as the No. 2 back in fantasy football, he was mildly disrespected in 2020 draft rooms.  Consider the NFFC Draft… Source link

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Early Fantasy football waiver wire pickups for NFL Week 7

We’ll follow up with Andy Behrens’ full version of pickups on Monday, but first up, some early options to consider ahead of Week 7 waiver claims. Let it be known that Andy Behrens has suggested Tim Patrick in this space before! Once again Patrick dominated in looks, catches, and yards for the Broncos, turning just four receptions into 101 yards. That will make it three straight games with at least four catches for Patrick, not to mention 100+ yard-games in two out of three and a score in… Source link

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Yahoo Groups to Fully Shut Down on December 15, 2020

Yahoo Groups is completing the final stage of shutting down on December 15, 2020, at which time it will be fully removed from the web. The process of shutting down Yahoo Groups, a once thriving website full of vibrant communities, began last year. First, Yahoo disabled the ability to use Groups in October 2019. New content could no longer be contributed to Groups, but existing content could still be viewed and downloaded. Content in Yahoo Groups became no longer viewable in December 2019, and… Source link

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Three talking points from the Premier League

Another high-scoring Premier League weekend left the title race wide open as Liverpool suffered the devastating blow of losing Virgil Van Dijk to a knee ligament injury. The champions also dropped two points in a contentious 2-2 Merseyside derby draw as Everton remain in top spot. Aston Villa are the only side with a 100 percent record after Ross Barkley’s late winner beat Leicester 1-0. But Chelsea and Tottenham’s title credentials were again called into question after they managed to spurn… Source link

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US schedules first federal execution of woman since 1953

Lisa Montgomery is scheduled for execution on 8 December The US is to execute a female federal inmate for the first time in almost 70 years, the Justice Department said. Lisa Montgomery strangled a pregnant woman in Missouri before cutting out and kidnapping the baby in 2004. She is due to be given a lethal injection in Indiana on 8 December. The last woman to be executed by the US government was Bonnie Heady, who died in a gas chamber in Missouri in 1953, according to the Death Penalty… Source link

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Black officers break from unions over Trump endorsements [Video]

Police unions have largely supported President Trump’s reelection, amid mass demonstrations over police brutality and accusations of systemic racism. But a number of Black law enforcement officers are speaking out, saying their concerns over entering the 2020 political fray were ignored. Video Transcript [NO AUDIO] Source link

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‘I guess they said she was threatened.’ [Video]

Attendees at a Trump rally in Michigan on Saturday chanted “lock her up” when the president mentioned Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. “And then I guess they said she was threatened,” Trump said in response to the chant, days after authorities announced a foiled antigovernment militia kidnapping plot against Whitmer. “And she blamed me.” Video Transcript DONALD TRUMP: The Democrats would terminate our recovery with a draconian, unscientific lockdown like your governor is doing… Source link

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