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Christian McCaffrey became the first player since 2005 to run, catch and throw a touchdown in the same game

Christian McCaffrey became the first player since 2005 to run, catch and throw a touchdown in the same game

Christian McCaffrey just did something only four other players have accomplished in modern NFL history. The San Francisco 49ers running back ran, caught and passed for a touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 8. The last player to do that was running back LaDanian Tomlinson for the then-San Diego Chargers in 2005. New England Patriots wideout David Patten and Chicago Bears Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton also completed the feat. Seven others did it as well, though all were… Source link

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Reds OF Aristides Aquino hits 99 mph in wild throw from warning track to home plate

Reds OF Aristides Aquino hits 99 mph in wild throw from warning track to home plate

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Aristides Aquino entered MLB with a historic torrent of home runs, but his calling card these days can be located in his throwing arm. [It’s fantasy football season: Create or join a league now!] During the Reds’ game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, Aquino unleashed one of the most impressive throws in MLB this year on what should have been an RBI double for Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto. With Rhys Hoskins at first base, Realmuto hit a long fly ball… Source link

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Throw away onions if you don’t know where they’re from, CDC says

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked fresh whole onions to a growing and mysterious salmonella outbreak. In a food safety alert Wednesday, the CDC said 652 people have been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Oranienburg from 37 states as of Oct. 18. The number of cases is expected to grow as more illnesses are reported. The outbreak was first reported in mid-September but the CDC, Food and Drug Administration and local health officials had not identified a… Source link

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Google dismantles Health unit in favor of tried-and-tested ‘throw everything at the wall’ strategy

Once again, Google is headed back to the drawing board to rethink its healthcare strategy. As first reported by Business Insider, the tech giant is dissolving its single, unified Google Health division, founded in 2018, in favor of a distributed approach to building health products. The head of the division, David Feinberg, is leaving the company, while an unknown proportion of Google Health employees will be sent to other teams at Google (like Search and Fitbit) to work on specific… Source link

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Nationals invite Joe Biden to throw first pitch

The 2020 presidential election has been called and former vice president Joe Biden is set to move into the White House in January. It didn’t take long for the local baseball team to come a-calling. As Biden delivered his victory speech on Saturday night, the Washington Nationals posted an invitation for Biden to throw out the first pitch on opening day of the 2021 season. Biden’s last pitch as an elected official came in 2009 when he threw the first pitch for the Baltimore Orioles on… Source link

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I’d never make the DK Metcalf play because my QB wouldn’t throw the pick

Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf made one of the plays of the year in the NFL on Sunday when he ran down Cardinals safety Budda Baker and stopped him from scoring on a pick-six. That has led some to discuss how many other NFL receivers are fast enough to make such a play. Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill might be, but he says Patrick Mahomes would never put him in that position. “The DK Metcalf play, that was a real nice play, but unfortunately for me, I would never be able to showcase that because… Source link

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Watch Carsen Edwards throw down huge dunk on James Harden in Celtics scrimmage

Boston Celtics guard Carsen Edwards added to his rookie highlight reel with an amazing dunk in Tuesday night’s scrimmage against the Houston Rockets. Early in the third quarter, Edwards drove past Rockets guard Russell Westbrook toward the basket and threw down a thunderous slam over Rockets guard James Harden. Download the MyTeams app for the latest Celtics news and analysis Dunking between two former NBA MVP winners is a pretty impressive feat. Check out the play in the video below: Here’s… Source link

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