Author: JamesMcGhee

The Dodgers star Mookie Betts swings on the field in the first inning of the Dodgers’ victory over the Atlanta Braves Sunday. Betts drove in the deciding run on a ninth-inning single. (Jason Allen/Associated Press)Despite all the injuries to their pitching staff and questions about their depth, the Dodgers still believe.That they can win a division title in the National League West.That they can make a deep, albeit unconventional, October run.That, as a manager Dave Roberts said: “The talent that we have, the character that we have, is enough to win the World Series.”If so, they will need more performance…

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NFL Week 2 Winners and Losers: 49ers Struggling Without CMC originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaThe cobwebs have been dusted off and NFL teams are now getting into the swing of things.Week 2 saw some teams get their season off to a perfect start, others have had mixed results and a few are still struggling to get going. With 10 games on Sunday, the league has seen plenty of highlights and lesser highlights.Here are some winners and losers from Sunday’s action:Winner: Big GamesThe offense had a moment of glory in the first games of Week 2.In the 1 p.m.…

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Kerr expects Celtics fans to be ‘all over’ him after Tatum benched originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaSteve Kerr knows it Boston Celtics fans will try to make his life miserable afterwards Jayson Tatum’s limited playing time with Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics.That will be especially the case when the Warriors visit TD Garden on Nov. 6, but coach Kerr isn’t going to lose any sleep over it.”I think they’re going to be all over me,” Kerr said. Steve Aschburner of NBA.comlaughing. “That’s good.”Although he led Team USA to an Olympic gold medal this summer, Kerr has…

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Great Britain’s hopes of reaching the Davis Cup final are over after Dan Evans and Jack Draper both suffered defeats against a strong Canadian side.Leon Smith’s side needed to beat Canada 3-0 in Manchester to qualify for the last 16 in Malaga in November.But their fate was sealed early on Sunday, with Evans’ 6-0 7-5 defeat to Denis Shapovalov meaning GB will finish outside the top two in Group D.British number one Jack Draper then lost 7-6 (10-8) 7-5 to Felix Auger-Aliassime.Evans later said he had thought long and hard about ending his Davis Cup career.He did not return for…

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THE Put lost 2-1 to Philadelphia At Phillies on sunday, like Edwin Diaz awarded a simple winner to JT Realmuto at the end of the ninth inning.New York lost the final two games of the three-game series to fall to 81-68 on the year.Here are the main points to remember…- The Mets took a 1-0 lead into the eighth inning Tyrone TaylorThe home run of Christopher Sanchez but the Phillies scored in the eighth inning David Peterson and Diaz’s ninth to win the game.Nick Castellanos singled against Diaz to start the ninth-inning rally, then surprised the Mets by stealing second…

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In the third quarter, there was a flash.THE New York Jets I saw a flash of why they paid big to trade for Aaron Rodgers, a flash of why their hopes were so high last season before he tore his Achilles tendon, and a flash of why simply inserting Rodgers in place of his predecessor Zach Wilson This year was a change radical enough to ignite a spark.Rodgers dropped back and ignored the collapsing pocket around him. He treated the running back Breece Room Like the receiver he was imitating, Hall caught a contested catch in the end zone for…

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© David Kirouac-Imagn ImagesWith NHL 25 Early Access just over two weeks away, the top players by position are expected to be revealed this week.The first reveal will take place on September 16, so today we’ll attempt to predict the top 10 highest-rated wingers in NHL 25.This will likely be the year that veterans like Brad Marchand, Alex OvechkinAnd Patrick Kane are starting to fall further down these lists.Last year’s original global reveal may be seen here.1. Nikita Kucherov – RW – 96 After scoring a league-best 144 points and becoming the fifth player to record 100 assists in a…

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