Eric DeCosta was on vacation on Cape Cod, his last downtime for many months. Training camp was still a few weeks away, and the Baltimore Ravens had no pressing issues at the moment. The mind of a talent evaluator, though, never rests. DeCosta’s childhood dreams of finding and developing players, drafting and building a roster […]
Texas starting quarterback Quinn Ewers is questionable for the Longhorns’ game this weekend against Louisiana-Monroe, coach Steve Sarkisian said on Monday. Ewers, who suffered a strained oblique in the second quarter of the Longhorns’ 56-7 win over UTSA, left Saturday’s game early in the second quarter and didn’t return. Redshirt freshman Arch Manning relieved Ewers
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — After the second touchdown, Paris Johnson Jr., sprinted downfield and lifted his teammate, just as he had done numerous times during their time together at Ohio State. The 6-foot-6 left tackle grabbed Marvin Harrison Jr., placing his hands underneath the rookie receiver’s arms, and lifted. As their Arizona Cardinals teammates surrounded them,
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LANDOVER, Md. — The disaster was so predictable that any seasoned New York Giants observer could see it happening in real time. Washington’s Austin Ekeler broke through a crowd and darted into the open field on Sunday’s opening kickoff of the Giants’ 21-18 loss. The long return forced Giants kicker Graham Gano to give chase,
On October 28, at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, there will be a new winner of the Ballon d’Or, the highest individual accolade in men’s football. By common consent, the leading contenders are Brazilian winger Vinicius Junior, who scored in Real Madrid’s Champions League final victory, and Spanish midfielder Rodri, who excelled in triumphant
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Enjoy the next three years of watching Sidney Crosby play for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Breathe it in. Cherish it. Get a little sentimental, if necessary. Never in your lifetime will you see his kind again. I’m not talking about the hockey, the backhand, the vision, the power, the tenacity — you know, all of the
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Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, the Davis Cup returned, there were two very short matches — in very different ways — and one women’s tournament bore the brunt of tennis schedule fatigue. If you’d like to
By Joe Person, Lukas Weese and Larry Holder The Carolina Panthers are benching 2023 No. 1 pick Bryce Young for their Week 3 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders, a league source confirmed Monday. Andy Dalton will be the new starting quarterback for the Panthers, per the league source. Tom Pelissero of NFL Network was
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One penalty, 25 fouls, countless blasts of the referee’s whistle and 14 yellow cards… behold the worst-behaved game in Premier League history. Chelsea players received eight bookings and Bournemouth six at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday, setting a record for cautions, under the stewardship of match official Anthony Taylor. The previous highest number of yellow
If you had the Minnesota Vikings starting 2-0 with Sam Darnold ranking among the NFL’s statistical leaders, set down your Gjallahorn and listen up. You’ll want to know the odds of this fast start turning into a career revival for a quarterback written off by two franchises. Those odds aren’t as terrible as one might
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