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Lando Norris talks F1 title bid: Pressure, evolution and Max Verstappen’s friendship

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Lando Norris talks F1 title bid: Pressure, evolution and Max Verstappen’s friendship

Stay informed on all the biggest stories in Formula One. Sign up here to receive the Prime Tire newsletter in your inbox every Monday and Friday.  Weaving toward the exit of McLaren’s air-conditioned hospitality unit in Singapore, Lando Norris couldn’t help but sneak a small square of chocolate cake left out on the side for the team’s guests. […]

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Bills ‘blunder’ wasn’t so bad, but they need help (Davante Adams?): Sando’s Pick Six

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One hour passed before Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott appeared for his postgame news conference Sunday. Criticism rained down on him in the meantime. “Baffling game-management decisions by the Bills,” J.J. Watt wrote. “There will be worse losses in the NFL this year than the one the Bills just took,” ESPN’s Mike Greenberg added. “But

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Cal Berkeley’s Calgorithm — social media and self-awareness in ‘the people’s program’

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BERKELEY, Calif. — Speckled throughout the mass of overjoyed fans scrunched together at the epicenter of the Cal Berkeley campus Saturday morning were the ambassadors who played specific parts in making this once inconceivable scene materialize. They raised their phones high, capturing a 360-degree view of the madness of ESPN’s “College GameDay,” and hit record.

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Kalen DeBoer’s Alabama is mortal in a way Nick Saban’s Alabama never was

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Seconds after quarterback Diego Pavia kneeled to secure Vanderbilt’s first win against Alabama since 1984, Nick Saban appeared on the jumbotron at FirstBank Stadium. “The only place you’re going to play in the SEC that’s not hard to play is Vanderbilt,” said the legendary coach turned ESPN personality, in a clip from his appearance on

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Mets wait out Zack Wheeler, rock Phillies with 5-run 8th inning to win Game 1: Takeaways

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The Philadelphia Phillies had everything going for them. They had extra rest from the first-round bye. They had a raucous home crowd. They had one of the best pitchers in baseball at his absolute best. It wasn’t enough, though, as the New York Mets rallied in the late innings to stun the Phillies 6-2 in

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‘We hated each other’: When the Yankees and Royals turned baseball into a blood feud

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NEW YORK — The moment that defined a rivalry came 47 years ago Sunday. It was a cool fall night in the Bronx, Game 2 of the 1977 ALCS, and Hal McRae stood on first base. The Kansas City Royals were trailing the New York Yankees 2-1 in the sixth inning, but McRae had an

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Russini’s what I’m hearing: Davante Adams trade race, why Cowboys are out, Adams’ worries about Jets

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Avoid the HOV lanes, and get yourself a Jer-Force One. That’s what I learned this week. Jerry Jones, the Dallas Cowboys owner who’s turning 82 in a few days, made quite an entrance by landing his chopper right on the field during practice. But hey how about a helicopter at practice… (fanbase triggered) pic.twitter.com/mYNV10CwN0 —

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Is Yankees’ Aaron Judge facing kryptonite in Royals’ Michael Wacha in ALDS Game 1?

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If Aaron Judge is the New York Yankees’ Superman, the Kansas City Royals may believe that they have his kryptonite in Michael Wacha, their Game 1 starter in the American League Division Series. Judge has just one hit (a single) in 18 career at-bats (.056) vs. Wacha, a righty veteran. It’s Judge’s lowest career batting

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Week 6’s top 10 college football games: Time to find out if Mizzou is a paper tiger?

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Perhaps the schedule makers thought we would need a breather after Georgia–Alabama last week? There’s only one ranked matchup across the entire slate and nothing that jumps out on paper. That said, there are some intriguing matchups that could yield potentially telling results. No judgment if you opt for the pumpkin patch this weekend, but

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