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Bama is fine, Notre Dame is not and more real-or-fake picks from Week 2
Is Alabama still Alabama? Can Notre Dame and Texas A&M; bounce back? Bill Connelly tries to make sense of Week 2's wild results.
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A Hail Mary, two top-10 upsets and celebrations to remember: Week 2 brought the heat
The past week gave us a bit of everything, from fans going wild in the streets to incredible moments on the field.
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UNPACKING WEEK 1
7 contenders, 7 first-game struggles: Barnwell tells fans whether to panic about each team
Green Bay, San Francisco and New England were among the teams that started poorly. Are those performances a sign of things to come?
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ARE THE COWBOYS DONE?
'The season is over!' Stephen A. revels in Cowboys' defeat
The move Orlovsky thinks could save the Cowboys' season
'He can be a little corny': Six stories that explain Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson
Baseball banter in a tornado, pep talking his sister into a national championship, scouting his new city with Peyton Manning: How Wilson got ready to ride.
'The divorce was inevitable': What led to the Seahawks splitting up with Russ
Personal aspirations conflicted with an organization that had different goals and was skeptical about its QB's future.
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RECAPPING WEEK 1
Wait, did the Chiefs improve? Are the Patriots bad? Let's judge the top overreactions in NFL Week 1
The Chiefs rolled. The Patriots looked shaky in Miami. Trey Lance was outdueled by Justin Fields. Let's judge Week 1.
Week 1 takeaways and big questions
Multiple QBs made their debuts in new cities, and a wild Bengals-Steelers game ended in OT. Here's what to know.
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STARS SHINE IN WEEK 1
Mike Evans makes unreal one-handed grab for Bucs TD
Justin Jefferson brings out the 'Griddy' after TD
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A KEY ASPECT IN MLB PLAYOFFS
Left-handed hitting is crucial in October: Here's who could regret not having enough this postseason
Lineup balance is everything in the playoffs. Here's what it means for this year's contenders.
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MONDAY'S GAMES
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ANOTHER MAGIC PUJOLS MOMENT
Albert Pujols smashes home run 697, moves to 4th all-time
Here's how close Pujols is to 700 home runs
Pujols is three away from joining Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds in the 700 club.
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- MLB error means Dodgers haven't clinched berth
- Martial rips ex-United bosses Mourinho, Solskjaer
- Ex-Chiefs assistant Reid pleads guilty in crash
- Irish QB Buchner (shoulder) to miss 4 months
- Judging NFL Week 1 overreactions
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Eastern Kentucky wins 7-OT marathon game vs. Bowling Green
Eastern Kentucky converts on the 2-point conversion to complete the upset over Bowling Green in the seventh overtime.
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Is Alabama still Alabama? Can Notre Dame and Texas A&M; bounce back? Bill Connelly tries to make sense of Week 2's wild results.