On the field, the Raiders have not only met expectations but exceeded them. They are 5-2 heading into a Week 9 date with the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium following their Week 8 bye… However, the Raiders’ on field success has been overshadowed as they have been in the headlines plenty through the first half of the season, but for off-field controversy.
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The Atlanta Braves are officially the 2021 World Series Champions, defeating the Houston Astros in six games; just as former major leaguer Trevor Plouffe predicted on March 31st, earlier this year. Though the brow-beaten city of Atlanta can finally celebrate after years of despair and misery, the real celebration comes from the rest of the league, who have collectively and unanimously expressed, and likely will express for many future years, a deep disdain for the Astros organization following their well-publicized cheating scandal.
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The Tampa Bay Rays got eliminated by the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball’s American League Division Series last week, but some of the major headlines involving the team have to do with where the team will be located.
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It was a great game with the Raiders defeating the Ravens 33-27 in overtime, and it was the Raiders first home game in Las Vegas with the stadium in full capacity due to the COVID pandemic. However, one of the main headlines following the game was not just the game itself but also about a new broadcast that ESPN debuted.
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On September 10th, the Dallas Cowboys announced that offensive tackle La’el Collins had been suspended five games following their Opening Night loss to the defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The National Football League (NFL) stated that Collins had violated the league’s substance abuse policy which prohibits players from taking specific performance enhancing or recreational drugs unless it has an approved therapeutic use.
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Aging stars, rising popularity from other sports, and growing concerns of the long-term effects of the sport have heavily hindered growth. Not to mention the most concerning inhibiting factor, a lacking heavyweight division.
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After an extended run with Real Madrid, which left him four Champions League trophies, and a short stint with Italian giant Juventus, the Golden Boy was home, much to the delight of Manchester United fans.
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When the 2021 NFL season kicked off Thursday, September 9th in Tampa Bay, things seemed a lot more normal than they did during the 2020 season. Raymond James Stadium, home of the Buccaneers, was at full capacity marking the first time an NFL game had been played in front of a full crowd since the Chiefs defeated the 49ers in the Super Bowl back in February 2020.
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The idea of a European “Super League” consisting of the best soccer teams on the continent has been long rumored to be in the works. These type of plans can be traced all the way back to the 1990s, if not earlier, as television networks and clubs look to maximize the profit they can make with higher quality competitions. However, 2021 saw this idea taken further than ever before, with an announcement coming in April that teams had already agreed to join a closed off continental competition.
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This year, New Jersey’s NWSL soccer team will be competing under a brand new identity as the team updates their look and name for the first time in their history.
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