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New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton celebrates after defeating the Las Vegas Raiders in an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Foxborough, Mass.

Down the Lines: NFL Week 4, college football predictions

By Wes Sanderson | October 1, 2020

With almost a month of the NFL season complete, teams are starting to separate themselves from the pack and bolster their stocks on the road to Super Bowl LV in Tampa Bay in February. Teams such as the Green Bay Packers, who look to be humming on offense...

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) throws under pressure by Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Pernell McPhee (90) during the first half of an NFL football game Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Baltimore.

NFL Week 3: ‘This is not unexpected’

By James Krause | October 1, 2020

When the Tampa Bay Lightning lifted Lord Stanley’s Cup after a six-game series win over the Dallas Stars on Monday, my first thought was “and nobody died”. There was and still is such a whirlwind of changing information about COVID-19 when the...

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Indianapolis.

Down the Lines: NFL Week 3 predictions

By Wes Sanderson | September 24, 2020

After two weeks of football action, some things have become very clear. One, the Cowboys still have no defense, but what do you need a defense for when your offense is second  in the league in total yards and sits as the sixth-highest scoring offense...

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa (97) is driven off the field after being injured during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. After losing four players to knee injuries last week against the New York Jets, the Niners complained about a “sticky” new turf at MetLife Stadium and expressed some concern about returning to the same field a week later.

NFL Column Week 2: The further down the block you went, the worse it got

By James Krause | September 24, 2020

Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts walk onto the field of Texas Stadium with a mob of angry Dallas wrestling fans waiting for them. It’s May 6, 1984, and the group known as the Fabulous Freebirds from Atlanta, Georgia, have come to Dallas...

Los Angeles Clippers' Paul George (13) reacts after being called for a foul during the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Huff’s Hoops: NBA Playoffs second round recap

By Jarrett Huff | September 18, 2020

NBA basketball has clearly been affected by the events of 2020. No physical fans, the Playoffs being held at a bubble site, you name it — it’s been an unprecedented season. Well 2020 worked its strange magic in the second round, as many had their...

Chicago Bears' Trevis Gipson (99) and Sherrick McManis (27) celebrate their 27-23 win against the Detroit Lions after an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020.

Down the Lines: NFL Week 2, college football predictions

By Wes Sanderson | September 17, 2020

Week one of both the NFL and most major NCAA conferences are in the books. It was exciting to watch football on national TV again. Football on TV restored a sense of normalcy I was lacking these last few months, along with a little bit of extra spending...

Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (10) throws under pressure from Detroit Lions outside linebacker Christian Jones (52) in the first half of an NFL football game against the in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020.

NFL Recap Week 1: Mix the old with the new

By James Krause | September 16, 2020

This column will be the first in a weekly series by James Krause following the NFL season.In an ad featured throughout many of the league games this week, the NFL featured snippets of the Hall of Fame speech of former running back LaDainian Tomlinson. The...

Dustin Johnson walks the 12th fairway during practice before the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament at Winged Foot Golf Club, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in Mamaroneck, N.Y.

Down the Lines: U.S. Open Edition

By Wes Sanderson | September 15, 2020

The PGA Tour rolls into its second major of the 2020 calendar. Originally scheduled for Father’s Day weekend in June, the US Open at Winged Foot Country Club in New York will host one of golf's greatest tests starting Thursday.  The championship...

Cubs, White Sox are likely top seeds in MLB's postseason

Cubs, White Sox are likely top seeds in MLB’s postseason

By Justin Kelley | September 11, 2020

With the MLB season dwindling to its final weeks of the season, both teams from Chicago are poised to make the playoffs. There is still a possibility either team could fall apart down the stretch and miss the playoffs, but with the playoffs being extended...

Down the Lines: NFL Week 1, college football predictions

Down the Lines: NFL Week 1, college football predictions

By Wes Sanderson | September 10, 2020

This is a big week in professional athletics across the board, which means it is a big week for those of us who compete in fantasy sports and also, recently legalized, sports betting.  Sports gambling and daily fantasy sports has become a multi-billion...

Huff's Hoops: Recap of NBA Playoffs first round

Huff’s Hoops: Recap of NBA Playoffs first round

By Jarrett Huff | September 3, 2020

With the heart-breaking Game 7 elimination of the Oklahoma City Thunder, the surprisingly competitive first round of the NBA Playoffs in the bubble is finally over. The Houston Rockets join the Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers...

Kobe Bryant wore "8" from 1996-2006, and "24 from 2006-2016.

Happy Kobe Bryant Day

By Jarrett Huff | August 24, 2020

It’s been 211 days since Kobe Bryant, one of the world’s biggest icons, died tragically in a helicopter crash along with his daughter, Giana, and seven others. At times, it still doesn’t seem real. The significance of today, Aug. 24, or rather...