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Fowler & Graziano predict Week 1 upsets, bounce-backs and playoff sleepers: Latest buzz from around NFL
Here's what we're hearing on QBs coming off injuries, position battles and holdouts -- plus Week 1 picks and fantasy intel.
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Solak predicts this season's stat leaders: Every player who could pace five categories
Which QBs could top the league in passing yards? Who could dominate rushing and receiving numbers?
TOP HEADLINES
Caitlin Clark makes WNBA rookie history with her second triple-double
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SINNER, PEGULA BREAK THROUGH
ADVANCE TO SEMIFINALS
Jannik Sinner defeats Daniil Medvedev to reach US Open semifinals
Jessica Pegula breaks through, tops No. 1 Iga Swiatek to reach semis
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US OPEN SCOREBOARD
WEDNESDAY'S QUARTERFINALS
Kansas City Chiefs embark on quest for Super Bowl three-peat
Coaches, athletes share accounts of achieving the championship three-peat, or coming agonizingly close.
Lamar Jackson has a Patrick Mahomes problem. Will he and Ravens deliver in the opener?
Jackson can't even the score by beating Kansas City, but a win could start to shift the narrative.
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SIZING UP THE SEASON OPENER
Stephen A.: Lamar needs to figure out how to beat Chiefs, Mahomes
Dan Orlovsky lays down challenge to Baltimore Ravens
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FANTASY FOOTBALL
The Playbook: Your guide for Week 1 games
Mike Clay provides an all-encompassing look at Week 1's matchups to exploit and avoid in weekly fantasy and DFS, including projected final scores.
Bowen: It's time for Trevor Lawrence, Drake London and others to show what they can do
Matt Bowen looks at six situations he's excited to watch on kickoff weekend.
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NEW FACE OF NEBRASKA
Family ties, Patrick Mahomes comps (kind of) and the true freshman QB Nebraska has been waiting for
Following in his father's footsteps with the Cornhuskers, the highly touted phenom is looking for a signature win in only his second career start this weekend.
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WHAT TO KNOW FOR WEEK 2
CFB insiders' buzz: Michigan-Texas keys, Penn State's postseason odds, and upset picks
Week 1 is in the books and our experts are analyzing the fallout from some high profile blowouts while looking forward to next week's biggest games.
Boise's Heisman hopeful, how Dairy Queen explains a Texas rivalry and more
An in-state rivalry that goes beyond the game, freshman receivers to know and more ahead of Week 2.
Top Headlines
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