Russell Wilson returns from injury, leads Broncos to win vs. Jaguars
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Russell Wilson returns from injury, leads Broncos to win vs. Jaguars

LONDON — Latavius Murray scored on a 2-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter to help the Denver Broncos snap a four-game losing streak by beating the Jacksonville Jaguars 21-17 on Sunday at Wembley Stadium. Russell Wilson led two go-ahead scoring drives in the second half on his return…

Former NFL star Chad Johnson tips ,000 at IHOP before Tennessee football game
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Former NFL star Chad Johnson tips $1,000 at IHOP before Tennessee football game

Former NFL star Chad Johnson is leading by example. With A-list celebrities under fire recently for their treatment of restaurant staff, Johnson left a Tennessee restaurant with an unforgettable tip. The 44-year-old dined at an IHOP near the University of Tennessee ahead of the Kentucky-Tennessee football game on Saturday night,…

Athletics likely to leave Oakland for Las Vegas: MLB commissioner Rob Manfred
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Athletics likely to leave Oakland for Las Vegas: MLB commissioner Rob Manfred

Oakland may be out of professional sports teams sooner rather than later. The future of the Athletics in Oakland has been in limbo for several years, but MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred thinks a new destination is on the horizon. Manfred told Sirius XM that he’s no longer optimistic they will remain in Oakland, and a move…

Kyrie Irving doesn’t believe he’s anti-Semitic: ‘Not justified’
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Kyrie Irving doesn’t believe he’s anti-Semitic: ‘Not justified’

Kyrie Irving disagrees with the implication he is anti-Semitic.  After the Nets star on Thursday tweeted a link to “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America,” a 2018 film that is filled with anti-Semitic disinformation, he began to receive blowback from his employers on Friday. A Rolling Stone story cited…

Singer Eric Burton botches National Anthem lyrics before Game 1
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Singer Eric Burton botches National Anthem lyrics before Game 1

It was a banner botch! Six-time Grammy-nominated singer Eric Burton forgot the words to “The Star-Spangled Banner” while opening up Game 1 of the World Series between the Phillies and Astros. The 33-year-old Texas native who is the lead singer for the band, The Black Pumas, delivered a performance of…

Alexis Lafreniere’s struggles aren’t worrying Rangers teammates
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Alexis Lafreniere’s struggles aren’t worrying Rangers teammates

Amid a four-game losing streak, the Rangers are preaching calm, and that extends to the performance, or lack thereof, of individual players. Case in point: Alexis Lafreniere. The former top-overall pick hasn’t scored a point since the Rangers last won. They need production from him on the right side of…