Week of August 14, 2017 Archives
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Monday, August 14
Putt That Finally Fell Started Thomas' Rally to Victory
Michael Bamberger
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Golf.com
Thomas 8th 1st-Time Winner in Last 9 Majors
Ewan Murray
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The Guardian
Not Everyone Believes Kaep Being Blackballed
Sam Farmer
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Los Angeles Times
Lynch Sat for Anthem and Raiders Don't Care
Jerry McDonald
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Bay Area News Group
Meyer's Wrong: SEC Way Better Than Big Ten
Connor O'Gara
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Saturday Down South
Whiny Weis Could Have Won at Notre Dame
Tom Shanahan
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FanRag Sports Network
Maybe Now MLB Will Consider Making Better Bases
Buster Olney
,
ESPN
Owner Jeter Won't Be All About the Numbers
Kevin Kernan
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New York Post
McGregor Doesn't Doubt Self, and Neither Should You
Greg Bishop
,
Sports Illustrated
Bucs Wise to Cut Pick Who Couldn't Kick
Martin Fennelly
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Tampa Bay Times
Is NFL's Ban on Elliott Really Fitting?
David Steele
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Sporting News
NFL Makes Elliott Guilty Before Proving Innocence
Mike Florio
,
Pro Football Talk
For a Bunch of Tough Guys, NFLPA Gutless
Patrick Reusse
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Broncos Have a Running Back Dilemma
Nicki Jhabvala
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Denver Post
Tuesday, August 15
How Matt Ryan Has Bounced Back From the Super Bowl
Greg Bishop
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MMQB
Tim Raines and the Pitch Heard 'Round the World
Jill Dorson
,
RealClearSports
How SB Nation Profits Off an Army of Exploited Workers
Laura Wagner
,
Deadspin
Why Wasn't PGA Championship More Fun to Watch?
Jay Rigdon
,
Awful Announcing
Why Is National Anthem Even Played at Sporting Events?
Dan Wetzel
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Yahoo Sports
Kaepernick an Outcast, But Others Will Keep Protests Alive
Jarrett Bell
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USA Today
It's Time for the Cubs to Wake Up
David Haugh
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Chicago Tribune
Bettis' Return to Rockies a Story of Love, Not of Cancer
Patrick Saunders
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Denver Post
Boxing Reveals Parts of Ourselves We Need to See
Walter Mosely
,
The Undefeated
After Elliott's Suspension, Can You Trust the NFL's Process?
Mary Pilon
,
B/R Mag
Tape Doesn't Lie: Kaep Should Have an NFL Job
Stephen White
,
SB Nation
The More You See, the Better Texans' Watson Looks
John McClain
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Houston Chronicle
LA Coliseum Is the Best Stadium in the NFL
Bryan Curtis
,
The Ringer
Harbaugh's Advice to Football Recruits: Play Soccer
Ben Cohen
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Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, August 16
Colts Still Adjusting to Life Without Luck
Zak Keefer
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Indianapolis Star
Michael Bennett: Why I'm Not Standing for the Anthem
Jordan Schultz
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Yahoo Sports
LeBron and Kyrie: NBA's King and His Rogue Knight
Jack Beaman
,
RealClearSports
If Cavs Call on Porzingis, Knicks Need to Hang Up
Stefan Bondy
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New York Daily News
Top 10 College Football Sleepers
Cory Gunkel
,
RealClearSports
The Superstar College Football Needs Is Here
Greg Couch
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Bleacher Report
The Unlikely Resurgence of Baseball's Aces
Neil Paine
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FiveThirtyEight
Harper and Trout Benefit MLB in Separate Ways
Barry Svrluga
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Washington Post
NFL's Mindfulness Movement Has New Look
Robert Mays
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The Ringer
With Wentz, Eagles Can Fly Way Higher Than Expected
David Murphy
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Philly.com
Dolphins Get to Know Cutler, Man Behind the Memes
Robert Klemko
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Sports Illustrated
Trubisky Is Fox's Ticket to Job Security
David Haugh
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Chicago Tribune
Fowler Celebrating Everyone's Majors But His Own
Doug Ferguson
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Associated Press
The Little Golf Course That Could
Dylan Dethier,
New York Times
Thursday, August 17
Why College Football Will Always Be King
Cory Gunkel
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RealClearSports
Elliott Pits NFL vs. Players' Union in Ugly Spat
Gary Myers
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New York Daily News
NFL Set Itself Up for This Mess
Diane Moskovitz
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Deadspin
Saints Need Damage Control After Doctor Fiasco
Mike Triplett
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ESPN
What's Wrong With Aroldis Chapman?
Evan Davis
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FanRag Sports Network
Cardinals Climb Their Way Back From Dead
Mike Lupica
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Sports on Earth
Nats Seem Cursed But Keep Chugging Along
Barry Svrluga
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Washington Post
Building a College Football Empire From Scratch
Chris Hummer
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247Sports.com
The Weird and Whimsical Mike Leach Tells All
Brent Schrotenboer
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USA Today
Slide This Season Only Beginning for Ole Miss
Eric Galko
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Sporting News
Meet the Likely Week 1 Starter for the Colts
Jonathan Jones
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Sports Illustrated
Goff Set to Flip Narrative of Being Hollywood Flop
Pete Prisco
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CBS Sports
From Welfare to Wild Success: Conor McGregor's Rise
Flinder Boyd
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B/R Mag
The Ugly Truth About Women's Pro Soccer Salaries
Jonathan Tannenwald
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Philly.com
Friday, August 18
Going to War Over Elliott Makes No Sense
John McMullen
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FanRag Sports Network
Change in Miami Goes Way Beyond Cutler
Vinnie Iyer
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Sporting News
Bennett's Words, Actions Too Important to Ignore
David Haugh
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Chicago Tribune
Brian Kelly Takes Long Look in Mirror at Notre Dame
Matt Hayes
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Bleacher Report
New 'Free Agency' Rapidly Changing College Football
Joan Niesen
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Sports Illustrated
Kiffin Coaching at 'Second Chance U'
Dennis Dodd
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CBS Sports
Can Cavs Find Magic Vibe Again Before It's Too Late?
Bud Shaw
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Cleveland.com
Why Does Most of Premier League Play Bad Defense?
Jonathan Wilson
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The Guardian
Smaller Gloves Just Means More Hype for Megafight
Tim Dahlberg
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Associated Press
Are Robots Solution to Football's Concussion Crisis?
Vikram Bodas,
Yahoo Sports
Eating Like a GOAT: QBs Mimic Tom Brady's Diet
Ben Volin
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Boston Globe
Will We Ever Really Know What a Catch Is in the NFL?
Rodger Sherman
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The Ringer
Having Heart: Story Behind Royals' Hand Gestures
Rustin Dodd
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Kansas City Star
The Epic Trick Play That Changed Baseball Forever
Sam Miller
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ESPN
Saturday, August 19
'Timeout' Needed Long Ago for Elliott
Mac Engel
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Lynch a Jerk for Not Speaking After Sitting Down
Evan Grossman
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New York Daily News
Pryor's Rise From Failed QB to Talented WR
Dan Pompei
,
Bleacher Report
The Best QB You've Never Heard of Before
Adam Rittenberg
,
ESPN
Ho-Lee Prayers: Nebraska Banks on New QB
Matt Brown
,
Sports on Earth
Time to Put Umpires in Their Place
Jose de Jesus Ortiz
,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Who Was Thomas Yawkey?
Tyler Kepner
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New York Times
How Dave Roberts Transformed Dodgers
Tommy Stokke
,
FanRag Sports Network
McGregor Is Different Kind of 'Great White Hope'
Michael A. Fletcher
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The Undefeated
Mayweather Defined by Number Next to Name
O. Roeder & B. Butler,
FiveThirtyEight
Unique Nuances Separate Best Wide Receivers From Rest
Robert Mays
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The Ringer
Do NFL Teams Practice Hard Enough Now?
L.
Clarke & M. Maske
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Washington Post
Fear and Loathing and Malcolm Jenkins
David Murphy
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Philly.com
Out of the Factory, Into the Colts Backfield
Gregg Doyel
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Indianapolis Star
Sunday, August 20
Jaguars Must Admit Screwup, Bench Bortles
Bucky Brooks
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NFL.com
Bills Should Dump Taylor in Hopes of Salvaging '18
Jason McIntyre
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The Big Lead
Why Fans Are Fanatical About Tebow
Robert Klemko
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Sports Illustrated
Conservative McHenry Trading Sports for Politics
Ian Casselberry
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Awful Announcing
Baseball's Latest Hope Is 'Paul Bunyan'
Sean Gregory
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TIME
Red Sox Want to Play Ball, Not Politics
Chad Jennings
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Boston Herald
Bad Blood, Young Guns Reinvigorate BoSox-Yanks
John Harper
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New York Daily News
In Last Decade, Only 'Bama's Been Able to Repeat
Glenn Sattell
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Saturday Down South
Warriors, Trump Should Mutually Agree to Skip Visit
Sam Amick
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USA Today
Don't Begrudge Bell a Shot at More Money
Sean Gentille
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
As Bad as Bortles Is, There's Still No Spot for Kaep in NFL
Ray Ratto
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CSN Bay Area
Kaep a Hero Despite NFL's Efforts to Silence Him
Josh Levin
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Slate
NFLPA Just Looking for a Fight
Charles Robinson
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Yahoo! Sports
You Can Play This Golf Course Forward ... and Backward
Bradley S. Klein
,
Golf Week