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Steelers’ Diontae Johnson on rookie WR George Pickens: ‘He’s a freak. That’s a special talent’

The hype surrounding Pittsburgh Steelers second-round receiver George Pickens continues to build after the Georgia product’s sterling performance in the preseason opener. The three-catch, 43-yard performance against Seattle, highlighted by an excellent route on a 26-yard TD from Mason Rudolph in which he tapped both feet in bounds, continued the buzz Pickens has generated all training camp. “He’s a freak, […]

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Venables lauds OU response to Riley, Gundy exits

College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee NORMAN, Okla. — First-year Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said Monday that he’s been proud of his team’s resolve and focus following longtime assistant coach Cale Gundy’s sudden resignation last week and the way the players have so quickly bought into the new staff’s vision. “All things considered, […]

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NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Monday, Aug. 15

Joe Schobert is headed west for another opportunity to continue his NFL career. The linebacker has signed with the Denver Broncos, the team announced Monday. Schobert’s signing follows an unfortunate elbow injury to rising youngster Jonas Griffith, who entered Denver’s first preseason game as the Broncos’ penciled-in starter alongside Josey Jewell. An undrafted free agent out of Indiana State, Griffith […]

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Alabama tops preseason AP Top 25 for 9th time

With two of the best players in the country leading the way — and a championship-game loss as motivation — Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason college football poll for the second straight season and ninth time overall. Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young, national defensive player of the year Will Anderson Jr. and the Crimson Tide […]

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Brother of former Broncos star Aqib Talib named suspect in fatal shooting near Dallas, police say – The Denver Post

The brother of former NFL star Aqib Talib was named the suspect in a fatal shooting at a Dallas-area community park, police said Sunday. A murder warrant for Yaqub Talib was active Sunday afternoon following an altercation a day earlier at the Lancaster Community Park that left an unidentified adult male dead, the Lancaster Police Department said. Police described the […]

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Aqib Talib’s brother wanted in youth coach death

LANCASTER, Texas — The brother of retired NFL cornerback Aqib Talib has been identified by police as a suspect in the shooting death of a coach at a youth football game in Texas. Yaqub Salik Talib is suspected in the Saturday night shooting that killed a man, police in the Dallas-area city of Lancaster said. Authorities have not yet identified […]

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Jets: Wilson timeline will depend on knee scope

Longtime Jets beat writer for New York Daily News Syracuse University graduate FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets were non-committal on a timetable for injured quarterback Zach Wilson, saying it depends on the outcome of arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles. “We’re optimistic, but he’s not out of the woods until they get in there and make […]

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