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James Dator

NFL Power Rankings: Broncos take huge jump as defense shines

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Sean Payton and co. reach their highest rank of 2024.

We’re fast approaching the midpoint of the season and it’s safe to say we have a pretty good idea of where teams are slotting in. There’s a near-perfect bell curve of team records, with nine teams having two or fewer losses, and 11 teams with two or fewer wins — while everyone else is stuck in the middle.

One team that has been stunning this year are the Broncos. At 4-3 it’s not like...

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Noa Dalzell

Caitlin Clark could receive “Lionel Messi-like” package for Unrivaled participation

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The new 3x3 basketball league, co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, is reportedly working overtime to recruit the game’s most popular player, according to Front Office Sports.

Unrivaled basketball league is in a “full-court press” to recruit Caitlin Clark with a “Lionel Messi-like” offer, Front Office Sports reported on Wednesday morning. The new 3x3 professional basketball league, co-founded by WNBA stars Napheesa...

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Mark Schofield James Dator

6 players to watch at NFL trade deadline

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There are some BIG names who could be on the move this trade deadline.

The NFL Trade Deadline is two weeks away, and we’re already seeing a flurry of activity on the market with teams trying to shore up their rosters for a playoff push. We’ve already seen Davante Adams, Amari Cooper, and DeAndre Hopkins get dealt — but there are six more guys who have a very real chance of changing teams in the next few weeks.

These are the players we’re...

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Bremen Keasey

These are the most impressive players in the 2024 NCAA women’s volleyball season, so far

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We are about halfway through the college volleyball season and these names have stood out.

We’re starting to get about halfway through the college volleyball season, with conference races heating up, larger and larger crowds being filled and stars shining on the court.

With some newer faces and known stars, here are some of the most impressive players on the court this season.

Olivia Babcock | 6-foot-4 Sophomore Opposite Hitter...

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Jack Milko

Dodgers World Series appearance a “dream scenario” for superfan Max Homa

Max Homa throws out the ceremonial first pitch at Dodger Stadium in 2019. | Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images

Max Homa will keep a close eye on the Dodgers this week while playing in the ZOZO Championship in Japan.

Perhaps nobody is more excited for this year’s highly anticipated World Series than Los Angeles Dodgers superfan Max Homa.

But he faces a minor inconvenience this week. He is in Japan, making his first appearance in the ZOZO Championship since 2019. Homa hopes to...

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Eero’s new product takes Wi-Fi beyond your walls

Eero Outdoor 7 is the company’s first outdoor-rated Wi-Fi access point. | Image: Eero

Mesh Wi-Fi pioneer Eero is tackling a new frontier: the outdoors. Today, the Amazon-owned company announced the Eero Outdoor 7. Starting at $349.99, the dual-band 2.4 and 5Ghz Wi-Fi 7 access point boasts an IP66 rating and can provide up to 15,000 square feet of outdoor coverage with speeds of up to 2.1Gbps. That should be enough to stream movies to your outdoor TV or projector, get good...

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Richard Lawler

Apple’s reportedly slowing down Vision Pro production, for now

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A new report from The Information cites “multiple people” involved in making parts for Apple’s Vision Pro headset to say that production plans have been scaled back in recent months. This follows a Tim Cook interview published this weekend by WSJ. Magazine, where he said, “Obviously I’d like to sell more,” but acknowledged that “At $3,500, it’s not a mass-market product.”

That aligns with The Information’s previous report from...

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Ash Parrish

Get cursed in the latest No Man’s Sky event

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The latest No Man’s Sky event will have players straddling the boundary between this world and the next. The Cursed expedition event runs for the next two weeks and features new bosses, new gear, a flying saucer, and a UFO players can make their own.

As with every new NMS event, the developers at Hello Games are changing up how the game works. The Cursed takes place in a new universe where the line between life and... unlife?? is perilously thin. The exosuit,...

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Sources: Browns to start QB Winston vs. Ravens

Jameis Winston will start under center Sunday for the injury-plagued Browns, sources confirmed to ESPN.

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Simon Hill

The Eero Outdoor 7 Brings Wi-Fi to the Backyard

Amazon’s Eero unveils the weatherproof Outdoor 7 to extend Wi-Fi coverage across your property.

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Andy Greenberg

Nigeria Drops Charges Against Tigran Gambaryan, Jailed Binance Exec and Former IRS Agent

After eight months, one of the US's most prominent crypto-crime investigators may finally be coming home.

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Mark Schofield

Oliver Oakes is the right person at a critical moment to turn the ship around at Alpine F1

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Alpine F1 boss Oliver Oakes sat down with SB Nation in Austin to talk his past, Alpine’s future, and more

It is the Saturday of the United States Grand Prix in Austin, and in a few hours, the grid will roar to life with the F1 Sprint Race, followed by qualifying for Sunday’s main event.

But in the Alpine hospitality space the newly-minted Team Principal, Oliver Oakes, is giving a few media members including SB Nation a lesson in the team’s past,...

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Joseph Acosta

Green Bay Packers defense film breakdown shows Jeff Hafley’s genius

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How the Packers’ defense started looking creative and dangerous under Jeff Hafley.

The Packers’ defense gave a statement performance in their Week 7 win over the Houston Texans. Coming into the week, Green Bay had been up and down on that side of the ball, sometimes looking great and sometimes looking like the unit that struggled last year. However, what they did to QB CJ Stroud and the Texans has to be broken down, because they poked holes in...

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Top 60 RBs in standard fantasy football leagues for Week 8

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Kate Magdziuk shares her Week 8 running back rankings for standard scoring leagues and highlights three flex options with favorable matchups.

Despite the narratives that have circulated about the running back position “not mattering” over the past few seasons, there’s no doubt that they have certainly been the ones to carry our fantasy teams, especially in Week 7. Now, fantasy football managers will have a full pool of RBs to work with this week...

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New M4 MacBook Pros and iMacs are coming very soon, report claims

We told you that Apple is about to have a busy fall.

The company just launched a new iPad mini, fresh off its massive fall event which saw new iPhones, AirPods, and Apple Watch devices. But it doesn't stop here: According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple could launch new MacBook Pro devices with an M4 chip inside as soon as next week.

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According to Gurman, Apple's long awaited Apple Intelligence set of AI features is coming on Monday, followed...

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Netflix is about to launch a Wordle killer

Are you a fan of Wordle? We've got good news for you: Netflix is launching a similar game that you can play on your phone. Yes, that's another potentially huge timesink in your life. Yes, we're sorry.

The news comes via Netflix itself which revealed on its official blog that it teamed up with TED (yes, the non-profit TED organization) to create a game called TED Tumblewords.

Topics will revolve around heatlh and science. ...

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Andrew Webster

Severance looks like a terrifying return to office in new season 2 trailer

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Like a lot of tech companies, Lumon Industries is instituting a return-to-office policy for employees, but of course, this version looks a little scarier than real life. At least, that’s how it seems based on the first proper trailer for season 2 of Severance.

Following last season’s incredibly tense finale, the show picks up with Mark S (Adam Scott) heading back to Lumon to find things a little different than he remembers them, including a number of his coworkers....

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Andrew Liszewski

Marantz’s first speakers look like works of art

For an extra $700 you buy a matching wooden tripod for Marantz’s new wireless speakers. | Image: Marantz

Marantz, a 70-year-old brand best known for high-end audio gear like amplifiers and receivers, announced its first speakers this week. The Marantz Horizon and Grand Horizon both pair an array of drivers with a central subwoofer and feature robust wireless connectivity with direct access to streaming services.

Both speakers will be available starting on January 14th, 2025, in...

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Actor Muniz gets full-time spot in NASCAR Trucks

Former "Malcolm in the Middle" actor Frankie Muniz is taking the next step in his racing career by landing a full-time seat in the NASCAR Truck Series for 2025.

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