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Trevor Lawrence took a big step in the right direction as he looks to keep his consecutive start streak alive.  The fourth-year quarterback has suited up 48 straight games, but his streak was in considerable doubt as he entered concussion protocol earlier this week.  On Saturday, the Jacksonville Jaguars announced …

The Buffalo Bills are riding a hot streak at the right time. After impressive wins in Kansas City and then against Dallas, they found themselves in a dogfight on Saturday night against a rather lowly Los Angeles Chargers team. L.A. had some motivation with it being their first game since …

Some NFL fans weren’t happy they got shut out from watching the Los Angeles Chargers-Buffalo Bills game after the 4:30 p.m. matinee on NBC. The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 34-11, on NBC in a game that kicked off Saturday afternoon.  Some fans left the network on, figuring the …

Members of the Kansas City Chiefs got together recently, and yes, Taylor Swift was there, too. The pop star is dating Chiefs superstar tight end Travis Kelce, making them one of the most high-profile celebrity couples in the world. Rookie wide receiver Rashee Rice was lucky enough to get an …

The New England Patriots dropped their 11th game of the season last Sunday, but the amount of air in some of the game balls raised eyebrows. On Friday, six-time Super Bowl winning coach Bill Belichick confirmed that the kicking balls in the 27-17 loss to the defending champion Kansas City …

Ryan Minor, who played in four MLB seasons and replaced Cal Ripken Jr. when he decided to end his consecutive-games streak, died Friday at the age of 49.  The University of Oklahoma said that Minor passed away from cancer. Minor was an All-American in basketball and helped the OU baseball …

I’m trying to reverse engineer the odds for Dallas Cowboys (10-4) at the Miami Dolphins (10-14) Christmas Eve in NFL Week 16. Cowboys-Dolphins is a pick ’em in the Circa Million V football betting contest. Miami is a slight favorite across the board as of Friday. The Dolphins get a …

The Brooklyn Nets gave Dorian Finney-Smith a one-day excused absence earlier this week for good reason. The power forward reunited with his father, Elbert, after Elbert had served close to 29 years at the Greensville Correctional Center in Virginia. Finney-Smith was with his mother and sister at the prison when …

The NFL has upheld its punishment for Philadelphia Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro’s sideline altercation with San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw. DiSandro and Greenlaw were both ejected from a Dec. 3 game, and DiSandro’s appeal of a $100,000 fine and a ban from the sideline for the rest of …

After yet another hit on a defenseless receiver, Damontae Kazee was suspended for the rest of the regular season. On a second down and 8 in the second quarter Dec. 16, Gardner Minshew dropped back to throw and was looking for Michael Pittman on the left side. The throw was …