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Rival drivers put pressure on Blaney

If Ryan Blaney's analysis of the NASCAR Chase is accurate, then his championship bid is already over after only three of 10 races in the run to the title. "I just don't see that you can finish outside the top 30 multiple times and have a shot," Blaney said last week. "It's just going to be too much to make up." Three days later, Blaney finished 33rd at Bristol Motor Speedway, the second consecutive finish outside the top 30 for the 2023 Cup Series champion. Blaney has plummeted from second to sixth in the standings since the Chase began, and his frustrations boiled over in a fight ...

Steelers looking for answers after shaky showing

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers hasn't lasted 22 years in the NFL out of pure luck. The most sacked quarterback in history knows how to take a hit. So moments after getting drilled by all 231 pounds of New England linebacker Christian Elliss running at full speed in the second quarter of ...

Watson saves career but what comes next?

CLEVELAND — Deshaun Watson tried to blame the media for his preseason and Week 1 struggles by saying there was "this expectation that I'm supposed to throw 400 yards, five touchdowns every week." Passing for 238 yards, two touchdowns and not committing a turnover will suffice. While ...

Baker looked average vs. Browns

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield is playing more like a quarterback trying to justify his contract. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are off to their first 0-2 start since 2014 after making Mayfield the highest-paid player in franchise history. Mayfield received a $165 million, three-year extension earlier this month and seems to be trying to do too much, leading to mistakes. Emeka Egbuka had a step on the defender and was open in the end zone for what would've been a go-ahead score in the final minute but Mayfield fired a pass out of his reach and the Buccaneers lost 23-19 to the ...

Dart, Nabers injured in Monday night game

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart and wide receiver Malik Nabers sustained injuries in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night. Dart sustained a knee injury during his team's first series, while Nabers hurt his right shoulder on the second-to-last play of the quarter. Dart was hurt while being pressured on third-and-8. Rams linebacker Byron Young hit Dart from the quarterback's right side, sending him into linebacker Josaiah Stewart, who undercut Dart's legs, resulting in a hard fall onto the turf. Dart was eventually able to ...

Trump decries Democrats as ‘communists,’ even as he looks to impress China’s communist leader

WASHINGTON (AP) — Communism, President Donald Trump says, is the greatest threat the U.S. has ever faced. This summer, citing similarly grave concerns, he took the rare step of delivering a primetime address to the nation, accusing China of “sinister election meddling” in 2020 and reviving his yearslong push to dispute his loss in that year’s election. Even as Trump seeks to decry Democrats as communists ahead of November’s midterm elections, he is rolling out the red carpet this week for Chinese President Xi Jinping, the leader of the world’s most powerful communist ...