Steelers QB Justin Fields admits he hasn't played 'good enough' to keep starting job

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Steelers QB Justin Fields admits he hasn't played 'good enough' to keep starting job

Though Justin Fields led the Steelers to a 4-2 start, he might lose his starting job to Russell Wilson. But Fields isn’t sulking about it.

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Thunder will start season without Isaiah Hartenstein due to left hand fracture

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$Thunder will start season without Isaiah Hartenstein due to left hand fracture$

Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein will miss at least a month after sustaining a small, non-displaced fracture in his left hand during a preseason game in Denver.

The Thunder said Thursday that Hartenstein, who was hurt in Tuesday’s game, will be re-evaluated in five to six weeks.

The Thunder added the 7-foot, 250-pound Hartenstein as a free agent in the offseason to help them with rebounding and their lack of bulk, two of their few weaknesses last season as they earned the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. He averaged 8.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists last season for the New York Knicks.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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Can Aberdeen pass Celtic 'acid test'?

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After 13 straight wins to start the season, can Aberdeen extend their unbeaten start against the Scottish Premiership leaders and champions Celtic?

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Roald Poulsen: Tributes paid to former Zambia coach after death aged 73

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Roald Poulsen: Tributes paid to former Zambia coach after death aged 73

Poulsen had coached Odense BK to the Danish championship in 1989 and the domestic cup in 1991 before being asked to step in and help Zambia.

“Approximately three weeks after the disaster, I got calls from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Danish Football Association [to ask] if I could help over a period of six weeks in Denmark,” he told BBC Sport Africa last year, speaking to mark the 30th anniversary of the plane crash.

However, the scale of the task in front of him became apparent when the side arrived in Europe and started training.

“I could see this was going to be a big job,” said Poulsen.

“I felt the ability of the players was not really there, that they didn’t have any confidence. All quite understandable given they were in foreign country with strange food and accommodation, far away from families.

“The main thing is that the common language of football is so strong.”

Poulsen was asked to take charge of the 1994 World Cup qualifier against Morocco in Lusaka on 4 July 1993 as the Chipolopolo players took to the field for their first competitive encounter since the crash.

Kalusha Bwalya captained the side, having avoided the crash because he was due to make his own way to Senegal.

The 1988 African Footballer of the Year was on the scoresheet as Zambia came from behind to beat their North African opponents.

“That was fantastic, mission accomplished,” Poulsen said.

“The whole nation accepted our work. It took hours for us to leave the stadium as people ran alongside the bus, singing.

“After less than six weeks, a new national team was born.”

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Mets vs. Dodgers Game 4 Preview, Who has the edge? | Breakfast Ball

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October 17, 2024

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Mets vs. Dodgers Game 4 Preview, Who has the edge?

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The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 8-0 in Game 3, and will go back to Citi Field to play Game 4 tonight. Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and Mark Schlereth are joined by John Smoltz to discuss who has the edge entering Game 4.

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Ghana: What next for Black Stars with Afcon 2025 place at risk?

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October 17, 2024

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Ghana: What next for Black Stars with Afcon 2025 place at risk?

When the GFA gave Addo an initial three-year contract this year the message was clear: that the focus was on qualification for the 2025 Afcon and 2026 World Cup.

The 49-year-old, who had led the Black Stars to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, won his first two competitive matches against Mali and Central African Republic in June.

But then came the creation of an unwanted record – losing a game in Kumasi for the first time in 24 years – and now the risk of missing out on the 2025 Afcon.

The Sudan defeat has raised questions about the future of Addo, who acknowledged the team were under pressure ahead of their meeting in neutral Libya.

“The fans are not happy,” Ghanaian sports journalist Muftawu Abdulai told BBC Sport Africa.

“The language, words, tone that is being directed towards the head coach is quite unpalatable.

“Many fans have gone to the extent of abusing him. They want him fired.”

However, Abdulai believes the GFA will retain the former Borussia Dortmund player.

“I do not think that the GFA would even consider parting company with Otto Addo,” he added.

“I was made to understand this is a man they want to plan with. So Otto is not going anywhere.”

Without a win after four rounds in Group F, Ghana must beat already-qualified Angola and Niger next month and hope Sudan fail to pick up a point against the same opposition.

In the long term, Akonnor also emphasised the importance of working on youth development, which once produced the likes of Michael Essien, Sulley Muntari and Asamoah Gyan.

“I think we focus on the Black Stars too much,” Akonnor, who was dismissed by Ghana in September 2021, said.

“We’ve left our youth development. We have potential to be better and we need to do something drastically with all urgency.”

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2024 MLB Playoff Championship Series MVP odds: Ohtani, Soto favored; Judge rising

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October 17, 2024

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2024 MLB Playoff Championship Series MVP odds: Ohtani, Soto favored; Judge rising

While the regular-season MVP awards seem to be all but locked up, there is still the matter of NLCS and ALCS MVP, with the World Series MVP race on the horizon.

Shohei Ohtani is the heavy favorite to win the National League regular-season MVP, and he’s also atop the oddsboard in the NLCS race.

However, while Aaron Judge has the regular-season American League MVP award all but wrapped up, he has some competition from a few teammates in the ALCS MVP tilt.

Check out the odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Oct. 17.

2024 NLCS MVP ODDS:

Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers: +190 (bet $10 to win $29 total)
Kike Hernandez, Dodgers: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 total)
Francisco Lindor, Mets: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)
Mookie Betts, Dodgers: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)

2024 ALCS MVP ODDS:

Juan Soto, Yankees: +140 (bet $10 to win $24 total)
Aaron Judge, Yankees: +165 (bet $10 to win $26.50 total)
Gleyber Torres, Yankees: +900 (bet $10 to win $100 total)
Carlos Rodon, Yankees: +1100 (bet $10 to win $100 total)

The rapid nature of the MLB postseason causes the odds to shift day-to-day, but as of Thursday morning, Ohtani and Soto remained the favorites.

Through three games in the NLCS, Ohtani has one home run and four RBIs. His massive three-run homer in Game 3 opened things up for the Dodgers to take a 2-1 series lead.

Moving into second on the NL oddsboard is his teammate Kike Hernandez, who also hit a blast in Game 3.

Yankees’ Aaron Judge hits his first homer of the postseason

As for the ALCS, Soto has one home run, three hits and an RBI through two games.

Judge is second on the AL oddsboard, despite not tallying a hit in Game 1 against the Guardians. He hit his first home run of the postseason in Game 2 and now has four RBIs in the series.

His odds went from +400 before Game 2 to +165 after it.

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