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Week 2 of the NFL kicks off tomorrow. Make sure to check our picks and probably go against them.
Tommy Pham became the first player to join the 20-20 club for the Cardinals since Reggie Sanders.
Apparently Macho Man Randy Savage played for the Cardinals. He was signed to the minor’s as a catcher out of high school.
The Rams finally signed their best player to a long-term deal. And I’m not talking about Aaron Donald.
Former punter Pat McAffee broke down Hekker’s fancy punt from last Sunday. I mean this is about punting so feel free to skip it.
Tony Romo is going to be pretty good at this announcing business.
ESPN bumped the Rams from 27 to 18 in their power rankings this week stating, “New head coach Sean McVay has the offense moving the ball, and the defense dominated without Aaron Donald. The Rams will be in the NFC playoff picture in 2017.” Unfortunately for the Rams they should be completely out of the playoff picture come 2018.
San Diego fans have rented billboard space for the L.A. Chargers’ first home game at the StubHub Center. The messages are not wishing good luck.
The Memphis Redbirds are up in the PCL Championship. Partly thanks to Kevin Herget’s dominating performance in game 2. 8 IP, 0 runs, 15ks.
If anyone is looking for a new part-time job the L.A. Kings are holding open goalie tryouts.
Marshawn Lynch made sure to interrupt Jack Del Rio’s conference to make sure he wouldn’t get fined for his media duties. He did not get fined.
Last Saturday Louisiana Tech faced the rare 3rd and goal…from their own 7. A mere 93 yards away.
Sean Doolittle’s wife nailed the comment on a National’s Instagram post of the pitcher.
Stats of the Week
Ben Roethlisberger has the most wins for a QB in Cleveland since 1999. Yes, you’re correct he only plays in Cleveland twice a year. The Browns are just that terrible. He took the crown from Derek Anderson. You remember that guy, right?
The Cleveland Indians ran their win streak up to 22 games before it was ended Friday night by the Kansas City Royals.
Outside of Sports
American Vandal came to Netflix on Friday. It is fantastic.
Apple announced the iPhone X and they’re about to Batman Forever everyone.
Nintendo is releasing a best of Mario Party mini-games. Time to brush off the meca-marathon skills.
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