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The entire nation was a witness to Dalton’s face-plant on his home field in Cincinnati in prime time. Losing 24-3 to the Browns on Thursday night, surrendering first place in the AFC North after holding it all season, playing horribly from start to finish and getting booed throughout were all bad enough. Having his contract extension (some $96 million if he plays it out and reaches all his incentives) thrown in his face by onlookers all night made it worse....

Silver made his decision on Friday. It was bad news for Lillard. MORE: 2015 All-Star uniforms | Police to “investigate” Lillard’s snub | Kobe plans to return Lillard wanted to be in the All-Star game for the second year in a row. Before Silver’s announcement, the third-year guard told the Portland media that he was looking forward to the occasion, and if he wasn’t selected he’d be “pissed off” and take it out on his opponents....

With the NBA planning its Orlando restart in a “bubble” scenario with members of 22 teams being housed and isolated within the Disney World resort in Florida, many questions have been raised as to the plan’s overall safety and the strict ruleset that the league has imposed on its players. In asking a question of his own, the Trail Blazers guard cast doubt upon whether NBA players will be able to stay within the lines of the NBA’s restart guidelines....

The Trail Blazers point guard has been the subject of trade rumors since the end of Portland’s season, with the Knicks, Lakers, 76ers and Heat pegged as potential destinations. But, not so fast, Lillard says. Speaking before Team USA basketball practice Wednesday, the superstar guard said there’s nothing to talk about until there’s something to talk about. MORE: Two factors that could push Lillard out the door in Portland...

The Mexico international holds a German passport and was heavily linked with a move the year after helping Tigres reach the Copa Libertadores final, which they lost to River Plate. Damm is expected to leave the Liga MX club at the end of the season and stated he previously came close to a Bundesliga switch, though no concrete offer was forthcoming. “My agent had close contact with Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg – they were the two teams from Germany that were interested,” he told 90min....

At UFC on ESPN 8, Dan Ige defeated Edson Barboza by a split decision. The win extended Ige’s winning streak to 6, making it one of the longest active winning streaks in the featherweight division. The Xtreme Couture product has not faced a loss since January 2018 and has been one of the most active featherweights. However, none of his wins came over any known name to fans. Entering the cage last weekend, Ige got the name he deserved in Edson Barboza....

Headquartered in Coconut Creek, Florida, American Top Team has won numerous Gym of the Year awards. Fighters who currently train within ATT include Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Jorge Masvidal, Thiago Santos, Paige VanZant, Kyoji Horiguchi, Austin Vanderford, and Kayla Harrison. Those are just a few who have put in the work there. With multiple titles presented all over the gym, ATT has been home to several champions. Dan Lambert has become a respected leader within American Top Team....

The early slate is highlighted by the return of Corey Kluber, who hasn’t pitched since May 2 because of a back injury. Kluber hadn’t been particularly sharp in his six starts this year (5.06 ERA), but his K-rate (9.9) and xFIP (3.68) suggest he’s not that far off from usual excellence. Even though there are other solid pitchers throwing in the afternoon (Chase Anderson, Adam Wainwright, Zack Wheeler, Brandon McCarthy), Kluber offers the most all-around upside even if he is on a slightly lowered pitch count....

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Perhaps surprisingly, we did take a bit of a risk at quarterback, but we’re still loaded at the other positions with proven producers in good matchups. It should be noted that most of our choices come from two games, as Eagles and Cardinals both have great matchups (and great players), so perhaps we’re limiting our ceiling a bit, but as long as we hit the top 50 percent margin, we’ll be raking in the cash....

Take our advice: Hell hath no fury like a Bill Belichick Patriots team scorned. We present our Week 5 picks, starting with the stack of the week in Tom Brady’s return from DeflateGate suspension for the Pats. WEEK 5 DFS: FD tournament lineup | DK cash | DK tournament | DFS lineup builder Week 5 daily fantasy football picks: Best stack QB Tom Brady / WR Julian Edelman / TE Rob Gronkowski / Patriots D/ST / K Stephen Gostkowski...

Real Madrid ready to break the bank for two Premier League stars After a transfer hiatus and with presidential elections around the corner, Real Madrid are all set to spend big this summer. Mirror reports that Los Blancos have identified their targets and may break the transfer record in order to land their targets. David de Gea is Real Madrid’s first target with the Spanish club ready to pay £66 million for the custodian....

Police from Harrison County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) received calls about a hunting accident at about 5:15 p.m. on Saturday. The victim has now been identified as Hallsville Junior High School student Daisy George after her parents agreed to publicly share her name, according to Fox 8. Officers have established through phone calls that her father accidentally shot Daisy with a high-powered rifle in the area of Young Road and Hickey Road, near Hallsville, according to the network....

Earnhardt and Hendrick teammate Jeff Gordon — as well Tony Stewart — generated plenty of excitement at the end of the Goody’s Headache 500. And then Earnhardt celebrated as only he can. Our winners and losers from Martinsville: Winners Dale Earnhardt Jr. — No one enjoys a victory more than Earnhardt. That happens when you go through a long winless streak (three years) and wins are few and far between (two in seven seasons)....

Ain’t gonna happen. Junior remains out of action with concussion-like symptoms. So Gordon gets another race in Earnhardt’s car — this one decorated in a classic color scheme. It resembles the “Gray Ghost” car that Buddy Baker drove to victory in the 1980 Daytona 500. MORE: Check out these throwback schemes | Five things to know “Silver and black. Chrome numbers. It doesn’t get any cooler than that,” Earnhardt said in his weekly podcast....

The retired NASCAR star and NBC analyst will lead the field in the pace car to start the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway next month. “I am honored that Chevrolet asked me to drive the Camaro ZL1 pace car in one of the biggest races of the year,” Earnhardt said in a release, via the Indy Star. “The fan in me was already looking forward to this event. It’s a big race....

FOX Sports revealed early through the Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. For one race, the Hall of Famer will switch from NBC Sports to FOX Sports, where he will assist in the call of action. On Twitter, NASCAR on FOX went ahead and broke the news to fans stating that: Brad Zager, FOX Sports President Production & Operation and Executive Producer, welcomed Dale Earnhardt Jr. to the Fox NASCAR booth....

Then the Night Race at Bristol intervened, and the hunting trip never happened. In one of the most memorable finishes in NASCAR history, Earnhardt wrecked Labonte on the final lap to win at the .533-mile short track for the last time. Labonte had the fastest car that night, but he pitted for tires after Jeremy Mayfield wrecked on the backstretch with 11 laps left. That put Earnhardt in the lead for a restart on Lap 496 of 500....

A report done by the relationship advice site MyDatingAdviser.com looked at the population’s relationship satisfaction by comparing 200 of the largest cities in America. The site created an “Infidelity Index” of these specific cities by cross-referencing data from the U.S. Census Bureau with other metrics. Researchers collected data from four key dimensions: Relationship Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction, Infidelity Intent and Affair Activities. These four dimensions were then compared to marriage, divorce and separation data from the census....