<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Warriors-Thunder-Stephen-Curry-Damion-Lee.jpeg"></figure><h1>Stephen Curry speaks on ‘Spark Plug’ Damion Lee’s 20-point outburst vs. Thunder</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-27T06:16:37-07:00">October 27th, 6:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-27T06:17:17-07:00">October 27th, 6:17am</time><address><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@markhaynesnba?lang=en">Mark Haynes</a>Mark Haynes is an NBA beat reporter covering the Golden State Warriors for ClutchPoints. He also hosts a YouTube series, Year 1 by ClutchPoints, where he interviews professional athletes about their rookie season.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tuesday on the road, the Golden State Warriors were victorious once again. They improved their record to a perfect 4-0 by defeating the winless Oklahoma City Thunder 106-98. Winning this game was easier said than done. It took heroics to get the job done, and the outstanding performance wasn’t from Stephen Curry. It was his brother-in-law, Damion Lee.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Damion Lee is a big factor for our Warriors' early success this season! 💪 <a href="https://t.co/BvlvZYvllH" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/BvlvZYvllH</a></p><p>— Warriors Nation (@WarriorNationCP) <a href="https://twitter.com/WarriorNationCP/status/1453218896320815104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>“He’s consistent. He knows our system, and he’s got so much better since he left Santa Cruz. He’s healthy available and confident…It’s huge for us to have a spark plug like that off the bench,” Warriors star Stephen Curry told ClutchPoints of Damion Lee.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Lee scored 20 points off the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1b4WZpFPDmGQOLEMc52fWO?go=1&amp;sp_cid=41b59623affd723c98b11006e62b23da&amp;utm_source=embed_player_p&amp;utm_medium=desktop&amp;nd=1" rel="noopener">bench in the victory</a>. It was his constant pressure on the opposition that led to the Thunder finally collapsing in the second half. Whenever the Warriors were flat, he came through with a bucket to keep things close.</p><p>It’s the fourth game Lee has scored in double figures off the bench this season. He’s off to a great start, but more importantly, he’s off to the start the Warriors need from him. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/golden-state-warriors/roster" rel="noopener">Poole is the starter filling</a> in for Klay Thompson, but it will take a group effort to fill the All-Star shoes.</p><p>The effort Lee is giving on both ends of the floor has made him a vital piece to the puzzle so far in the season. Without him, the team isn’t undefeated. If he can keep up his productivity, it’s going to be good news for the Warriors. Damion Lee will continue to be in the closing lineup, and the Warriors will have some tough decisions to make with the rotation later down the road. But that’s a good problem to have if you are the Golden State Warriors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Stephen Curry speaks on ‘Spark Plug’ Damion Lee’s 20-point outburst vs. Thunder

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Sports-Cards-Steve-Sloan-PSA.jpeg"></figure><h1>PSA president speaks out amid step down from role</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-27T06:10:09-07:00">October 27th, 6:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-27T06:10:09-07:00">October 27th, 6:10am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/julio.munar/" rel="facebook">Julio Luis Munar</a>Julio just revived his love for trading cards, which had been on hiatus since 1999. Using his degree in Journalism and an unbridled passion to learn how the card industry works, he churns out the latest news and opinion pieces about the hobby. He also possesses a treasure trove of knowledge on all things comics.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cards</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Even before the NBA card market’s surge in popularity, PSA has been among the brands on the rise. Of course, a huge chunk of the grading company’s success can be attributed to its president, Steve Sloan. But after three years of steering the ship amidst the card boom and the pandemic, Sloan is now stepping down from his role and taking on a new challenge</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thank you to all the collectors who have supported <a href="https://twitter.com/PSAcard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@PSAcard</a> over the years and congratulations to <a href="https://twitter.com/kevinlenane?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@kevinlenane</a> as PSA's next president.  The future is bright for PSA collectors with the company's commitment to tech and quality improvements. <a href="https://t.co/xLjEx6b0d8" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/xLjEx6b0d8</a></p><p>— Steve Sloan (@collectorsloan) <a href="https://twitter.com/collectorsloan/status/1453072981735792644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>In a letter Sloan posted on his Twitter account, he stated that his time serving as PSA president saw the company flying at breakneck speed. This statement comes after NBA card submissions have exceeded PSA’s capacity earlier this year, prompting them to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/psa-stuns-card-community-by-suspending-its-grading-services">halt their services</a>. Sloan also reiterated that during this time, they hired hundreds of new employees and processed over 40,000 cards on a daily basis to cater to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-card-news-inside-look-at-the-wild-numbers-released-by-psa-grading/">huge demand for authentication and grading</a>.</p><p>His imminent departure from PSA isn’t the end for Sloan, though. In the same statement, it was also announced that he would take the Chief Marketing Officer role for Collectors Universe, PSA’s parent company.</p><p>Taking up Sloan’s position is no other than Kevin Lenane, PSA’s Vice President of Product for the past seven months. Before he went on to take that said position, Lenane led Genamint, a company recently acquired by PSA to help improve its grading efficiency and turnaround time. Sloan added that he will continue improving and advancing the quality of the company when it comes to authenticating and grading NBA cards.</p><p>With this change in leadership, collectors are hoping that PSA will continue to improve its services, primarily by opening up all of its service levels once again. Of course, the hobby eagerly anticipates what Lenane will bring to the table while wishing Sloan all the best in this next phase of his career.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

PSA president speaks out amid step down from role

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/mario-party-superstars-release-date-when-is-mario-party-superstars-out.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Mario Party Superstars Release Date: When is Mario Party Superstars out?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-27T06:05:32-07:00">October 27th, 6:05am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-27T06:05:32-07:00">October 27th, 6:05am</time><address><a>Erinne Ong</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Gaming</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Roll the dice! The latest title in the <i>Mario Party</i> series will soon drop globally, bringing classic board game fun. <i>Mario Party Superstars </i>will be like a blast from the past for long-time fans of the franchise, topped with 100 minigames and familiar characters. Here’s when the game will be coming out.</p><h2><i><b>Mario Party Superstars </b></i><b>Release Date: October 29, 2021</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p><i>Mario Party Superstars</i>‘ release date is on <b>October 29, 2021</b>, coming out on the Nintendo Switch platform.</p><p>The new title features five classic boards from the Nintendo 64 <i>Mario Party </i>games. These boards include: Peach’s Birthday Cake, Yoshi’s Tropical Island, Woody Woods, Space Land, and Horror Land (perfect for Halloween!). Players can also choose from a host of beloved characters, including Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Waluigi, Wario, Rosalina, and Birdo.</p><p>Whether on handheld mode or hooked up to the TV, up to four players can race around to collect stars on boards. Besides enabling online play, the game also allows players to take a pause and continue right where they left off at a later time.</p><p>Fans can also enjoy <i>Mario Party Superstars</i>‘ vast collection of minigames and save up coins for stars in the board game mode. These minigames hail from various past titles in the <i>Mario Party </i>series that came out on Nintendo 64 and Nintendo GameCube, like Bumper Balls or Dungeon Duos. With all of these games supporting button controls, fans can easily pick between the drifting on the Joy-Con, the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller or the Nintendo Switch Lite.</p><p>But that’s not all that <i>Mario Party Superstars </i>has to offer. Besides playing the minigames as they are, Mt. Minigames itself offers seven game modes. For example, Tag Match puts teamwork to the test in two-on-two minigames, as duos race to reach three, five or ten stars. Meanwhile, only one person plays in Survival mode, competing with other solos to see who can build up the longest win streak.<b><br></b><br>As the <a href="https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mario-party-superstars-switch/">Nintendo website</a> says, “Victory is just as sweet (and stealing stars is just as satisfying) from anywhere across the globe.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mario Party Superstars Release Date: When is Mario Party Superstars out?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/76ers-Knicks-Observations.jpeg"></figure><h1>Philadelphia 76ers: Three observations in loss vs. Knicks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-27T05:59:50-07:00">October 27th, 5:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-27T06:00:34-07:00">October 27th, 6:00am</time><address><a>Kevin McCormick</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers took the floor at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night for the second half of a two-game road trip. After picking up a good all-around win against the Thunder in their last game, the same cannot be said for their meeting with the Knicks.</p><p>New York busted the game open in the second quarter and never looked back, eventually winning by a final score of 112-99. Here are some observations from the matchup. </p><h2><b>76ers-Knicks Observations</b></h2><p><b>1) Embiid, Curry look mortal </b></p><p>Joel Embiid and Seth Curry have been on an incredible run to start the season, but Tuesday was not their night. Both players struggled offensively, leaving the rest of the team to take on a large scoring load. </p><p>Embiid managed to finish the game as the Sixers’ second-leading scorer with 14 points, but ten of those points came from the foul line. The All-Star big man shot just 2/7 from the floor, including 0/2 from beyond the arc. New York is one of the few teams with the size and physicality to match Embiid and got the best of the MVP runner-up on Tuesday. </p><p>Curry shot the lights out en route to 29 points on Sunday but could only muster four points against the Knicks. The sharpshooter only made two of his six shot attempts and did not land any of his attempts from deep. </p><p>These two are some of the main focal points of the Sixers’ offense. When they both don’t have it going, things can get ugly in a hurry. </p><p><b>2) Wrong side of the three-point battle </b></p><p>Similar to their last game, the three-point shot told the story. Only this time around, it was the 76ers who struggled to find the range. In the end, New York shot close to 20 percentage points higher. </p><p>When the Knicks widened the gap in the second quarter, it was largely because of the deep ball. By the end of the first half, they hit 10 shots from beyond the arc, while the Sixers only managed two. The cold spell from deep drastically hurt the Sixers as they attempted to cut the deficit in the final two quarters. </p><p>Any time the Sixers did land a shot from three, the Knicks quickly answered with one of their own. Combating threes with twos is not a recipe for winning basketball. It is almost impossible to compete in today’s game when one team is hitting a barrage of threes, and the other can’t stop the bleeding or keep pace. </p><p><b>3) Tobias Harris continues to step up </b></p><p>One major bright spot for the Sixers in this game was Tobias Harris, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/philadelphia-76ers/stats" rel="noopener">who continues to start this season</a> on a high note. He fell just shy of a triple-double Tuesday, posting 23 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists. All were team-highs for the game. </p><p>Based on his performance in this matchup, it’s fair to assume Harris might still be holding a grudge towards Julius Randle. He took it to the Knicks forward last season after being snubbed for the All-Star game and did more of the same on Tuesday. Not only did Harris do it all for the 76ers, but he also did a good job defending Randle as well. </p><p>Harris has done a tremendous job build on the career year he had last year. He continues to prove he can be a reliable second option behind Embiid on a nightly basis. If he can keep this up, there’s a chance he might finally land the All-Star nod that has escaped him in recent years. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Philadelphia 76ers: Three observations in loss vs. Knicks

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Christian Horner’s shocking admission after Verstappen’s epic F1 US GP performance

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He started his career as Sports Director of a two-cluster station in Minnesota where he had his own sports talk show. He has since branched out into all aspects of sports media.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Thursday night’s matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals was set to be a classic. Now, a 6-1 team led by Aaron Rodgers is just trying to scrap a lineup together for the game.</p><p>Tons of key contributors are already on injured reserve for the Packers and this week they were hit with positive COVID tests. Green Bay wideout Randall Cobb spoke out on the situation, per <a href="https://twitter.com/RobDemovsky">Rob Demovsky</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/mattschneidman">Matt Schneidman</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Randall Cobb said his approach to Thursday’s game won’t be any different because of Davante Adams’ COVID situation but he said, “I may be thrown into a different situation that I’ll have to prepare for.” <a href="https://t.co/BnhaXF83gW" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/BnhaXF83gW</a></p><p>— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobDemovsky/status/1453064568020905990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Cobb’s role will certainly be elevated for this one with the Packers already putting <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-davante-adams-placed-reserve-covid-19-list/">Davante Adams and Allen Lazard on the COVID list</a> and Marquez Valdes-Scantling still on injured reserve and having his status for the game remaining foggy. That’s the top three wideouts for Green Bay, two of whom will certainly be out. Cobb noted it will provide a bigger opportunity for he and rookie Amari Rodgers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Randall Cobb says of Davante Adams, “He will be missed,” while adding he had a talk with Amari Rodgers about making the most of the bigger opportunity he might get Thursday and using it as a chance to make coaches play him in the future.</p><p>— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattschneidman/status/1453063873666420742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Defensively, the Packers will already be without All-Pro’s in Jaire Alexander and Za’Darius Smith and the statuses of Preston Smith and Kevin King remain up in the air for Green Bay. Defensive coordinator Joe Barry won’t be coaching in the game as he too, tested positive for COVID-19.</p><p>It’s not exactly the matchup now that many anticipated it would be but that doesn’t mean the Packers can’t find a way to navigate around all the chaos. With Aaron Rodgers under center, they always have a shot. The deck is just severely stacked against them heading into this one.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers WR Randall Cobb speaks out on troubling receiver situation ahead of game vs. Cardinals

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Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton reveals truth behind wearing Breonna Taylor shirt on podium

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Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the first time in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform, Russell Westbrook looked like his usual dominant self. With LeBron James on the mend, the former MVP stuffed the stat sheet en route to a victory over the San Antonio Spurs in overtime.</p><p>Anthony Davis was certainly pleased with the performance. But the Lakers star was adamant that this can’t be an anomaly – this has to be the norm for the Brodie every night for the purple and gold to thrive.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/kylegoon/status/1453220169044668416?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">Via</a> Lakers reporter Kyle Goon:</p><blockquote>“I told Russ, I said, ‘Whether I play, ‘Bron play, we don’t play, it doesn’t matter. You still gotta be yourself.’ He did that tonight. The way he played tonight was incredible. And we need that from him every night.”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anthony Davis said Russell Westbrook played "incredible" tonight, but they need that kind of performance every night from him.</p><p>— Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanWardLA/status/1453210840702734338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Russell Westbrook had his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-russell-westbrook-releases-anger-at-rim-with-monster-ot-dunk/">best game in a Lakers jersey</a> by far against the Spurs. The nine-time All-Star tallied 33 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, and three steals while shooting a solid 15-for-27 from the field.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Russell Westbrook best game as a Laker:</p><p>33 PTS<br>10 REB<br>8 AST<br>3 STL<br>15-27 FG <a href="https://t.co/7sRNgOxUTT" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/7sRNgOxUTT</a></p><p>— StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1453196604295450631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Russell Westbrook era had gotten off to a rocky start in Hollywood. But what’s a good story without a few bumps and bruises along the way, right? Lakers fans can only hope that they get a truly satisfying ending.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers star Russell Westbrook challenged by Anthony Davis after breakout vs. Spurs

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He also covers the Bulls for Forbes and SB Nation's Blog a Bull. In addition, he co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network. If you couldn't tell, he's from Chicago.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Miami Dolphins <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-trade-rumors-texans-working-toward-deshaun-watson-deal-with-dolphins/" rel="noopener">have been rumored</a> as a Deshaun Watson trade destination for quite some time, with owner Stephen Ross reportedly being a big proponent of the move. Well, the Dolphins and Houston Texans have apparently agreed on trade compensation for Watson, <a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/john-mcclain/article/McClain-Clock-ticking-on-a-Deshaun-Watson-trade-16566378.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&amp;utm_source=t.co&amp;utm_medium=referral" rel="noopener">according to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle</a>, but there’s a massive catch.</p><p>Ross wants Watson’s legal issues stemming from a number of sexual misconduct allegations resolved before the Nov. 2 trade deadline next week. The Dolphins owner also wants to know from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell if Watson would be suspended and, if that’s the case, for how long.</p><p>For Deshaun Watson to have his legal issues cleared up before the trade deadline, he would have to settle the 22 civil suits against him. McClain reports Watson doesn’t want to do that because he believes that would be an admission of guilt in these cases. There were also 10 criminal complaints filed to Houston police earlier this year, though Watson hasn’t been charged with anything.</p><p><i><b>*Watch the NFL LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a>*</b></i></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/flasportsbuzz/status/1453139734419673101" rel="noopener">As Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald notes</a>, it seems like a long shot that these issues will be resolved in the next week. Darren Heitner of Sports Agent Blog does <a href="https://twitter.com/DarrenHeitner/status/1453325204906774530" rel="noopener">say this gives the plaintiffs’ lawyer</a> a lot of leverage in the situation.</p><p>Goodell commented on the matter Tuesday at the NFL owners meeting, and he said the league doesn’t want to interfere in the investigation. He claimed the NFL doesn’t have enough information at the moment to put Watson on the Commissioner’s Exempt List. This would seem to indicate that Watson could play if he were to be traded.</p><p>Deshaun Watson hasn’t played for the Texans this season. The quarterback requested a trade in the offseason, and then came the avalanche of allegations against him. He’s almost certainly never playing for Houston again, so the question now is if this trade will actually go through before the deadline.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Deshaun Watson trade between Texans, Dolphins is done, but there’s a huge catch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021-Fantasy-Football-Week-8-Start-_Em-Sit-_Em-Quarterbacks.jpg"></figure><h1>2021 Fantasy Football Week 8 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Quarterbacks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-27T05:44:25-07:00">October 27th, 5:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-27T05:46:55-07:00">October 27th, 5:46am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. He contributes about the NFL and NBA but follows most sports. Chris also covers the San Diego Loyal SC for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>We are right in the middle of the fantasy football season. Bye weeks are in full session and there are some quarterbacks you need to pay attention to this weekend. Let’s continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/fantasy/">fantasy football start ’em sit ’em series</a> and take a look at the QB position.</p><p>So far in 2021, we aren’t seeing much of a drastic change in quarterback play this year. There are a few that are playing better than last year like Kyler Murray, Joe Burrow, and Daniel Jones. Everything else is just where we thought it would be. Fantasy football has about 13-15 solid QBs that could start every week. With bye weeks in full effect and matchups causing for concern, this is a perfect time to think about switching out your QB if you aren’t confident in your current option.</p><p>This year’s rookie class isn’t playing well at all. Mac Jones is playing the best out of everyone and he seems like the only one rising to the occasion. Trevor Lawrence isn’t a bad fantasy option, but he hasn’t played to his expectations this year. Justin Fields, Zach Wilson, and Trey Lance should not be on your fantasy rosters. With that being said, let’s take a look at Week 8’s start ’em and sit ’em.</p><h2><b>Fantasy Football Week 8 Start ‘Em</b></h2><p><b>Kirk Cousins, Minnesota Vikings</b></p><p>Kirk Cousins is probably the most slept-on quarterback this year for fantasy football. He scored over 22 points in his first three games while having his best outing in Week 6 against the Carolina Panthers. Cousins is currently 13th in overall fantasy points but just had a bye last week. He would probably be in the top 10 if he had played a game last week.</p><p>Cousins is on this list because he is deserving of a start for your fantasy team this week. He faces the Dallas Cowboys who are 24th against opposing QBs. Now, some of you are probably thinking to yourself that Trevon Diggs plays for the Cowboys. His seven interceptions through Week 7 is just incredible. The odds of him picking off Cousins are actually pretty high, but I don’t think that will affect Cousins’ fantasy production much. The Cowboys’ defense is playing well, but they do give up a good amount of points each game. I expect Cousins to pick up where he left off two weeks ago and produce over 20 fantasy points.</p><p><b>Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals</b></p><p>Burrow is starting to play like the No. 1 overall pick in last years’ NFL Draft. The Bengals are rolling through Week 7 and are tied for the AFC lead in wins with five. This team is playing like a contender and look like they can beat anyone they go up against. Burrow is fresh off what could be the best game of his career. Against a great Ravens’ defense, he torched them for 416 yards and three touchdowns. His connection with Jamar Chase is unstoppable so far this season.</p><p>Burrow and the Bengals will face the New York Jets this weekend. This may come as a surprise, but the Jets are ranked 10th against opposing QBs this year. Despite their 1-5 record, the Jets have shut down opposing QBs for the most part. Burrow should change that this week. The Jets are coming off a horrible game giving up 54 points to the New England Patriots.</p><p><b>Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers</b></p><p>I can’t believe I’m actually saying this but if you own Rodgers in your league … then start him. Rodgers and the Packers are going against the 7-0 Arizona Cardinals on Thursday night. The Cardinals are ranked third against QBs this year, but they haven’t gone up against the reigning league MVP. Rodgers has played very well since his horrendous Week 1 outing. The Cardinals are very good, but I still expect Rodgers to play well.</p><p>Now, the Packers are going to be without Devonte Adams and <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1453089533768122380">Allen Lazard</a> because they both are on the COVID-19 list. Losing both of them, especially Adams, is devastating. The good news is Robert Tonyan and Aaron Jones are playing, so look for them to have huge games this week. You might be thinking that the Packers will run the ball a lot more, but I actually think Rodgers will get Jones involved in the pass-game a lot more.</p><h2><b>Fantasy Quarterbacks Week 8 Sit ‘Em</b></h2><p><b>Sam Darnold, Carolina Panthers</b></p><p>Darnold is fresh off of his worst outing of the season. He threw for only 111 yards and threw one interception. Darnold scored only 2.4 fantasy points per ESPN and has a combined 23 points over his last three games. Darnold is not a worthy fantasy option at this point in the season.</p><p>He is going up against the Atlanta Falcons who are ranked 30th against opposing QBs. I still don’t think he is going to play well enough for you to consider starting him.</p><p><b>Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons</b></p><p>Matt Ryan is still trending downward this year. He played well against the Washington Football Team and Jets, but that is about it. He faces the Panthers this week who and ranked 20th. The Panthers are coming off a bad all-around performance, and I expect them to bounce back defensively. If Ryan is your starter this week, I suggest rethinking your options.</p><p><b>Jameis Winston, New Orleans Saints</b></p><p>Winston is a very streaky quarterback this year. It’s tough to tell if he is going to play well in any given week. He faces the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week who are ranked 18th against opposing QBs. If you have the option to start someone else, I would.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2021 Fantasy Football Week 8 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Quarterbacks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021-Fantasy-Football-Week-8-Start-_Em-Sit-_Em-Tight-ends.jpg"></figure><h1>2021 Fantasy Football Week 8 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Tight Ends</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-27T05:15:30-07:00">October 27th, 5:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-27T05:16:25-07:00">October 27th, 5:16am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. He contributes about the NFL and NBA but follows most sports. Chris also covers the San Diego Loyal SC for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Week 8 is upon us for fantasy football after a fantastic National Tight Ends Day, Sunday. It’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/fantasy/">fantasy football series</a> with an outlook on who fantasy football owners should consider this week at the tight-end position.</p><p>National Tight Ends Day is an exciting time of the season. Created by 49ers tight end George Kittle and others, it’s a day where they celebrate the position that used to not get much love. That has certainly changed in this day and age. The tight end position is being utilized as a weapon. It’s one of the toughest positions to cover and if you have an elite tight end, your offense only benefits from it. Let’s take a look at who should start and sit for Week 8 in the NFL.</p><h2><b>Fantasy Football Week 8 Start ‘Em</b></h2><p><b>Robert Tonyan, Green Bay Packers</b></p><p>Tonyan will be a major factor Thursday night against the Cardinals. They will already be without Davonte Adams and Allen Lazard, so Tonyan will be heavily utilized. Rodgers and Tonyan connected a ton last season but it hasn’t been the same this year. Tonyan caught four passes for 63 yards and a touchdown last Sunday. That was his best game of the year and he will look to continue that against a tough team.</p><p>The Cardinals rank No. 1 against opposing tight ends. This matchup may say that it doesn’t favor Tonyan, but with what is going on in Green Bay may say otherwise. He will need to be a factor on Thursday. This is a game set up for him to excel and Rodgers will be looking his way a ton. It’s tough to say well he will do. The targets should be there this week, it’s up to Tonyan to take advantage of it.</p><p><b>Hunter Henry, New England Patriots</b></p><p>Henry is making a case for the No. 1 tight end in New England. Four straight games with a touchdown and nothing seems to be stopping him. He plays alongside Jonnu Smith, but Smith hasn’t been playing to his potential this year. That allows Henry to earn more targets and his chemistry with Mac Jones is trending upward.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/MikeReiss/status/1452342252865531913">Henry</a> will face his former team in the Los Angeles Chargers in LA on Sunday. The Chargers are ranked 31st against opposing tight ends, so this will be a perfect opportunity to dominate his former team. All he needs to do is watch the film from the Browns/Chargers game a few weeks back. The Bolts couldn’t stop David Njoku. Henry can be utilized the exact same way. Henry is becoming a valuable fantasy football option.</p><p><b>C.J. Uzomah, Cincinnati Bengals </b></p><p>There is a Bengals starter on all four of these lists this week. C.J. Uzomah is turning into a beast for Cincinnati. He has two multi-touchdown games thus far and five on the season. This matchup against the Jets is favorable for him and the Bengals’ offense. We all know how good Joe Burrow, Joe Mixon, and Jamar Chase are. If Uzomah continues to play at the level he’s at, then this offense becomes very scary. The offensive line is improving and giving Burrow time to throw. Uzomah is a big part of that now.</p><p>The Jets rank 25th against opposing tight ends. This should once again be a great performance for the rising tight end.</p><h2><b>Fantasy Tight Ends Week 8 Sit ‘Em</b></h2><p><b>Tyler Higbee, Los Angeles Rams</b></p><p>Higbee is a very talented tight end that gets the short end of the stick. Sharing targets with Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods must be tough to handle. Of course, all is well because they are winning, but Higbee’s fantasy football value is lowering as a result of it. QB Matthew Stafford is playing lights out right now, which should benefit Higbee at some point. The game plan doesn’t involve him much, but if Higbee can get open the Stafford will find him.</p><p>The Rams face a Houston Texans team that isn’t playing very well. They rank 29th against opposing tight ends, which could benefit Higbee this week. It’s a favorable matchup for him, but until he proves he can get consistent targets, he isn’t worth starting unless your starter is on a bye week.</p><p><b>Noah Fant, Denver Broncos</b></p><p>Fant and the Broncos are starting to slip at this point in the year. They started out 3-0, but have lost four straight games. Fant is playing well this year and will continue to do so. This matchup doesn’t really favor him. The Washington Football Team ranks 20th against tight ends. With a better quarterback, I would think he would be in line for a better game. With the way Teddy Bridgewater is playing, I don’t see it going well. Fant caught just five passes for 39 yards last week.</p><p><b>Jared Cook, Los Angeles Chargers</b></p><p>Cook scored the only points of the game against the Ravens two weeks ago. He is playing well in his first year with the Chargers. He is with former coach Joe Lombardi from the Saints and is utilized in the offense each week. This matchup against the Patriots, however, doesn’t favor him. They rank 2nd against tight ends and don’t allow them to perform well at all. I expect the Patriots to continue to hold off that position, even though the rest of the Chargers offense is electric this year. Cook should not start this week for your fantasy football team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2021 Fantasy Football Week 8 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Tight Ends

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Packers-Cardinals-prediction-Packers-Cardinals-pick-Packers-Cardinals-odds-NFL-Odds.jpeg"></figure><h1>NFL Odds: Packers vs. Cardinals Week 8 prediction, odds, pick and more</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-27T04:41:35-07:00">October 27th, 4:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-27T04:42:12-07:00">October 27th, 4:42am</time><address><a>Ezra Bernstein</a>Ezra lives in Los Angeles, California. He is an avid Rams, Lakers, and Dodgers fan. Ezra currently attends Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in California.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers will take on the Arizona Cardinals to begin Week 8 of the NFL season. It’s time to continue our NFL odds series and make a Packers-Cardinals prediction and pick.</p><p>This game should easily be the best Thursday night matchup of the season so far. The Packers are a perennial contender with quarterback Aaron Rodgers at the helm, and they currently lead the NFC North with a stellar 6-1 record on the year. The one knock on Green Bay is that they haven’t faced very stiff competition this year, but that certainly isn’t the case in this one. Arizona is the lone undefeated team left standing in the NFL. They’ve been completely dominant in every single one of their games, notching double-digit wins against three teams that will likely be making the playoffs at the end of the year. The Cardinals have a chance to continue that dominance here against a Packers team that is virtually a lock to win their division.</p><p>Here’s how the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl">bookmakers</a> have set the Packers-Cardinals odds for Thursday night’s game.</p><h2><b>NFL Odds: Packers-Cardinals Odds</b></h2><p>Green Bay Packers +6 (-110)</p><p>Arizona Cardinals -6 (-110)</p><p>Over 51 points (-114)</p><p>Under 51 points (-106)</p><p><b><i>*Watch NFL games LIVE with</i></b><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener"> <b><i>fubo TV (click for free trial)</i></b></a><b><i>*</i></b></p><h2><b>Why The Packers Can Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Despite their solid play, the Green Bay defense continues to be overlooked by the media. This unit has only allowed 24 points over their last two contests and only really has one poor performance on the season. A huge part of defensive coordinator Joe Barry’s success is his unit’s ability to get pressure. The Packers have put together ten sacks over their last three games to go along with a plethora of quarterback hits. Arizona doesn’t allow many sacks, but a big reason for that is quarterback Kyler Murray’s mobility. The Cardinals’ offensive line gives up a decent amount of pressure, making this a matchup that Green Bay’s defense should exploit.</p><p>Aaron Rodgers continues to prove that having an elite quarterback is often enough to change the script of the season for a team. Rodgers doesn’t have much help around him, but that hasn’t prevented him from playing great football. Over the last three contests, Rodgers has posted a whopping 813 yards to go along with seven touchdowns. Arizona is yet to face a top-five signal-caller, so a red-hot Rodgers will be an interesting matchup for a defense that has mainly picked on poor offenses this season.</p><h2><b>Why The Cardinals Can Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>While it’s true that the Packers have been good on defense recently, they haven’t matched up with a team quite like Arizona. The Cardinals have surpassed 30 points in every single game but one this season, including in matchups against the Los Angeles Rams and the Cleveland Browns. Both of those teams have better defensive units than Green Bay by a wide margin, and quarterback Kyler Murray had no trouble leading his offense to an elite showing against them.</p><p>Aaron Rodgers has been on an absolute tear in recent weeks, but he’ll be missing his most important weapon in this one. Wide receiver Davante Adams has been placed on the COVID reserve list ahead of this matchup. Adams accounts for a huge amount of the targets and yardage that Rodgers produces, as he is obviously the best pass-catcher on the team. His absence leaves Rodgers with a starting wide receiver group of Allen Lazard, Randall Cobb, and Equanimeous St. Brown. That is easily one of the worst receiving rooms in the NFL, so the Cardinals should have a pretty easy time defending the pass in this one.</p><h2><b>Final Packers-Cardinals Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>It’s hard to see the Packers covering here. They’re facing the biggest test of their season so far on a short week without their second best overall player. Arizona has been dismantling good teams all season and that shouldn’t change here.</p><p>FINAL PACKERS-CARDINALS PICK: Arizona Cardinals -6 (-110)</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL Odds: Packers vs. Cardinals Week 8 prediction, odds, pick and more

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021-Fantasy-Football-Week-8-Start-_Em-Sit-_Em-Running-backs.jpg"></figure><h1>2021 Fantasy Football Week 8 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Running Backs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-27T04:32:30-07:00">October 27th, 4:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-27T04:34:19-07:00">October 27th, 4:34am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. He contributes about the NFL and NBA but follows most sports. Chris also covers the San Diego Loyal SC for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The running back position saw some great play for fantasy football during Week 7. Let’s continue or <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/fantasy/">fantasy football series</a> with a breakdown on who you should consider for the running back position.</p><p>We are right in the middle of the fantasy football season. This is a crucial time to focus on your roster because wins mean a lot right now. With bye weeks happening, there are a lot of running backs to be considered for this week. Some injuries have forced others to rise up as well as fall. Many backups are starting right now and these guys can seriously elevate your fantasy team at this point in the season. Let’s take a look at the running backs you should consider starting as well as sitting this week.</p><h2><b>Fantasy Football Week 8 Start ‘Em</b></h2><p><b>Joe Mixon, Cincinnati Bengals</b></p><p>The Bengals are on this list a lot this week. Joe Burrow, Jamar Chase, and now Joe Mixon are all viable starters for this matchup against the Jets. Mixon is on the rise as a running back and is the Bengals’ clear starter for the future. He doesn’t always blow up and dominate a game, but he’s done it enough to be considered a constant starter for your fantasy team. Mixon only rushed for 59 yards last week but scored a touchdown that raised his fantasy points.</p><p>He faces a Jets defense ranked dead last against the run. This should be a great time for Mixon to explode for a solid fantasy game. He could be in line for his first multiple-touchdown game of the year this week. The Bengals offense is rolling right now, and seem to be able to control every game they play. That only helps Mixon’s projection.</p><p><b>James Robinson, Jacksonville Jaguars </b></p><p>The Jags are coming off of a bye week. <a href="https://twitter.com/PFF_Jaguars/status/1452666370664054789">Robinson</a> is playing like one of the better backs in the league this year. His first two games of the year didn’t bold well for him, but he has certainly bounced back. He’s reached at least 19 fantasy points in his last four games and should keep up the momentum against the Seattle Seahawks.</p><p>The Seahawks are ranked 31st against the run, just barely above the Jets. Robinson is in line for a breakout game, similar to the one against the Titans a few weeks back. There should be no reason he doesn’t reach over 100 yards. If he adds a touchdown then that’s just an added bonus.</p><p><b>Khalil Herbert, Chicago Bears</b></p><p>Herbert is one of those under-the-radar backs right now. Because of the injury to David Montgomery and Damien Williams getting covid-19, Herbert is the next man up. Over the last two weeks, Herbert notched over 18 fantasy points in back-to-back weeks. He’s received over 18 carries in each of his last three games and that production won’t stop this week.</p><p>He will face the San Francisco 49ers who are ranked 16th against the run. The Bears are struggling to pass, so Justin Fields will feed Herbert a ton this week. He’s been handing it off to him almost every single drive, so Herbert should be in line for another strong performance in Week 8.</p><h2><b>Fantasy Running Backs Week 8 Sit ‘Em</b></h2><p><b>Antonio Gibson, Washington Football Team</b></p><p>Gibson is not playing as he’d like to right now. He has a combined 12 fantasy points over his last two games. Gibson played well prior but is trending in the wrong direction at this point in the season. He’s getting the carries but the yardage isn’t there. Gibson only found the endzone three times this season.</p><p>He faces a solid Denver Broncos defense who is ranked 9th against the run. The Broncos just lost Von Miller to a knee injury, but I don’t think that will have much of a factor for Gibson. Until Gibson proves to regain his momentum, he shouldn’t be a starter this week if you have other options.</p><p><b>Myles Gaskin, Miami Dolphins</b></p><p>Gaskin is a streaky running back for the Dolphins. He torched the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a few weeks ago with over 10 catches and two TDs from the running back position. That’s really been about it, although he did find the endzone last week against the Atlanta Falcons.</p><p>Gaskin needs to prove that he is a consistent producer if he is going to start. He reached 17 fantasy points last week but will need to constantly do that to be a solid option.</p><p><b>Mike Davis, Atlanta Falcons</b></p><p>Davis is a steady and average running back this year. His highest outing is 13 points, and prior to last week, his lowest was 10 points. He only reached a grand total of one fantasy point last week with 10 total rush yards.</p><p>The Falcons are loving Cordarrelle Patterson at running back right now, and look to favor him completely. Davis will need to score multiple touchdowns and start earning more carries for him to be a viable option moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2021 Fantasy Football Week 8 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Running Backs

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He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. He contributes about the NFL and NBA but follows most sports. Chris also covers the San Diego Loyal SC for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Week 8 is upon us for fantasy football! The wide receiver position is seeing performances that have never been done before. It’s time to continue our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/fantasy/">fantasy football series</a> with the wide receiver position.</p><p>The wide receiver position is arguably the most important to keep an eye on for the entire season. Many receivers face matchups that are easier or drastically harder. In some games the game plan doesn’t involve them, so they could not see as many targets depending on the matchup. This year we are seeing young receivers take over while some of the older veterans are taking a step back. Let’s take a look at which receivers you should consider starting and benching this for fantasy football Week 8.</p><h2><b>Fantasy Football Week 8 Start ‘Em</b></h2><p><b>Jamar Chase, Cincinnati Bengals</b></p><p>Chase just broke the record for the most receiving yards by a rookie through seven games in NFL history with 754. There is nothing he can’t do. Before the season fantasy owners were skeptical of the No. 5 overall pick, but now they must start him. He is currently third in total points this season by a receiver. He’s averaging over 20 fantasy points per game and should be a starter going forward.</p><p>The reason Chase is on this list this week is because he is facing the third-ranked defense against receivers this year. The Jets are playing better on defense than everyone thinks. Chase should still start despite the rankings showing otherwise. The Joe Burrow-Chase connection is peaking right now.</p><p><b>Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos</b></p><p>Sutton is someone to keep an eye out for this week. He faces the 30th ranked WFT defense this Sunday. The Broncos are having difficulties on offense, but Sutton is starting to come alive. He racked up 25 targets in two straight games prior to Thursday’s loss to the Cleveland Browns. He is set to bounce back and play well against the WFT defense who can’t stop the passing game.</p><p>Sutton and Jerry Jeudy can become one of the top receiver duos in the game if they stay consistent. Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater isn’t playing well enough to rise their potential. Despite Bridgewater not playing well, I still expect him to find Sutton this week and display a solid fantasy performance.</p><p><b>Michael Pittman Jr., Indianapolis Colts</b></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/PFF/status/1451184625666035727">Pittman Jr.</a> is turning into a star for the Colts. The former USC Trojan and quarterback Carson Wentz are starting to find their chemistry. It’s only a matter of time until Pittman Jr. is one of the more consistent receivers in the game. He caught four passes for 105 yards and a TD on Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers.</p><p>He faces the Tennessee Titans this weekend who are ranked dead last against opposing receivers. This sets up what should be another stellar outing for Pittman Jr. The Titans played well against the Chiefs last weekend, but the Chiefs are not playing well at all right now. I expect Pittman Jr. to show his fantasy owners that he is a viable option going forward.</p><h2>Fantasy Receivers Week 8 Sit ‘Em</h2><p><b>Brandin Cooks, Houston Texans</b></p><p>Cooks is the Texans’ clear No . 1 receiver this year. He played very well through the first three weeks of the season, scoring a combined 60 fantasy points. Since then, he’s fallen off a little because of their QB play. Davis Mills isn’t playing consistently and the Texans are hurting as a result.</p><p>Cooks faces the Los Angeles Rams this weekend. He should be guarded by Jalen Ramsey for the majority of the game. This is one of those situations where the matchup should definitely affect the outcome. I would avoid Cooks this weekend.</p><p><b>Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals</b></p><p>Higgins played very well as a rookie for the Bengals last year. This year hasn’t been the same because of the rise of Jamar Chase. Higgins is still catching passes and racking up yards. He’s scored twice this year in the first two games, but an injury set him back a little.</p><p>His numbers aren’t going to be very high if Chase continues to play at the level he’s at. It’s not really a shot at Higgins, it’s just more of the fact that the Chase-Burrow connection is on fire at the moment. There are other options this week that could benefit your team more.</p><p><b>Corey Davis, New York Jets</b></p><p>Davis is another streaky fantasy football receiver this year. He’s getting the targets but the production isn’t quite there to be a solid option. Davis is one of those receivers you keep on your bench until needed. This week should be the same unless you need to start him. He faces the Bengals this week who are ranked 15th against opposing receivers. This could be hit or miss, but Davis isn’t projected to play well, especially with Zach Wilson potentially missing some time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2021 Fantasy Football Week 8 Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em: Wide receivers

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But in the last few weeks we’ve hit a brick wall. The results haven’t come, the performances haven’t come, we’ve conceded too many goals, too many easy goals and that’s a concern.”“Well, I’ve heard nothing else [on my future] and I’m still thinking about tomorrow’s work,” he added. “Of course, we’re all low, I can’t say now that I’ve felt any worse than this, this is the worse I’ve been, the lowest I’ve been, but I accept the responsibility and that is mine today and it’s mine going forward.”</blockquote><p>Technically, the Norwegian is right. However, this is not how most fans feel about the situation. Clamors of his departure has reached a crescendo and the name of former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has been thrown in the conversation.</p><p>The renowned club manager is being tipped to succeed Solskjaer for obvious reasons. One, he has proven that he can win and atop that, he and Ronaldo has had a great working relationship during their time in Spain, a stint that saw the Portuguese striker bagging a total of 112 goals in 114 appearances for Los Blancos.</p><blockquote>“The confidence that a player needs doesn’t only come from himself but also from the players around him and the coach,” Ronaldo said when talking about Zidane in 2019 via <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2849462-cristiano-ronaldo-on-real-madrid-boss-zinedine-zidane-he-made-me-feel-special">Bleacher Report</a>. “You need to feel like you are an important part of the group and Zidane made me feel special.”“He helped me a lot,” he continued. “I already had a lot of respect for him but working with him made me admire him more. “That’s because of what he’s like as a person, how he talks, how he led the team and how he treated me.”</blockquote><p>At present, Ronaldo is believed to have the same thoughts about Zidane amid Manchester United woes. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is even said to be recommending his former mentor’s move to Old Trafford.</p><p>In a perfect world, the Ronaldo-Zidane reunion at Manchester United will be phenomenal. However, that is a scenery unlikely to happen anytime soon.</p><p>Various reports claim that Zidane, who decided not to take any coaching job after leaving Real Madrid at the end of last season, is <a href="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/premier-league/20211025/1001704400/zidane-piensa-manchester-united.html">not considering ending his retirement</a>. And besides Ronaldo, Manchester United doesn’t have anything to use as bargaining chip to lure the “Zizou.”</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Will Zinedine Zidane ever consider taking over the Cristiano Ronaldo-led Manchester United?

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He is an NBA writer and editor for ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation. Back in the day, while other kids were consumed by their toys and comic books, young Arlos was already thumbing through the pages of sports magazines.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/san-antonio-spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> failed to defend their homecourt against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers, 125-121. On a night LeBron James sat out due to an injury, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook still proved to be too much for the Spurs’ side.</p><p>As a silver lining, Dejounte Murray’s statistical marvel gave fans more reasons to feel optimistic about the Spurs’ youth movement. In 40 minutes of playing time, Murray recorded a triple-double unlike anything in the franchise’s history.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dejounte Murray tonight:</p><p>21 PTS<br>12 REB<br>15 AST (career-high)<br>2 STL<br>2 BLK</p><p>It’s the first ever 20-point, 15-assist triple-double in Spurs history. <a href="https://t.co/NfQpYANl1p" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/NfQpYANl1p</a></p><p>— StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1453196702962180097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Even the great Tony Parker wasn’t able to pull off such a feat. Then again, Parker has so much more accolades that make him the greatest point guard who ever played for the Spurs. So this doesn’t really make a dent in his legacy.</p><p>After years of parading some veteran-laded rosters, the team begins its shift to a more youthful squad this season. At the forefront of their attack is the 25-year-old Murray, who’s been groomed to take over the reins at the right time.</p><p>After four games, Murray’s all-around talent has been on full display, averaging <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1627749/">15.3 points</a>, 9.0 rebounds, 9.0 assists, and 2.3 steals per contest. There’s not a lot of pressure on Murray’s shoulders at this point, so he’s free to test the limits of his game.</p><p>Furthermore, Gregg Popovich isn’t expected to be on the Spurs’ bench for the next decade or even half of it, so Murray should absorb as much knowledge as possible while the legendary coach is still at the helm. The hope for San Antonio fans is for Dejounte Murray to evolve into a top-caliber court general on the same level as Tony Parker.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs guard Dejounte Murray’s wild stat line not even Tony Parker ever did

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Mike Tyson backed by Ex-UFC champ to do what’s expected against Logan Paul

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Lakers star Anthony Davis gives update on knee injury after scary fall

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He also has a background in esports events management. On the side, he is also a content creator under the in-game handle Neutral, and he is one of the three hosts of the video game-themed Off Cooldown Podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Gaming</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Nintendo has a very shady history when it comes to its online offerings. But the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass is a new low for the otherwise <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/top-5-most-loved-developers-in-the-video-game-industry/">well-loved developer</a>.</p><p>The reaction when the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nintendo-switch-online-expansion-pack-n64-sega-genesis/">was announced</a> was rather lukewarm. Yes, people were excited that N64 and Sega Genesis games were coming to the Nintendo Switch Online service. However, folks weren’t as excited about these games coming through an expansion pass. Had this been offered alongside the base NSO service, then things would have been different – players would have been more excited, and it could have converted more subscribers.</p><p>But voila, the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass would be revealed later on to cost an additional $30 annually. They must have known that there’d be negative reaction to this – otherwise, why would they not announce the pricing upon announcement? Naturally, fans weren’t happy with this. But to be honest, $30 for this theoretically would have been worth it. But there’s a bigger problem to the NSO Expansion Pass than its pricing alone.</p><p>Now that the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass has been released and fans got their hands on the N64 and Sega Genesis games, and they haven’t been entirely happy. Fans have had a long history with emulation that they have grown to expect some things from emulated games, and expectations were high for Nintendo to deliver high-quality emulations. However, Nintendo’s own emulations pale in comparison with what the emulation community has done.</p><p>It leaves a bitter taste in the mouth that Nintendo – so adamantly taking down emulation sites in protection of their own IP – could not even give the same satisfaction these emulation sites give. Granted, it is within Nintendo’s rights to take down sites hosting ROMs of their games. However, they should have learned by now that there’s a big demand for their old games to be playable in today’s machines. They must have already, which is why they’re blatant enough to charge this much money for their emulations. The big problem is, they didn’t do a good job with their emulations.</p><p>And so, because of the many technical issues that the emulated N64 and Sega Genesis games available so far, getting the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass is not worth it. We do not condone piracy, but if you have legally owned ROMs lying around, sites like <a href="https://afterplay.io">Afterplay.io</a> provide a better experience and provide more features than NSO Expansion Pass currently has. We do hope that moving forward, Nintendo would provide better emulations of their old games so that we all can legally enjoy their old games without fear of getting hit <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nintendo-wins-lawsuit-worth-2-million-romuniverse/">with a lawsuit from Nintendo</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass is not worth it

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Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Denver Nuggets fans held their breath in fear during the game against the Denver Nuggets as Nikola Jokic <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-suffers-injury-scare-after-rudy-gobert-collision/">collided with</a> Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert.</p><p>The contact left the Nuggets star in a heap of pain while grabbing his right knee.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Prayers up to Nikola Jokic 🙏🏽</p><p>The MVP exited the game after this collision with Rudy Gobert in the first half of Nuggets-Jazz.<a href="https://t.co/TLxwZchBkK" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/TLxwZchBkK</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1453197552891797511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>An image like that brings out the worst fears for any fan. Nikola Jokic looked like he was in serious discomfort and there’s always added concern when the knee is involved. The Joker was ruled out for the rest of the contest as the Nuggets fell to the Jazz 110-122 without their talisman on the floor.</p><p>However, according to Nuggets coach Michael Malone, the injury seems to be less ominous than it seemed.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/msinger/status/1453221049462509568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1453221049462509568%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php">Via</a> Mike Singer:</p><blockquote>“I don’t think it’s anything too, too serious,” said Malone when asked about Nikola Jokic’s injury postgame.</blockquote><p>Malone continued that the decision to hold out Jokic for the rest of the game was more on the precautionary side, as the Nuggets were on the second night of a back-to-back.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Michael Malone isn't sure yet if Nikola Jokic will need any extra testing on his knee. He said that he decided to keep Jokic out at halftime when Jokic told him his knee felt a little weak. Malone said there was no sense in risking Jokic, especially on second of back-to-back.</p><p>— Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) <a href="https://twitter.com/NotoriousOHM/status/1453223229162758145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>With Jamal Murray still recovery from his own serious knee injury, the last thing the Nuggets need is for their MVP to be placed on the shelf as well. Nikola Jokic isn’t out of the woods yet, but it certainly sounds like they avoided anything season-altering for the time being.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic knee injury gets critical update after collision with Rudy Gobert

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Lakers’ LeBron James, Stephen Curry’s ex-teammate taking talents abroad

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/49ers-Jimmy-Garoppolo-Kyle-Shanhan-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>2 best trades 49ers must make before 2021 NFL trade deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-26T21:56:23-07:00">October 26th, 9:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-26T22:53:33-07:00">October 26th, 10:53pm</time><address><a>Kousha Kangarloo</a>Based in Washington D.C., Kousha Kangarloo loves playing sports (basketball, volleyball, football, golf and tennis) and working out. He loves music (Calvin Harris, Wu-Tang Clan, The Strokes), traveling bothdomestically and internationally, and he enjoys a good stand-up comedyshow. Lastly, he really enjoys outdoor recreation (hiking, biking,paddle boarding, etc.) and he absolutely nerds out about James Bond,Star Wars, Marvel, True Detective, and Jurassic Park.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After enduring their fourth straight loss against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 7, it has become apparent that the San Francisco 49ers are in need of some roster upgrades and a new game plan. Even as coach Kyle Shanahan continues to search for ways to improve the team and implement a new strategy, the Niners have continued to struggle and be burdened by the injury bug.</p><p>With the NFL trade deadline soon upon us, the Niners will have some interesting choices to make that could alter the outcome of their season, especially with their four-game losing streak putting them in a tie for last place in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nfl/standings" rel="noopener">NFC West</a>.</p><p>As they desperately seek redemption from last season and aim to make a deep playoff run this season, let’s take a look at the two best trades the Niners must make ahead of the NFL trade deadline.</p><p><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408">*Watch &amp; DVR Football Live | fuboTV*</a></p><h2><b>San Francisco 49ers Trades</b></h2><p><b>Trade for Cordarrelle Patterson </b></p><p>Now that the Atlanta Falcons look like they’re headed for a full-on rebuild, it only seems fitting that Patterson finish out his career playing with a team that’s better positioned to compete for a title. On the 49ers, he would give them a ton of relief at the running back spot, especially with the injury-plagued backfield they’ve had to deal with all season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">💪 <a href="https://twitter.com/ceeflashpee84?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@ceeflashpee84</a> 💪</p><p>With today's rushing score, CP became the first player with 10+ career rushing TDs, 10+ career receiving TDs, and 5+ career kickoff return TDs since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFLVols?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#NFLVols</a> ➡️ <a href="https://t.co/D5aqVQPUKZ" target="_blank">https://t.co/D5aqVQPUKZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/vOiT4aDov6" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/vOiT4aDov6</a></p><p>— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) <a href="https://twitter.com/Vol_Football/status/1452373653455347717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 24, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Eli Mitchell gave the Niners a ton of production in the rushing game against the Colts. Outside of him though, they couldn’t establish much of a running game and they definitely could use some help there. The addition of Patterson would give them a well-rounded veteran, who could help move the chains and diversify their offensive game plan.</p><p>With the 49ers’ injury-riddled backfield, trading for Patterson would be a perfect move for them to make.</p><p><b>Trade for Xavien Howard </b></p><p>Currently stuck in a losing situation with the Miami Dolphins, Xavien Howard could be a huge difference-maker on a defensive unit that’s in need of elite playmaking in their secondary. With the Dolphins unlikely to make the NFL Playoffs this season and seemingly getting worse each week, Howard may be better off playing for a team that has a higher chance of making the postseason.</p><p>Adding Howard to San Fran’s secondary would give them a Pro Bowl-caliber talent who is able to wreak all kinds of havoc playing alongside Jimmie Ward, Jaquiski Tartt, and Emmanuel Moseley. Now that they’ve hit a bit of a skid, the 49ers could definitely use an upgrade at the cornerback spot. A player with Howard’s talents would definitely shine in San Fran’s defensive schemes, which would allow him to shut down some of the premier receivers in the NFL on a weekly basis.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">One of the wildest interceptions of the season 😱 <a href="https://twitter.com/Iamxavienhoward?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Iamxavienhoward</a></p><p>📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ATLvsMIA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#ATLvsMIA</a> on FOX<br>📱: NFL app <a href="https://t.co/OsnVzBSs4d" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/OsnVzBSs4d</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1452356491927642114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 24, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>If the 49ers want to inject new life into their defense and save their season, then they should strongly consider these two moves ahead of the NFL trade deadline. If one thing’s true about the Niners, it’s that they could use all the help they can get, and tinkering with the roster would certainly give their secondary a boost.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2 best trades 49ers must make before 2021 NFL trade deadline

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The Chiefs should be busy before the NFL trade deadline, but what exactly does this team need?</p><p>It is obvious that the Chiefs need to add to the team before the trade deadline comes on November 2nd. There have been holes all over the Chiefs roster throughout the season. Their offensive line, lack of pass rushers and inconsistent receiving options outside of Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce have been the major issues for the Chiefs. The Chiefs are going to have to get creative if they want to make deals work with the money they have, cutting salaries and restructuring contracts.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Let’s take a look at who the Chiefs should target in advance of next wee’s deadline.</p><p><b>Defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah</b></p><p>Ogbah, who’s now with the Miami Dolphins, played for the Chiefs as recently as 2019. Miami is currently one of the worst teams in the league and with it being a contract year for Ogbah, they might look to trade him. He has been sensational for the Dolphins. Ogbah had a 10-sack season last year and has continued to impress this season. From filling a positional need for the Chiefs at defensive end and already having experience in defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s scheme, Ogbah is the perfect fit.</p><p>There’s also a chance the Chiefs could make bigger waves in Miami. Xavien Howard could potentially be on the trade block and Kansas City might look to add him, too.</p><p><b>Wide receiver Marvin Jones</b></p><p>Outside of Hill and Kelce, the Chiefs’ receiving corps has been below average. Having arguably the most talented quarterback in the NFL can only do Kansas City so good when he has no viable ancillary weapons.</p><p>Jones is a talented wide receiver who is with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He has shown in Jacksonville that he can be an excellent second or third target in the passing game. He had 978 yards in 2020 with the Lions and has 343 yards this year. If Jones has a quarterback like Mahomes to throw to him, the potential is there for him to have a 1,000-yard season.</p><p>Luckily for Kansas City, his contract also fits their team salary structure.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">TREVOR LAWRENCE DIMED IT TO MARVIN JONES FOR THE TD 🎯</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLBrasil?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@NFLBrasil</a>)<a href="https://t.co/OMsRnhffga" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/OMsRnhffga</a></p><p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1439639111229394950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 19, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Chiefs can turn it around at any moment. They aren’t as talented as they have been in recent years, but anything is possible with Mahomes under center. If the Chiefs can add some pieces at the deadline they can be Super Bowl contenders again.</p><p>They will look to add impact players on both sides of the ball, mostly linemen and some skill players. There are plenty of realistic trades out there for the Chiefs. Usually, big names don’t get moved at the break, but there are still pieces that can help improve this Chiefs roster, especially at defensive end.</p><p>General manager Brett Veach is usually an aggressive trader; don’t expect anything different now. It will be fascinating to see what the Chiefs do over the next week. Out of every team with realistic Super Bowl aspirations, Kansas City’s are definitely the most volatile.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2 best trades Chiefs must make before 2021 NFL Trade Deadline

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His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Orlando Magic have yet to finalize their roster for the 2021-22 campaign and at this point, they have decided to turn to a former teammate of Stephen Curry with the Golden State Warriors as their latest recruit.</p><p>On Tuesday, the Magic announced on their official <a href="https://twitter.com/OrlandoMagic/status/1453051720288907269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1453051720288907269%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fbayarea%2Fwarriors%2Fmagic-sign-ex-warriors-guard-mychal-mulder-two-way-contract">Twitter</a> page that they have signed 6-foot-3 wing Mychal Mulder to a two-way deal:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">We have signed free agent guard Mychal Mulder to a two-way contract. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MagicTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#MagicTogether</a> </p><p>🔗: <a href="https://t.co/SmUI9Yvg2U" target="_blank">https://t.co/SmUI9Yvg2U</a> <a href="https://t.co/L6osqWyPoQ" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/L6osqWyPoQ</a></p><p>— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) <a href="https://twitter.com/OrlandoMagic/status/1453051720288907269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 26, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>After playing the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-golden-state-signs-mychal-mulder-multi-year-deal/">last two seasons</a> with the Warriors, Mulder got waived by the Dubs in October 2020. He failed to sign a new deal with any NBA team during the offseason, which is why it’s a pleasant surprise that he was able to secure a deal with the Magic.</p><p>Despite this recent development, a spot in Orlando’s rotation is anything but guaranteed for Mulder at this point. He will need to prove his worth to Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley or he could end up playing for the team’s NBA G League affiliate. Nevertheless, the fact that he’s back in the NBA is definitely a welcome development for Mychal Mulder.</p><p>In two seasons with the Warriors, Mulder produced averages of <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/muldemy01.html#all_per_game-playoffs_per_game">6.2 points</a> per game in 14.5 minutes of action off the bench. The former Kentucky standout also drained a respectable 1.5 triples per contest on a 38.0 percent clip.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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