Fantasy football 2016: Wide receivers you want for the home stretch; The best and worst fantasy football player matchups for Week 11; Duke’s near-miss, Maryland’s miracle and the biggest takeaways from a college hoops marathon; If Jared Goff is the real deal, he and the Rams are well-positioned to succeed; Max Scherzer, the Cy Young Award and the specter of $100 million pitchers contracts; The latest College Football Playoff rankings are out, and they’re pointless; Tony Romo’s classy display was the right thing to do for the Cowboys and his future; Trump’s victory has a German soccer star thinking twice about playing in U.S.; Tom Brady is finally having fun with Deflategate in new commercial; Tony Romo’s future could mirror the paths traveled by Manning, Favre and Montana; A kid reporter wasn’t about to let Kentucky’s John Calipari off the hook; NBC shakes up its NFL announcing teams for four games; Bill Simmons and Cris Collinsworth have squashed their beef; David Blaine spits out live frogs, freaks out Steph Curry, Drake and Dave Chappelle; Multiple NBA teams are reportedly avoiding Trump hotels on road trips; Floyd Mayweather says comparing Conor McGregor to him is ‘total disrespect’; ‘Baby Cakes’? New Orleans minor league squad latest to join wacky-name trend; Fantasy Football Week 11: Trust Kirk Cousins, but pass on Jameis Winston; Clippers are crushing their opponents, and it’s thanks to their bench; Cavaliers defense may not look like much on paper, but Cleveland’s onto something
 
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Trump’s victory has a German soccer star thinking twice about playing in U.S.
Wolfsburg's Marcel Schäfer says a lot happened that is “incompatible with my values."
Tom Brady is finally having fun with Deflategate in new commercial
The Patriots quarterback is willing to joke about it . . . for a price.
 
Fantasy football 2016: Wide receivers you want for the home stretch
With the regular season dwindling, owners can't afford a wrong move. The Fantasy Football Beat helps owners make the right decisions to finish with a flourish.
 
Tony Romo’s future could mirror the paths traveled by Manning, Favre and Montana
The Cowboys quarterback wistfully admits “you almost feel like an outsider,” something Drew Bledsoe can appreciate, too.
 
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A kid reporter wasn’t about to let Kentucky’s John Calipari off the hook
Score one for the media.
 
The best and worst fantasy football player matchups for Week 11
The Steelers should see plenty of points in the passing game, but might Dallas RB Ezekiel Elliott finally hit a wall?
 
Duke’s near-miss, Maryland’s miracle and the biggest takeaways from a college hoops marathon
From start to finish, there's plenty of digest. Like how good can the Blue Devils be when they're finally healthy?
 
NBC shakes up its NFL announcing teams for four games
Mike Tirico will replace Al Michaels for four NBC games, reversing an earlier NFL edict that said only Michaels and Cris Collinsworth could work the games.
 
 
Bill Simmons and Cris Collinsworth have squashed their beef
Their feud was barely long enough to actually be called a feud.
 
David Blaine spits out live frogs, freaks out Steph Curry, Drake and Dave Chappelle
Jimmy Butler was also on hand for that disturbing display, and David Beckham watched the magician retrieve a ring from his stomach with a wire hanger, in a TV special.
 
If Jared Goff is the real deal, he and the Rams are well-positioned to succeed
L.A. has Todd Gurley and a good defense. What the Rams need is a QB and they've finally turned to the No. 1 pick in the draft.
 
Max Scherzer, the Cy Young Award and the specter of $100 million pitchers contracts
After his second season in Washington, Max Scherzer most likely will be named the National League's top pitcher tonight; what he does going forward will determine whether the Nationals get their money's worth.
 
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The latest College Football Playoff rankings are out, and they’re pointless
In a totally useless exercise, this week's top four are Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan and Clemson.
 
Multiple NBA teams are reportedly avoiding Trump hotels on road trips
It is not clear if all the teams are doing so for political reasons, but two are owned by well-known Hillary Clinton supporters, including the Mavericks' Mark Cuban.
 
Tony Romo’s classy display was the right thing to do for the Cowboys and his future
"He's earned the right to be our quarterback," Romo said during a prepared speech Tuesday.
 
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