Fantasy football draft debate: Adrian Peterson or Antonio Brown, who’s No. 1?; Kevin Durant provides a glimpse of a golden future with Warriors; The Cubs paid a fortune for Aroldis Chapman. But even that helps their pennant chase.; NBC tried to change the order of the Parade of Nations for better ratings. The IOC said no.; Bill Belichick: Patriots now focused on Jimmy Garoppolo; Marlins, Reds minor league teams get in a bench-clearing brawl in front of ballpark full of kids; First the DNC, now the NFL: Philadelphia reportedly to host draft next year; Manchester City boss demands fitness, not fatness, bans players from practice; Olympic sponsors are protected right down to the hashtag; Jordy Nelson insists knee issue is just a ‘hiccup,’ but he’s on the PUP list; The NBA champion Cavs are butter than all the rest; Iowa City police release body cam footage of encounter with football player; DeMar DeRozan nearly pulled off a 360 dunk with a man in his face; Among NFL’s Super Bowl favorites, Seahawks are contenders, Cowboys are pretenders; O’s Dylan Bundy has the pitches he needs to be an effective starter
 
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Among NFL’s Super Bowl favorites, Seahawks are contenders, Cowboys are pretenders
Seahawks won 10 games last season and are one of the favorites to win Super Bowl LI.
NBC tried to change the order of the Parade of Nations for better ratings. The IOC said no.
Breaking: The IOC said no to NBC.
 
Bill Belichick: Patriots now focused on Jimmy Garoppolo
Sorry, Tom Brady. (At least you'll be the starter Week 5.)
 
Marlins, Reds minor league teams get in a bench-clearing brawl in front of ballpark full of kids
Well, this was unfortunate.
 
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First the DNC, now the NFL: Philadelphia reportedly to host draft next year
It appears the NFL is keening on hosting the event outside.
 
Manchester City boss demands fitness, not fatness, bans players from practice
Pep Guardiola also banned pizza and other junk foods, one player says.
 
Olympic sponsors are protected right down to the hashtag
Smaller companies whose athletes were late qualifiers must pay particular attention to their message.
 
Jordy Nelson insists knee issue is just a ‘hiccup,’ but he’s on the PUP list
The Packers' offense struggled without him last season.
 
 
Fantasy football draft debate: Adrian Peterson or Antonio Brown, who’s No. 1?
A pair of Washington Post experts debate which player deserves top billing on draft lists.
 
Kevin Durant provides a glimpse of a golden future with Warriors
Kevin Durant gets his first taste of his new NBA home -- Oracle Arena -- as Team USA routs China in a tuneup for Rio.
 
The NBA champion Cavs are butter than all the rest
They have been immortalized in a hand-Krafted state-fair sculpture.
 
Iowa City police release body cam footage of encounter with football player
Iowa defensive end Faith Ekakitie's Facebook post on the encounter had gone viral.
 
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DeMar DeRozan nearly pulled off a 360 dunk with a man in his face
Oh, and Kevin Durant was pretty good, too, in his first game at Oracle Arena since signing with the Warriors.
 
The Cubs paid a fortune for Aroldis Chapman. But even that helps their pennant chase.
Theo Epstein sent a huge package of players to the Yankees for a game-changing closer. But that steep price may actually hinder Chicago's NL rivals more than the Cubs, at least in 2016.
 
O’s Dylan Bundy has the pitches he needs to be an effective starter
After being drafted in 2011, Dylan Bundy has finally gotten his chance to be a member of the Orioles starting rotation.
 
 
     
 
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