Fantasy football trade tips: Doug Martin’s bye is a perfect time to say hello; The NBA and its players need to turn CBA ‘progress’ into a deal. Or else.; Could Tom Brady end up being the NFL’s MVP playing only 12 games? Sure. Why not?; Odell Beckham made a dazzling catch Sunday night and seemed to have fun doing it; NFL Week 5 – Packers hold off Giants; Brady begins revenge tour; Eagles lose first game; Vikings 5-0; Fantasy football 2016: The important, must-read tips and takeaways from Week 5; It might just be time to believe in the Falcons. Maybe.; Tom Brady is back and the Patriots’ offense is scary good once more; Nationals even up NLDS with Dodgers with 5-2 win; Redskins hold on for 16-10 win over Ravens; In praise of Alabama’s winning streak and Navy’s big win over Houston; UFC 204: Michael Bisping defends his middleweight title against Dan Henderson; Mousasi finishes Belfort; College football winners and losers: Houston’s playoff hopes become American horror story; Every college football fan should see Texas A&M’s Midnight Yell; The Cubs and Joe Maddon and playing some funky bunt defense in the NLDS; Tiger Woods reportedly withdraws from Safeway Open, further delaying his comeback; Steph Curry is helping Tiger Woods ready for his PGA Tour return (UPDATE: Or not.); Penguins say Sidney Crosby has suffered another concussion; Ruth Bader Ginsburg calls national anthem protests ‘dumb and disrespectful’; Dolphins’ Laremy Tunsil reportedly injured himself by falling in the shower; No one talks like Donald Trump in locker rooms; A Kansas State TD celebration goes horribly, hilariously wrong; Broncos Coach Gary Kubiak reportedly will be released from hospital; Good news: Odell Beckham Jr. and the kicking net have made up; Ravens fire offensive coordinator Marc Trestman after another weak performance; The Cowboys would be crazy to halt the Dak Prescott Era now; Jets’ defense is just as bad as its offense; The three most startling stats from Tom Brady’s return
 
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Fantasy football trade tips: Doug Martin’s bye is a perfect time to say hello
Martin leads the list of players worth acquiring, while others look like good sell-high candidates.
The NBA and its players need to turn CBA ‘progress’ into a deal. Or else.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed optimism about a potential new CBA being agreed upon soon. Now he and his NBPA counterpart, Michele Roberts, need to make sure there is one.
 
Could Tom Brady end up being the NFL’s MVP playing only 12 games? Sure. Why not?
There's still time to him to catch up to Matt Ryan, Ben Roethlisberger, Sam Bradford, Carson Wentz, Dak Prescott, Von Miller and everyone else. That and more in NFL 1st and 10.
 
Odell Beckham made a dazzling catch Sunday night and seemed to have fun doing it
It's been a rough few weeks for the Giants' gifted WR. But he seemed to break the downward spiral in Green Bay.
 
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NFL Week 5 – Packers hold off Giants; Brady begins revenge tour; Eagles lose first game; Vikings 5-0
Tom Brady returns, Cam Newton leaves and yet another rookie gets a start this season. Here are the top story lines to monitor in Week 5.
 
Fantasy football 2016: The important, must-read tips and takeaways from Week 5
What were the biggest surprises of Week 5 in fantasy football? Who disappointed? All that and more in our recap analysis.
 
It might just be time to believe in the Falcons. Maybe.
Atlanta won Sunday in Denver and now has beaten last season's two Super Bowl teams in consecutive games.
 
Tom Brady is back and the Patriots’ offense is scary good once more
He throws for 406 yards and three TDs in his first game back from his four-game Deflategate suspension.
 
 
Nationals even up NLDS with Dodgers with 5-2 win
Washington overcomes a slow start to tie the series 1-1 heading back to Los Angeles. This is a developing story. It will be updated.
 
Redskins hold on for 16-10 win over Ravens
A late Baltimore touchdown is waved off, as Redskins improve to 3-2 on the season. This is a developing story. It will be updated.
In praise of Alabama’s winning streak and Navy’s big win over Houston
 
UFC 204: Michael Bisping defends his middleweight title against Dan Henderson; Mousasi finishes Belfort
Patrick Wyman provides round-by-round analysis of the Michael Bisping-Dan Henderson main event, plus the night's other top bouts.
 
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College football winners and losers: Houston’s playoff hopes become American horror story
Cougars' dreams of crashing the national title race have likely ended with a conference loss for the second straight year.
 
Every college football fan should see Texas A&M’s Midnight Yell
Tens of thousands file into a stadium to sing songs, hear jokes and yell. But it's so much more.
 
The Cubs and Joe Maddon and playing some funky bunt defense in the NLDS
The Cubs played their first baseman next to the pitcher and their second baseman at first base. And it worked.
 
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