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Watford hosts Tottenham Hotspur in one of the top games on this week’s English Premier League betting slate, with the sportsbooks siding with the road team.

Guiding you to the best games all throughout five days of college football.

The basic thing: Make sure seven guys are on the line of scrimmage.

Did you just see a college football team get flagged for an illegal formation?

It’s one of the most annoying penalties to get hit with. And as long as it’s called correctly, it’s completely the offense’s fault.

What is college football’s illegal-formation rule, per the NCAA?

There are two components:

• Offenses are required to have at least seven players on the line of scrimmage at the snap of the ball... Читать дальше...

The NCAA rule is more restrictive than the NFL equivalent, but it’s not always called tightly.

Spoiler alert: your team is behind the Tide.

It’s preseason top 25 time, and we’re officially in Week 1.

But in a sea of preseason polls, it can be hard to pick one as the best judge of you college football team’s preseason status. Fear not — I’ve combed the internet to get a composite of many of the notable polls and computer rankings.

Those are: the AP Poll, Bill Connelly’s S&P+, Bud Elliott’s Blue Chip Ratio, the Coaches Poll, Athlon, CBS, two ESPN rankings, Sports Illustrated... Читать дальше...

College teams and TV partners need to soak up all the attention they can get before the NFL takes over.

We have that and more in Thursday’s NBA newsletter.

We’ve told you the NBA is unwinding its draft age minimum, eventually going back to allowing players to jump straight into the league out of high school. On Monday, we even explained some ways this might be implemented. On Wednesday, the NBA announced a deal with USA Basketball, the players’ union, and the NCAA to offer more developmental and lifestyle coaching to the best young American players and offer chances for NBA scouts to check them out. Читать дальше...

Reds RHP has four home runs this season in just 24 PA

Shohei Ohtani has rightfully received a ton of fan fare for his exploits both on the mound and at the plate in his first year with the Angels. But perhaps the best-hitting pitcher going is reliever Michael Lorenzen of the Reds.

On Wednesday night in the sixth inning, Lorenzen pitched the top half of the inning, then batted for himself with two on and nobody out. On an 0-2 count Lorenzen squared to bunt, but the pitch was up and... Читать дальше...

Serena bested Carina Witthoeft in the 2nd round, while Venus took down Camila Giorgi. Serena leads the all-time rivalry, but it’s close on hard courts.

Twelve teams descend on Viera, Florida, for the 2018 Women’s Baseball World Cup, with the United States and Canada among the top contenders trying to wrest away championship control from top-seeded Japan.

The big three have split the three Grand Slams already this season — will one of them grab a second with the US Open? We’ll have updated schedule, results and more throughout the tournament

Can Serena Williams get back to her Slam-winning ways? We’ll have updated results and schedules throughout the tournament.