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• Fantasy football best and worst of the week
  James White and Mitchell Trubisky stood out from the Patriots-Bears game, while Deshaun Watson disappointed for a second straight week.
• Week 7 takeaways: Eagles facing uphill climb for playoffs
  Forget the NFC East. The Eagles are now in a real fight just to make the playoffs. NFL Nation dives into Week 7.
• Hawks rookie Young scores 35 in rout of Cavs
  Trae Young had 35 points and 11 assists -- the best line by an NBA rookie in eight years -- and Kent Bazemore scored 23 as the Atlanta Hawks rolled to an easy win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday.
• The biggest injuries of Week 7
  The latest on all the big injuries from our NFL Nation reporters, including the prognosis on each player for Week 8 and beyond.
• Watch: Kareem Hunt ducks, hurdles, carries four Bengals, then gets a TD
  Hunt had 56 total yards on the Chiefs' opening touchdown drive, including a 21-yard run, during which he dragged several defenders.
• Source: Bucs fear LB Alexander tore ACL in win
  Buccaneers linebacker Kwon Alexander is believed to have a torn ACL stemming from an injury sustained in Sunday's win over the Browns, a source says.
• Mizzou's Jontay Porter injures knee, out for year
  Missouri forward Jontay Porter will miss the upcoming season after suffering a knee injury in a scrimmage on Sunday.
• Josh Gordon's impact grows as Patriots hold on for win over Bears
  The veteran receiver had four catches for 100 yards, including a 55-yarder in the fourth quarter, that helped the Pats build a decisive two-TD lead.
• First-place Redskins' approach at stopping Ezekiel Elliott works
  The Redskins' opportunistic defensive front bottled up Elliott, pounced on a fumble for a TD and led Washington into first place in the NFC East.
• Playoff dramatics a bust at Kansas Speedway
  The four drivers on the outside of the top eight entering Sunday -- Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson and Alex Bowman -- each failed to crack the semifinals at the Hollywood Casino 400.
• Tucker misses first career PAT; Ravens lose by 1
  Justin Tucker's first career missed extra point led to the Ravens' losing to the New Orleans Saints 24-23 on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium.
• Ingram, Rondo, Paul get suspended for melee
  Brandon Ingram was suspended four games, Rajon Rondo three and Chris Paul two for their parts in a brawl between the Lakers and Rockets on Saturday.
• City of Milan remains Inter's after Icardi's dramatic winner
  Inter can continue to stroll around Milan with chests puffed out in the knowledge the city belongs to them after their late win over the Rossoneri.
• Eagles' late meltdown could come back to bite them
  The Eagles' defense had blanked the Panthers through three quarters before they let the win slip away.
• College football Power Rankings: Does LSU have enough offense?
  Michigan and Oklahoma push the Tigers out of the rankings' top five despite a win over Mississippi State. Questions remain about LSU's pass attack.
• College football bowl projections after Week 8
  Ohio State's loss at Purdue helped move Michigan into playoff consideration in our latest projections. Find out where your team could go bowling.
• Panthers' Reid calls Jenkins 'sellout' after scrap
  Things got heated between Panthers safety Eric Reid and Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins before Sunday's game, and it spilled onto the field. After the game, Reid called Jenkins a "sellout."
• Powered by Puig, Dodgers muscle their way back to the World Series
  Game 7 slugging and a little bit of swagger gave the Dodgers the lead they needed to finally get past the Brewers and return to the Fall Classic.
• In the end, Dodgers' talent trumps Brewers' moves
  Milwaukee took the series as far as it could get on smart tactics, but it couldn't dim L.A.'s star power in the NLCS.
• Which NBA player had the best kicks in the first week of the season?
  Loosened restrictions on sneaker colors was evident from the opening tip of the very first game of the season.