NFL Pickem Week 9: B-E-T-S Bets Bets Bets: Aaron Rodgers and the 2-6 New York Jets are favored to beat the 6-2 Houston Texans tonight on Thursday Night Football. Who is making that bet? Not Rumple, probably, who is leading the pickem for a second week in a row. Werty is in second 12 back. NoMich wins the week with 100. Make your picks.

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NBA Pickem Week 2: Paolo in the Zone: There's a TNT doubleheader tonight of Mavs/Wolves and Pelicans/Warriors to start the NBA national broadcast week. Former rookie of the year Paolo Banchero of the Magic dropped 50 on the Pacers Monday and has a game on ESPN tomorrow. I'm in first in the pickem after scoring 66 and hitting five locks. Fortune favors the bold.

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CFL Pickem Week 25: Farewell Regular Season: There are Friday and Saturday doubleheaders to end the CFL regular season. The first game is at 7 p.m. Eastern tonight when Hamilton visits Ottawa. Ic23b has a sizeable lead in the pickem but it continues all the way through the Grey Cup. Make your picks.

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NFL Pickem Week 8: The Running Back is Back: The 5-1 Minnesota Vikings play the 2-4 Los Angeles Rams tonight at SoFi Stadium to start week 8 of the NFL season. Rumple climbs into first place after winning the week with 99 points, hitting five locks on the Bills, Bengals, Colts, Commanders and Steelers while missing only one game. Make your picks.

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Fernando Valenzuela Dead at 63: His unorthodox pitching motion, distinct physique and seemingly mysterious aura left an indelible mark on people from all walks of life, whether it was Los Angeles’ Latino community grappling with the displacement created when the Dodgers built their stadium, Mexican immigrants and their families or artists inspired by his wizardry on the mound.

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Tony Bennett's retirement is yet another sign of college basketball's brain drain: “The game and college athletics are not in a healthy spot. I think I was equipped to do the job the old way.”

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Enter the NBA Pickem: The NBA Pickem returns to SportsFilter for the final season of the greatest studio show of all time. TNT is losing its NBA package to NBC and an online bookstore, which means no more Inside the NBA. The Knicks face the Celtics in the season opener Tuesday night on TNT. Pick the games, set some slam dunks and say goodbye to Charles, Shaq, Kenny and Ernie.

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CFL Pickem Week 20: None of the Marbles: There are three Canadian Football League games in week 20, beginning Friday night when the Calgary Stampeders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats meet as teams eliminated from playoff contention. Also out of contention: me, 128 points below the leader Ic23b. Make your picks.

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Nick Chubb: Cleveland Got My Back: Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb writes a piece for Player's Tribune about his injury, his recovery, and his town.

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NFL Pickem Week 7: Can Stop the Jaguars: Sean Payton's new team visits his old team tonight on Amazon Prime to start week 7 of the NFL season. Ic23b has jumped into first in the pickem after a 106-point week. Make your picks and think good thoughts for a Jacksonville team that's already offloading players after six games.

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Sam Mitchell Doxxes Cohost on NBA TV Pregame: A mild joke about salaries led to former NBA coach Sam Mitchell going on a strange rant against his cohost Chris Miles during NBA Gametime Live Friday night on NBA TV. Mitchell revealed the address of Miles' Florida beach house at one point after he said, "I done told you, young fella. You got to stop messing with me on national TV." A 2005 incident where Vince Carter picked up Mitchell and threw him was hilariously recounted by Jalen Rose.

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CFL Pickem: Happy Thanksgiving!: There are three weeks left in the CFL regular season and the playoffs are taking shape. The Argonauts and Blue Bombers play tonight with Winnipeg looking to clinch the West and Toronto to secure a playoff spot. Ic23b has led the pickem since week 3 and has a 42-point edge on Tommybiden. Make your picks and pass the gravy, but don't bring that cranberry anywhere near me.

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NFL Pickem Week 6: Can't Stop the Jaguars: The San Francisco 49ers take their 2-3 record up the coast to play the 3-2 Seattle Seahawks on Thursday Night Football. Sunday games get an early start as the Jacksonville Jaguars take their brand new W to London to face the 3-2 Chicago Bears at 9:30 a.m. Eastern. There's another lead change in our pickem as Bender leads Rumple by a two-point conversion. Make your picks.

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New York Jets Fire Robert Saleh: The New York Jets have returned from London and fired Robert Saleh as head coach. Saleh went 20-36 overall and 2-3 this season. Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich becomes the interim coach. Saleh's teams had strong defense and constant change at quarterback, with six different starters. Putting the franchise in the hands of second overall pick Zach Wilson for 33 games didn't work out and Aaron Rodgers got hurt four plays into his 2023 debut.

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CFL Pickem Week 18: No Room For Football: There's only one CFL game to pick this weekend, Saturday's game between Saskatchewan and Edmonton. Ic23b leads by 41 over Tommybiden. Make your picks, er, pick.

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NFL Pickem Week 5: Davante on the Block: The Bucs and Falcons meet on Amazon Prime tonight to open the fifth week of an injurious NFL season. If you don't mind good things happening to Aaron Rodgers, he might be getting his favorite receiver in a trade soon. Rumple is back in first place in the pickem. Make your picks.

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