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Andy Backstrom

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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Andy Backstrom

    Cooper Rush reportedly expected to start again at QB for Falcons in Week 2 vs. Panthers - AOL (opens the original)

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    Cooper Rush is expected to get the starting nod again under center for the Atlanta Falcons this week versus the Carolina Panthers, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Friday. Mike Garafolo, also of NFL Network, noted that Michael Penix Jr. is “getting closer” but is “not there yet” in his return to game action after recovering from a partially torn ACL that required season-ending surgery last year. Tua Tagovailoa remains sidelined by the oblique issue that he sustained during practice in the lea

  2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Andy Backstrom

    Jazz guard Keyonte George reportedly agrees to 5-year, $157.5 million extension - AOL (opens the original)

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    With the 2026-27 season fast approaching, Utah Jazz point guard Keyonte George is reportedly finally reaping the benefits of his breakout 2025-26 campaign. After months of offseason negotiations, George's representation struck a deal with Jazz president of basketball operations Austin Ainge, according to ESPN's Shams Charania, who reported Friday alongside Tim MacMahon that George has agreed to a five-year, $157.5 million rookie-scale extension. It will account for approximately 16% of the franc

  3. Article · Aug 29, 2026 · Andy Backstrom

    Bill Belichick's UNC outlasts mistake-plagued TCU in slippery Dublin, avenges defeat from last season's opener - AOL (opens the original)

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    The first iteration of Bill Belichick's UNC was uncharacteristically poor in one-score games — that is, when the Tar Heels could even play their way into those kinds of matchups. They were 1-3 in those games in 2025, with a heartbreaking one-point overtime defeat against upstart Virginia chief among those setbacks. Belichick's regime, undoubtedly beleaguered in its infancy and coming off a 4-8 campaign, found a way to win a close one Saturday in Ireland. On a rainy day in Dublin, this year's Tar

  4. Article · Aug 12, 2026 · Andy Backstrom

    Lionel Messi admits he has doubts whether he'll keep playing 'much longer' after the death of his father - AOL (opens the original)

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    Lionel Messi posted an emotional message to social media on Wednesday. It's addressed to his late father, Jorge, who died in Rosario, Argentina, at 68 years old on Aug. 8 following a long battle with an undisclosed illness that, according to Messi, "took a turn for the worse" right before the start of the 2026 World Cup. In Messi's candid commemorative letter, he understandably admitted he doesn't know what he's going to do without his father, who served as his agent and business manager during

  5. Article · Aug 8, 2026 · Andy Backstrom

    Iconic 49ers RB Roger Craig announces he has vascular dementia during Hall of Fame speech: 'This diagnosis doesn't define me' - AOL (opens the original)

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    Newly enshrined Pro Football Hall of Fame running Roger Craig chronicled his illustrious career, as well as those who helped him along the way, during a pre-recorded speech Saturday afternoon in Canton, Ohio. At the end of that speech, the 66-year-old San Francisco 49ers icon shared his latest chapter, which he revealed has included him navigating a vascular dementia diagnosis he said his doctors believe may be related, at least in part, to the concussions he suffered during his 11 NFL seasons.

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